Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-29
The Platform.

To the President of the Con
ventiou: The Committee on Res
oIu.ions and Platform, after ma
ture delibera.ion and reflection
authorize me TO report the follow
ing resolutions as the platform of
this Convention:
Ia the name Of the Democratic
party of Tennessee, we, its dele
gates, in convention assembled
most solemnly arraign the Radi'
cal Republican party, National
and State, before the bar of pub
lie opinion, as the author of all the
mislortunes which now Cypress
and threaten the people.
Protesting It's friendship for the
Federal Union, it sought TO des.
troy it in Capitalization. Declar.
ing its purpose to establish JUS
tice," it trampled it under its feet,
To "insure domestic tranquility,
its proclaimed mission, it preach
ed the gospel of hate, and filled
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The land with blood, misrule and
anarchy. Pretending to "Provide
for the common Defense" it fruit
Iessly squandered millions of the
peoples money. Affecting to "pro'
mote the general welfare, it be-
trayed the public veal. Affirm
ing its design to secure the bless
ings of liberty to ourselves end
posterity," it forged for the people
the chains of perpetual slavery.
Ostensibly the financial agent OF
the people, it was in fact the pit
ant tool of the money power. 1t
betrayed its trust when 1t convert
ed a non-interest bearing debt into
an interest bearing debt, which is
blighting public curse. 1t
betrayed It's trust when it re-
pudiated a contract which was
dischargable in treasury notes,
and substituted a coin contract
in lis stead to the prejudice of the
people, 1t betrayed lis trust
when it demonetiz d silver and
forbade payment to the public
creditors 10 the cheaper metal pro-
yiled for in the contract, L be.
trayed its trust whsn it organized
a privileged class into a close
banking corporation, and usurp-
ing all banking power. invested
its creature with exclusive corpo-
rate power to destroy the business
and property OF the people. 1t
betrayed lis power when it fixed
an arbitrary period for resumption.
1t has qqpandered the public
wealth by donations to powerful
corporations. 1t has wrupg enor'
NOUS taxes from the people, and
applied them to- unworthy parti.
san purposes.
Under the pretense OF protec
tion to home industry, it has sys-
tematically robbed the many in
the interest of the few.
BY unfriendIy Legislation 1t has
driven American ships from the
high seas, and utterly destroyed
our foreign commerce.
1t has made the army an in
stIument Of annihilaiion of repub-
lican government in the South.
By the use of an army ii put the
p ,ople Ct the United States in
fear and robbed them Of the Pres
idency. 1t insults the laboring
people of our country by demand
ing an increase of the army for
the avowed purpose of a standing
menace to them. BY the levy of
excessive excise duties upon to-
bacco and alcoholic productions,
it has encouraged violations OF
the revenue laws, and under the
false pretense of protecting the
revenue service, it has turned
loose upon our people irresponsi
Bile, blood-thirsty men, who kill
and MAIN our people and destroy
their property at will, and con-
Tossing the want of jurisdiction in
the Federal courts to punish them,
yet it refuses to allow these ene-
mics to society to be challenged
anywhere for their crimes.
Acquiring power by accident,
it has perpetuated it by 'lraudu-
leutly deceiving the ignorant
blacks of the South, and mislead
ing the credulous masses OF the
North, and has uniformly abused
its power by administering the
government in the interest Of the
creditors and against the debtor