Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-09
GEN. ouARLEs, LETTER.

We publish to-day letter from Gen.
WIN. A Quarles, of GAINESVILLE, touching
the next Gubernatorid canvass and the
political issues of the day.
There has been some discussion 10 por-
tons of the State, more especially at
Memphis, relating to the reorganization
of parties in Tennessee, and as to wheih-
er the opponents of Radicalism in this
State should continue the Democratic
name under which they fought in the last
Presidential contest and under which
they are rallied in every other State in
the Union to-day. These are questions
about which we have given
ourselves but little concern,
beng bent on supporting measures
not men, principles not names. We are
willing to fight in line with the serried
hosts who oppose Radicallsm under any
name. 1t is proper, however, for US to
say in this connection that we do not
expect the veterans of New York and
Connecticut who have just won such
splendid victims todrop their party cogno-.
men. Nor do we mean TO insist or init
mate that the Old Line Wing of the days
of the gallant Harry of the West, who
supported the Democratic nominees in the
last Presidential contest, or who now
serves in the Democratic ranks, has been
false to his former fealty or recreant to
his political principles Of the past.
The head and front Of the Demo-
cratic band iu Congress is james
Brooks, Of New York, one of the purest
and sblest champions of Old Line Wing
gerry. In the same organization are found
Willard Fillmore, Thomas Ewing and
Lewis d. Campbell, of Ohio, John
Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts, and all
of the Old Line Wings who oppose Radi-
calism. Frank Blair, the last candidate
of the Democracy for the Vice Presidency,
was before the war Free Soil Republi-
crn. Ben. Butler, Logan, even President
Grant himself was an Old Line Democrat.
So that old party affiliations have nothing
to do with the political associations of to-
day. Let the dead past bSry its dead.
There are living issues which deD:snd the
public attention. We have seen nowhere
a better presentation of them than is to
be found in the. platform of the Ohio De-
mocracy adopted on the LIST instant:
/. Against the present high tariff, and
the substitute therefor, lately introduced
into the House of Representatives from
Ways and Means Committee; and in favor
of a low revenue tariff closely approx
mating to free trade, and making all the
necessaries of life absolutely free of
duty.
3. Against the uncomfortable exactioDs
of the Internal Revenue system; for the
abohshment of the annoyances of stamps,
licenses, and taxes upon sales and incomes,
and in favor of making the collections, as
remodeled, by State and county officers.
9. Against the prohigacy, corruption
and imbecility of the present government
officials.
4. In favor of holding the public lands
as a sacred trust to secure homesteads to
actual settlers, and against the recent ac-
ton of Congress making grants to man.
moth railroad corporations, already too
powerful, and which may become danger
Gus to free people.
8. In favor of the unconditional repeal
of the recently enacted enforcement law,
it being unconstitutional, unjust Eoppress-
i've; an invasion of the rights of the States
aud subycrsive of the best interests OF the
people.
G. In favor of a taxation of United
States bonds, equal to fair average of
the amount levied in each State on money
loaned.
z. In favor of abolishing the National
Bank system and substituting Treasury
notes of the United States in lieu of Ma
tional Bank notes.
s. Sympathy with the efforts of all
people struggling for self-government,
and denunciation of the trucking of the
administration to Great Britain and Spain,
and of the efforts of the Radicals to re-
duce whole States to condition of vas
salage to the general government.
The invitation of the Democracy of
Ohio is to all voters "without regard to
past differences.
The people of Tennessee will in the ap-
preaching Gubernatorial and Compression
al canvass look to the principles pre-
sented.
Above we have such as must command
their favorable consideration and sup
port.