The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-08-19
TENNESSEE DEMOCRACY.
The state Convention NOmi.
mates Hon. John v. Wright,
of Maury, for Governor.
The Boilers Nominate Hon. 8.
f. wilson, of Summer.

The State Democratic Convention,
after stormy session, closed its labor:
last Thursday by nominating Hon,
John V. Wright, of Maury, for Gov
ernor, and placed him on the follow.
ing sound democratic platform:
The Democratic party of Tennessee
in convention assembled, do declare:
First-Our unabated allegiance to
the National Democracy and an un-
faltering faith and devotion to its
traditions and principles.
Second-That we indOrse the ac~
ton of the late National Democratic
convention at Cincinnati and reaffirm
the principles enunciated in the Gin,
cinnati platform, and pledge our earn.
est and undivided support to the Dem
ocratic nominees, as presented to the
country by the Cincinnati convention.
Third-That in the nomination Of
Winfield Scott Hancock, of Pennsyl-
vania, and VIM H. English, of Indi.
ana, for President and Vice President
of the United States, we recognize the
complete restoration of fraternal feel.
ings to all sections of our common
country.
Fourth-We reassert our opposition
to the reputation of any of the pub
lie obligations CT the State or Federal
government, and declare that the re-
pudiatlon of either, under any pretext
or disguise, would be the most direfuI
of evils, moral, financial and political,
and, in the patriotic language of the
National Democratic platform, we
pledge ourselves to the strict mainte.
nance of the public faith, State and
national.
Fifth-We recognize n disposition
upon the part of the creditors of the
State, in view of the great losses Ell.
tailed by the late war, the great de,
preston of business, and the general
shrinkage in values, to make Il liberal
reduction in both the principal and in
teresG of our bonded Indebtedness, and
we declare that we favor Il prompt
settlement by the legislature with ouI
creditors upon the best terms that Can
he agreed upon as result Of negotia'
! ton.
Resolved, That we demand the
most rigil economy in the adminlstra-
ton of all the public affairs of the
State and National governments; the
suppression of any and all extrava.
gances in public expenditure; the re-
duction of all salaries and fees of office
50 tar as can be done consistently with
the proper discharge of public Offices,
and the strictest honesty in the man.
agement and application of all public
revenues.
Resolved, That we regard n thor,
oughly organized system of public in
struction as matter of the utmost
Importance to the people of our state,
AMI we pie lge our united support &c
its institutions of learning and to the
maintenance and better perfection anC
development Of our system of public
schools.
Resolved, That we are unalterably
opposed TO the usurpations of the Re
publican party, and We recognize the
fact that the administration of the
government, both State and Federal
by that party will. under its rapiC
strides TO Capitalization, soon result il
the destruction of our republican form
of government.
Resolved, That in view of the com
plants coming up from every part o
the State against the policy of th'
railroads, discriminating against loca
freights and passengers and in favor o
through freights and passengers, it i
the sense of this convention that tn
coming legislature shall pass Law
requiring the railroads to do justice Il
the trade and business of the State
The following minority reports wer
presented, but the convention refuset
to adopt either of them;
FIRST MINORITY REPORT.
The following minority report wa
made by H. T. Johnston, of Gibson
The undersigned dissent from the re
port presented on behalf of the major
ity Of the committee on resolutions
They submit that the Democratic par
ty of Tennessee is united on all ques
tions save one, to-wit: The immediat,
policy to be persued in regard to thu
matter of the State debt. To thi
there are honest differences ofopinion
SO widely divergent that an agreemen
of the two wings of the party at thi
time seems impossible that question
They believe the evils consequent oil
party division, both TO the State an(
her creditors, are far more to be feared
than those anticipated to follow from
g. pOstponement.Of the decision in the
matter of the State debt. he plat
form presented by the majority Of th'
committee represents the opinion anc
policy of one wing of the party only
and the minority OF your COMMITTEES
believe both the welfare of the Stat
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