Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-16
THE TI,TE roR PaEpARATION.

We print elsewhere a communication
from a correspondent on The Outlook.
1t would be well for the State and the
country at large, if the views Of our
correspondent were more generally en-
tertained. For years past the UNION
AND AMERICAN has been deprecating
the apathy of the people on political
questions, and has been urging them to
take more interest in matters of gov
eminent and organize for defense
against the common enemy. 1t was
some years before the present Grange
movement when we first began to urge
the organization of Farmers Clubs here
In Tennessee, and were ridiculed for
our pains by some who now imagine
that the Oranges can be placed in oP-
position to the Democratic party, as if
that party does not embody and urge
every principle forwhich all the various
classes outraged by Radical rule-far-
mers, mechanics, merchants and labor
ers-are now contending. Ambitious
aspirants are ever on the qlli viUe, and
the people must be likewise. if they ex-
pect to circumvent self seekers. Such
has been our uniform pleading, while
others were telling the people to let
politics alone and look only to their
material interests-that TOO much
politics had always been the
curse of the South, re-
tarding its prosperity and obstruct-
ing its industrial development. But
the people can now see that politics is
an important affair under our form of
government, and must be attended to.
a universal MOI ey panic has brought
the matter TO every mans door, so that
he must see how government extrava-
gance and bad legislation will affect
the material interests Of the most sor-
did and unsympathizing miser.
Through good and Ill repute we have
urged that the peoples apathy is the
usurper's opportunity. forpelf- and pow
er. The terrible facts are now coming
to light, and we indulge the bright ex-
peetation that the people are at length
arousing from their lethargy to heed
our oft expected warnings and profit by
them.
Holding all the good old principles
Of purer days, tie Democracy has MOTH
ing TO fear and all to expect. from the
uprising Of the people. 1t has never
been aught but the peoples party
has never claimedto be aught else. ANY
party that does not represent and en-
body the wants and aspirations of the
people deserves to die. BY this token
rotten Republicanism is aissady ,iQom-
ed. The Democracy has been
under cloud for some years
because The people and the
peoples rights have been under cloud
because it is the peoples party. It's
adversities have been their advefsities.
Their triumph VIII he its triumph.
Through all the dark night Of oppres-
sion and corruption, it has held aloft
the banner of right and justice, de-
nouncing wrong and exposing corTup-
ton. 1t stands to-day, IN every State
of the Union. the champion for the
rights of all aggiIsyed classes, and urg-
ing the redress of every grievance, local
or general. The Anti-monopoly move
in California finds It's strength In the
Democratic ranks. The Reform move
In Wisconsin and Iowa would be a fz-
zle without it. The Oranges but echo
The oft-repeated lessons of Democracy.
The working men Of the North viii
find all their Legitimate demands re-
sponded to by the same party. The
mercantile interests, bedeviled by Rad
zeal finances, viii find their only per-
manent relief in the application of
Democratic principles. Everywhere,
it responds to the needs Of the people,
and to-day stands the only party in the
land worthy Of the name of national.
As our correspondent suggests, let
TennesseeaEs Eestir themselves. In
the several counties let them organize
and pick out their best men for the
Legislature, looking well TO their prin-
cipIes. 1t is the enforcement Of prin-
ciples that we need; not the promotion
Of this or that man. Let the people
stand united, and nos allow ''independ-
ents' 50 called, to fritter away their
strength by DIVISIONS on personal pre-
ferences. Such have been the constant
pleadings Of the UNION AND AMERI-
CAN in all our campaigns since the war
When bad men conspire, it is time for
good men to combine. There exists a
conspiracy to turn this State over to
the tender mercies OF RadicaLsm. The
Radicals alone, cannot do IL. It can
only be accomplished by the.active aid
Of professed non-Radicals, who, to
cover their designs, viii be loudeet in
their professions Of love for the people.
Let the yeomanry Of the State stand
by the old Democracy, and they will
know there is no Radical pig in the
poke. Let the people organize for po-
litical action. We DO not want them
to stand idle and wait to see whether
the Democracy puts forth good candi-
dates or not, and then to vote the best
ticket offered. They have stood and wait
ed too long. We want them to organ
lie 10y precincts and counties and dis
tricts, and come up and make their own
| nominations. This is Democracy, and
the Democratic way of doing things.
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.
Is it the mission of '.indiffefentiai"
journals to misconstrue every thing