Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-29
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TIE Milan (Tenn.l Times, edited b an
old line Wing, takes decided ground
against the effort to get up third party.
The Times sees that the redemption of
The country lies in the success of the
Democratic party, and it has the candor
to confess it and take position with that
grand old party. The Times says: +
9Oncc when the issue was between the
Why and Democratic parties when the
only question was not whether we SHOULD
have government at all, but as to the
best policy of administering the govern
ment, we should have secuted the idea of
linking ourselves with the Democrats.
Born Wing; raised with Wing princi-s
pies, and believing the party the better
calculated of the two to successfully con-
duct the affairs of the Republic, we were
ready to do battle in the cause and to fall
with the party if needs be. But these
times have passed and the issues of
that day and time have also passed away,
and greater and more absorbing ones
have presented themselves. In the war
fare now raging between the Democracy
on the one hand and the Radicals on the
other, the issue mas always been g gov
eminent or no government. The Radi-
cal party has tried to avoid the, issue, but
each time they have ignored it, the Dem
ocrats have brought them back to it, un-
I'll to-day it is. the one and only issue be-
fore the people. The Radicals while
shouting their blatant loyalty have cried
down their opponents with the potent cry
of s.Rebel,p and have, while protesting
their love for the Republic, stead
lily gone from bad to worse I'M
till to-day the very life of the nation is
irnperiled. To-day they cannot avoid the
of secession can no longer shield them OF
aid them in shifting the issue, and the
question asked is universal, 'gTo what are
we tending?" On the one side warning
upon the interest and life of the Republic
standthe Radicals; upon the other, guard
ing the vitals of the nation, stand the
| Democrats. The issue is fairly and
squarely made, the party lines are being
drawn and the contest is warning hot.
The question now is with every man, with
which party he shall unite his
destiny. To all that love the
Republic, all who look back with regret
at the almost total subYersion of the prin-
ciplcs-and form of our government, the
answer can only be to cast their destinies
with the Democracy. 1t is the only or
ganized party to-day that presents a front
| to the foul ribaldry, filth and corruption
at Washington. The prestige of Radical
ism has passed sway and everywhere the
Democracy is triumphant. New York,
Connecticut, Oregon and California have
come out from under the wickedness of
the corruptionists and joined hand with
| the only party to which We can
look for safety. For us we shall be found
henceforth together with all old Wings
that may love their country, battling for
and with that party. Tennessee must
and will go the same way. Discontinued
and INSCRIPTIONS and ambitious men may
do otherwise. We would not control
them if we could. The Democracy, say
what we may, is the shcet-anchor of the
nation and the only hope of the true
lovers of the country. Around its standard
are all the good and true men of the ma
ton, Wing and Democrat united in one
common cause. Let us first save the
country and then talk over minor issues,
and the only wayto do this is to vote with
the Democracy. rg. -..