Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-29
Correspondence wing and Tribune.
NASHVILLE, Tenn,
August oath, 1874.

NASHVILLE, Tenn,
August oath, 1874
EDITORS WING AND TRIBUNE:
Since you left this city no very i'm
pOTtant political event has taken
place though there are various sur
misses. 1t is said ex-President John
son intends to support the ticket and
| to act in harmony with the party. His
friends, so far as 1 can learn, mani
| fest every disposition to do so. 1t is
said also that he will make speeches
in favor of Porter's election. l should
not be surprised if several gentlemen
who may have Senatorial aspirations
should make speeches but ii is doubt
full whether there will be any necessi-
ty, as it is understood that Porter
will probably have no opposition.
The Radicals are so divided on the
Civil Rights Bill that they cannot af-
ford to run a candidate for Governor,
intending TO make the fight for Con-
gress and for the Legislature. To
save the Legislature we must have no
divisions among ourselves. We must
harmonic there as We have done in
regard to Governor and to Congress
men. Your noble platform at Jack
son, from which much of the State
platform was taken, commends itself
to all true Democrats and is broad
enough for all sound men to stand
upon. 1t deserves all praise. The
public men of your county have man
ifested a noble self-sacrificing spirit,
i'll the highest degree commendable,
and which places them on the vantage
ground in the future.
The question of the election of
United States Senator should not be
permitted to divide us in the least.
Whatever man the Democratic men,
bers of the Legislature select should
receive the support of all the party.
To this extent, no more, should the
candidates be pledged. We must
have party organization, if we wish
success, and this should be carried
into the Legislature, for we Will need
it there as well as anywhere else.
The Democratic party is entrusted
with a great and important duty, and
that is the preservation of the State
credit without burdening the people
with taxation. This may be a diff
cult task, but it must be done. To
this end the pruning knife must be
applied TO all useless offices and all
excessive salaries. The cost of Grim
inal prosecutions must be reduced
and a general reform be introduced
into all county as we'll as State mat
tiers. If our country prospers as we
hope it will a few years will enable us /
to reduce our debt. At present there
is general distress on account of the /
unusual short crops. Such a year
has not been seen for nearly a quarter /
of centuiy. What are we to do? /
Let us sow large quantities of rye, /
wheat and barley as soon as possible, /
in order to have fall and winter pas /
lures and to furnish grain crops early
in the spring. In Europe they have
no Indian corn, which We rely upon
almost exclusively for provender and
food. but there they feed their stock
as well as their people on what we call
small grain. What they do all the
time We can do one year. Such a
course as is here suggested will give
much more relief il vigorously pur-
sued, than reducing the State tax two
dollars on a thousand dollars worth
Of property. Let us attend to our
home matters, improve our land, in
crease our productions. cultivate few
ar acres and make more corn and cot
ton on these few acres than we did on ;
more acres badly cultivated, and then
We may confidently hope that a wise
aided by a sound clear
Governor, will make some ,
aadr. ~'ent in regard to our
1itaLIe arrang,.-- crest on If =
- 5oLt and the m I've
Inch will preserve our credit anu
satisfactory to all. OCCASIONAL.