Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-13
THE CHEEK OF A DEMOCRATIC
ORGAN.
interested

If Mr. Garfield had been consulting prin-
ciples and established rules of right in poll
ties and in finances, instead of consulting
the clamor of many voices on the streets. he
would have struck the keynote Of the f1l-
ture, although it was scarcely audible, and
attained his object in striking the popular
chord Nashville American.
Now, there is "cheek" for you in
abundance, and solid brass at that.
We are prepared for almost any sort
of assumption in Democratic news
paper; but this, coming, as it does,
from even the American, astonishes
us. eff Mr.. Garfield had been con-
sulting what why Of right in
politics and in FINANCE. In finance?
Yes, that is ia Democratic pa,
per-a Democratic paper in Ten
nessee-the great central or-
gan Of Tennessee Democracy
lecturing President Garfield on con-
sulting principles and established
rules in politics and in finances. "
What are the " established rules in
finances according to the standard
of the American Has it any fixed
principles or established rules on
that subject? If so, what are they
Gentle reader, have you a file OF
the American extending through the
last ten years? If so, turn over its
sheets from day to day and read it's
published editorials on the national
finances. Out of it's own
mouth let it be condemned.
When it was publishing editorials
. advocating the now exploded green
back theory, was it expounding it's
principles, or was it consulting the
clamor of many voices on the
streets So" When it supported Gov.
Marks, in 1878, on a greenback
platform, was it following "estab-
ished rules in politics." or was it
pandering to popular prejudice and
trying to float with the popular cur
rent?
Latterly, since the "clamor of
many voices on the streets has
ceased to be heard bowling
for irredeemable greenbacks,
our esteemed contemporary has
published some sound views on
financial questions, and we trust that
it has been consulting principles
and established rules of right in pol
itics and finances" but, we submit,
that a lecture to President Garfield
from that source, upon such a subs
ject, comes with a bad grace, to say
the least of it.
But suppose that the record Of the
American is such as to justify q claim
of consistency on financial guess
tions, and concede that it is in q
| position to lecture the President.
Upon what does it Or can it base
a charge that he has no fixed prici-
pies on finances. AS a member of
! Congress, he never gave vote that
was not in the interest of a sound
currency. No public man in this
country can show a clearer record on
this subject. When others wavered
! he stood firm. When others listened
| to " the clamor of many voices on
the streets he was found "consult.
/ ing principles and established rules
of right in politics and in finances.
And he has lived to see the
correctness of his judgment in
dorsed by the country. The policy
he advocated prevailed and is the
policy now of the nation. Even
Democratic newspapers, such as thu
American, are forced to admit tina
it was right. Under that policy TIN
country has passed from adversit,
to prosperity, and the public credi
has been placed where the assault
of spectators and money shark
cannot shake it. We repeat, we ar
astonished at such a display O
cheek, even in the Nashville Ameri-
can.