Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-10-30
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The Democratic party of Tennessee
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The Democratic party of Tennessee in
Convention assembled do declare
lst our unabated ALLEGIANCE to the
National Democracy, and an unfaltering
faith in and devotion to its traditions ana
principles.
End. That we endorse the action of the
late National Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati. and reatiirm the princp pies
enHnciated in the Cincinnati platform, and
pledge our earnest and undivided support
the country by the Cincinnati -Conven-
ton.
3D.. That in the nomination of Winfield
Scott Hancock, of Pennsylvania, and VIM.
Ill. English, OF Indiana, for President and
Vice President Of the United States, we rec
ognize the complete restoration of fraternal
feelings TO all sections Of our common coun-
4th. We reassert ouriopposition ito the re-
pud1atl0n of any OF the public obligations
OF the State or Federal Government, and
declare that the repudiation of either under
any preteXt or disguise would be the most
direful OF evils, moral, financial and politi-
! cal, and IN the patriotic language of the
/ National Democratic platform, we pledge
/ ourselves to the strict maintainance of the
| public faith, State and National.
5th. We recognize a disposition upon the
+ part OF the creditors OF the State, in view oil
the great losses entailed by the late war, the
great depression of bust less, and the general
shrinkage in values, to make aliberal reduc-
! ton in both the principal and interest Of
our Indebtedness, and we declare that we
favor prompt settlement by the Legislature
i with our creditors upon the best terms thai
| can be agreed upon as a result of negoia
| lions.
/ 9Th Resolved, that we demand the mos
rigid economy in the administration of al
| the public affairs of the State and National
Government, the suppression of any ano
/ all extravaganeies in public expenditure
/ the reduction of all salaries and fees Of
4 office, SO far as can be done consistently
/ with the proper discharge of public offices
and the strictest honesty in the manage
ment and application of all public rev
! enues.
9TH. Resolved, that we regard thorough
l-ly organized system of public instruction az
| a matter of the utmost importance to tht
| people of our State, and pledge our united
| support 10 its institutions of learning anC
to the maintenance and better perfection
| and development of our system of public
| schools.
8th. Resolved, that we are unalterably
| opposed to the usurpations of the Republi
can party, and we recognize the fact thai
the administration of the Government
| both State and Federal, by that party, will
under its rapid strides TO Capitalization
soon result in the destruction of our repub
lican form of government.
9th. That in view of the complaint
coming up from every part of the STATE
against the policy of the railroads discrim
mating against local freight and passengers
and in favor of through freight and passen
gers it is the sense of this convention tina
the coming Legislature shall pass a law re
quiring the railroads TO do Justice to tn,
trade and business of the State.