Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-11-02
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Immediately On the srcassofhbling Of
s&e Convention Judge Mtredhh OF Va.
prtsrn'ed ibt rc,ait Of 1bc crmmittee
On ResolubAns, which says that a great
-saat1resb lHioni wrreP1fcrFcd to the
eonimittrF. an ofwhiclN ave been csre.
fully rxamine1 and dicnssrd heiore
ming 10 mn agreement. He Ihen re-
auuied Lieut. Gov. DnTsheimer Of New
York. 10 read it to tie Unvfuiion. as
Fsaunws.
We. the delegates Of lie Dcniocratic
'onrty of the United States, in l,ational'
convention Of the Federal Government
10 lt in FpgqV rNlfot. dmpetipie re-
torn. We do hereby enjoin upon the
JuOminees d. HIS Gcpyeniipn and nt the
DemActmic party in tach STATE Itzeal~
Gus effort and cO.oporntion TO this end
AMI do hereby appeal to our fellow'cit-
1szcns oi evSAtotQF1 political lconnec.
'sioplQ. undertake will MS this first and
Gn0st pressing patriotic duty ol the Je
rnpUe,acy of the whole country.
We 10 here reafirm our faith in the
'~,srmanepoy Of the Federal Union, our
EevatiOn 20 the Constitution OF the Uni.
ssed States. win its amendments uniyer-
sally accepted as a final settlement OF
Sthe controversies ,hat eheendcred civil
yaT. and do here record our steadiast
sooRfll nee in the perpetuity OF repnbli
ahnrself government In abso uie ac-
miescence to the will Of the majority
.d,e.Eithl principle of republics: IL the
ezuprewacy OF THE eivi' over the military
authority; in the total separation o
.shuroh. nnd state for the sake alike OF
civil and'rcligious freedom; in the equal
iiy. of all citizens helure just Jaws OF
their own enactment; in. the liberty of
individual conduct unvexed by sunpt-
larry laws; ia the faithful education OF
, ale rising generation, that they may pre-
sserye, enjoy, and transmit these hes,
conditions of human happiness and
hope, We behold the noblest products Of
"A Hundred ycars,o of changetul history.
But, while upholaingthe bond of our
sunion, the great charter of these our
Fights. it behooves a Tree people TO prac'
ftice also that e%.ernal vigilance which is
'tiie price OF liberty. Reiorm is neces"
ssary to rebuild and establish in the
healts of the whole people Of the I'm.
ison, eleven years ago happily rescued
from the danger OF a secession Of
,Sta'cs, hut now to e saved from q cor.
rrupt centralism, which, after infirting
rupon ten States the rapNci,y OF carpet
bag ~tyrannics, has hnney'combed-the
offices of the Federal Government itself
with incapacIty, waste and fraud, in
tTecteI States and municipalities with
the contagion Of misrule, ana locked
IA the prosperity Of an industrious
people in the parnlysiso of hardtimes.
TIFF CURRENCY PLANK
Reform is necessary to establish a sound
currency, restore the pubic credit, and
.maint in the national honor.
We denannce the failure for all these
eleven years to make good the promise
, Of, he le:al tender notes, which are a
p Changing standard ofyalue in the liauds
of the people, and the nonpayment OF
which ia a disregard Of The plighted
Faith Of the nation.
Wedcnounce the ;mprovidence which
: IN eleven years Of peace has taken from
the people in Federal taxes thirteen
, timesthe whole amount Of the legal
'tender notes, and squandered four tines
: this sum 10 useless expense without &C
cumuls'iug any reserve for their re"
.demption.
We denounce the financial imbeciliiy
and immofaIi'y Of that party which du
ring eleven years OF peace has made no
advance toward resumption: that in
stead has obs,ructed resumption by
wasting our esource and eXhausting
: all our surplus income, and while annu>
rally protesting to intend a speedy re-
turn to specie payments has annually
,anacted fresh hindrsnces thereto. As
+, such a bindranee we denounce the re-
sumption clause OF the act Of 1S75,an
: we here demand its repeal, We demand
~ iudic;ous eystem of preparation by
,public economies, by official retrenchr
merts, and by wise finance, which snail
enable the nation o % to assure the
, whole world of its perfect ability, and
ats perfect readiness TO meet any of
.ts promises Mt the call of the creditor
untitled to payment.
We believe such system well devised
and above all mtrusted TO competent
bands for execution, creating at M time
an artificial scarcity OF currency, and Mt
90 time alarming the public mind into
4 withdrawal Of that vaster machinery
Of credit by which 90 per cent of all
business transactions are peiformed-a
system open, public, and inspiring gen>
eral confidence, would from the day If
its adoption bring healing on its wings
10 our harassed industry, and set in mo
tinn the wheels oil commerce, manuiac>
lures, and the mechanical arts, restore
employment to labor, and renew IN all
Its national source the prosperity OF the
people
Reform is necessary in The mode OF
Federal taxation TO the end that capital
may he SET free from distrust. and labor
lightly huriened. We denounce the
present tariff. levid upon nearly 1000
articles, as n masterpiece Vt injnstice IN
equality aud false pre'ence. 1t yields u
dwlndllng. not . yearly rising revenue.
1t has impoverished many industries tc
tsnbsidize II few, It prohibits Imports
might purchase the products of
American labor, 1t has degraded Am