Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-01
TEST THEM.

tins State calling themselves ''Inde-
pendents' (Whatever that may mean
who are attempting to divide and an
tagonize the patriotic elements which
compose the Conservative and Demo-
cratic party OF the State-ths party
which enfranchiscd the white people
! OF Tennessee and saved the State
) from the sad misrule which has desc
| lated Louisiana, Mississippi and 5.
/ Carolina. In the vauity-burdcncd
professions cunning sOphistries
and selfish schemes OF these sO-callcd
/ Independents" lies our greatest
/ danger. Processing love for the "old
landmarks, admiration for the old
time patriots and devotion to the
sound principles handed down 10 us
/ by the statesmen Of other days; vet,
do not thee same Independent"
manifest Il disposition 10 sacrifice all
their professions IN the contemplate
cause OF big "I' and little "Nou:'
Are they not laboring To obliterate
all those precious landmarks for the
privilege Of INDUCING the vile vanity,
Il told you 50" Is not their policy
calculated to destroy all they profess
to hold 30 dear, either Of principle or
patriotic discretion? And all for
what Why, rather than enlist under
a banner whose motto they helped to
make, but which bears a name they
learned to hate in the party conflicts
Of the olden time-cOnficts remem-
bcrcd now for no good or patriotic
purpose. Are these independently
honest ana patriotic III their profess
sions? We propose to test them
What are the principles Of the Con
sentative Democracy as conlradistin-
guished from the principles PrOfessed
by the independents ?" Is there
any difference? Let rs see. The
Conservative Democracy hold that
local self-gOverument should be main
tained-that eucrOachmeuts upon the
reserved rights of the States should
cease-that the Capitalization tendeu-
cies Of the government should be
checked the colossal power Of
monopolies should be brOken-that
grants Of immense public domain to
private corporations should stop
that the interference of the Federal
| Governments in elections is democrat
izing to public morals, subversive of
public virtue, and dangerous to the
liberties of the people-that conup-
ton in the administration OF the Gov
eminent, the personal corIuptions Of
both high and low officials should be
frowned down and the guilty merci-
lessIy punished that the govern
ment should be brought back to the
Constitution and administered under
the checks and balances of the Con-
stitutiOn-in short, that the wise
principles taught by the Fathers OF
the Republic and cngrafted by them
upon the organic law of the land
should prevail, and that in their SUI
premacy lies the hope Of free govern
mcnt. There is no living issue upon
the questions growing out Of the war
, All such are settled, and there is nc
longer any contest about them. The
question of the hour, refined to Il few
p words, is constitutional or persona
= government. The Conservative De
e mOcracy represent the former, the
1 Republican party the latter. Nov
3 with which do the independents
+ stand? Do they endorse the Jrinci
, pies of the Conservative Democracy
; Or do they rather lean to the priHcipie
. of the Republican party? The prin
cipIes of both parties are distinctive
70 the line between them is strongly
= drawn. Where, then, do these I'm
dependents stand? If they agree il
principIc with the Conservative De
mocratic party of the country, why
do they object to acting with tina
party? Is it because of the old wore
h. democrat which forms part o
, the party nomenclature? III so arr
they acting the part of patriots Oh
! statesmen? Again, if such he thei
: objection to the party organization
as it stands, are they willing to LEI
the majority acting with that party
5 decide whether the name shall be re
$ tanned or new one substituted 1
they are sincere in their profession.
. they will readily proclaim their Will
, ingness to be governed in this minol
matter by the wisdom OF the majority
in convention assembled. We put the
D question to them direct. viii they
q answer? For our part We care no
for the name, the principles arr
!. what We want, and hence we pledge
J. ourselves to march with tirmncss anC
! devotion entire under any party name
the majority of our friends see fit t,
; inscribe upon the great Anti-Radica
D.. banner of the country. VIII the In
= dependents say as much ? Ii the,
r. say not this much-if they dgige tn
d questiou-if they fly into meaningless
y. heroes and fall back upon worn on
platitudes instead of fairly answern,
the question, we ask the people sin
cnrely and Solemuly, can Hcy aH0rd {
l. trust Hem? viii they dare folIo7
them? Can they believe them hon
. est? VIII it not be plain that the,
" are the silent allies Of the pro
" scriptive, centralizing and unscrupu
y lOus Radical party under whose re
j mOrseless foot several States of tn
! South lie crushed and powerless ? W
await their answer plain and unequiv
b ocal, to onr questions. The people
u also, await their answer with impa
D., tient interest. There must he n
Il lodging in this matter.
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e adopted for the Public schools, viz
: Maury'> Biographies, Nenablt'> Arithme
|. tic', and Holmes Primer, Sptller, Reader
q and History Of the United States. will b