The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-05-31
County Convention.

Next Monday, be it remembered, is
the day for n convention in Winchester
of the Democratic party. We believe
there will be a large attendance, and we
hope no one will come with feeling
adverse to perfect harmony. If any
one should manifest any such spirit we
would say; "Latet angus in hcrba''
He wants Office, and thinks his chance
is promoted by appeals to prejudice and
passion other than reason and general
good. Surely it needs no acumcn to
realize the fact that without union Of
Democrats the Republicans must inev-
itably carry the State. Individually wc
would accept settlement Of the state
debt at the full amount "nominated III
the bond" rather than see it repudiated.
Individually We would accept the so,
called settlement of the late Legislature.
But the people will not accept it, and il
is useless to talk Of any settlement that
docs not meet the appreciation Of the
people. We heard extreme "high-tax"
men say in Nashville the other day that
if the Democratic party did not accept
the G0.3-A-5-6 proposition they would
vote with the Republicans. Let them
go! Enough State credit men will be
left who will never refuse concert Of &C
ton with liberal low.tax men, and
whose united votes will defeat Republic
canism. We believe that the low-tax
men generally will be willing to 60 Il lit
tie higher for the sake Of harmony and
to prevent the saddling Of the whole
debt upon us if the Republicans SHOULD
succeed. We believe, honestly, tina
the 5O.4 proposition would carry as
compromise.
Now, if we cannot agree upon some
thing definite, some say let the whole
matter $50 by tho board" for this can
vass and say nothing about the State
debt? Let the Nashville Convention
nominate some man who is not an cx-
trcmist, some man who has never alien.
ated the members Of either wing Of
the party by word or action-somo mar
like Gen. Wm. 3. Bate, who is conser
vativc, deserving and altogether compc
tent-and place upon his back no loaC
Of eXtrcmism to carry, and our word lol
it, we can beat the Republican party.
We see no good and worthy rcasor
why the Democratic party in Tennessee
should allow itself to he handcuncd b,
the Republican party, nor Why Tin
high and low-taX wings should not unit
against evils far worse than could bcfnI
us if either wing Of our rarty shoul
succeed. Extreme men may call II
trimmers, but we are willing to acccp
the nickname as did Halifax, the CHIEF
est, greatest and noblcst politician q
England, Among the statesmen Of hi
age he is said to have been first in e
MUS, intellect and honor All the pre-
udices, all the cxaggcratons of both 0
the great parties in the State moved hi
scorn. He dcspised the mean arts ant
unreasonable clamours of dcmagogues
Nlacaulcy says he assumed the title G
trimmer AS one Of honor Everythin
good, he said, trims between extremes
The temperate zone trims between tn
climate in which men are roasted an
the climate in which they are irozcr
Virtue is nothing but Il just temper b,
tween propcnsiics any enc {
which, if INDUCED to excess, become
vice. Nay" said Halifax, "the pei
fiction of the Supreme Being himsel
consists in the exact equilibrium of at
tributes, none Of which could prepon
demte without disturbing the whole
moral and physical order of the world.
Now, we would trim between the ex
treme views of the two wings of o.,
party, to the end that the moral an
physical power of the party may be pr,
served and the Republican party, whic
is the extreme Of extremes, defeated.