The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-30
Harmony Oyertures.

The low tax executive committee
met at Nashville last Friday morn
ing and formulated the terms of a
truce to be offered to the other wing
and to all democrats. 1t is a step.
We do not care to say that it is in
sincere, as some do, and made to get
the advantage of being foremost in
overtures that lead to nothing. We
agree with Tor rather, to, the main
feature in the matter-a united call
for convention of the party. The
last proposition is fraught with
dangerous perplexities.
You may get so many opinions at
so many figures that you will know
less of public opinion than you do
now, and then the discussion of
terms by the people will reopen the
party sores that this harmony
plaster is designed to heal. Every
time we depart from the old faith,
the plan of our fathers and the main
idea in American government, we
get into hot water. The old, demo-
cratic, proper, successful way is to
vote for the candidate who adj
vocates your views and will main
tain them, and not for the idea itself
per Sc. We need men to attend to
our public business who believe
what they are preaching. If they
go as mere machines to carry out
our views, they will not be effective,
for no man can throw any vim or
force into the accomplishment of an
end he does not desirehimself. five
couldn't get our views carried out
any other way, this might answer;
but there is a better, palmer way,
the old, trusted, tried, democratic
way: Vote for him who advocates
and will maintain the right, and do
not send men up as mere machines
to make laws and shirk all respon-
sibility themselves by sending them
down to the people to wrangle over.
In other words, send delegates to
the convention who entertain your
views, but do not invite discord by
voting upon the main proposition in
primary. The violation of this
fundamental principle of representa-
tive government has been the cause
of our woes and will continue to be
as long as we follow it. But,
THE RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, The decision of our su-
preme court in what is known as the
1908 case has finally settled and fixed
the principles which have heretofore |
divided the democratic party in the |
state; and
WHEREAS, The only remaining differ |
ence existing in the party is one simply |
as to the amount to be paid on the pub
lie debt, and, recognizing in the great |
mass of the democratic party an honest |
desire to have the question settled, and |
finally and forever removed from the |
arena of political discussion, and to this |
end the disposition among lew-tax
democrats to meet their fellow demo
Gratis upon some middle ground, upon
which each, conceding something OF
extreme opinions, for the sake OF har-
mony and success, ali may honorably
stand;
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
chairman of this committee be in
'tructed to call a convention of the
democratic party, in conjunction with
he chairman of the executive committee
If the other wing of the party, at such
! time as may be agreed upon.
Second. That in the event the COM
nittee OF the other wing of the party
eiuses to issue joint call, then the
hartman of this committee is instructed
o call convention of the democratic
arty to meet in the city of Nashville,
lay 18th, 1882, to nominate candidates ,
Or governor. etc.
Third. That the people in their
ounty meetings called for the cleo
on of delegates be and they are I
ereby requested to express by reso- !
ltion their sense of the basis upon
hich the debt should be settled, and
$50 express by resolution their sense as '
} whether the basis of settlement that !
lay be proposed by the legislature
lall be referred back and submitted to
direct and separate vote of the people. |
d. F. WALLACE, Chairman. |
REECE K. HENDERSON, Sec'y. T