Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-11-02
POLITICAL DIALOGUE.

Judging from what follows, VIC in
fer that our reporter, in his eager
search for items, has so far forgotten
the proprieties, as to play the caves
droppcr. We commend his prudence
in Withholding names, because no one
will feel aggrieved unless the cap fits
II have stepped in tonight, Squire,
hoping that you can help me to find
my way out of the political muddle
into which so many of us have fallen.
Thatyou may understand what l want,
| will state at once, that am one of
those who thoughtlcssly undertook to
crush, what you call, the Poverty
Row" clique. | say thoughtlessly be-
cause we all seem to have forgotten
how much we owe to that clique for
its able and liberal efforts to relieve
the county and the State Of the bur
den Of Radical rule"
And do you regret, Mr.. G., your
efforts to crush clique that had mo-
nopolized the political power of the
county and outlawcd the people to
whom that power rightfully belongs?'
eyes, | regret it and for two valid
rcasons-it is an attack upon por-
ton of our own people, unauthorized
by facts, and because it demonstrates
that the mere effort to crush one clique
has given birth TO a brood of dcgenc-
rate rings. If we are to be governed
through such agencies, prefer the
one with brains"
II do not understand you Mr.. G /
To what degenerate rings do you al
ludcY'
"To make myself more Ineligible,
permit me to ask how you became a
candidate for Office? You were Meth
or nominated nor endorsed by the peo-
pies meeting in GAINESVILLE"
II was called upon through the pa
pors and accepted the call, MS | had Il
right to do"
but the people did not call you out,
or you would have been nominated by
them when they assembled in Clarks-
vile, and in running in opposition to
the will of that meeting, you contra
Dict your own assumption, that the
people have the sole right to govern
themselves. If the people did not
call upon you, they did not want you
yet you are candidate, and if you
claim the right to force them to vote
for you, or take all the risks of disor-
gauization and defeat, claim that any
clique has the same right to put forward
candidate If A. calls upon b. to
become a candidate and he accepts and
in return, calls upon A, to run for
different position, do these two ambi-
tious aspirants constitute clique? If
not what are thcy2 They are one Of
the degenerate and disorganiziug rings
OF which have spoken"
II hope you do not mean to apply
your supposed case 10 mcl was
called out by many voters
1T is just as easy, Squire, for one
man to multiply himself into many
voters, as for you to magnify your
eelrinto people, candidate; in Moth.
or cIse arc the people consulted, and
in either, are humbuggod by a clique
composed of two men--both aspirants
40 Offices they dare not hope TO ill cx.
ccp' by cheating the people into their
SUPPORT Aud now Squire, permit
ma to ask if you think yourself more
oo'se''enI in amy respect, to serve the
people ihm the man they have nomi-
hatcdF IT you do think SO. Won have
not proven it by opposing their will
1t you do not think SO. YOU are in ~
fair way to sacrifice yourself On thc
altar Of your ownamhition
"Wheiber Thick tho one way or
iie oiher, M q. is now of no con
sequence have declared war against
CONVERSIONS ani cliqaos, aud if can Z