The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-02-25
NO AFF1L1ArIoN WITH REPUDI

The presidential, congressional =
and legislative elections come off in
Tennessee on the first Tuesday in
November of the present year. &
These elections are all considered OF
great Importance to the people. The
legislature has TO re-district the
State into congressional and legisia'
tive districts elect United States
Senator and wrestle with the State
debt question. So it will be seen at
a glance that the coming session IS
an important one. The most lmpor-
| tant question of all is that relating
to the public debt. The honor OF
the State is to be put upon trial ana j
the people are TO determine whether
they will submit to dishono-, dis
grace and shame-to be dragged
down into the pit of repudiation-or
come up square to the test and
agree to pay the State debt IKE
honest men. We have had discus
sion enough about this question.
The time for argument has gone by.
We owe the money. We must pay
it or dishonor ourselves and disgrace
our children after us. The honor OF
our State is above party. 1t IS
matter which rises far above Democ-
racy or Republicanism it is a mat
+ ter which the honest men Of Iennes-
sec cannot longer tamper with. 1t
must be met fairly and squarely and
settled honestly. A majority OF the
. people of the State are in favor OF
paving the debt, or so much OF 1t as
: the bondholders demand, and some
/. Arrangement should be made and
( made Immediately by which all the
!. people, every man Of every party
o who ie in favor of fair and equita-
BILE settlement can act together ana
vote so that every ballot will tell.
d The Savage crowd are at work.
b They intend to push their repudlat-
, inc doctrines through to the bitter
II end. If the State credit men divide
n their strength the Savages will carry
I. the State and Tennessee will be dis
e. bopored. We hope to see the State
e credit men make a long pull q
strong pull and pull altogether SO
as to secure a majority in both
lie branches of the General Assembly
or and also to elect q Governor by al
s, overwhelming majority.
ID There are, say, 100000 voters il
g the State of Tennessee, divided
~ about as follows: Republicans. IS,
as 900; Savages, $4,000; debt-paying
r Democrats, 10000. Now how cal
is the $4,000 Republicans and the 49,
r. 900 debt-paying Democrats b
,h brought together? If they can b.
So united the battle is won and thu
es State is saved from ruin. Ii the.
be cannot be thus brought together uu
der one banner the day is lost ant
we are handed over, bound hand an'
foot to a worse tribe of Savages thar
n those who scalped white men here
IN hundred years ago. just now. Will
in the minds of men are cool, is an ex
d. cellent time to talk this matter owe
al quietly and for the two parties VIII
ut are in favor Of dealing with GU
ar creditors honestly, to come to som
es understanding The danger is in
a. minent. Defeat will certainly over
&c take us unless we act together
r. What arrangement can be made 0
or what understanding can be arrive
at at is not for us TO say. We are viii
1g ing for the wise and good men of th
e, State to say what shall be done, an
or then like a good citizen and patrt
re otto man-one who loves his c0untr
e. and cherishes her honor and GOO
n name above all other consideration
b. we will fall into ranks and vote th
IL ticket which will save us and GU
oy children from the clutches Of the Saw
as ages.
- It will not do to risk this election
. with three tickets in the field. Tha
Ai means defeat of the State credit par
Ct ty and nothing else. To save th
o. day we must unite our forces. and 81
III far as we are concerned we are will
:" ing 10 come to plain understanding
~ and make fair bargain with the Re
y publicans who are in favor of an hon
u est settlement of the State debt
10 ANY honorable contract with the Re
g publicans is preferable to an uncon
% ditional surrender to the Repudi
. ators.
e As@azsAgzza
z The NATIONAL DEBT.
IS The U. S. Secretary Of the Treas
2 urv, in 8 late letter to Hon. W. D