Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-10-16
Dcmc ratio state Platform.
The Democratic party OF Tennessee
Convention assembled do declare

The Democratic party Of Tennessee IN
Convention assembled do declare
lst. our undated allegiance to the
National Democracy, and an unfaltering
faith in and devotion to its traditions and
principles.
End. That we endorse the action of the
late National Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati, and reaffirm the principles
enunciated in the Cincinnati platform, and
pledge our earnest and undivided support
to the democratic nominees rs presented to
! the country by the Cincinnati Conven-
ton.
Sd. That in the nomination of Winfield
Scott Hancock, Of PENNSYLVANIA, and VIM
III. English, OF Indiana, for President and
Vice President of the United States, we rec
ognize the piete restoration of fraternal
feelings TO al sections Of our common coun-
try
4th. We reussert our opposition ito the re-
pudi3tlon OF any Of the public obligations
OF the State or Federal Government, and
declare that the Reputation 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 maintenance sof the
public faith, State and National.
5th. We recognize disposition upon the
part OF the creditors of the State, in view OF
the great losses entailed by the late war, the
great depression of bust ness, and the general
shrin kage in values, to make iberal feduc-
ton IN both the principal and interest Of
our Indebtedness, and we declare that we
favor a prompt settlement by the legislature
with our creditors upon the best terms that
can be agreed upon as a result of negotia-
tons.
9th. Resolved, that we demand the most
rigid economy in the administration of ali
the public affairs of the State and National
1 Government, the suppression of any and
| all extravagancieS in public expenditure
/ the reduction of all salaries and fees OF
4 office, so far as can be done conSistenfly
with the proper discharge of public offices
and the strictest honesty in the manage.
ment and application of all public rev
/ enueS.
18th. Resolved, that we regard thorough
| Iy organized system of public instruction as
| matter of the utmost Importance to the
/ people of our State, and pledge our united
support TO its institutions of learning and
| TO the maintenance and better perfection
and development of our system of public
| schools.
Sth. Resolved, that we are unalterably
i opposed to the uSurpations of the Republic
i 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 complaints
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 thai
| the coming Legislature shall pass q law re
quiring the railroads 10 do Justice to the
| trade and business of the State.