The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03
The American Rejects Compromise.


The CITIZEN, seeing inevita bic de-
feat for Tennessee democracy unless
something interviewed to check the
detection and bitterness that is fast
assuming unmanagable proportions,
last week formulated Senator Jack
sons suggestion into a distinct
proposition to the democrats OF
Tennessee to pool their differences
and unite upon national issues
alone. The American, the mouth
piece of one faction, meets the
proposition with the distinct an
nouncement that the only compro
mise. possible is complete surrender
of all factions and opinions to its
views and schemes. The tenor OF
its response may be inferred from
it's expression: "Will you (the
CITIZEN )-or any Of your kidney
Such indecent Characterization is
the response to a sincere PROPOSE
ton to unite the factions of dem DC
racy.
The American lays down four
things as necessary: /. Submit
all differences to the next cOnven-
ton and abide the decision. 2.
Support all nominees of all coRven-
tions. 8. Internationally and alb
soluteiy advocate every plank in
the platform. 4. Support no can
didate who is not pledged to sup
port every utterance of the plat
form. These appear innocent upon
the face, and yet when we see who
proposes them, the spirit in which
they are proposed, and the accom-
panying utterances, theirlinsinceri-
ty is apparent. The man who makes
this unconditional and without re
serve surrender of manhood and
power to think for himself and
blindly proposes to follow party to
the devil ifthe platform says so, does
it with the distinct proviso in his
mind that his platform is to be
adopted and. his men nominated, and
he denounces beforehand all men
traitors and all doctrine as treason
that does not conform to his stand
ard and swear allegiance to his
schemes. A decent man would
stultify himself and ought to be
kicked out of the state as unworthy
to assist in directing public affairs
who thus blindly throws away his
manhood and his franchise, and
throws it knowingly right into the
hands of schemers. Mr.. Vertrees
who lays down these inflexible de-
mands himself will not subscribe to
them, and if he does he may not
keep the faith. Did you, Mr.. Yer
trees, bolt the convention that nom
mated Cheatham and vote for Andy
johnson? If you did. what assur-
ance can you give that you are sin
cere now and will not bolt again if
your man is not nominated2
The reader will doubtless be sur
prised that these holy, pious, patri-
otto democratic rules are written by
man who left the gallant old
fighter, Frank Cheatham, to vote
for the renegade Andy j johnson who
wanted to hang JEFF Davis and all
MS KIM.
If some responsible power will
lay down a democratic formula in
advance and guarantee that there
is not deception and schemiDg in it,
we stand ready with all good demo
Gratis Of Tennessee to pledge our
support.
But when the scheme comes from
schemers and is promulgated by a
man who bolted himself (if report
be true), itlis entitled to no consider
alton. The spirit in which it is
proposed, the tone of all the Ameri-
cans utterances, the apparent sell
fishness and design of its political
endeavors, and the boiling of Mr..
Vertrees himself upon the occasion
mentioned, are all and each of them
sufficient evidence of insincerity
and unreliaGility, and 10 democrat
with any self-respect will listen or
yield 70 them.