The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-10-03
Judge Marks Great Speech.

our letter was received a little too late
the type had been distributed New
crlheless, the speech has heen printca
in pamphlet, and will, we suppose, he
generally distributed
Judge Marks opened his speech in L
truthful and eloquent narration Of the
reasons why lie appeared IN behalf OF
the Democracy, IN the course OF which
he said:
This /. the first campaign since the
close OF the war that II has been possible
TO argue the great cause Of the people up
on Its merits. Distracted and divided by
the cunning arts OF the money power, the
people have been driitcd farther and far
thor from tia principles OF Tree govern
ment. aud farther and farther from the
prosperity they once enjoyed. To-day.
from the lakes to the Gulf, from ocean tn
ocean. u wild cry ,f unrest Is going up
That cry means we are in tho beginning
OF the end, This Is the day OF the great
wrath ofte people
He then proceeded to give the Dom
ocratic record on the Bond question ;
spoke forcibly Of the ini0uities of the
National Bank system; the justice in
and necessity Of making Greenbacks II
common currency tor all persons and
all purposes; the evil effects OF the
Csin Bond act aud decentralization o!
silver; the GROWING crime OF Con-
traction; the Inequality Of Currency
Distribution; and the demands OF the
Democracy.
Judge Marks then went into most
searching and able analysis of the
platforms Of the three parties in Ten
nessce claiming the confidence and
support OF the people. He showed
concaslvely that the National Green
back platform and The Democratic
platform were identical in demanding
and denouncng that this third party
in Tennessee was identical with the
Republican platform, both Of which
ignored the vital questions upon which
the National Greenback and the De
mocracy are united. The third party
has the name but dares not to cham
pion the PRINCIPLES of the National
Grecnback party, at has the hands
Of Esau, but it has the voice OF Jacoh."
"If fanny Democrat or Greenhack man
in Tennessee wants an excuse to leave
the Democratic party, let him join the
third party Of Tennessee; but if he
wants reason for leaving, he cannot
find it either in the traditions Of policy
of the Democratic party, nor will he
fad it in the organization or platform
Of the third party"
Judge Marks discussed the State
Debt at considerable length, showing
the equities upon the side of tax pay
srs that the present contract between
the people and tho bondhoIders is
WONG and unjust, and a new contract
must I've entered into whereby the
rights of each party shall be respected
and protected, and the people must bs
heard at the ballot box before an Of
fort to bind them by new contract is
attempted. In fact, said Judge NJ,
1.-THE State debt must be s!ited. Every
unjust advantage the bondholder has
obtained must he surrendered. There
must be measure and mode Of pay
ment adopted which will not oppr"ss
the people. Such settlement as this
will command the approval OF the p"o-
pie, simply because it will he right;
and until this is done the debt will
never he settled"
After aIluding to the necessity Of
retrenchment and pointing out where
it was necessary, Judge Marks concIu-
ded with the following in regard to
protection for the laborlng classes:
am firmly Of tho opinion that the Ia
boring men of our state ought to be pro-
tectrd in their Just rights and demands.
The stringency OF the times has cut their
wages down to APPOINT which scarcely al
owS them the EcceSsarics OF life. Labor
IS the foundation of our prosperity, and
unless il is protected from wrong we crlp-
pie and destroy our only effective agency
for relief. There ought to be no conflict
between labor and capital. When they
cordially cooperate prosperity abounds.
md when they antaSOnizc they mutually
lestroy each other. Capital has deserted
abor for a larger reward in interest bear
ng bonds and securities. This condition
must be reversed. and capital again march
Iand ia hand with labor, or the fate OF our
country is sealed. There is an irrepressi-
de conflict going on between labor and
interest which must go on till all the peo-
Die are free or all slaves. Oppressed men
IRE always desperate, and II we would
lvoid unhappy evils we must TO justice to
abor.
Our platform demands that our lien
Avs shall be so Al lendcd rs to protect the
lights of the mechanic and laborer, and
his must be done. Oar laws exempt Off
'ial salaries AMI fees from attachment and
and there il no just reason
yhv the wages of the laborlnS man shall
rot have the same exemption. In these
iard times the wiscSt forecast cannot
lvoid misfortune. and too often employers
discharge laboring men simply because
hey dislike to be annoyed with garnish-
nents and attachments upon thu wages OF
heir employees. and thereby the laboring
nan and his family are denied an oppor-
unity to get bread.
There il complaint in our State that the
ease of the pcnitcntiary convcts allows
PENAL labor to come in conflict with the la
boring men ofthe State to their prejudice.
As this lease WAS made under the authOri |,
y of the Legislature OF 1915 for term OF
iears, the Constitution of the United
states will not allow that contract to be
disturbed. lflt were an open question,
would never consent to any law which
would bring penal labor into hurtiul com
petition with our laboring men. rs it Is
n rong in principle to east the burden o
publishing crime upon any one class of
our people.
BY observing justice, virtue and frugal
ty, we can restore to our country the
ncacc, harmony. and tranquility which |