Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-30
nrR coNrEMPORARlEs.


1t is gratifying to us to learn that
wo do not stand alone in the posi-
tions that we have taken slice the
recent elections. The following /
from the Gibson County Mirror,
printed i'm Trenton, West Tennessee,
is inserted with some difidence on
account of the complimentary
character Of the first paragraph.
Our readers will, we think, acquit
ms of being actuated by personal
vanity in printing it. The two POI
sitiOns we take are
Jsirst@That the Democratic party
can afford to take no step further In
the direction of fiat money, and
Seeond---That unless the Demoe-
racy is united, and that on the prin-
chile Of a currency redeemable IN
coin and an honorable settlement
with the creditors of the State, we
NAV as well lay down our arms and
surrender to the Republican party.
With Us concession on these points
has never gone beyond the negative
consent of silence, and there has not
been too much of that; there VIII
he no more OF il. The party may
"A we'll be divided in one way as
another. and unmistakable indlea'
tions show that on the soft money
and Reputation platforms The
Southern portion of it will be lei
in miserable minority and treated
with deserved contempt both North
east and Northwest. In any sucl
minority we do not intend to .
found, and we are glad to find tina
our Gibson county friend stand
with us:
T7pon the subject OF finance, the editors
mis- journal strike hands with the aDle az
I.sarncd editor of the Clarksyille ! HkONiCb =
VCbrn time shall have mellowed our Juu
lnent with the calm philosophy that Is ;, =,
nered only with the sheaVes OF many 49, a,
il is our hope and aspiration that the asFp S
rios occOapanying our utterances sittii
mcllowed 10 the lofty sentiment OF 5egI'
natural to our contemporary, WneH WEI A 49, !
rtersl,,.Es that men will err in thelr guo
IueDfs There Is one thing We can say
s5lr utteranceS now, to their circuit, anu
~av il and speak Of oursel YES WITHOUT lht ~
ins, in the vain spirit Of bOastfulness. III
This: - ~, Iii,
fb,sre has been the effort TO eliminate prln
ole, from the rubbish of error, under I
Conviction that party success, 10 De perm
ueut, is dependent upon IT'S ahNocacY
principles. II this be arrogance, We pie
sttilty 10 the charge.
Recognizing parties under rigid party
.aniZation as necessary to our GoNeInlle
have given orr undivided flleSAanCb
the marty which battles for the people q
iheir future prosperity. -, -, %
In the near future. we beueNeu anu :
IeIieve. danger was looming up from g
fnents based upon a heresy IN nh;th
which, If not checked, Will leau 10 the III
liable defeat of our party. =,
truth crushed to earth will rise again,
heresy within party causing us GOWN
viii leave IL in that despairing state Mher
fLere il no hone OF a resurrection. This {
Indignation of forces would be a caliliiii
IL should be ayerted- IhereIoIe II II :
warming against this heresy. We III
,,ointed to the ancient faith OF the Del
cratic party we have, week after week,
.aasingIv urged Democrats to stand nrIn
this crucial hour, and that they sn9ulu
let the clamOr OF an hohfl tl0ugl W
luread shake them from their alleslahce
And once more, we say, stand hrm
-tr1dfaSt. We Democrats, lcal anu q
siJaud, an TinbrolSen phalanx for the oa
Ifthere be one who has never made up
mind before, think OF the republican pa
The enemy to prosperity ana gooa gov
4uauf and AS between kadicallsm ana u
ocrncv. make up your mind to cast
ballot for the latter.
Ana Democrats, rest assured that ther
no middle ground in this question OF ma
The only tenable position is specie %
Yield not one lot or liIIle Oh H. -
clamor of the hour. False ideas, IKE
friends, will subject us TO innuneraDIe
asters Upon this question OF nhance Ie
cratic party. If we are thus true 10
party and 10 principles, the future pI oSPt
Of our country will be secure, ana the De
cratic marty will have the full connuen'
!, solid North and n restored South