Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-08-27

nri vph labor Of pin9iOvmant ard re
ward r. has i,nnnveri~hP'i aud hank
rurted the countFv /, has dat.i~h ,le
nnr an oppOrfuuitv 10 earu tread 1t
has filled the land with unrest. DIS
content and agitation the rIniiiIs'.ka
hid precursors of revoIhfi rarv ra-is
tauce 10 oppre- sion, iniu-tire afi'l
wrong
For these crimes against humanity
! and good government we deunuuce
! the Radical Rnpnhliran partv "a un-
worthy the trust and coufilpnc" Of az
| intelligent aud patriotic people. A
| the representatives Of the Democratic
| partv. we congratulate III" r"nulP That
our party has at last won a victory for
| them over the Radical Republican
! nartv and it, allies monopoly and the
money pnwar TbrOu(h the lahors
and policies Of the Democratic party
| domestic governments. rPnnhlican in
spirit ~ well rs in form have heen re-
| stored 10 the Southern States. aud
| thpse States have heen replaced In the
I Federal circle with functions and
rights 60 equal with the other mema
hers of the Uninn. For the a"cnm-
nlishmPnt nf this great work this 20
! IiticaI organization deserve eS the graft
tudA nf the South and the respectful
consideration of the whole republic
the gratitude of the former IL due be-
canse IL was the direct recipient Of the
blessings Of restored political and civ
il liberty. the respectful consideration
uf the natural rppuhlic is due because
nv the success IF Democratic policies
in this regard. the sword was Plin1ina-
ted from its interna! administration,
Capitalization arrested. and the an
cient forms and methods of the Fede-
raj sYstpm rPestablisbed We pledge
the people that our grand old party
will never lower its hammer nor take a
step han nkward. until the prosperity OF
the whole people shall he held
be the supreme law of political
administration. In the name of De-
mOpracy we denonnce an interest
bearing public debt q public curse E
we dPnouuce protection puhlic r0ti-
berry we dEnnunrP mnnnDOiieS as
hateful. and destructive tn rnhlic lih-
prtv, and demand that they 'a put
away from among the people w" de-
maud the restoration Of the Federal
Government tn itS cn stitution5l linn
its and q return Of its administration
tn its original ec0nOmT, sinplicify
ard imnarfiality
We demand that the military shall
he subordinate To the civil authority
i'm fact nc well as in theory the repeal
Of the laws which have DESTROYED our
commerce. the repeal of the drclara-
ton that the currency bonds of the
Government snail he paid ia coin. and
the paVment i'm treasury notes al 90
much Of said bonds ~ NAV he fOund
duo after daduct;n the difference he-
tween the va'ue OF the gold paid aud
the currency due thereon according I"
the contract {; the unconditional re-
ppAi Of the resumption act iiii.i the
odious national ban king act ha repeal
ed and pTeauhacks Ire substituted f"r
;ht4 circliiatiun Of the natiUual banks
that treasury not = tJn mad" Ttce!vatJr
FOR all Government due that no more
interest bearing bonds he issued that
all loans required by Tia" G"vern'U"ut
hp raised hv the issuance of non
interest hrarin, treasury notes that
the cCinege IF silver he n.iItlp uuiini
tel. ana while il il the cheaper metal
ihat II he psrt to the Vdhtic rredlio'
exclusively upon 8il h0u : inSty pay
aplr in CoGu that t!ie valpe Of all tor
rigu silver COINS hA r.gulatei and
ulade receivable fer al GnvrrumPnt
dues tu ht. recOiurd by 'it Govern
urut and paid out % IT. Creditors
the repeat nf all laws which deny To
the people of the Several SIT \ the
right t0 determine for themselves
whether they vii. auihof i'ahk~ or
not that capital ~ ever fofu ur ~
Quired 10 bear the lurdeIiS II govern
ment equally with lannr and prndu:
ti0p; THAT the present finunrIal policy
of the Government to contract the
circulation Of treasury untes di-l'ar-
age silver. magnify g Is and Ha'I"nal
bank notes, he reversed. and every
legitimate mode adapted to swell the
volume of our currriiry with silver
and treasury notes For five years the
National Radi.ai Republican party
upheld and protected an Irresponsible
minority in the usurpation of ear
State government. and ! ermitjed IT
to waste the substance Of our unrepre-
sehted and impoverished people hy
bIrdPnsome taxation. and the issue
and sale, at an enormous discount, of
millions uf bonds. the proceeds of
which in great part, were converted
to the private use of its party favor
State government was recovered 10y
our people, they were threatened with
a military government if they pre-
sumed to question the validity of the
bonds so ISSUED, We undertook 10
provide for these bonds as part of
our public debt. A. Democrats we
point with pride to the fact that since
the acrpSsion uf our party to power il
a - glaiI Ina.
has paid millions upou existing debts.
It has steadily reduced the expenses
of the administration of the State
Government. IL has attempted to
meet all The obligations of the state, !
just and unjust. BY reason of circum
stances over which we have had no
control we are no longer ahie now To
meet the requirements of our credI !
tors. The cost of all our productions !
exceeds their market value. Our me- |
chanics nj laboring pen le are with |
out remunerative employment. Our J
merchants are making no gains. None |
are prosperous save corp rdti0ns, int |
rest takers and money lenders We !
recognize among ourselves wide dIff- |
rences of opinion a. 10 the time. mu,ie |
and measure of our public obligations.
but for Ih- present these dfierst,ce~ Of |
Opi ion afford no lIst occasion for dis
turning that unity which is sa es-er-
tial to the com lete sucee-- af our par
ty ia its great struggle fDr the liberH-
tIOn of the coNntTy. We cordially |
unite, however. in declaring that we
are opposed to the rPrudIatioii of the
just Indebtedness of the State. that We
are in favor0f an equitable adjustment |.
of our public Indebtedness, but TO the
end that this question may he put ont !
Of the politics of the State, we declare /
that we are for the submission Ia the /
people for their ratification or rrjec !
tion the ballot box. AT separate |
election, of any adjustment nf The
State debt which may te made nv the /