Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1880-03-20

Cate IiiiS Rrahu NlCtoIy Wy WHICH ue
debt is reduced one half and interest one
hirds Does not the Era claim the
compromise of 5O-4 for Savage since by
it only, could the people "save twelve
millions of dollars and the difference
between A and 6 per cent interest"
which is one of the "grandest victories !!
Walk up, fellow-citizens of Warren
county, who desire to know the whole
truth of this matter, and look in upon
this horse David +. Wallace in the sta.
BILE standing up on his "paster1ss" nip
ping the 5O-4 fodder in the high tau rackl
Walk up conference.-the is in there and
no doubt of it-lJe size!
We now propose to show you how he
nips this 50-4 high-tax-fodder. Step
up little, if you please, just seven
days, to April 10, 1879, when the Era
says this: "We think the bondholder
is standing very prominently in his own
way, even in deferring a favorable re-
spouse as to their acceptance of the
proposition made by the Legislature,
(he 504.) And for the sake of a set
Element of the question satisfactorily
in its manner to all parties, aue hope
they may still see 1t to their interest to re-
cede from the defiant position which
they have assumed"
"The fifty cents proposition is the
best that will ever be offered by the
State in our opinion"
Step up a little further gentlemen to
the 18th of April, 1879, and see how
the Neau Era defends not only "the
50-4 measure" and Col. Savage, but the
entire Legislature that passed that
measure. The Era says:
"THE RECENT LEGISLATURES"
eve cut the following sUell-timed
and sensible article from the Memphis
Ledger. 1t was remarkable strange
occurrence that the Legislature was
abused and villi6ed by a certain class
even from the beginning of the session
before they had done anything"
Here follows the "well-timed and
sensible article" of two-thirds of a col
umn, which the Era copies and en-
dorses. 1t is too long for our space
but the substance of it may be gather
ed from this extract which we take
from the article in the Era:
cit was a legislature fresh from the
people < x x and we believe thai
a more honest body has never Assem-
bled, and that its acts will compare
fauorably with those of any Legislature
that ever met in the State"
The prominent feature in this article
is that it had economical time ant
money and had adopted "the So
measure.
Seven steps forward gentlemen,
: you please, and see how the Era hors,
nips the high-tax fodder on the Oath o
April, 1879:
"Since the adjournment of the Legisla
ture, Col Savage has been at home, working
every hour for his clients, whose interest
before the courts had been neglected by hi
service in the Senate. When asked to ad
dress the people he has refused. No, SAT-
he, have argued the case let the peopl
and the bondholder settle i'll never tram
per (?) with the jury | shall not vote for til
proposition-but if the people do, shall b
ready to vote fifty cents tax to make tn
payment"
! Very good fodder indeed, especial.
that fifty cents tax to make payment
of "the 50-4 measure" No man ha
ever reached higher than this for hi
fodder.
In the same paper the Era defend
, Savage thus:
"Col. Savage moved to have tn
proposition of the bondholders to settl
{ the debt at 60-6 submitted to the pei
5 pie along with the proposition to settl
e at 40-4. This was his offense and notl
+ ing more, and had the proposition {
Col. Savage prevailed there would hav
been even greater probability of carr,
: ing before the people The 50-4;" and til
Era concludes this defense thus, IN
s man in the State has stood closer
t party line than Col. Savage"
y Now, gentlemen, step up a lit
}. higher still and see how the Era hor,
!. eats the high-tax fodder on the 9th da
of June, 1879. In its editorial of th'
S date the Era says:
4 awe believe 1t best for the peopl
perhaps, to endearor to settle the indebte
ness of the State at the 5O-4 compromis
= but we think it best also that the
!, should be fairly dealt with in referen'
e to the probable amount of tax niece
O. sary to meet that settlement"
IS Now as to being "fairly dealt wi
il in reference to the probable amount
tax necessary to meet that settlement
- (5O-4) the Era quotes in the same
., sue statement from the Nashvil
is Banner showing that 30 cents on Il
g hnndrad dollars will nav the cure