Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-09-02
FOLEY Talks.
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ED.OBsEI;vER--In your paper
OF last week YOU announce that
"Hon. w. Il. FOLEY will support
Judge Wright for Governor, aud
he says that this contest between
State-credit and loT-tax Demo-
Gratis, ought to be confined TO the
race for members Of the Leg
islature,' &c. | have never ut
tered a word to either effect to-
any living being. On the con-
trary / espouse the cause of the
gallant, gifted, able, eloquent and
patriotic Wilson, with all of the
earnestness Of my nature. At
ter my most earnest efforts to
prevent this most deplorable di-
vision in the Democratic party OF
Tennessee, there's no other course
left for me to take. had accep-
ted the verdict of the people "a
gainst the 50-4 proposition as a
manifestation on their part of a
determination not to assume pay
ment of the railroad bonds, which
is about nineteen-twentieths OF
the so-calIed State-debt, so long
as they are the subject Of a law
suit now pending in the courts to
determine lift is not the railroads
that owe that part Of the debt
instead Of the people. The bond
holders, by instituting this suit,
virtually confess the people do
not owe that part Of the debt.
The revelations of the trial at
Nashville made very plain that
there is every prospect Of the peo-
pie being relieved Of all burden
on account of this part of the
debt by judicial decision. Why
then force a settlement on the
people while this SUIT is pending,
and in the face Of their verdict
last year against a settlement.
On these grounds | urged that
this question be passed over for
the present and the split would
have been avoided. But it is up
on us, land the question of ourState
debt resolves itself into its orig
inal clements and is presented as
an abstruce proposition, and I've
no other course left me but to
follow the bent ofmy convictions
and my principles. These are
represented the candidancy of
MI. Wilson, and to prove true
to those l must support him. l
do this the more cheerfully be-
cause | know him well personal
| ly. He is a life long Democrat,
as true as any in the State. He
is honest and capable. He pays
his own debts punctually, and
urges the same course upon the
state. The time never has been
when he would have hesitated a
moment to provide for the full
payment of the State debt proper.
But it has been the so-called
State-credit men who have pre-
vented the separation Of that part
from the railroad debt. The G.
lection two years ago, and of last
year OH the 50-4proposition show
conclusively that the bulk of the
Democratic party of the State is
with him. The only chance of
defeating Hawkins is by supper
ting Wilson. The cry Of boIter
will not outweigh tie outrage of
forcing a debt upon an unwill-
ing people that is before the
courts of the country,with a con-
fession on the part Of the credi-
tors that the people do not owe
! it. This is what the platform on
which Judge Wright stands pro-
poses. Elect Wilson and the SUI
premacy of the people over pack
ed conventions is asserted, the
integrity of the Democratic par
ty is preserved and the rights Of
the people maintained.
Respect, w. 2. ToLLEY.