Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1880-05-01

following reply to our editorial of two
weeks ago: 03T
The McMinnville Era, repudiator
organ, says the Chattanooga Times is out
for coalition of Democratic and Re-
publican State credit men. We have
been "out for" nothing of the kind.
We have simply suggested that those
who agree that the creditors of the
State should be treated honestly regard
less of political bias, should hold con-
ference and see if they can't join forces
and rescue Tennessee from disgrace.
The Era whines forth that "a split in
the party is threatened if iow,tax men
propose TO organize themselves to de-
feat this unholy alliance to thwart the
will of the people," This whimper
about "the will of the people" is the
unmistakable badge of the public rogue.
Suppose the honest men should poll
votes enough to elect a Governor and
Legislature, who would settle the debt?
Would the repudiators still deal in their
horrible cant about the will and the
rights of the dear people?
Thus the Chattanooga Times dispos-
es of the charge of the reputation Or
gan at McMinnville. We have a few
words on the same subject to say, occa-
stoned by an editorial in late number
of the SOUTHERN STANDARD, also pub
iished at McMinnville, but we are glad
to say of quite different views as to pub
lie honesty to those promulgated by the
New Era. The Gazette has never said
it was in favor of "breaking up" or
"breaking down" the Democratic par
ty in Tennessee. We have never at
any time even intimated such a thing
or dreamed of any such move. we
have said time and again that in our
opinion the very existence of the liber-
ties of the people depended upon the
ultimate success of the National Demo.
cratic party, and for this reason we
have at all times advocated the princi-
pies and voted for the candidates OF
that great organization. (TBut so far as
Tennessee is concerned, we have said
that an honest settlement of our State
debt was a matter of far greater impor
tance than the election of any man as
Governor. We have said that this pa
per could not and would not, under
any circumstances, support repudia
tor for that Office or for the Legislature
We have said in our opinion it woulC
take all the State credit voters of al
. political parties to defeat the repudia
tors, and for the purpose of effecting
= union of State credit men we have sug
gested that there be a conference 0
leading men at Nashville some tim
this spring or early in the summer s.
that some organized plan might b
y adopted to save the noble old State o
: Tennessee from the shame and everlast
ing disgrace of attempting to repudiat
a debt which she had pledged her hon
or to pay. And we have said if sue
a conference was called and candidat
for Governor presented to us upon
straight out State credit platform, W
!. would support him and urge his elec
ton regardless of previous party tiel
1t scenes to us to be the only course t
save us from ruin. If the Democrat
T party is ever defeated in Tennessee tn
result will be brought about by sue
7 men as Savage and Marks-men VII
are willing to sacrifice the good nan
;. of the State that they may ride I'M
a. office. ~-.
The Gazette is anxious to see til
=; democratic party successful not only
;, Tennessee but all over the Union. B,
b. we are not willing to follow a set of u
= scrupulous leaders into reputation al
into dishoner. Wemust pay our deb
T. or be disgraced in the eyes of the worl
Sc We think more of the good name
" Tennessee than we do of the election
- any man Governor. So far as Il
State election is concerned, the o.
great question is the settlement of o
m. public debt.