The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-08
CARRIERS.

| terS being made about an article OIL
ours recently published in The Comet
and an effort made to make ii appear
that you endorse said article, trying
to make votes for Sam Sells thereby.
We take it for granted that you are
the owner and editor of The Comet and
print the news and the opinions of
your correspondents regardless of
whether you endorse them or not,
which cannot be said of some news
papers, or organs rather, we know of,
The parties endeavoring to bolster up
their candidate with such himsy and
Isenseless arguments are, indeed, hard
up for good material to operate cam
paign on. No one with sense enough
to go to mill or drive a goose out of
the yard believes one syllable of the
charge that Col. Lyle and Sells are in
combination of any sort looking to
the interest of either Sells or Rye.
Between Sells and Cox, it may be true
that Col. Lyle, like most sensible dem
ocrats would much prefer Mr.. Sells.
On the other hand, between Lyle and
Cox, many as good republicans as
walk the earth would vote for the for
mer. By so doing they know who they
would be voting for. They know what
he has been, what he is and what he
will be as long as there is democrat
ic party to vote for during his natural
life: while on the other hand they
would know what the other has been
up to the last speech he has made, but
they do not know what he is today or
will be tomorrow. If he was sworn,
we doubt, that he could really tell
what he believes politically, and some
times we almost doubt if the Great Je-
hovah, if called upon, could tell either!
Now, being both the editor and owner
of The Comet, go ahead and publish
what you darn please, for you do not
have to dance at the end of your string
in a prescribed limit, at the beck and
call of your master, nor turn somer-
saults for your pot liquor. So far as
the writer is concerned he is an I'M
compromising Hooper and Sells man,
as you well know, but this does not
disturb the personal relations between
us.
Jake Huffman, born and reared
here, but who went west many years
ago, died in Brock, Nebraska, Sept. 20,
of diabetis and heart trouble.
Col. Roosevelt's campaign in the
west and Louisiana may prove like it
did in Maine, that a good hunter may
sometimes go on wild goose chase.
Ditto, Gen. Cox, in the First Congress
ional district.
1t does seem that the friends of the
Wilson administration crowed too soon
over the result of its Mexican policy.
Now, if Uncle Sam will still keep
hands off in Mexico, Villa will soon
dispose of Caranza but who will then |
dispose of Villa?
big Bill" the German Kaiser, tried |
to build fire and secured an explo-
sion.
If the prayers for peace in Europe !
had been suspended until one side is
thoroughly whipped they would have
been far more effective.
After Carranza succeeded in climb
ing he tried to push the ladder down,
but failed.
Loften Cox, of Bristol, who is re-
cuperating from severe attack of
pneumonia, is visiting his father, Rev.
E. D. Cox, here. He will stay here UNI
til he is fully restored.
We venture the assertion that Our
Cy'' will get many more votes than
the "other fellows Jimmy"
Mrs. e. s. Miller, who has been re-
ported at the point of death for several
weeks, has so far recovered as to go
on visit to her mother and other
friends in Johnson City,
A Hooper and Saddler club was or
ganized here Sept 80 with H. c. Jones
president and DR.. Willis, secretary. A
large club will be formed and earnest
ly work for the men of their choice.
Miss Martha Miller, of near Cash
Hill, has been seriously indisposed
with indigestion, but at this writing
is said to be better.
On account of delicate health. Rev.
J. II. Moore has been forced, much to
the sorrow of his many friends, to re-
sign the pastorate of the Cherokee
Baptist church.
T. ]. Hoskins, of Knoxville, spoke
here in the interest of Hooper and
on the night of Sept. 80, to a
good sized audience. Hon. ]. R. Card
ner, of Johnson City, was also present
and made short address. Both
speeches were well received and
heartily applauded. A quartet of sin
gers accompanied them and created
much amusement, especially to the
set.
A music teacher is still lacking in
our high school, but, it is said one will
be employed in the next few days.
But little preparation has yet been
made towards sowing wheat as the
soil is not in fit conditions, for lack
Of rain, to work. Fodder is about all
taken and sorghum mostly made. To-