Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-01

common country and taught US ofthe
South to feel we were in tour fathers
house." 1t promises for the future
not only the burial of all of the ami
mosities of the past, but equal and
exact justice to all in the commercial
world. No longer the taxation OF
the many for the benefit of the few.
No longer that trusts and monopolies
shall rule and control the country and
say what shall be the price of the
bread we eat and the clothes we wear.
No longer that the laboring man
shall be the slave of capital, but that
he shall be the equal of all before the
law. Its struggle is against the
Republican party who holds the re-
verse of all these principle. The
fight is in all the states and is the
death struggle Of the Republican
party if defeated. In Tennessee the
Democratic party is largely in the
majority, and if it is defeated the re-
sponsibility will rest upon those who
remain away from the polls and de-
cline to vote.
The political struggle in the State
is for the same party with the same
principles, which is but a branch of
the National party. 1t has not only
the outrage of the national Republi-
can party staring it in the face, but
has not, and cannot forget, what Re-
publican rule in the State was. 1t
cannot forget how its people were
DISTINGUISHED, its bonds issued and its
money squandered, even the sacred
school fund divided among the men,
bers of the Legislature and while
these acts were being committed
and high taxes levied, twenty of its
counties were denied representation
in the Legislature. The State is
largely Democratic-at least by a
majority of 40, 900 votes. Ex-Governor
Taylor is defeated the responsibility
rests not only upon these Democrats
who remain at home, but also upon
the Third party or Prohibitionists.
Men who claim to be In sympathy
with the Democratic party and achO
know their candidate has no earthly
chance Of election, and that their
votes can only aid the Republicans
in again securing control of the State.
The same party is also cOntesting
the field in the county. We learn
that the Republicans have already
nominated candidates. The candi
dates of the Democratic party were
regularly nominated in convention
in accordance with the usage of the
party in this county. These candi-
dates are honest and honorable men
and are as much the standard bearers
of the Democratic party as Cleve-
land and Taylor and as much entitled
to the support of the party. The
county is also largely Democratic,
and if defeated the responsibility will
rest alone upon the scratchers and
minority in the Democratic Conven-
ton. Gentlemen may twist and turn
and seek to shift the responsibility
upon the shoulders of others, but
should the Republicans elect two
representatives in this county, all
men of sense both in and out of the
county will know where the respon-
sibility belongs. Those who have
permitted passion and prejudice to
get the better of their judgment, and
refuse submission to the regular Or
ganization and have been fighting it
ever since the nominations, will
alone be responsible, for they will
not even have the excuse of Third
party candidates.
The issue is made up, and it is Cor
ban and Goodpasture, or Jackson and
Wheeler. Choose we between the
two, but do not try to shirk the re-
sponsibiity after the election.
We urge every Democrat to go to
the polls and vote. If he does not
wish to vote with his party, have the
manhood to vote any way. Don't
scratch-you have choice and ex-
press it like q man. Your fellow
Democrats will respect you more for
voting, even if you vote against
them.