Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-13
MEMPHIS, October IL, 1880.
Col. G.. w. DAY,
HUMBOLDT. TENN.

Col. G. w. DAY,
HUMBOLDT, TENN.
My ESTEEMED FRIEND:-Your ap-
preciated letter OF several days since
came duly to hand and would have
been replied to at an earlier day but
for the press of other engagements,
combined with rather feeble health
Tor the past few days. | now take oc-
casion to say in reply to your opinions
of the political outlook, so far as they
refer to the pre- sidential contest in
Tennessee, are fully in accord with
my own, and | have no hesitancy in
expressing the opinion that Hancock
and English will be our next presi
dent and vice-president by as large a
majority of the popular vote of the
United States as TIlden and Hen
bricks received in 1878. Neither have
| any doubt as to their Inauguration
on the 4th of March next. With a
democratic president and a
solid democratic majority in con-
gress, il. may be anticipated
that the next administration will be
the harbinger Of peace and good will
to all sections OF our common country,
and Of justice and prosperity to all
classes of diversified population
and industrial pursuits. The fact
that with the opposition Of the exec
utlve and judicial departments Of Il e
government and the active leadership
Of the republicans iu and out of CON
gress, a democratic senate and house
Of representatives at Washington has
succeeded in reducing public expen-
ditures about $2O0, 900, 900, and laid
the foundation TOR a future curtail-
ment OF public extravaganza and cor
ruptiOn in the administration of the
government which has for the past
twenty years SO heavily oppressed and
impoverished labor and production
under republican rule, should inspire
every friend Of honest government.
aud lover Of American liberty, with
confidence and a laudable determine
tion to restore honesty, economy.
peace, harmony and industrial pros
perlty throughout the country By a
return to Jef%ersonian principles Of
administration at Washington, under
the executive control Of President
Hancock aud a ID m0or tic congress,
after the 4th Of March next. Ia our
state contest. etc, rights nb rty and
prosper y Of the people are so deeply
involved, it is dficult to suppose that
Te%nnesseeans C n be led by the clap
trap cry Of state credit, aud parry or
CARNATIONS into the supporter a policy
that not Ouly proposes 10 uujuStly ex-
tort from them mil ion of dollars, and
make them and their children hewers
OF wO d and drawers ufwster for The
railroad corpora inns, and monupol es
Tor generatlO S to CONE, but pr0po e
u accomplish tue work al e%nslae
ment by repeating ME iuf m u, lob
Of DISTINGUISHING tie VI Ole D pie Of
The state, and thu st TX, a + III blow
al the Unly recugn zed eg4l means I e
people have wi h W ich /, preserve
fr,e government, and protect them
selves against he enc oachments OF
corruption and ultimate de,pot'sm the
right OF the people TO vJt, ami cDuto
legislation upon al questions Of poll
cy IN tennessee is not only gUardn-
teed by both the st t. aud fejega con
| stitution, but the bill Of r gbts resery d.
the authority and ight Of the people
to resist arbitrary power aud 0ppres
: S on coming from any aud all depart
ments o. the government. A failure
to put down arbitrary power when ex
ercised or attempted ly the govern
ment, or TO throw off is expressions
Is declared by the bill OF rights TO be
absurd, sltyish, and destructive Of
, the good and happiness OF maukiud. q
The doctrine now maintained by
the supporters Of Wright aud Haw.
I kins that the peopleo Of Tennessee hay,
! no right to accept or reject any settle.
ment OF the bond controversy thai
! may be made by the, legislature. ha,
no foundation in law, logic or SCUM
policy-it is undemocratic and anti
republican.
From the days Of Thoma.
' Jefferson to the 10th day o
: August last, no democratic states
a man or assemblage of men calm,
t themselves democratic inthis countr,
ev,r had the affrontry to insult th,
1 intelligence Of the American peopl,
with such blasphemy upon the demo
cratic theory and history o
s the United States. No man 0
: party which questions the virtue, in
telligenee or sovereignty of the peopl,
or that denies them the right to in
struct, direct and control the actioi
: ofthe legislature on questions Of pub.
lie policy can be democratic or repub