The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-08-19
TENNESSEE DEMOCRACY
ORGANIZATION, PLATFORM, TIE BoLI
AND BALLOT.

AND BALLOT.
The State Democratic Gubernatori-
al Convention met in the hall Of the
House Of Representatives at Nashville
ON last tuesday at noon. About
! thirteen hundred delegates we're pres
ent.
! The Convention WAS called to order
by Col. Childress, Chairman of the
State Executive Committee. Hon.
Geo. Washington Of Knox county wa.
elected temporary chairman. Com
| mlttees on permanent organization
platform, credentials and representa-
ton were appointed. Col. J. d. Till
man, Of Lincoln Go. was elected per
manent Chairman. On the basis of
the Iilden vote, IIardeman was en-
titled to 10 votes, that vote being l. =
ISL. The following delegates we're
from Hardeman Austin Miller, \
I. McNeal, a. NJ. L.ml eth, Jr., A..
j. Coates, W. ii. johnson j. a. Man
son, J. NJ Mask, c. y. Miller, &.
w. ArmiStcad, G. II. Anderson, T..
w. Smith and y H. Rose. The next
morning the following platforms came
from the Committee on resolutions 4:
MAJORITY REPoRT.
The Democratic party Of Tennes-
see i'll convention assembled do de-
clare
1. Our unabatcd allegiance to the
National Democracy, and an unfalter-
ing faith in and devotion 10 its ira
| iii tons and principles.
2. That we endorse the action Of
| the late National Democratic conven-
ton ut Cincinnati, and reaffirm the
principles cnunciated in the Cincinnati
platform, and pledge our earnest and
undivided support to the Democratic
nominees as presented to the country
by the Cincinnati convention.
>. That in the nomination of Win
field Scott Hancock, of Pennsylvania,
and VIM. IL. English, of Indiana, for
President and Vice President of the
United States, we recognize the COM
ple;e restoration of fraIernal feelings
to all sections of our common count
ry.
4. We rcassert our opposition to
the reputation Of any Of the public
obligations of the State or Federal
Government, and declare that the re-
pudiation Of either under any pretext
or disguise would be the most dircful
of evils, moral, financial and DO
litical, and in the patriotic language
Of the National Democratic platform,
We pledge ourselves to the strict MAIN
tenance of the public faith, State and
National.
.. We recognize a disposition up
on the part of the creditors Of the
State, in view of the great losses en-
tailed by the late war, the great de
preston Of business, and the general
shrinkage in values, to make liberal
reduction in both the principal aud in
tereSt Of our bonded indebtedness, and
we declare that we favor prompt
settlement by the Legislature with
our creditors upon the best terms that
can be agreed upon as Il result of nego-
tiation.
&. Resolved, that we demand the
most rigid economy in the administra-
ton of all the public affairs of the State
and the National Governn eat, the sup
preston Of any and all cxtravagances
in public expenditure, the reduction
Of all salaries and fees of office, so far
as can be done consistently with the
proper discharge of public offices, and
the strictest honesty in the management
and application Of all public reve-
nues.
7. Resolved, that we regard
thoroughly organized system Of public
instruction as matter of the utmost
Importance to the people Of our State
and pledge our united support to its
institutions of learning and to the
maintenance and better perfection and
development Of eur system OF public
schools.
s. Resolved, that we are unalter-
ably opposed to the usurpations Of the
Republican party, and we recognize
the fact that the administration Of the
Government, both State and Federal,
by that party, will, under its rapid
strides to Capitalization, soon T, suit in
the destruction of our republican form
Of Government.
9. That in view of the complaints
coming up from every part Of the
State against the policy Of the railroads
against local freight
and pasSeng gers, and in favor of through
freight and passengers it is the sense
Of this convention that the coming