Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-20
TO THE PEOPLE OF TENNES-
SEE.
The Olive Branch Of Peace Tx
tended.


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EXECUTIVE CoanrrrEE, October IS, 1850. !
The high tax state executive COM
m;ttee (,John Y. Wright's committed
have issued a circular letter, under
date Of October 18th, in which they
nretend To hold out the olive branch
~ neace. and invite their brothers
IN forget their Imaginary grievances, y
etc and help them elect John v,
WRIGHT governor of Tennessee. This
"a t6e onlv reconciliation desired or
nronosed by the Wright committee.
Tbev nor their leading journals, have
ovor vet offered any compromise that
did not have for its end, ann aud pur-
nose a complete and unconditional
surrender on the part of the people.
The unfortunate division in the dem
ocrstic Marty was caused by a denial
nm tbe mart Of the Wright wing of one
Of tbe cardinal principles Of the dem
ocrscv-thqt of the right Of the poo
nIa To be heard on all mat
ters involving their interests.
The Wilson wing of the party sought
nv all the means known to political
management to induce the Wright
wing to acknowledge this principle IN
the late August convention, protier-
ing. for the sake of harmony, to yield
ali else, if this principle was incorpo-
rated in the platform Of the party
All these opportunities were not only
p%ositiyely rejected, but your delegates
sent instructed to secure the adoption
Of what is known as the submission
plank we're subjected to insults from
the incipiency OF that convention to
the close of its three days labor, being
designated as repudiatlonlsts'
squad" etc, by the presiding otleeTs.
When all hope had flown, ana D
Wright wing had adopted a platform
refusing, to recognize the rlshe "
the people to be heard upon a mat
ter that so vitality interests not only
themselves but also their posterlty,
your delegates charged with ms
duty, saw no other course to pursue.
but to withdraw iron the body oil
men refusing to recognize this car,
dinal princip!e-the very ground Sill
Of pure demooracy--and organize
themselves, as accredited Delegates
from the people, into a democratic
state convention, and give to the peo-
pie a true democratic, Jehers99lan
platform and a democratic candidate
Tor governor, when they ga III tpe
person OF Hon. .. y. WILSON, Pour
hundred and seventy goles ouV Of tne
eleven hundred and nity,seyen IN tne
state convention appealed thls mater
to the people, and the peop'e must
determine between tne TWO par.leS-
whether TINS Is a ueinocratic replG
sentative government or one III "1lch
the people have no rights otner nan
to pay taxes.
we are glad TO see rom tne elicu-
lar letter referred TO that lhe hrgIt
committee are becoming more c9hslq-
crate. The etiuslon Il renarAaDiy
free from abuse and crlminatloni ana
denominates Wilson men as brotRerI
with even the erring ieIt ou' A.
would have been well II TINS consul
crate temper had found a place before
the late state convention, ana sun
better had 1t been INDUCED since
The truth is, aud they nave n1aliy
come to recognize the TACT our hlgh
tax friends bit on IN august more
than they can conveniently mastlcate
In November.
1t IS the opinion OF your committee
that the only proiier OF recommendation
offered now, or at any timein the past
amounts only to al unconditional sur
render OF a vital principle ana t1a
the true democracy cannot accep' inc
%protfered olive branch on such
terms, and that Mr.: wilson remain
candidate TIL the close OF the polls on
the I'd OF November.
Your committee are painfully co2n-
lzant OF the defeat that mas oyertaKet
our party IN other states Whlch MAKE
it the more imperative That we should
be united and also teaches US tn
more important lesson mat ior hgh
causes the right, OF the people TO p'
heard az the ballot box should MOI D.
denied. It's not oenied that We ar,
confronted by a wen organized ana
disciplined political enemy one
which has been instrumental In heap
ing upon THIS people much OF the debi
that Is now by. some claimed againsi
them and believing that II would be
disastrous to our pest interests htael
should again be allowed to contro
the state, your committee therefore