The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
no the People.

Mr.. EDuOR-Ihe call FOL. a cenven-
ton springs from no feeling OF sutago-
nism 20 the Union element Of the conn
try, but to that peculiar phase of II
with which we became so uainfullv IA
miliar during the dark DAYS OF negro
supremacy and Brownlow scalawagism
We desire that all sections shall. alike.
enjoy the blessings OF good govern
ment, and TO that end Conventions be-
come necessary, 10 prevent the Radi-
Gals from again filing the offices OF
State and county, and, perhaps, those
who are pledged TO the requirements OF
/ the late colOred convention in Nash
/ vile, since the negroes in that Conven-
/ ton resolved to support no man for Of
Z fee who is not IN accord with their de
mands.
We desire 70 correct an error into
which some may have fallen with re-
gard to the object Of district meetings.
If they were urged for the purpose OF
! giving the people, all the people, with
out regard to party, an opportunity to
decide whether or not a Convention
should be held in Pulaski on the Ist
Monday in June, the result could not
be doubtful to any one, for the Radicals,
whose only hope of success lies in de-
feating the Convention, aided by those
Democrats who oppose il, would easily
accomplish their wish.
The Convention has been called and
will be held by those why desire to pre-
vent Radicals from being elected. to
prevent the restoration to power of the
party of oppression and misruIe. and
we hope every district in the county
viii be fully represented BY its best
men, chosen by ballot or otherwise, as
they prefer. To make the object sue
cess, we call upon all democratic candi-
dates who are willing to abide by the
action of convention to let their posi-
tions be unequiv0cally known before
the LIST Of June, since only the claims of
those candidates viii be considered BY
1t who hsve submitted them
The Radicals, two years ago, devcl-
Oped a strength of about ?, 500 votes, the
Democrats about 1900. Now, the
Democratic candidate, who has half a
dozen candidates from the same party,
all clever and popular gentlemen, TO d.
vide the vote with him, must certainly
calculate, if elected, on receiving five
times as many votes as all of them to-
gether, or else he must play pigeon
IN that sly little game the Radicals play
so adroitly of N0t1 you see it, then YOU
don't. Gentlemen must excuse us If /
we suspect the candidate of Indifference
to any success, except his own, who is /
wiling ana determined to compromise |
the interest Of the party by opposing /
the wishes of the people to the bitter |
end, and If we hold him responsible in /
the future, to whom we are indebted |
for defeat, let him charge it to our un- |
Willingness to trust again those who /
approved Militia COOpeF's speech in the I
courthouse a few years ago.
Mr.. Editor, why should candidates, /
without opposition, actively oppose a !
convention? And whence the necessi- !
ty of receiving from Radical sources as /
surances of satety2 We hope the Dem 4
Ocratic party viii not be slaughtered in 4
the house of its friends. Our hope is in F.
the people. They are beginning to 4
learn that they haze a commity Of in
terests and how TO utilize their power
by concerted action. Let them profit
by the lesson, and let them remember
that otfice-hOlders only viii be benefit
ted by a radical success.
ONE OF THE VOTERs.