The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-02
vOX POPULI.
Extracts from Our state Exc
changes ON the Action OF
the Convention.

Manchester Guardian: Ii recognizes
the obligation of the State to settle its
debt OH the best terms possible agreed
to by its creditors, and comes out
squarely against the suicidal doctrine
that Legislation shall be done at the
ballot box.
Fayetteville Observer: When the
Legislature meets we want the State
debs question settled then and there
by the members who are specially
elected for that business. The people
will pass upon it when electing the
Legislators.
Jonesboro Journal: The Savage
caucus says the people shall settle the
State debt by direct vote. The plat
form of the Democratic Convention
says that the people shall settle thro'
their elected representatives i'll the
Legislature. There is practically no
difference in the attitude of the two
factions except that the one is consti-
tutional and the other is not.
Shelbyville Gazette: We enact
laws through our representatives, not
by direct vote of the people. Should
you submit the settlement cf our state
debt to the people, which only affects
their property, why not submit those
acts of the Legislature? 1t is suppos>
ed that every bill passed relates to the
welfare of the people, then why not
submit them all for approval or dis
approval?
Rhea County News: The News will
support Hon. Jno. V. Wright, first,
because he is a Democrat and a man
who is willing to abide the decision of
majority of the Democratic party;
second, because he is a man with
good record and will carry the Dem
ocratic banner in triumph 0er the
entire length and breadth of the
state of Tennessee, and one on whom
we can rely as standard bearer.
Brownsville States. We are glad,
however, to know that the question
is to belkettled by the proper tribunal.
not by its submission to vote of the
people. The question is one that in
wolves the obligation of contracts, and
the Legislature is the proper authori-
ty to enforce or violate them, and not
the ballot box. The Legislature is
the peoples representative, invested
with the law-making 'power. Our
government is a representative d.
mocfacy, and not the Democracy of
the demagogue.
Houston County Review: The Con-
stitutiOn of the State vests the law
making power in the Senate and
House of Representatives. But the
seceders propose to take it away from
the constitutional authorities and give
it to the people at the ballot box. 1t
won't work. The state debt can
never be settled in that way. As
well might the question as to the rate
of taxation, or the amount to be APP
propriated for the ordinary expenses
of the State Government be submit
ted to the people.
McNairy County Sun: Having got
ten rid of these sOreheads and wire
pulling tricksters, the party will now
take its proper position as a purely
upright and patriotic party. made mp,
as far as its leaders are concerned, of
pure and brilliant statesmen, who look
alone to the good of the people, who
regard the honest and economical ad.
ministration of the state and national
governments as their chief aim, and
do not seek position to crafty personal
ambition, and as o means Of enriching
themselves.
Cookeville Echo: The wing of the
party styling themselves the ''low tai"
have been trying to leave the impress
sion upon the minds of the people
that the State-credit Democrats would
create split in the Democratic party.
The same low tax wing cried out in
stentorian tones that they would sup
port the nominee of the Democratic
Convention at Nashville, but when
the tug of war came, and not until
| the olive branch was extended in eve
ry conceivable manner, by reasonable
men, who was the first to say if you
don't insert just such planks in the
platform of principles as suits our In
clination, we will go forth from among
you and nominate a candidate of our
own.
Columbia Herald: The only dan
gerous argument the Republican
speakers can present to Northern au-
diences, is that of Carl Schurz, that
the South still hates the Union, and
mean to destroy it by destroying ma
tional and state credit when they get
in power. They say, Look at Ten.
nessee-behold there large number
of Democrats sustaining men Of pro-
nounced reputation opinions; running
for Governor, Congress and the Leg
islature. Tennessee is virtually re-
pudiation State. US she has paid nc
interest on her debt for years. Viii
yo tell me that people that will moi
respect their state obligations. vii
have any regard for the nationa
debit" Tennesseeans can have bn
a faint idea of the power such talk Il
this has On the northern mind.
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