Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-11
STATE POLITICS.

From TIE NTecneNllle mon. NOV. y.
There has been considerable discus
sion going on in our State papers in
regard to the coming political cam
paign, and about the balance Of pow
er''-the Johnson men-the Chatham
ties and the Republicans. The latter,
it seems. are secretly cherishing the
fond hope that the two former will
again be divided in their ranks and
thus ensure to themselves defeat, and
to the Republicans already enriched by
back salary grabs" and other strange
freaks in office another grand victory
over our folly. Again, a great deal has
been said about the name Of the great
party opposed TO the party in power.
Why surely there is not much in a name
call it what we may. the same great
principles form the foundation Of the
grand old Democratic party" It's
true times have changed and men
have changed with them, but princi-
piles founded on justice and eternal
truth are forever the same. The princi-
pies of the great Democratic party of
to-day are substantially the same as
those of the party IN antebellum days.
It's true that other planks have been
added and some Of the old ones left out.
Such a change must take place in every
natural living body our bodies under
go a complete metamorphosis about
every seven years, hut still we retain
our identity and why should not bodies
polite undergo similar changes: When
the Democratic party was in power the
whole machinery OF the government
moved on more effectually and at an ex-
ceedingly lower cost than under the
present extravagant administration:
When the good old Democracy was in
bower every thing moved on rapidly
and smoothly at little cost-peO-
pie were not hard pressed for susie
nance and clothing They were not
crushed to earth by exorbitant taxes.
Indeed tax is the life blood of a nation
and when that precious blood Is
drained to such excuses as
at the present, no wonder the people
are dissatisfied, no wonder they eem-
plain Of Grants administration, the
salary grab and md G Credit MobiGer:
has lived it's allotted time. It has be-
come rotten to the core. 1t must fall
of its own rottenness-it has COM
nitted suicide. Already the glorious
sunlight of Democracy has dawned up
on the great State of Ohio. At other
points in the East his fiery disc is rising
and casting its resplendent rays of lib
ertyover the dcwr-trcdden and Cypress
ed people of theSouth and illuminating
the remote regions of the Great West.
A new era is dawning upon the people
of Neutrality-suspicious. era -lllumned
and animated by the benignant dawn
of the grand old Democratic party
gradually raising itself frcm the grave
of would be dead issues" The issues
of the good old party are immortal
they nevef die-ca1l the party what you
please observation-disclosures
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or any thing
else, but we prefer the time honored
name of the people-demos the people
and lHatos strength. We say call II
what you please, we are opposed to the
present corrupt and thieving admins
tration. As the ball was started in
Ohio let us keep it rolling III the old
Volunteer State" Let the two parties
so-called no longer be at outs-let them
unite as brothers engaged in the same
great battling for liberty anC
the Constitution unimpaired, and
against conuptiomsts, consoldationist'
and monopolies Let them no Longer
be known as Johnsonites and Cheatham
ties. but as Democrats, battling like
heroes against the party in power.