The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-08-19
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Record.
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Record.
Who authorized the R'Ecue to an
nounce Gen. Brown as an 'indepeDd
en,' candidate for Governor? We
feel confident the General didn't do
it, Citizen.
The Clr1zEE. replies the ReFcue,
is marvelou ely innocent and ignorant
about how be got on the track. 1t
has forgotten WHO first run lis name
ND as candidate for Governor, and
who it was that seconded the action OF
his old political friend in West Tenn
essee. We can tell the CITIZEN who
.suthorized US to state that he was an
independent candidate, and not
only 40 Independent candidate, butthe
candidate OF the third party faction
Of the hadical wing.
4 The West Tennessee Wing vas
the fret papep in the State to hoist
the pama.of Gen. Jim G.. Brown as a
caadate for Governor, and in doing
50 the edaor, who is bitter enemy
and hatert 6f the present Democratic
party. said: LIT those who seek the
organization of parties, and not the
true interests of Tennessee and the
Sauth, call for that great engine Of
party machinery, Convention, >" II
they choose. Well none of it.
Those Who oppose the election Of
John c. Brown may 90 into conven-
ton TO nominate candidates against
Ehim, but for ourselves. we intend to
yha ye nothing to do with them. The
patriot, statesman and soldier is good
seuOu for US"
The Rescue further says that the
y pied the above from the
wing and Endorsed the continent
THE CITIZEN neither copied the para
graph nor endorsed the sentiment.
but, on the contrary, the week after
the Wings attic 9 appeared We ex-
pressed our willingness to abide the
decision Of e convention. Don't
misrepresent us, Mr.. Rescue, 10
your madness. Our "old political
irieud'' is a good one. This is the
first time we were ever accused of be-
ing a friend, politically, to the Wing.
The Rescue is certlinly thinking Of
some other journalist. We were
born and raised Democrat, dyed in
the DOL, and never affiliated political
ly with the Wing. In fact, Wing
cry was dead and buried long before
our peu ever wrote line for a news
paper, You've mistaken your man,
Mr.. Rescue, and Ger tainly must have
attributed the sentiment Of some one
else to us.
We are not in favor of conventions
much, but we are perfectly willing,
# convention, liberal, not packed,
be called, TO abide its decision Gu.
That is to say, if a convention be
called that will consider no other per-
sons claims but those Of John G.
Brown, aud nominate no O. else,
then we are not opposed to having
our man endorsed by the convention;
but if any one else should be nomi-
mated instead of John c. Brown. then
We a-e oppo. 9 / and will not submit,
hut will Iun him in opposition to the
choice of sal d nveDlion.-ReSCue.
Now we leave it to the candor Of
the Rescue If this is not a very un-
Just construction of the paragraph
quoted. There is nothing in the par
agraph to warrant the Rescue in at
triburing such a meaning to il. We
ask you, sir, would you, no matter
v no should be tie nominee, be will
ing to submit to the decision of an il.
liberal and packed convention? The
words which the Rescue puts in our
mouth. that we will run, Gen. Brown
ia opposition to the choice ofthe con-
Yention, were never uttered by US
and are totally at variance with every
shing VIC have ever said upon the
subject. We respectfully suggest to
the Rescue the propriety of keeping
hinselfa little better posted in regard
to the former political utilization OF the
editor of this paper, aud Of sticking
little cIosor to facts when he comments
upon our articles.
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