The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-06
Demagogues and Eypocrites.

The appended from the Knoxville
Wing and Chronicle 50 admirably
expresses our own views that we
adopt it word for word:
"The vilest prostitute can talk
fluently about virtue. The most
INSCRIPTIONS peddler sometimes
pirates the loudest about honesty.
The sneak who purloins another's
goods is the first to cry, stop
thief" The INSCRIPTIONS liar pro
claims his love for truth from the
house-tops, and the most despicable
demagogue in the world processes
to be The peoples peculiar friend,
while he never has a higher object
in view than its own little self. We
have large crop of such characters
in this country, especially in Ten
nessee. Our form of government
furnishes Il field for cultivating
them, presented in no other country
in the world. In all they do, they
profess TO be covered alone by
their love for the dear people.
With ill teigned sympathy for the
masses, they profess to be for the
people first, last and all the time,
with never thought for them
selves. They outwardly appear to
be for tie dear people, ready to sac
rifice ease, comfort and fortune for
the public good, but inside of their
little pinched up, shriveled souls
they are alter the emoluments OF OF
flee and the honors of public posi-
ton.
Such men frequently have places
in the editorial department OF news
papers. There are several of them
in Tennessee now. They are repu-
diationlsts, and the only answer
they make to those who are in ia
vor OF an honest settlement of the
State debt, is that they arc merce
nary tools OF the bondh olders, will
ing TO Cypress the taxpayers and
place burdens upon their shoulders,
which they cannot stand. Every
newspaper in the State that advo-
Gates an honest settlement with the
bondholders, is San organ OF the
money power" dong the bidding
of the wealthy and helping to grind
the poor!
For ourselves we care very little
for the good or ill opinion of such
fellows. We know that they are
prostitutes at heart, and if they
have not sold out it is because No
body would buy them. They may
charge US with aiding those who
have robbed and plundered the
State. but we have no fears of be
ing injured by such a source. They
may profess great friendship for
the people and Indifference 10 their
own interests, but we know they
lie, and the people will soon ind it
OUT if they do not already know II.
We expect to pursue the even tenor
of our way, and denounce the infa-
nous crime of reputation, now
meditated by those who, unfuItu
nately, have control of our State af-
fairs, regardless of the mud and
filth that may be thrown by their
organs? Our cause is right and
we will not be deferred from adyo.
eating it by the unprincipled deIna
gogues and hypocrites who make
such loud professions OF interest III
the public welfare. We know that
these men, newspaper editors aud
public officials, who set themselves
up as public guardians are selfish,
mean and sordid, and have no sl M
patny tor the people. They never
rise above selfish motive Their
true character can not he concealed
long, and we are willing to leave
their exposure and the vindication
of TIE cause which we advocate to
the never-failing and righteous yer
dict of time"