The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-07-15
GOVERNOR MARKS.
HI5 Speech at huntington.


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IlCN1NGDoN, July 3th.-Accordih2
| to appointment GOV, MARKS address"
the citizens OF Carroll county To-Day
and was listened 10 with marked al''H-
tom The crowd WAS large ana or
derby.
Several speakers addressed the a',cm-
blagc Gov. Marks was introduced ny
/ Capt Baker, and commenced speaking
lat 2 o'clock,
! The Governor discussed TN" state
debt al some lcngthr and III substance
bald;
. H., five wears the Ecpab!icqn party
mad control Of our State government
D.. w., .rr,s fl. mclhod.anI II principles.
r.. G,., o,I ocoiJoo, il seized control
.,flhc State Government, Disru.ing
fine r.opI, if DISTINGUISHED them, and
.J..ltr.i ,hol fine will Of rbc pcoplc
Ionobl not il, ruIc tlc government. II
n.y, demand. that II shah AGAIN be-
.ur.crd in power. Apaln II declares the
u.ouln are not to be trusted, aud it
b,,ily uroclnimg its rnrposc TO surrcn-
.Jnr ihr'n, s,yorciopty TO the Federal
ICout. f. pr,.onts the issue directly
and .,aruly. Il cannot be escaped.
b. luon this Great issue the Democracy Oh
lITonncsscc is compelled by It's tradition,
|, land principlc. TO be- Of one mind an,
to .'gud first, M,t and all the time by
the principle that the right of fine pcu
plc to GOVERN themselves In their owr
nay f. supreme, and that it, surrgrir
10 ~ ANY bower dcurado- them from free
dora to slaves.
Il The Republican party knows that til,
treat body Of the people If the State mr.,
! unaItcraby opposed to It's return Il
" power, but ENCOURAGED by supposed di
" visions i'm the Dcmucrlic party, auC
C tempted by its yauItng ambition, it /
l. again reaching out It's hand to grasl
power against the will Of the people
and it proposes when it acquires tn,
% po,ycr To- aaain di.rranchisc the pcopI
/ for all time upon the subject If IL,
-. State debt, a question Of supreme con
ccrn to them.
T. This question must be settled by III,
e Democratic party or by the Republican
=, party. The Democratic party tomprc
II bends the great body Of the people a.
- the State. Dcmocracypays nine-icnlh
of the taxes. Therefore it is right JUS
= and proper that the Democrats shai
Il settle the question.
+. In 1873 the Democratic party decided
. that among Democrats there existed ,
difference Of opinion rs to the time
mode and measure Of payment. I'll,
, same differences exist now. 'EhGy mus
and will be- recognized tolerated mD
respected.
e The preservation Of public faith anC
j. the supremacy Of the sovereign will o0
- the people were the two great principle.
uppn which the Democratic party plant
led IN feet. Whether the debt he set
, fled now or hereafter, unless the people
. ARE bonud, hand and foot. and transfer.
! rcd TO thc Federal Courts. no settlement
will stand which is not founded npon
these principles.
Loui,iunn owed n debit il could not
nav. The subject Of lis debt WAS at
tended with tIc same difficulties and
embarrassment which surrounds the
nu,,,ion in Tennessee The differences
! between fine Democrats Of Louisiana ND
an thc subicct were rs GREAT ~ the diff
fcrences between Democrats of Tonnes
sec. When = constitutional convention
was called in Louisiana. all the Demo
cratic members Of that convention were
, present at meeting called for The r,r-