Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-13
A STOKES ORGAN.

est, judicious and economical ad
ministration of the State governs
ment, in which they announce their
purpose to have an organ here TO
advocate the election Of their eandi-
date for Governor. Phey speak Of
the late transfer of The Press and
Times to the Senter wing of the
Radical party as 'ttergiyersation,''-
and this probably means a good
deal, 1t is certain they regard the.
transaction as a very wicked stab at
their candidate. The committee.
announces the following pro
gramme: ais-- T'si'es7s9sl p. dl {
"A newspaper in this city to advocate
the claims Of Gen. w. B. Stokes, and to
combat the forces of corruption, intrigue
and bribery that are being employed TO
defeat his election, is matter of neces-
sity. The people, we know full well, in
every part Of the State, are looking anx>
iously and most hopefully to him to re-
lieve them of the burdens by which they
are oppressed, and extirpate the cancer
which is seating itsslf in the very heart
of the political system. Apprehensive
of their direst c4lamities Detailing the
Staie--its precipitation into hopeless
bankruptcy and irremed;able evils, and
| its involvement in all manner of destruc>
tive complications, which will not only re-
pei the immigration that we so much need,
but depopulate our State, the real, sub
stantial, rejecting and interested people
are demanding bold, vigorous and hon
| est administration based upon the doc
trine of retrenchment and reform and
protection against combinations, rings
and monopOlies of all kinds.
"The public funds--subsidies upon in
dustry, toll and enteFprise-the people
are determined shall not be recklessly
and wsntonly squsndered to enrich cor
porations without comforting benefits
upon the general community, or be
longer manipulated by scoundrels who
have made their official position KEY to
the public Golfers and appropriated their
contents with the internal audacity and
unblushing outlines of highwaymen.
Profoundly penetrated as we are with
the conviction that the present Guber-
| material contest transcends in imporS
lance and moment any other recorded
in the history of Tennessee, as the Is
sues pending upon the result more ma
terially affect her social, political and
commercial interests than those involved
in any preceding election, we would i'm
press upon the people, that now's the
day and now's the hour" to begin the
| publication of the government, clothe Il
anew with pure and untarnished habih
ments, and resuscitate and reanlmate i
with the inspiration Of justice, principle
and honesty. Now is the OpportuD'
moment to turn the Peheus and Alpheui
Of popular indignation through thes'
Augean stables. Timidity is surrender
Inactivity is ruin. Delay is death. Bold
ness is hope. Activity is assurance. De
| termination is success. .l h,f.- -
1.-THE Facilitating policy of Governol
Senter-which is nothing but sail ad
iusted for the erratic winds that SWEEP
the political sea, now bearing him in ont
direction and then in another, will brint
all intelligent men to q sober and I'M
preiudiced consideration Of the condition
Of affairs, and force the conclusion upoI
their minds that man subject to sucl
rapid and radical changes of opinion upol
vital questions is not entitled to conf
dence, and will not be a safe custodian
Of the destinies of the State.
"The present is full of pressing duties
The future will reproach our recreanc!
with thousand tongues, if we fail q
perform them. We will not avoid tn
responsibilities upon us, but with draw
sword, fixed bayonet and charged can
non, enter the contest, The central or
gan has passed into the hands OF thos
: who are striving to prOlong the leas
Of an odious and dying reign, but "
are undismayed-yea, the more conf
dent that out of this event, which a.
fords deeper insight into the design
of the Senter faction, as well as tn
character Of those who comprise i
those things will be evolved, now hidde
in the councils of their Star chambeI
which will consign them to the grave
of political oblivion"
This is apretty strong indictmen
against the dynasty that has cor
3 trolled this State since the reorgan
isation. They distinctly charg
profligacy and corruption uPo
| Gov. Brownlow's administration
3 but singularly enough they did nc
discover these glazing faults unit
the split in their own party, no
withstanding this JOURNAL has bee
for more than two years pointin
2 out wherein that administration ha
| been the most profigate and col
| rupt as well as usurping and tyrar
meal, that had ever cursed this &
any other State in the Union. "
notice that four members Of TIL
committee were members OF tn
Legislature while we were engage
in laying bare the corruption an
outrages perpetrated by the Brown
low administration, but they ha
never word to say in regard
these revelations. But the part
= from its inherent corruption ha
s split in twain, and now that If tn
p: people do not shake off this col
$ man of the sea, the State will b
dragged down to perdition. III
: actors of the last few years al
r compared to highwaymen, and til
l present is declared the opportun
= moment to consign these rockies
? bloodsuckers at the State vitals
, the obscurity from which the wave
of revolution threw them up. 1t
a Radicals that thus talk about Rae
) icals, and in the same breath the
5 ask the citizens who have bee
! graciously allowed the rigl
to exercise the vote to cor
tinue a wing of that party
: power. This is asking good dea
f considering that their virtuous in
| dipnation against the corrupt an