Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-06
3'he Post and the Party.


WE have been asked a dozen
times recently whether the Post
was for harmony, and if the dis
rupted party will come together.
We can't clearly answer the last
questian now. A joint call for a
State Convention has been made
and in such language that no Iuan
can object to it. This is the impOr-
tant initiatory step, and if there Is a
genuine disposition to get together
and mutual concession is MADE, the
movement will result in something
substantial and the Democratic par
ty will triumph. But if the con-
venti0n be composed of designing
men who have but one idea, and
that idea self, then the truce now
patched up had better never been
made. We have no desire to de-
ceive any as TO the true condition of
things. The Discussions are wide
so wide that little more pulling
apart will witness the permanent
destruction of Tennessee Democra-
CIV. This we hope To see averted,
but confess that we are not at all
sanguine as to the result. We have
heard that some of the loW-taX peO-
pie regard the action of the Chill
dress committee as surrender to
the Wilson wing of the party. This
is mistake to start on, but recent
utterances lead TO that conclusion.
so regarding it, it is fair to presume
that "A portion at least of the bitter
ness of the past two years Will be
carried into the State convention.
This, also, we trust will be averted.
We only state these points in an
swer to question SO that all may
be as able to Judge of probable har-
mony as we, and that those who re-
ally desire peace may avoid that
which will lead in an opposite di-
rectiOn. If extremes prevail in the
coming together at Nashville, then
the party will go to pieces and the
history of 1880 repeat itself.
As to the Pust-its editor has con-
scientiously pursued a course he
deemed best for the people of Ten
liessee and has labored earnestly TO
impress his views. This is known
to every man acquainted with the
paper. Tire fact that we have had
sometimes to contend with popular
DTGluulCC anu run COIulCA W a NuA .
rent with which il is always easy to
float, has not deferred us from doing
what we conceived was our duty as
IA public journalist. Among the
first in the State to enter the fight
against any tendency to repudia-
ton, we have warmly supported
every measure that has promised a
satisfactory adjustment of our debt.
This being the record, it will hard
" be supposed by those who know
us that we are now going to get
down in the dirt and cringe to a
popular delusion or connive at the
wiles of demagogism in order to be
called a harmOniZer. But ii there
is to be general moving of megs !;
if the Wilson wing of the party is
willing to recede from extremes and
meet State-credit men On'equitable
ground where they can all stand
without sacrifice of manly princi-
ple, we are the last in the world to
cast an obstacle in the way. In con-
cIusion, the supremacy of party is
never worth surrender of honor
and self-respect. With US at least
the consideration is too great, even
though it were necessary to save all
the parties in existence. If we
must give the lie to the record OF
our lie and subscribe to a set OF
principles hurtful and destructive
to substantial institutions, in order
to keep with the procession, we
shall not be there. But we are for
harmony if il can be reached any
where this side of humiliating sur
render to self-seekers, who are al
WAYS bad men anywhere, in Church
or State.