The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-07-14
WHAT is BEFORE U.s..


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IT is to be feared that the Demo
cratic press of the South are no
keeping before the people with SUI
fcient tiistin'etngss the actnal. vita
ISSUES that will have to be settled il
next years Presidential contest
we appreciate how closely the cur
Trency 1iiestion is connected with tlli
evils from which the Western anS
Southern States have suffered and
are still suffering; But there. Art
worse evils. than these to he RENE
died. or tie two political organiza
tions in this country. the Republican
| party Has now had control of The
government for fourteen years, lu
ring which tine the affairs of the na
Lion have gone from bad to worse
Until the. limit of forbearance has
besh reached and a reaction has al
last set if. The tendency of this re
action is in favor of the Democracy
which, under reverses no othef party
could have survived, has continued
to BATTLE for the principles of free
/ government, and sought to restore
peace and harmony to the country.
! The question for the people to de.
termine is. to which of these parties
they shai. give their suffrages.s Ques-
tions of finance, the relations 0f
chtirch and State, internal Improve
ments, cheap transportation and
many Others Which have been tnooted
f6r the purpose of distracting public
attention from the real business in
hand, cannot be settled at this time
by mere PARTISAN ipse-dixit; they
must be referred to the careful con-
sideration of the representatives of
tie peopfe, and upon their proper
j settlement the future happiness and
prosperity of the nation directly de-
pend. The highest duty of voters is
TO select and elect good aud true
men to represent them, from whose
deliberations they fn.s have reas6n
to expect wise and honest action.
General principles in party platforms
are, of course, right and proper; but
it is not the province of primary or
ganizations, so to speak, To toncitide
discussion; and tb announce judg-
fiient arbitrarily Upon all matters
which it may be the duty Of our rep
resentatiyes when legally clo. he'd
with the requisite authority to inves-
tigate and determine. The broad
and eternal foundation of popular
Representative government Is the
welfare OF the great body of the peo-
pie, and any legislation or executive
boiiey which is iiiimical thereto, is
contrary to tic spirit and purpose of
our free institutions.
As the Republican party hrs been
ih power for i long course of years,
With large majorities i'm both branches
6f the national Legislature, and its
own political leaders i'm the Execu.
Tive tli5siF, and in every department.,
hot only in Washington, but in sfGry
State and Territory in the Union,
there can be no question as to its re-
sbonsibility for the animus which has
AGttiAtEi it. for the laws it has enact
ed and omitted to enact. and for tfg
ihannef 6f their execution: This re-
sponsibilfty does not admit Of Ill
visioii; The majoritiss given BY
conliaing people. or. as in some cases;
secured by trickery, have been too
decided to relieve the Republican
party from any of the odiutn Witch
may justly attach to thgir bad legis-
lation; and to the unconstitutional or
wrong acts of their executive head
and his appointees, Ifthe be5ple Of
the United States are favorably I'M
pressed with this long continued Re-
publican rule, with its animus and
its actions. there is no need OF q no
litical cllange. If on The ether hand:I
people find great eause of dissatis-
faction arising from the harsh, vim
dictive spirit which has been con-
stantly manifested by the party in
power; from their repeated bad leg
islation: and the unIustifable meth
DDS phrsued in executing these
wicked laws, their remedy is as SIM
pie as is the fact of the existence of
two great political parties. The
is, to changg the political
complexion Of the government, by
Democrats for Republi-
cans in office. There is no other
possible reIhedy; foF,. II those #h6 |
have been for years honestly CON-
batting misrnle and corruption i'm
offfcc are not now to be trusted with
The control Of our government, who
ian we trust? It isentirgiy too late
n The day FOR thE Republican party
o attgFhpt' to- save itself by the aid
IF platforms. or through promises of
What they might or MUtfla do in The |
dttire, or by denanciations OF the
)eiitu6tacy Is '.fag money repnaia.
i0nists. The pgopig or tie Gnitgd
States are. fuIl' of sfirewd,, practical
common sense, and see throtdIf these
lodges they DgfceiVg tliat tifitigf
2adlcalisn, capped at last with
irantisffi and with a tIIirtI.tefin of |
orrupt rule looming up inithg fu-
ure, the country is steadily drifting
way from demotratic principles to-
Eard Capitalization: The tiag Has
Iow turned. Shall we of tie South
% with it en- ndS$e to restored pros
'erity, or divide on other issues than
hose in which our most vital inter.
SITS are involved and Fislt the ejisasl
rous shipwrecl1 or all our hopes ?
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