Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-26
The INCONSISTENCIES OF THEIR PLAT
TORN.

/ When we read the Democratic plat.
form adopted at Nashville on We'd.
uesday, in connection with a resolu-
tiou adopted by the same body, the
+ former ASSUMES the character of
/ broad buriesque. The resolution we
refer to was offered 10y the Committee
ON Platform and Resolutions aud reads
as follows:
f Pcso1rcd. That His ExceIleucv. John
+ G.. Brown, having faithfully carried
ou' Li9 principles clearly set torth IN
TnrlinStoi is dn mi =, H. i1 was im'Ie
of the rcople for the able and efficient
manner in which he has executed the
nisI ana aeilcaie trust committed to
'a .''''e "7 ''i'''' VI i'"''oS-
w" "''S any Wen mo ultu' III
'0.,'sI", ''''' u" =. y ""''eu 'ilIuu 10 re-
D'''''~ '''9 ''7','u ''''' '''i one OF TWO
C ,.', u" ''1 f''..'''ul' "".Ch we pun
i'''0' can 'i'' "e uohe' 1t
'iH i'''. 'u''''S' lie H'sV
F''.' ''' '''' p''''''' I'll - % '"'''"S
ih&J an honest labor should be pro-
''''.' vi : ''' '''' ! :" ara
NO" we appeal 10 the Iaboring men
A"" mechanics OF the S'ae to say how
'hls mas been done Under the adminis-
tTatIon ot John {. Brown, this man,
who is % entitled to the gratitude ofthe
. people, " as the Democratic Conven-
uoh says, penlienuary convicis have
, - , III pi"S 'u III competition win
',o''171 li.e''i'''''c' ana IaooIIhs men,
- 1"'''n5 "o"n 'Hei' wages ana
'r''"''E '"eil ouy Of employment
I'',=',''s', y "o''uJ seH'lenah IN
1e' 'o'N d IT," yel'9 ago 10 eslaollsh
/ "--'I an" carnage mahu'acIoFy at
C'e' eI'hu, i'll 'ilis state ana Hld start
1t" IIG '1'e'"aius 'o!u lis mat he
'''''N 10, o ~ "o"nuoh lhe business,
- ''0 oo"'" Lo' pay mechanics the
/ "'5's 'ile! uehlanoeu' ana sell his
""7'"a az me pIIce ior Whlch they
"e'e 'iieieu from the tennessee pen
i,ei' 'larJ, ms is not The only in
s'ance, "Aeie hOhest.ehterpr!se hassuf-
.ereu from Dslhg brought into compe-
'I'loh WIN convict labor. Call you this
protecting honest labor ~ and giving
IL us Hui reward" Has honest
laoof anything to expect from par
y 'AaI III one breath passes a resolu-
'''" P'euSILg protection, ana IN the
mex eHuoises an administration that
HIS "eeh foremost III Us oppression
The fourth resolution in the plat
/ form opposes "all monopolies, rings
. and combinations formed for the OPP
preston Of the people" Now, it is a
notorious fact, that the administration
OF Gov. Brown has given more en-.
enlargement to " monopolies. rings
and combinations than anv
. other preceding administration i'm the
history of the State. There has been
more Of individual peculation on the
public credit than ever before. The
Legislature was corrupted; the peni-
Tertiary leased for minimum sum
valuable railroad property has been
sold at a heavy sacrifice to favorites :;
the State has been swindled ont Of
thousands 10y public printing ring:
hIgh officials have disposed of
. Inef offices for valuable con-
si"era'lon and iavoriles Of the ring
. appointed az Their successors y whis-
, ~ iIAs mas pald ring attorney big
Zee 10 secure the veto Of law relating
70 'Ae'r business, and now we have no
uou". mat the ring has undertook the
.a7h Oh eiecIihg Gov. Brown to the
OHI'eu states senate These are few
o. 'l3 P'InciPai l'hg' That have Hour
.9ne' ""uer the present adminisira
. no" 'uI time "ou!H 'aii us 10 tell of
.l .., ones, "hich no doubt exist
b "''"'u1 nu"'oe'' ana YET conVen-
, ,-o'' n'I' oppoSes an ihohopoiles,
''''-7 anu 'oiiioina'i"hS formed Tor the
"fp''S,'on Oh 'ne people endorses