Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-08-05
THE COMING STATE CONVENTION.

The Democratic party is now en-
gagged in a contest with official corrup-
zion. that impresses all good men,
whose vision is not wholly obscured
by sectional and partizan prejudice, as
one upon which de pends the future of
the nation. The government Is noto-
riously run by an organized band OF
thieves and plunderers, their aiders
and abetters as shown by the various
investigations by the present Congress.
Honesty disquali6es for holding office,
as shown by the summary deception
Of Bristow. Jewell, Wilson, Pratt,
Yaryan, Dyer and others, VINO dared
prosecute official whiskey thieves and
REGULATORS upon the postal service.
Organized eighty thousand strong, led
NV the President of the United States,
who. we shame to say it, has no char
aoter for the proprieties of position,
TO lose, backed by the treasury OF the
nation to bride and corrupt, and the
army TO ntimidate-they are making
a desperate effort to retain power. Ii
is believed by an earnest united effort
the Democratic party aided by the
more patriotic and independent voters
of the republican party, who love coun-
try better than party, may succeed ID
arresting its downward tendency and
bring the government back in the d.
rection of former honesty and purity.
We have candidates for President and
Vice President, statesmen pre-emlnent
for ability and purity of character, ad-
mitted by the corruptionists upon
platform, that is a guaranty OF reform
andhonest government. What are our
duties in Tennessee? We meet in con-
veution in Nashville in few days tc
determine our course pending this
great struggle. Will we realize the re-
sponsibility of our position? Will We
be true to ourselves and the country
Will we follow the lead of the nation
al party in its bold declaration TO
honesty, honor, reform and govern
ment by and for the people, or will W
meet. enact platform made up o
meaningless Inconsistencies upon ques
tions the most important ever deter
mined in the State, and nominate can
didates of whose capacity to bear on
standard we will feel ashamed. Th
National Convention solemnly pledge
the party to the honest payment OF pull
lie obligations will we do likewise
the 9th of August, and thus give the
tothe organs ofthecorruptionists whlc
assert that the above declaration
+ba National convention is trau
and that Tennessee's course shoV
the party to be one of regulators
honest debts, and not to be trusted
and that Savage, Colyar, Marks al
Thomas are true opponents OF len
essee Democracy? We appeal to t
ueople to consider we'll this subJe
the damage to result from bluno
- irreparable. Reputation as pr
ciple of the Tennessee Democracy
inevitable defeat to the National par
Refusal to provide now for our de
and the manufacture of promises
the future will be regarded as co
mound of hypocrisy aud repudlatl
and will fool nobody. The PEG
must act upon this matter for tho
selves. They will get no help II
the politicians who are accustomed
discuss public questions before the
their mouths are sealed by othcial
pirations they have not the cou'
to express an opinion, lest they IN
themselves in their candidacy Tor
office in which there are innumer
vacancies, judging from the numo'
aspirants.l
IF when the convention meets
delegates shall abide by the Nat
platform, and declare for progra
IF good faith, and promptly me
all public obligations then we
he in accord with the party owe
country. and all will be we'll. 81
we declare for reputation, expr
or implied by the platform, we
defeat to the National party,
division and defeat to the party
State.