Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-16
ONCE MORE.


The Banner seems quite moved that we
Should haye) nnounced in four issue Of she
We feel It our duty to state, and state
plainly, that these who are In favor Of q
united Democracy cannot support Col.
Colyar at this time.e He would not be ae-
ceptable to the Democracy of the Legisla-
ture, and therefore be an unfortunate repre-
sentative for the interest which his friend
desire him to advance There are otner
men sound and true, who have the interest
Of the mechanics as deeply at heart as Col.
Colyar, who can be elected by q united De-
mocracy, and who will stand In such favor
with the Democracy of the Legislature as
to be enabled 10 promote the cause they are
desired to represent.
We speak plainly that there may be no
misunderstanding. If those who favor
disorganized Democracy desire to test their.
strength, we shall regret it, but if it must
come we shall do our duty. DEMOCRATS,
RALLY!
The Banner says the expressed choice Of
the meeting was a Democrat, and asks
"Why should a united Democracy have re-
fused TO support him" The answer to this
is plain and simple:s because he was mixed
up with thisnew movement which United
Democracy believe calculated to disorgan-
lie. There was a little too much new
movement maneuvering 10 secure this nom
ination from the mechanics.
The effort Of the Baluter to awaken a
prejudice among the mechanics of Nashville
against the UNION AND AMERICAN win
prove fruitless. We should have cordially
supported Mr.. Weakley, Capt. Stockell or
any other mechanic of the Democratic faith
fairly nominated, but no politician Of the
new movement school, 1t matters not by
whom nominated. The Democratic party
is the party of working men. One of the
principal objects of its mission is to protect
industry from the oppression of capital
p At the last Democratic State Convention,
when Gov. Brown was nominated, we pre-
pared and urged the adoption Of a platform
from which we extract the following, and
to which we call the attention Of mechanics:
The principle of our government is that
of equal laws and freedom of industry.
Whenever monopoly attains foothold, if
is sure to be the source of danger,
discord and trouble. We shall best fulfill
our duties as government by according
"equal and exact justice to all men," special
privileges to none. The government is sub
ordinate to the people; but as the agent and
representative of the people, il must be held
superior to monopolies, which in themselves
ought never to be granted, and which,
where they exist, must be subordinate and
yield to the government. Government was
formed for the protection of the individual,
and eUery act Of the government, State or
Federdt, Which tends TO iaeict injury upon
the honest industry Of the citizen or TO
bring 10 into Unfair competition NTH cap
itdl or penal labor is contrary to the spirit
of our government and the intention OF its
founders. ..-. -
The Banner then said:
We verify believe that if the pop
ular heart is consulted no platform
would be required nor declaration
of principles further than has already most
unequivOcally and manfully been given by
tile only candidate whose name is now be-
fore the convention.
We stand now where we stood last year
and where we have stood all the time on this
question:
Every act Of the government, State or
Federal. which tends to infict injury upon
the honest industry of the citizen, or to
bring it into unfair competition with capt.
tai or penal labor, is contrary to the spirit
of our government and the intention of its