The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-14
For the CITIZEN.
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| Mr.. EDIToR:-To those who believe
that a convention Is essential to the sue
/ cess OF the democratic party in the ap-
/ preaching elections, it must be gratifv-
} ing 10 know that il is growing in favor
/ with the people every day and that the
/ efforts OF those who oppose it, and are
willing TO risk a radical success rather
than yield to the eXigency of the hour
are being properly appreciated No
candidate, however, who has proper
regard for his future standing, viii OBJ
stlnately imperil the success OF the party
for the doubtful success OF his own
election, while a cheerful cooperation
with those who seek to harmonic and
preserve it, will commend them favor
ably TO the people who have so much
at stake.
Whilst we are all eager to behold the
dawn OF an era OF confidence and good
feeling between the sections, we have
not yet attained to that sublime virtue OF
forgiveness that would enable US to for
get the injuries and wrongs which were
! heaped upon Us in our own, in the name
of the Union, and Ostensibly for the
purpose of preserving the government
OF our fathers, but really to aggrandise
and crafty the spleen of a class of petty
politicians, whose infamies should long
since have consigned them to the bourne
whence no political redemption ever
comes.
Whilst we wage no war against those
who cOnscientiOusly supported the
Union, and who when the smoke of bat
tie cleared away, came up nObly 50 the
work OF restoring peace and preserving
what remained of constitutional right,
we are not prepared to confide in those
who glOried in our humiliation in the
dark hour of -o,as diversity, who dis
eliminated against US IN fdvOr OF the
negro, who triumphed in the vindictive
and proscriptive policy, that degraded
us below the level of our former slaves,
and who now, through the divisions in
our own ranks, from the. too general
scramble for office, and through the ig-
nOrance of large class of our fellow
citizens, and through the influence of
prejudices, they themselves have
strengthened and embittered, seek TO
regain positions of honor and profit
among US.
By the aid of those benign influences
| that are now at work throughout the
! land to evolve light out of darkness, and
1 purity cut of the corruption with which
/ the body polite is reeking, we hope
/ to attain to the practice of the rarest
virtue. In the mean time, let us seek,
/ by every proper means, TO secure our
/ own political salvation. Let us heed
/ the warning note from the late cOlored
( convention in Nashville, and allow no
/ supiDeness to make us Indifferent to the
! important interests involved in the com
/ ing elections. Let US not lose sight Of
4 the peculiar radical gain of running
/ conservatives, to divide the party, and
/ thus secure radical success.
The simplest and surest means of
averting so humiliating a result is to
I hold district meetings and send dele
gates properly chosen by the people to
/ the convention to be held in Pulaski
June 1st. Let all the people attend the
district meetings and hold a primary
election if they prefer it, or choose del
I egates in the usual way, and thus in
/ sure success.
There is too much at stake to allow
considerations of personal friendship to
stand in the way of party success, and
no candidate should be allowed to i'm
peril il for the doubtful chance of pro-
noting his individual interest at an eX-
pense so ruinOus TO the whole county.
VOTER.