Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-13
Republican Platform

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affirm our devotion to the Ma
tional Republican party and to
its principles, as heretofore de-
clared, believing these principles
to be founded in political wisdom
and essential to the prosperity
and equality Of every citizen,
and to the Union Of the States
under the Constitution.
That the bonds of Tennessee,
heretofore deliberately recogniz-
ed by both the Democratic and
Republican parties as legally is
sued and valid, is an indebted
ness binding in law and in NOR
ais upon the property and con-
science Of the State, and that
any attempt to impair the obi
CATION of that Indebtedness, or
to readjust it, or scale it, OF in
any other manner to change the
letter and spirit Of the contract
without the voluntary consent
Of the bondholders, previously
fairly and understandingly OBJ
tanned, is downright reputation,
and high-handed dishonesty.
That any voluntary PROPOSE
ton from our creditors to take
less than the face value of their
bonds in consequence of losses
incurred by our citizens during
the War of the Rebellion should
be thankfully and unhesitatingly
accepted, and the new contract
faithfully complied with; and we
denounce the refusal of the Dem
ocratic party to accept the prop
osition as refusal of liberal
and voluntary reduction, and we
recognize in said refusal the
overwhelming evidence that a
large majority of the Democrat
ic party intends to repudiate the
bonded debt of the State, and
thereby to subject our State to
The opprobrium OF all people who
regard the contracts of a State
with her creditors as of sacred
inviolability.
That the reasons prompting the
Democratic party of Tennessee
and other States of the South to
repudlate the entire debts of Their
respective States will, when log
ically carried out, prompt them
also to repudiate the entire debt
Of the United States, and we
hereby declare our solemn judg-
ment to be that as soon as the re-
pudiating element of the Demo
cratic party has wiped out the
debts of their respective States
they will declare in favor of re-
pudiating the debt incurred by
the nation in preserving the I'm
ion.
! That we renew our declaration
! in favor of free common schools
for the education of the children
Of the State, we believing thai
school-houses are cheaper thar
Court-houses, and that intelli.
gence is the mother of morality
and liberty.
That we recognize the righr
Of the laboring men and wome1
of Tennessee as deserving of on
most tender parental solicitude
and We denouncc all Legislation
4 that discriminates against tht
poor and in favor Of the rich, be
lieying that the poor should b,
protected and that labor is tn,
creator of our wealth, and tina
there can be no permanent pub
lie or private prosperity excep
it be based upon perfect halmo
ny between labor and capital.
That we are opposed to bring
ling convict labor in unnecessary
competition with free labor, ant
to prevent this we favor the EN-
ployment of Penitentiary con
victs below certain grade OF
public works and in improving
public roads in the State.
!. That we are in favor of Law
and order and opposed to mol
violence; that we demand til,
impartial enforcement of the Law
everywhere and at all times
that we denounce social ostra
cism because of political opinion
as standing reproach to Repub
lican government, as calculated
to discourage the incoming of
capital and labor, and as destruc
tive to the business prosperit,
of our people. That we adyo
cate all measures that promis'
peace, protect industry, encour
age temperance and advance mo
rality, and we pledge the vote
and voice of the Republican par
ty to every good work that vii
! benefit the individual, build upth
State and strengthen the nation
The Convention then proceed
ed to the nomination of a candi
date for Governor, and the fol
: flowing names were presented
, w. p. Gillenwaters, Of Hawkins
: A. M. Hughes, Of Maury; Alvil
S. Hawkins, of Carroll; Thoma
C. Muse, of Madison. s
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