The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-06
The No-Tax Caucus.

The spirit which animated the
caucus Of the no tax representative
at Nashville portends no good t.
the Democratic party. 1t constant
ly affirmed ''we are the Democratic
party" and we will have the poll
cies we represent carried out, or we
will disrupt and disorganize tn,
party. 1t was undemocratic, lib
eral and dictatorial and all the wa,
through the proceedings can b.
traced the idea of rule or ruin
Representative of no principle, rep
resentative of nobody, self-constitu
ted, voluntary meeting of irregu
lar and unworthy aspirants tor office
it seems to have made its DEGREES
with sublime confidence in the mer
it of unblushing impudence. Be
cause the popular vote was against
settlement of the State debt j
does not follow that the peopi,
want reputation, and these self APP
pointed, self rising dictators to til,
party have assumed too much il
coming together and claiming to b,
the representatives of the masses al
the Democratic party OF the State
The men that met here had an un
questionable right to do SO, and
they had the right to map out a
course to get all the offices fol
themselves. but they had no righl
to claim delegated powers from the
people They had no more right t.
construe the rejection of the compro
mise to mean Reputation than fifty
two Radicals have to cOnstrue it to
mean payment in full. The volun
teer force of chronic Office SEEKERS.
hailing by self appointment from
twelve counties, will scarcely be rec
ognized by any one as representa-
tives of the people OF the ninety
eight counties in the State. The
determination maniie-ted to holt
from the Democratic party if they
could not control it's acJIon will moi
he a winning card with the honest
masses of the Democratic party
They may be willing to reward
these sore headed parties with som,
small positions suited TO the caIibr,
of the men, but they will not be viii
ing To- sacrifice the Democratic ma
iority in Congress. elect a repuhli
can Governor, and Republican Con
gressmen in Tennessee in order t,
give a few small malcontents ,
chance To crawl to positions they
ere only qualified to disgrace. Th'
Democratic party in Tennessee
must strip for the National contes
next ear. 1t must place itself il
harmony with the National Democ
racy upon The questions of the ola.
al d stand ready to do mighty ba.
tie for the cause of constitutions
government against GENERALIZATION
and Imperialism. When the ques
ton is to be decided whether tn
Southern States shall be remande,
to a territorial Condition again a
they were in 1865, snd denied thei
constitutional rights in the govern
ment, Tennessee will not be founC
following the insane and passiOnat
W w uC
struction. She will come Up an,
take her sta d With her siSIe
States of The South ami resist will
all her united power the encroach
ments of military despotism ant
the threatened overthrow of he
form of government. This Is wha
she ought to do, and this is wha
we believe she will do. The peupl
will trample upon the miserable Int
tie demagogues who may set them
selves up To destroy the hopes o
constitutional government, i'll orde
that they may serve theil own bas'
and selfish purposes and these men
who for years have sought the de
struction of the Democratic part,
for the sake of an opportunity t,
indulge their greed for office, will
be renamed to their proper littl
places in the ranks of the party, L
given an opportunity to seek NOR
cor genial associations elsewhere =
Jackson Tribune ana Sun.