The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-08-22

slstance to oppression, injustice and
wrong, for these are crimes against
humanity and good government. We
denounce the Radical Republican par
ty as Unworthy the confidence of in
telligent and patriotic people; as reps
resentatives of the Democratic party
We Congratulate the people that cur
party has at last won q victory for
them over the Radical Republican
party and its allies, monopoly and the
money power, through the labors and
policies of the Democratic party, do
nestle government Republican in
spirit as we'll ms in form, have been
restored to the southern States, and
these States replaced in the Federal
circle, with functions and rights co.
equal with the other members Of the
Union. For The accomplishment of
this great work, this political organs
cation deserves the gratitude Of the
south and the respectful consideration
of the whole public. The gratitude
of the former is due because it was
the direct recipient of the blessings of
restored political and civil libertyj
and the respectful consideration of
the national republic Is due because,
by the success of the Democratic pol
icies in this regards the sword was
eliminated from Observation-Disclosures
Capitalization arrested, and the an
cient FORMS and methods of the Fed,
eral system re>established. We pledge
the people that our party will never
lower Its banner nor take a step back
ward until the pr Jsperity of the whole
people shall be held to be the supreme
law of political administration. In
the name Of the Democracy, we de-
nounce an Understanding public
debt as a public curse; we denounce
protection as public robbery; we
dcnohnce monopJlies as hateful and
destructive to the public liberty, and
demand that they be put away from
among the peoplej we demand the re-
storation of the Federal government
to the constitutional limits, and the
return of its administration TO It's
original economy, simplicity and im>
partiality; we demand that military
Shall be sub rdinate TO civil authority
in fact as in theory; the repeat of the
laws which have destroyed our cons
mercej repeal of the declaration that
the currency bonds of the government
shall be paid in coin, and the payment
in treasury notes of so much of said
bonds as may be found due after de-
Quoting the difference between the
value of the gold paid and the curren-
rency due thereon, according to the con-
tract; the unconditional repeal of the
resumption act; that the odious nation
al banking act be repealed, and green
backs be substituted for the Fircula
ton of the national banks; that treas
urv notes be made receivable for all
government duesj that no more inter>
est bearing bonds he issued; that all
loans required by The government be
raised 10y the issuance Of non-interest-
bearing treasury notes; that the coins
age of silver be made unlimited, and I
while it s the cheaper metal, it be |
paid to the public creditor exclusively .
upon all bonds Justly payable in coin;
that the value # all foreign silver
coins be regulated and made recsiva-
bic for all government dues tO-be re- /
ceived by the government AMI paid /,
out to its creditors; the repeal Of LAWS /
which deny to the people Of the seve> /
raj states the right to determine for
themselves whether they will author
ize banks or not; hat capital in every
form be required to bear tie burdens |
of government equally with labor and /
production; that the present financial |
pulley Of the sDternF'ieht 10 contract |
the circulation of treasury notes dis |
parage silver, magnify gold and ma,
tional bank notes lie reversed, and |
every Legitimate mode adopted to !
swell the volume of our currency |
with silver and treasury notes. For
five. years the National Radical Re-
publican party upheld and protected |
an irresponsible minority in a usurpa-
ton Of our State government, and /
permitted it to waste the substance of |
our unrepresented and Impoverished |
people by burdensOme taxation and |
the issue and sale at an enormous dis
count Of millions of bonds, the pro-
ceeds of which, in great part, were
converted to the private use Of its !
party favorites, and when the control
IF the State government was recover
ed BY our people that were threatened
with military government if they pre-
sumed to question the validity of the
bonds So issued. We undertook to
provide for these bonds as part of
our public debt. As Democrats we
point with pride TO the fact that since
the accession Of our party to power it
has not created = dollar of debt; but
has paid millions upon existing debts
and has steadlly reduced the expenses
Of the administration Of the Safe
government. 1t has attempted to
inject ali the obligations of the State,
Just and unjust. by reason of cir>
cumstances over which we have had
NJ control, we are no longer able to
meet therequirements of our creditors.
The cost Of ail reproductions exceeds |
their market value; Our mechanics
and laborihg people are without re-
munerative employment, our rner>
chants are making no gains, none are
prosperous save corporations interest
takers and money lenders. We rec> |
ognize among ourselves vide differ
ence of opinion as to the time, mode /
and measure.of our public obligations,
hut for the present these differences /
of opinion afford no Just occasion for
distu, bing that unity which is so ess
sential to the complete success of our