Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-14

3. we are opposed 20 Inc Iepuui"
ion of the rights or sovereignty OF tne
people.
4. We recognize the time onoreo
axiom of the democratic party, that
,ur government is of the pc pie, ana
'or the people, and that they are SOW
.reign and supreme; and that the Leg
stature are their servants, and there
fore we are unalterably opposed TO
anv settlement of the state debt by the
legislature until the same has been
frat submitted to the people, at a sep
arste election, and ratified by their
free voices at the ballot box.
S. We are unalterably opposed to
the sovereignty of the
state; to taking from the people the
right to say what the rate of taxation
shall be; to placing the state in the
hands of the federal courts, to be run
for the use and benefit of the bond
by receivers appointed by
said courts. Therefore we will never
consent to take coupons for taxes.
6. That we are in favor Of fostering
and improving our public school sys'
tenn.
Z. That we are in favor of such leg.
islation as will compel railroads to
deal Justly with the people of the state,
and prevent unjust discrimination be-
tween through and local freights.
A motion was made afterwards to
substitute this for the majority, or
state credit report. The motion to
substitute was defeated by vote OF
$40 to 40. thus showing that little
more than one-third of the conven.
ton was willing to coquet with the
uymph of reputation. The vote on
this substitute, by counties, as given
in the American, was as follows:
Ayes-Bedford IS, Benton 5, Bledsoe
not voting, Blount Il, Cannon 8, Car.
roll 4, Cheatham q, Clay not repre'
sented, Coffee IA, Davidson Is 1-5
DeKalb 81, Dickson 8, Fayette 26
franklin q, Giles 223, HardemaL
10, Henderson 7, Henry IA, Hick>
man II. Houston Il, Humphreys
1I35. Jackson IA, Lake not repre-
sented, Lewis not represented, Lincoln
L. Macon 6, McMinn 2, McNairy 81
Marion not represented. Marshall 5
Maury 81, Montgomery So, Moore II
Overton S, Polk not represented, Put
uam g. Rhea 2, Robertson ~, Ruther-
ford %, Sequatchie 3, Shelby so
Snith 8, Sullivan 4, Sumner 81, Tiptor
.256, Trousdale 8 10, Van Buren, l
Warren Is, Wayne MT represented
WeakIey 8 28. 80, White II, Williamson
81, Wilson 28-470.
Noes Anderson 6, Bedford 6, Ben
ION Z, Bledsoe, not voting, BlouDt Is
Bradley s, Campbell 4. Cannon 2
Carter 4, Carroll IA, Chestham g.
Claiborne s, Clay. not represented
Cooke 8, Crockett IA. Cum berland
Davidson SO 5, DeKalb. 81, Dickson
5, Dyer IA, Fentress 2, Gibson %
Giles 81 21.23, Granger 8, Greene Is
Grundy 8, Hamblen s. Hamilton Is
Hancock 4, Hardin 10, Hawkins Is
Haywood 10. Henderson 7, Henry Is
Hickman 2, Houston 81. Hum
phreys 2 %, James 8. Jefferson s
Johnson 2 Knox 20, Lake, no
represented, Lauderdale Is, Law
renee 8, Lewis not represented, Lin
coin 81, Loudon 6, McMinn 10, Nc
Marry 81, Madison 81, Marion, no
represented, Marshall II, Maury 324
SIeigs 6, Monroe J3, Montgomery 193
Morgan 3, Obion "a, Overion 5, PER-,
s, Polk, not represented, Rhea 4
Roane 8, Rutherford 7, Scott l. Sevie
3, Shelby 36, Smith s, Stewart "A, Sui
llvan Is, Sumner l5s, Upton 12}
Trousdale 10, Unicoi 2. Union
Van Buren, l, Warren 2, Washington
IA, Wayne, not represented, Weakle,
10 1-29, Williamson 223; Wilson 1-84G
Four other members of the commit
tee joined in the following report, an,
submitted it as substitute for that @
the majority:
The undersiged dissent from the re
port presented on behalf of the ma
jority of the committee on resolutions
They submit that the democr
party of Tenn essee is united on a.
questions cave one, to.wit: The in
mediate policy to be pursued in regar
to the matter of the state debt; as
this there are honest differences {
| opinion SO widely divergent that til
agreement of the two wings of tn
party at this time seems impossible o
this question.
They believe the evils consequent O
| party division, both tt the state an
| her creditors, are far more to be feare
than those anticipated to follow fror
| pOstponement of decision in til
| matter of the state debt.
| The platform presented by the ms
jority of the committee, presents til
opinion and policy of one wing of tn
party only, and the minority of you
committee believe both the welfare {
the state and the interest of her cred
| itOrs alike demand a reasonable con
cnrrence OF democratic opinion, in UI
der to secure the permanent we'll bein
of the former, and the rendition of eX
act justice to the latter.
The democratic party of 1878 con
mitted itself TO the principle or polio
OF submission OF any settlement of tn
matter to a vote of the people. A m'
jority of this convention are, perhap
opposed to the recognition of this
the party platform, without eny el
preston of opinion as to the wisdOi
Of the original incorporation of tn
policy in the party platform. TT
undersigned believe it unwise at tn
time to adopt the views of one wing
the party only, aud ignore the view
Of the other in this matter.
They fear It's result would be 81
only the division Of the party, but tn
total destruction Of state credit. The,
therefore, submit as minority repor
the following, in lieu OF so much
the majority report as refers 10 Il
state debt:
That we are opposed to repudiatio
in any form, and are in favor of
strict maintenance of the public faitI
We favor compromise and settl
ment of the states Indebtedness upC
the most favorable terms that can
honorably obtained, and we favor II
Inauguration by the next legislature
measures for a just and honorab