The New York herald., 1878-08-17
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS.


rIoN DY THE STATE coNvENTIoN-THE coUN-
TRY TO BE SAVED BY oREEN3AcKs AND MOD
ERN DEMocBAcY-voLcANIC REVOLUTIONS
OPPOSED TO EEPuDIArIoN, BUT
NAsnviLLy, August le. 1878
The Tennessee Democratic Convention reassomb'cd
at nine O'Clock to-day and adopted she following reso
lutions:-
In the Of democratic party Of Tennessee w. M
rsaIsal republican p"rsy"nstIon. and the
bar S public opinion r. n. ~ 'Hi
friendship Tor the federal nioa sought 20 stroy II ~
sssanf IL IL
ha:s @ me- na ~S
chy; pretending TO provide for the common cs'sne % ~
"s.e.ias 70 Sso%ose sh. genera. woii. se.r.sea ihs
paee "r%Es 1t. design :" secure ~ osd ns or 6s
people chains OF perpetual slavery ostensiby the nnAn
% 81 the % money y eossr p"s S'' Os.rsrsa i.
the when SsS "s
is trust when i, repaaissea s"a,rset deharssaas
Z 's
betrayed its truss when II organized class into
s1ahns r. @ I'll vs. ssSs
W s ana rss 81 4s
period for sqnandered the public wealth
%s and applied
sss
the in the nt-tcst Of the few By unirendly egsa
Utterly @ ss.ssayss our essEa sS%msrss !; % %s army
IN r.. B. s 3, s .s Of % % . pa e
goopl. OF the United fear and rooosd them of the
S the
O Ss
ductons 1t has encouraged violations Of the laws,
:ss q"sf sss 'sss s
% spsay %a :as
p.ni them yss y NE. 70 allow % these enemies OF 90
Ing power by seoissnt Il S.s psrpe,u".ea Il by fraud
I'll. ns tx. sa the Ind
uniformly abused its power b the govern.
class interest Of the against the
n Ss hs and s ""s s.,".s .s
The 9: .w and :E.ns iss "ny =, the M lsr IT,
%".sl iI pursuits M s.. ass,"ysS the value pros
NJ :ss' euu .aS
a.. e I'll: s: ana a
tAkaoe Of rsvousonsy Resistance to oppres
sioa, injustice and s., xr.ns; 49,, ,ux..,,x
For these crime. sE.rs anu good %
As representative Of party
them over the raa,esi fspnoesn PARTY and
policies the party domestic governments,
publican spirit we'll in f,m nave been restored to
era. circle WIN saa rights nj the G,es her
this political organization deserves the graft
tudc of the south the respectful Of the
BECAUSE the dree. the blessings
.o " "%S
cess Of Hocss in sn; regard the sword was
arrested and anci.nt forms and mstheas Of the federal
'''''@ F's''"''A'a. so1sxs r.xDcr.
We pledge the people shnt our party viii never lover s
the wnos people shall be held to tho supreme
.s%n s ns sas
we denoanes pr.ss:t,on public robbery re dsnouncs
demand th.s they bc put away from among the people
We demand the restoration Of the federal to
constitutional limits, and the OF ITS administration
asm military subordinate the civil
which have DESTROYED our commerce repeal Of
'ss the
Of so much Of said bonds as may be found due inter de-
and the due thereon according to ,ne contract
sn: Sa.s: :sAss % tho
all government dues interest bearing
SSsS. ss 20 1 h: ~ ss
ires.u.y notes. that the ooin..s OF sve. b. sds an
to the Sa"iic esseisor exclusively 4. bonds justly
payable |. s0n tS:. tho value s. ,o5s'Fn IN M
and be received by the government and paid
We demand the Of the laws which deny the people
whether th-y ~ suthoriss banks that capital
rauxy with labor and predueton that the
c.i policy Of the governmen 70 oonr.e. The circulation
tonai Ssai nos: DO ssvor.sa svsry Isstm..e
ean nDn.la and protected IRRESPONSIBLE minority
permitted Tao ,sS sa's..sss ao S Our Sa,asn
million. Sonss
rs s s.-s @ @ sSs" he
tion ,hs y.d Of The bombs so issued andsrsook to
pkxocRArlc REBORN
:. we % ss ss s ass ns ass
dollar s.. mas s.a upon y ,ns s sss"s
.sn".ea nS 'A ali ss osoa the
stances over which hsvs had control
The OF all productions their market value
0ar mechanics and "esrnE o.sps are ..h"a.
gains None arc prosperous save rDcr.'ons interest
sslv,s WIDE difference Of opinion 70 the time, mode
and measure OF the pSyment OF our public en.
oeeon tor disturbing tsa, unity which Is 50 essent. to
''orrosKD TO msruDiArioS. BuTr-
opposed 70 the repudiatioa OF the just Indebtedness
%ens Of sas pubic the end that ,S'.
question be put OF the politics state we de
ratification rejection a. the ballot box At sep"r.e
q f. % @ ,sS ssss .nsS ssS
made ra,,ed oy the people declare
opposed ~ the levy OF any greater lax nton
the people than be necessary tor thv o the
Of tho State government economically admins
tered
We demand the adoption of constitutional provision
prohibiting tho from borrowing and
issuing bonds, be issued compromise
OF the present debt. ....s
We demand the reduction OF fees Of officials In
formi Go the vensrs shnsasc oI vnne and strngency
o the times, ana the adoption Of maximum standard
ecs excess W nso county treasures Tor the
ot SCHOOLS. u tr."stE
We further the passage OF lien law which
Just alike tnbsrsr In the payment Of hts
10 the uscnnalc aud tho owner.s
Resolved fther fha this Convention indorses the wis
don and p~riotsm vf tho standardization Of sovernor
Jams ID. Porter.
Alter the adoption oi tho platform tho following
names wcrc put IN nomination
For aovornor-Aiired CaIaweh and John NJ. Ficm.
ing, OF knoxville; Jsnn Ii. savage, OF McMinnvnc
Arthur = Coysr, Ct Nashville, und John A. Gardner
OF Weakly county.
THE EX-CONVICr.
GIVE HIM A HtLPING HAND.
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