Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-10-23
THE cRasas.
NOW or Never.


In another column we give the
circular of the state executive COM
mittee, and desire to call attention
to the grave warning it gives to the
people of Tennessee; we were going
to say to the democracy of Tennes-
see, but the whole people of the
state are exposed to an imminent
peril, and democrat, bolter or radi-
cal, we urge our readers to pause
and consider the danger now threat
ening Us. It is useless denying that
our prospects of carrying the presi-
Dental Office are clouded with
shade of doubt by the result of the
Indiana election. We do not doubt
tkas the people Of Tennessee will do
their share towards that purpose by
casting its electoral vote for Han
cock and English, and so ensure
twelve votes in the electoral college.
In SO doing che does all in her power
and must then await in terrible so
licitude the result.
But the presidential vote is not
the only subject of anxiety. Our
unfortunate divisions may lose us
one or more of our members of con-
gress, and may give to our state
legislature complexion favorable
to the election of republican U.
S. senator. If even we elect a DEM
ocratic president, he could do little
towards stemming the tide of fede-
raj encroachment with republican
majority in congress. But suppose
the double event suppose a repub-
lican president with republican
majority in congress, and it would
be the blindness of insanity to shut
our eyes to the possibility of its oc-
currence. Then would be let loose
on the devoted south the rage and
hatred which our majority in con-
gress has hitherto held in suspense,
and the days of Brownlow's admin
istration would be a halcyon sum-
mer compared with the oppression
which would then be inflicted on us.
| Can it be that Tennesseans have
forgotten the days of carpet-bag
| rule within the twelve Intervening
years? Alas, popular constituencies
have short memories, and many
men have now attained the suffrage
who were then too young to appre-
ciate the oppression and degrada-
ton of those days; but they have
fathers and older friends who can
tell them of the shameful story.
Are those days to return, and are
Tennesseans to kiss the rod again,
with the CALLING knowledge that
themselves contributed to the re-
suit?
Again we must repeat that a
square solid vote for the nominees
of the regular democratic party
throughout the state is the only
safeguard against this miserable and
disgraceful result. What has hap
pened may happen again. We have
seen one coalition between low-tax
men and republicans made in the
accursed greed for Office, and we
may see it again. LOw-tax men,
who think you are democrats, what
do you know of what your leaders
are doing at this moment? what in
trigue may be going on by which
you may be traded off to Maynard
and Hawkins on condition that a
few bones of Office may be thrown
to the hungry ours whom you are so
blindly following? Open your eyes
before you rush blindfold into the
pitfalls dug for you! Once caught
again in the tolls of republican in
trigue, you can never again escape
from them. You have been de-
ceived and betrayed before; awake
before it is too late and break the
snares which the enemies of your
freedom are weaving round you.