The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08
Cnrrent Opinion.

The questions which formerly dI-
vided the old Wing and Democrat
io parties in ante 5elZxna days have all
been disposed of, and are no long
er vital. The questions between
Republicans and Democrats in later
times were mainly settled by the
termination the war, and the
changes introduced into the Con
stitution To meet the altered condi
ton of the people. What divides
them now? The manner in which
the Republican party has admins
tered the trust which the people
coqfided to it during a period ofeX
ceptiOnal conditions, and which it
has managed to retain by employ
ing the most vicious means, and by
bringing into action the most pc
tent, but baleful, party enginery of
corruption in public Office st.
Louis Republican.
The Memphis Ayazanehe says it
will support Allen or Hen ricks,
but not Tilden, and adds:
Should Tilden he nominated by
dozen so called Democratic Conven
tions the Av0lanche would not sup
port him, because the people are op-
posed to him for the reasen that he
has nothing in common with them.
He is a silk-stocking Democrat,
with Federalistic convictions, and
believes in the Capitalization of
money and bonds.
Only Mr.. Kerr's personal enemies
in the Democratic party viii con
slider that the evidence of Green ard
Harvey cOnvicts him Of having sold
an army appointment for a few hun
dred dollal S, and the great majority
of Republicans will hold him guilt
less until the testimony against
him is made much stronger than ii
now is Baltimore American, Rep.
If the Cincinnati convention
should nominate Conkling, and the
st. Louis convention VIM. Allen.
and the FifLh-avenue Independents
should put a ticket in the field with
Bristow at its head, whom would
you bet your money on?' is tho
singular question put by the Pion-
eer-Press and Tribune
Washington special to st. Louis
! Globe-Democrat: ''The defeat ot
Bristow in all of Yesterdays con
ventions has so far put him out o.
sight that he was not talked of TO
day at the political discussion thai
was everywhere uppermost. 1t is
bee nming more and more apparent
every day that unless BristoW
steals something within the neSt
few weeks his chances for tic nom
nation at Cincinnati won't be worth
continental red Courier Journal
The Democratic press can do nc
more important service to the coun
try at this time than to keep plain
ly before the people the real politi
cal issue of the day. That issue il
not one of comparatively minor
matters, which must necessarily bt
the subject of future careful legisla
ton, and which can now be settled
by the ipse dirit of any man, or 0
any party; it is one OF vital conse
quence, not only to the immediat,
but to the future welfare of thu
whole country. The plain issue is
between the present Astounding cor
rupUion, fostered and upheld by Re
publiCanism, and honest Democrat,
government; and just as far from
this as the issues proposed by Re
publican tricksters may 90, just 81
far they will be false, and SHOULD
therefore be repudiated by all can
did men, Pittsburg Post.
, Kansas City Times There is on
thing remarkable in the 'presiden
tial outlook of the press. Ever
/. man on either side is a 'favorite son
e his record is unimpeachable;' hi
State is solid for him. and he cal
sweep the country Now if thi
J is really so, it makes hut little dat
ference who is selected. Bnt the
it isn't so, and that will necessi
tate much care and good judge
e ment in the selection of IN egg tha
I Will hatch out the right kind of
Y bird"
L Charlotte IN. c. Observer: Th
s. kilograms inform US ofthe arrival &
u New Albany Of twenty North Care
y lima prisoners vino were convicte,
8, in the Federal courts in this State
J, These poor creatures were convict
o ed of distiliing their grain, whic
?, they could not haul to market, int
: whisky. Their punishment in tn
u language of the Constitution of tn
United States, is what we cOnsidt
''cruel and unusual." They al
poor men, and probably for noti
Il ing more than a technical violatio
E, Of the revenue, their property
: contiscated 20 the governmen
y which in nine cases cut of ten, til
e government never sees, their fam
~ lies are thrown destitute and star,
Il ing upon the world, while the
70 themselves are dragged off froi
IS their own State, to suffer the feal
a full cold and sitting heat incident I
10 the Albany climate. Their punisl
} ment is cruel and unusual as we
N as too severe for their offense. and
seems an outrage upon justice
self. None but the poor are pur
a ished-the rich, cO-pa-tners of tn
r beautiful revenue system and ere;
/ ture of Radicalism, go free. It
# singular, but did anyone ever kno
rich man punished for violation
. the revenue law? We mean in tn
State, especially if he has a lit
1t leaning towards Republic anism!
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