The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-13

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 4, 1885,
Notwithstanding the carpings of the
few, the course of the administration
commends itself to the masses, and is
strengthening the democratic party in
every state in the Union. Coming into
the control OF the government after be-
ing out of power for twenty-four years,
it was to be expected that errors would
he made and many hopes be disappoint-
ed, but it is a source of no little gratifi-
cation that after five months no serious
blunder has been committed, and the
republican party that predicted dire ca
lamities is left without a single honest
cause of complaint.
It is true that the paid agents of some
very good republican papers have sent
out from the capital lots of drivel, and
have tried to prejudice public opinion,
but in this they have overreached
themselves, in that they have not con-
! fined themselves to the truth, have
avoided the truth, and to speak plainly,
have lied; and now the reaction has
set in and the people seeing the animus
of these creatures, have become dis
gusted, which disgust has become so
| apparent that the National Republican,
the party organ, in long editorial this
morning, calls a halt and advises the
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and pleads with them in the voice of a
sly old Fox, saying: "The only proper
pOlicy-the only policy that can, in the
| long run, be of any service to the repub-
lican party-is to cOntine censure to
censura BILE things, to have done with in
discriminate attacks, to make no asser-
lions that are not based on facts, and
by all means avoid such folly as the ut
terance of charges which the public
must know are not true"
The republican office-holders in Utah
and their claquers here are at their wits
end to know what to do now to stir up
the Mormons and create fight. Before
the annual meeting they sent it broad
cast over the land, that on the anniver-
sary day blood was to flow in Salt Lake
City, and Gentiles were to be shot dow n
like dogs, and to incense the Mormons,
arrests were made and large fees collect
ed by msrshals, U. S, commissioners
and district attorneys, warrants were
issued for every supposed polygamist,
and even for those already committed
and in Jail new warrants were issued,
and all to stir up what they as federal
officials should have tried to prevent,
but In spite of all their efforts, the
Mormons refused to fight, to shoot and
kill, and these fellows who are sent to
preserve order and peace are actually
kicking themselves because the internal
Mormons would not raise sheoi and
give them a chance to collect more fees
and pose as defenders of good govern
ment, law and order, and secure new
lease of power. President Cleveland
certainly sees through these fellows and
should take from them their fat offices
and put them into the hands of honest
men.
Malone and his gang seeing that the
sceptre has departed from them in Vir-
ginia, although the election is over three
months off, have set up the cry of fraud,
and are already declaring that they are
to be swin1led in the approaching cleo
ton, and that Lee and Massey are to be
declared elected even should Wise car
ry the state by twenty thousand major
ity. This cry has ceased to have any
force or effect. The democrats of Vir-
ginia will see that there is a free and
fair election aud the honest result de-
clared, and the result will be the tri-
umphant election OF General Fitzhugh
Lee. S. 3.