Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-06
TENNESSEE POLITICs.
Indications that State Credit
Men VIII Cease Ktcking
Against the Pricks and Unite
Against the Common Enemy.
srec al to the Courier journal.

Spec al to the COurisr-JOurnAl.
NASHVILLE, July 4.-0n the train
The other nightI talked with a very
intelligent gentleman from that center
n Democratic kiokers against General
Bate, Ularksville. This gentleman
was at first inclined to kick, but says
ne has read the Courier journal and
concluded there could be neither pol
icy nor patriotism in voting against
Bate, thus allJing himself with what
the editor has very properly styled
the Ten-C Mt Democracy" Of
courAe there can not possibly be any
questfon OF principle between paying
tiity and sixty cents on the dollar,
Ehen hundred are due. Matters of
figures aud Of fact may be divided
md subdivided and by rule and meas.
ure, but matters Of principle never.
Matters of principle always demand
che cent per cent. There was never
but one man in the world who thought
principle was tangible, subdivisible
element, and he was discussing the
merits Of two sisters.
Miss Oolline," said he, is not
good woman-in fact, she's a bad
fellow-c citizen, and | wouldn't like to
'av how often she wanders into for
hidden paths"
How about her sister," asked
bystander.
who, Miss Jennie? Well, Miss
Jennie doesn't go astray so often; she's
tolerably virtuous
The Tennessee Democrat who can
swallow Radical Hawkins and sixty
cents in preference to big, brave,
brainy Bate and fifty may console
himself with the idea that he is "tol-
erably virtuous," but fear impartial
Democratic lookers-on from other
States, with the important national
contest Of 1884 in view, will hardly
agree with him.
But" said my GAINESVILLE compan-
ion, don't publish what l say-at
least don't give my name-for we are
very much divided in our town Just
cow, and as ! am doing business there
| want to catch both sides"
He wants, in short, to hold with the
Bate hare aud keep with the Bailey
hound yet awhile. 1t is his opinion,
however, that when the canvass warns
up and long before the election, even
The Clarksyille kickers will come up
or the gallant standard bearer of the
Democracy in this most important
aud critical contest. | learn on every
hand that the Courier ournal
editorials on this subject are bringing
'orth most gratifying fruit, and that
the entire Democratic lump will be
fully leavened in due season.
No State credit Democrat can
possibly surrender anything of princi
pie IN voting for the regular nominee;
even if he should, for the time, sacri-
Gee a modicum of principle of expe-
! dieney, the end would justify the
means, for it would be only an appar
cnt surrender if, hereafter, BY regain
ing the just power to which Democra-
cy is entitled, she should then move
upon all local questions to a
| just. proper and honorable
alignment. For, be it known,
that here, as we'll as elsewhere in the
South and throughout the country, in
political sense, all inside the old
Democratic ships fair sailing, while
all outside is Republican rock, wreck
and ruin The Republicans sacrifice
nothing in going for the State debt on
high moral grounds. With them is to
divide and conquer, and it is simply
Hobson's choice. In Tennessee, as in
Virginia, they would have as surely
taken tho Readjusting, or Repu-
dieting chute, if they could have seen
that by the latter course they could
have divided the Democratic party.
! All is fish that comes to their net; and
it is very uDwise Democratic spider
who will walk int the repudiating
Republican party of Virginia on the
one hand. or into the State credit,
high pressure Tennessee tangle and
triclery, on the other.
All, you are there, my friend, are
YOU" said the rat to the sly old cat
who had hung herself,as if dead, to the
wall by her heels $50 you come in that
attitude, this time, do you? But, bless
your sweet soul, I'm rather too old
now to be caught by your ladyshipl l
would not trust you though your skin
was filed with straw"
Ii ia prosperous press is any evidence
Of prosperous community land there
can be no doubt the two go together),
Nashville must be in more flourish
| ing condition than ever before. The
a merican, tbs World and the Banner
(both evening and morning editions)
have a most healthy and promising
look; but with all this Nashville has
one drawback: II is the hottest town
Gust now at least this side Of the river
Phlegethon. q, y. M.
EFoauhoaYx Nomination.