The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-11-27

Far from helping their case, if
the electoral ticket las run down
with the state ticket, perilously
close to danger of defeat, the public
should study carefully the facts
which led to this result, and lay the
lesson well to heart.
1t is the more necessary, because
the narrow margin by which de-
mocracy and independent republi
canism have trinmphed, assures the
democracy that in all probability
another hard party struggle awaits it
in 1858. IL We have lost 10000
votes of our large majority since
1880, and 10000 since 1882, it
argues bad policy aud calls loudly
for reform in. method, tone, temper,
sentiment and management.
a wild war whoop, narrow parti-
san method, in the interest of a
close corporation of party leaders
has resulted in losses both positive
and egative-voteS uncast and
some votes cast for the opposition.
la the determination to allow men
who have not approved the policy
of the narrow management small
or no p!Gce in party councils or in
the canvass, in sealing, or trying TO
seal, the mouths of true and honest
democrats, in the determination to
allow no man to speak unless for
"tarff for revenue only" when the
national platform distinctly and
positively recognized incidental
protection, not only as legitimate
policy, but as 3 duty, they have dis
gusted, driven off and silenced a
large, respectable and intelligent
portion of the democratic party.
Take the case of Col. Colyar at
Nashville and the large element of
business men represented by Col.
Colyar as an illustrative incident.
They were pursued, denounced,
ordered to back seats, told they
were not wanted, openly notified
that the state committee had rot
authorized them to speak. There
was no recognition of two opinions,
among honest Tennessee democrats,
such as the national convention
harmonized by declaration for re-
duced taxation and a recognition of
the revenue basis consistently with
proper incidental protection.
Had the men, who were thus
treated by the ruling party powers,
been ignorant, prejudiced men to
be childishly moved to mere blind
vengeance, the result would have
been disastrous to the state and ma
tional ticket. Being intelligent,
patriotic men, they pocketed insult
and calumny and quietly helped the
party out and saved it from defeat.
They looked only to the great issue
involved and not to any narrow or
local or subordinate issue or per-
sonal feeling.
The prevailing leadership cf Ten
nessee democracy has, by its bad
management and childish folly,
from a local and national stand.
point, involved in great peril a man
of Gen. Bates great popularity and
high character, man who extra
ordinarily survived three defeats
for the senate, and with him the
electoral ticket upon whose success
depended, SO far as any human eye
can see, the very life of this nation.
That both have come down to-
gether enhances the criminal folly
of past leadership and exaits the
patriotism of those who have saved
the ticket Notwithstanding that they
were denounced and ridiculed and
insulted as if the very purpose was
to drive them from the democratic
ranks that the transient reckless
leadership, feeling secure in the old
large majority, might work its will
unhampered, and then divide the
spoils. Memphis Avalanche.