Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-23
To THE VOTERS OF MONTGOMERY
COUNTY.

the various positions to be filed from
the President of the United States,
down to that of County Representa-
tive. The two great political parties
are struggling for the ascendency. The
Republican party, led by men who
have long enjoyed an unbroken lease
of power, and who see loss of place
and exposure of their misdeeds in the
past, and consequent loss of personal
character in prospective defeat, are
straining every nerve, using every ar
gument. fair or unfair, availing them
selves of every advantage they hold
and every blunder of their opponents;
with their army of ofice-holders num-
bering 100000, closely, efficiently or
ganized and in working order with
the military of the country to aid by
intimidation and if necessary by force;
the Treasury under their control,
with which to corrupt and buy; they
hope to march to victory in NOvem-
Der, and thus to retain the place and
power they have so cruelty misused
and abused, knowing well, that once
out of power and deprived of the aid
of official machinery, and their cor
ruption and venality exposed, their
hopes of restoration to the confidence
of the people, whose dearest rights
they have sought to destroy,-would
be small indeed, with all these facts
staring them in the face, they are fight
ing with gallantry worthy a better
cause.
The Democrats of the country, i'm
pressed with the dangers that threaten
our institutions, from lawless usurpa-
tons by the party in power, are rap
idly organizing to meet the wave of
political Generalization that appears
about to sweep over and destroy our
once free institutions. They are being
aided by the independent voters and
more liberal and patriotic Republi-
cans, who have become alarmed at the
fearful corruptions practised in every
department of the Government, as
shown by recent Congressional inves.
legations, and still more by positions
taken by leading Republican officials
as to the unrestricted powers they
WELD. They see presidents danger
Gus to public and private right in the
recent pronunciamento of the Secre-
tary of War; they see destruction to
the theory of our Government, by the
doctrine promulgated by Senator Bout
we'll, to the effect that the Congress OF
the United States may make or un-
make State governments at their will ;
they see absolute and despOtic power
in the circular order of the Attorney
General of the United States, which
places States under the exclusive con-
troll of a petty United States Marshal,
whose orders are to be held sacred by
every State official, or citizen, although
there may be no warrant of law for
his orders. Believing that upon the
result depends the future existence of
our republican institutions and the
prosperity and happiness of the W hole
people, the Democratic party, with its
liberal and independent allies, are
making an earnest, vigorous and we
hope successful fight.
Democrats of Montgomery county,
while this great contest is going on we
have duties to discharge and work to
perform. Our liberties, our future
prosperity and happiness are in the
scale. Will we appreciate the sltua-
ton and act at once Will we, united,
forgetting and abandoning our petty
local differences, contribute our part
to this great struggle in behalf OF con-
stitutional governments, or VIII we by
our discussions and differences. lend
aid and comfort to those who are not
only daily plundering US Of our hard
earnings, but would for their own self
ish purposes, rob us of our liberties
Our local troubles or differences, five
have any, are insignificant certainly
when compared with the great prin-
ciples involved in the struggle going on
between the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties. We, therefore, urge
every man claiming to be Democrat,
yes, every one claiming to be friend
to the principles upon which our gov
eminent was formed, to stand united,
to work until the. day of. the election
closes, discard grievances, real or i'm
aginary, stand by your party and its
candidates, beginning with our Presi-
dental candidate, of whom lovers of
honest government are all proud, and
closing with our legislative candidate,
who carries our banner at the unan-
imous direction of our county con-
vention.
p. G. JOHNSON, s. A. CALDWELL,
WIN. KLEMANN, VIM. NJ. DANIEL,
B. w. UssERY, j. W. ATTAwAY,
J.. B. Chiffon, VIM. II. CROUCH,
w. d. TAYLOR, L. +. HENRY,
N. l.. NoRTHINGTON.
Democratic Elk. Com. of Montgom-
cry county.
A COlOred Speaker Of unusual Attain
ments.