The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-07-06

already in the field There, then, is
this remaining. Let US select good
men for the legislature who in the
canvass can bring up the whole
question before the people and dis
cuss the whole platform on its mer-
its and modify or amend so as to be
as near satisfactory as possible, and
when the law is passed, to carry out
the compromise that may be agreed
upon. Let the terms of the compro-
mise be fully set out in the law.
Now, some object to the platform
because it is partial to some and
unjust to others, and gives prefer
ence to some over others, and be-
cause it proposes to pay the entire
debt of rich widow, and pays a
poor blind orphan only one-half of
her claim. This, if it is wrong, can
be modified or amended in the franz
ing and passing of the act, to fund
the debt and thus dry the tears of
other widows, and soothe and hush
the means of the blind orphans and
take the wrath and thunder out of
the Radical Rhetoric"
Now, why can't all this be donef
Why should we divide? We tried
that two years ago and defeat was
the sad result. If we try it again
does not every one know a more rue
full disaster viii befall us? VIII we
lose anything? Is there not a gov
ernor and Legislature and u. S.
senator to elect? Is the putting the
State of Tennessee under radical
rule nothing, and that not worth
contending against? Is not the
keeping the democratic party har-
monious and united worth strug-
Cling for? We have the power and
the numbers and if we do not &C
complish all, all these things, then
whose fault is it but oar oa0n? Will
we, can we, for the sake of a few
''paltry shillings," afford to lose all
these things?
| hate discordl "Oh, how sweet
and beautiful it is for brethren to
dwell together in harmony True
it is, every man is entitled to the
fullest and freest use and enjoyment
of his own opinion. If you are,
then, for the same reason, am 1 mott
If you will not yield anything from
passion or self will, and l for the
like reason or rather the want of
any reason), will not yield any
thing, then pray how are we ever to
join hands and be friends? We do
nothing; we stand still and ruin
rushes on, wrecks all our hopes be
fore our eyes, and still we stand idly
by and do not do anything. Shall
these things continue until the yoke
is keyed on our neck and the mana
cles are clasped on our hands? Alas,
it may then be too late. L have no
harsh, hard words to utter, no re-
proaches to make "a soft answer
turneth away wrath"
Then say we have the numbers
and the strength; we have not only
the citadel, but we have also the
city; let us hold both; let us secure
the governor and the legislature and
that will give us a u. 5. Senator,
and we must not permit our enemy
to introduce the Trojan horse in our
midst. Let US have but one candi-
date for governor, but one line of
candidates for the legislature, stand
shoulder to shoulder, but one cap
tain, but one flag, but one line of
battle, but one song in our mouths,
and all charge at the same time;
then you will see the ''fur fly" as
you have never seen it before
When victory will be triumphantly
won, Tennessee redeemed, a demo
cratic governor, a democratic legis-
lature and a democratic u. S. Sena-
tor.
Then we can settle all our family
affairs" in our own way, in our own
time and own terms, and settle with
our creditors on as near just, equal
and equitable terms as practicable
as can be. Then we "Can worship
God in our own way, under our own
vine and our own fig tree" and no
one dare to modest or make us
afraid, do equal justice to all
friend and foe alike, and if any one
in our line says, 'He is not akin to
David (Bate }, he has no interest in
the son of jesse" let him depart
quietly and let us live in peace and
die in hope.
Yours, etc,
W. +. KERCHEvAL.