The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26

Tennessee, we, its delegates, in convention
assembled, most SOlCmnly arraign the Radi'
cal Republican party, National and state,
before the bar OF public opinion, as the
author of all the miSlortunCS which now
oppose and threaten the people.
Protesting its friendship for the Federal
Union, il sought to destroy it in central
i2aton. Declaring its purpose to "es'
tablish Justice" it tramplcd it under its
feet To "insurc domestic tranquility"
It's proclaimed mission, it preached the
gospel Of hate, and filled the land with
blood, misrulc and anarchy. Pretending to
"proyidc for the common defense it
lrutIessy squandcred millions of the pco.
pcs money. Affecting 10 "prOmote the
general we fare" itbetraycd the public veal
! Affirming its designs to "seCurc the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and poSterily," II
forged for the people the chains OF pcrpctual
slavery. Ostcnsibly the financial agent OF
the people, it was in fact the plant tool ol
the money power 1t betrayed its trust when
it converted a non.intcrest bearing debt
into an interest bearing debt which Is Il
blightng public curse. 1t betrayed ITS trust
when it rcpudiated a contract whlch was
dischargeabe in Treasury notes and SubSt'
tuted a contract in its stead to the prejudice
of the people. ltbctraycd its trust when it
l
the public creditors in the cheaper metal
provided for in the contract. II tbetrayed its
trust when it organized privileged class
into close banking corporation, and
usurping all banking power, invested Its
creatures with exclusive corporate power
to destroy the business and property OF
the people. II betrayed its power when it
fixed an arbitrary period for resumption,
1t has squandcred the public wealth by
donations to powerful corporations 1t has
wrung enormous taxes from the people and
applied them to unworthy partisan pur.
poses.
Under the prctense Of protection to home
industry, it has Systematically robbed the
many in the interest of the few.
BY unfricndly legislation it has driven
American ships from the high seas, and
utterly destroyed our foreign commerce.
II made the army an instrument in the
annihlatiOn of republican government in
the South. BY the use OF the army it put
the people of the United States in tear and
robbed them Of the Presidency. II in.
suits the aboring people Of our country by
demanding an increase Of the army for the
! dVOwed purpose of standing menace to
| them. BY the levy Of excessive excise
duties upon tobacco and alcoholic produc.
tons, it has encouraged violations of the
revenue laws, aud under the false prctense
OF protecting revenue service, it has turned
loose upon our people irresponsible, blood
thirsty men, who kill and main our people
and destroy their property at will, aud con.
Tossing the want Of jurisdiction III the Fed.
eral courts TO punish them yet it refuses to
allow these enemies to society to be chal.
lCnged anywhere lor their crimes.
Acquiring power by accident, il has per.
| ,nIn,tnl - Inv franIulpntlv vii hn
Cnolant blacks OF the South, and mislcad.
ing the rrcdulous masses Of the North, and
it has uniformly abused its power by admin
istering the government in the interest Of
the creditor against the debtor class in the
interest Of the tax consumer and against the
taxpayer; in the interest of the rich and
against the poor; in he tntCreSto of the strong
and against the weak in the interest OF the
few and against the many.
As the legitimate fruit Of it maladminiS.
tration, it has paralyzcd all our industrial
pursuits il has destroyed the value Of our
property 1t has deprived labor of employ.
menl and reward; it has impoverished and
bankrupted the country; it has denied the
poor an opportunity to earn bread; it has
filled the land with unrest, discomfort and
agitation, the unmistakablc precursors Of
rev olutionary resistance to OPPRESSION, in.
| Justice and wrong.
For these crimes against humanity and
good government, we dcnouncc the Radical
Republican party rs unworthy the trust
and confidence OF an intelligent and patri
otc people. As the representatives. of the
Democratic party, we congratulate the
people thai our party has at last won
victory for them over the Radical Repnbli-
can party and its allies, monopoly and the
money power. Through the Iabors and
policies of the Democratic party, domestic
governments, republican in spirit as well
as form, have been restored to the Southern
States and these ; ates have been replaced
in the Federal circle with functions and
rights co-cquaI with the other members OF
the Union. For the accomplishment Of
this great work, this political organization
deserves the gratitude Of the South and the
respectful consideration of the whole re-
public; the gratitude Of the former is due
because it was the direct recipient of the
blessings Of restored political and civil
liberty; the respectful consideration of the
national republic is due because by the
success Of Democratic policies in this
regard, the sword was eliminated from its
internal administration, Capitalization ar
rested, and the ancient forms and methods
of the Federal system re-eStablshed. We
pledge the people that our grand old party
will never lower its banner nor take
step backward, until the prosperity
of the whole people shall be held
to he the supreme law OF political ad.
mnistratiOn. In the name of Democracy
we dcnouncc an interest.bcaring public
debt q public curse; we dcnOumce prOteC-
ton public robbery; we denounce monop-
oies as hateful, and destructive to public
liberty, and demand that they be put away
from among the people. We demand the
restoration of the Federal Government to
its constitutional limits, and a return OF its
administration to its original economy, SIM
plicity and impartiality.
We demand that the military authority he
subordinate to the civil authority in fact as
well as in theory the repeal OF the laws
which have destroyed our commerce; the
; repeal of the declaration that the currency
: bonds of the Government shall be paid in
( coin, aud the payment in treasury notes Ol
so much OF said bonds as may he found du,
, after dcducting the difference between the
y value of the gold paid and the currency du,
D thereon according to the contract; the IN
: conditional repeal OF the resumption act
, that the odiOus national banking act he c
{ pealed and greenbac he substituted for tn,
circulation of the national banks that treas
ury notes be made receivable for all Gov
4 ernmentdues; that No more interest bear
ing II Jtes he issued; that all loans require,
| by the Government be raised by the iSsil
! ance of non.interest bearing treasury notes
. that the coinage OF silver be made un
: limited, and when i, is the cheaper meta
that it be paid to the public creditor ex
, clusively upon all bonds Justly payable
! in coin; that the value Of all foregr
silver coin he regulated and made re
J, celvable for all Government dues; to he re
c coined by the Government and paid out I
G its creditors; the repeal OF all laws winch
c deny to the people Of the several States tht
!. right to determine for themselves whether
they will authorize banks or not; that cap
! ital in every form be required to bear the