The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-19
The Tennessee Democratic Platform


cal Republican party, National and State,
before the bar Of puhlc opinion, ~ the
author OF all the mistOrtuncs which now
oppose and threaten the people
Protesting its friendship for the Federal
Union, II sought to destroy it in central.
iAation Declaring its purpose to "cs.
tablish JUSTICE it tramplcd ii under lis
feet, 70 ensure domestic tranuullity,"
its proclaimed mission, it preached the
gospel of hate, and illcd the land with
blood, misrule and anarchy, Pretending to
"prOvidr for the common defense il
lruitlcSSly sQuandcicd millions of the pc0.
pies money. Affecting 10 "promotc the
general welfare" il betrayed the public veal.
Affirming its designs to Secure the blessings
OF iberty to ourselves ard posterity,h II
forged forthepeople the chains of perpetual
slavery. Ostensibly the financial agent Of
the people, it was in fact the plant tool of
the money power, II betrayed its trust when
! il converted a month tcrCSt bearing debt
| into an in crest bearing debt, which is q
! blighting public curse. II lthctrayrd its trust
| when it rcpudiatcd Il contract which was
diSchargcabIc in Treasury no,es and Substi.
! tuted 4 contract IN its stead TO the prejudice
| OF the people, II betrayed its trust when il
demoHctNed silver aud Iorbu ic payment to
| the public creditors in the cheaper metal
| provided for in the contract. II BETRAYED It's
| trust when il organized Il privileged class
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IVA nm Ii,rar p,.,"I V" 'JS poM', Mn'n ~
II has sonauderrj thr rnlIic we,IIh NV
donations Ia powerrul rornnrntions II bn.
wrunp cncImoug taxes frnm thr ,,ao,,Ie and
applied them IA unvorthy norti.n, ,,,r.
poses.
! Under the urrtepse or prolpctiou tn bo,ur
industry. il has systemoticoliy rohhcd fin,
many i'm tbc interest of the few
By unfrirndlv LEGISLATION il bn. dri,.n,,
| American ships from tbn bipb sons and
| utterly dcstroycd our foreign commerce
ltmade the army an instrument i'm thc
annihiIatiOn of republican government in
| the South. BY the use Of the army it put
| the people of the United States in fear and
| robbed them Of the Presidency II in.
! suits the laboriug people of our country by
demanding an increase Of the army for the
avowed purpose Of standing menace 10
them. BY the levy Of excessive excise
duties upon tobacco and alcoholic produc.
| tions, it has encouraged violations of the
revenue laws, aud under the false pretenSe
| loose. .,,,c,, .,,,. ,,.,I,. ;,,,.l,,,'.,II I'LL
thlisly men, VINO klll and MAIN our people
ana destroy their property at Will, and con
I iesSinS the wnnt OF jurisdiction IN the Fed
| eral courts to PUNISH them yet IT refuses To
allow these enemies to society to he chnl.
Iongcd any ywhcrc torthcir crimes.
Acquiring power bv accident, II has prr.
. pctuatrd il bv frandulcptlv dccriyiny the
| ignorant hiarkS "l the south, anu instead.
NV thc 'rg"ul0uS masses "l lhc North, ana
| II mas uniformly abused us power ny admin
lS'er'hg i''r government III Tue interest OF
/ intorayt r ,h t"y ,.,,,,.,,,,,. and a,ni,,.t ,o
! rny.noyer. in tL. intnrp,t "i tLr rinh o,,j
orpirsr thr noo,. in he intorr,rof thr strnr,.
and ,go,nyt tho wr,l, q. In tI,o irt,rnst ,f ,h1
few, and against the many
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Fof IheSe crimes against humanity and
goo" government we ueh"uhGr the kAd'caI
"eP"oI'cnh party h' unworthy lhc trust
ana cohhIeh't OF an intelligent ana phtrl'
| Que PeoPie' AS thr representatives. OF the
peh1cratlc party, we congrnluInte the
| people l'la' our party mas at laSi won a
victory I"r lhem oyer 'he Ea'hcal kepublI'
! can party ana l'S 3lII'', monopoly and tue
money power. lhf"uEh me iab0rN ana
P"iI'ies "' inc D'nlo'fa'lc parry, domestic
governments, republican ~ 'Prlt as wei
as loih' nave been restored to the southern
H'alGS ana theSe > ates nave been replaced
IN the Federal circle WIN functions and
! r'ghtS co'eqnal Wlth the othrr members OF
| the Union. For the accomplishment Of
this great work, this political organization