The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-08-28
More Poppycock.
The Nashville Banner of Tuesday


The Nashville Banner of Tuesday
says:
"There's a wonderful amount of
running around and looking over
shoulders trying to see each other s
hands and peeping into last year s
birds nests, on the part of the Ten
nessee Press at this time. A sheep
has got to start a gap so the rest
can follow, but so far they do moth
ing but run around and dart at the
legs of the drivers. TIE fact is,
somebody has got to say something
about the next move, but no one
seems very anxious to be a target.
But a motion has to be made so the
question can be started for discus
sion.
All fear of committal may be al
layed by the simple proposition the
Banner put forth in its Fridays Is
sue, and that is, let no settlement be
concluded until the people ratity it
at the polls.''
We will never follow the Banner
in it's jump over the gap. 1t is the
same old poppycock over again-the
same laundering that has got US all
into trouble enough. 1t is nothing
but miserable pandering to the
internal spirit of demagoguery. The
people have no more to do with set
thing this question by q popular
vote than they have in determining
the correctness of the verdict of a
lawful jury of the country, or any
other matter not confded to their
decision by their own Constitution
and laws. As well refer to a popu-
lar vote the biennial report Of the
Treasurer of the State, or that of
the Comptroller, the Secretary of
State or the Superintendent of the
lunatic asylum for their decision.
These matters are directed by law
to be referred otherwise, and there
would be just the same propriety
to submit them to a popular vote
as this question of the State debt.
We went very reluctantly into the
support of the SO compromise,
merely as compromise, but we de-
spised and execraCed the refe renee
itself, for we regarded it as extra
constitutional, and leading towards
the disintegration, and destruction
of our Republican representative
form of Government. We looked
Sc as the scheme of dema-
upon ~ Instead of loving the
who, 4hem as step
people, merely used - We
ping stones for themselves.
will never again agree, so far as we
are concerned, to any illegal and I'M
constitutional and evasive way of
settling any question. We want the
proper legal authorities to do their
duty, without Sinking, and settle
it for US. The legislature is the
only legal and competent authority
to settle the public debt.
We pretend to live under a con-
stitutiOn and laws enacted in pursu
lnce thereof, but we don't. If we
would preserve our govern ment in
is purity a1d strength, we must
'ut our heels upon every attempt to
IMPAIR it by such inroads as we
lave indicated.
The Banner can make the Jump
'ver the cap. We won't. We in
end to fight in and under the Con
titution. If the Democratic party
t its next convention hews to the
inc and walks a chalk mark, we
Eill follow 1t. III not, not. We
ell into the trap at its last "conven-
icle" of saints, and, most unwilling
y, supported its nominee, but if we
an get forgiveness tor that, we will
ever be caught again. with our
yes open. The platform was in
ended to deceive and did its work.
There will be a big revolt, If such a
are faced, cheating game is at
empted next year. The Simon
'ure democracy intend to have a
invention of their own. If these
xtra constitutional people don't
ike it, they can lump it and go
Ehere they like. We intend to in
lite all believers in the maintenance
# pablo honesty to support an hon
st ticket. Is this talking plain
nOugh to be understood?-T Gala
in Examiner.