The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-08-19

tlemenC OF the OLaLe lnueOCeuueSS up
on the most favorable terms that can
be honestly obtained, and we favor
the Inauguration by the next legisla>
ture of full measures for a Just and
honorable settlement with the credi>
tors of the State, and that any settle
ment proposed to the legislature by
the creditors lie over for action there
on by the succeeding legislature, to
the end that such settlement may be
fully discussed before the people in
the legislative canvass and such settle
ment when effected shall be final.
ALBERT MNEAL, of Hardeman;
H. y. JOHNSON, of Gibson;
THos H. PAINE, of Hardin;
j NJ PoRTERFIELD, OF Henderson.
SECOND MINORITY REPORT.
The following minority report was
by John F. Garner, of Robertson:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN-We, the under
signed members of the committee ap-
pointed to draft platform for the
Democratic party ofthe State of Tel s
nessee for the canvass of 1880, be-
leave to submit the following:
First-We indorse the nomination
of w. S. Hancock for President, and
Hon. William H. English for Vice
President of the United States, and
will give them our cordial and enthu-
siastic support.
Second-we are opposed to the repu-
diation of the Just Indebtedness Of the
State.
Third-We are opposed To the repu-
diation of the rights or sovereignty of
the people.
Fourtb-We recognize the time>hon-
ored axiom of the Democratic party,
that our government is of the people,
by the people and for the people, and
that they are sovereign and supreme,
and that the legislature are their SER
wants, and, therefore, we are unaiter>
ably opposed to any settlement of the
State debt by the legislature until the
same has been first submitted to the
people at separate election, and rati-
fed by their free voices at the ballot
box.
Fifth-We are unalterably opposed
to surrendering the sovereignty Of the
State; of taking from the people the
right to say what the rate of taxation
shall be; to placing the State in the
hands of the Federal courts to be ever
for the use and benefit of the bond>
holders, by the receivers appointed by
said courts. Therefore We will never
consent to take ecoupons for taxes.
Sixth-That we are in favor of fos>
tering and improving our public school
system. Seventh-That We are in IA
vor of such legislation as will compel
railroads to deal justly with the peO-
pie of the State, and prevent unjust
discrimination between through and
local freights.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN +. GARNER, of Robertson,
A. C. CARNEs, of Dekalb,
J. A. MANSON, of Hardeman,
HENRY 2. DAVIS, of Putnam.
THE BOLTERs.
Just as the convention was about to
proceed to nominate a candidate for
governor, Mr. ID. l.. Snodgrass said
that the time had come when the del
egates of White county, and those
who thought as he did should no lon
ger remain i'll the convention. Nh
Snodgrass was followed by over one
hundred delegates, who moved out OF
the hall amid great cheering and cries
of goodbye" and retired to the senate
chamber, but that being closed, they
went yelling down to the Porter block.
AS they passed along Cedar street q
crowd of negroes raised the song:
You Amt Got Long to Stay Here.
On reaching the Porter block, Mr.
Snodgrass said that they had met to
organize the Democratic party of Ten
nessee. DIR Yancey was called to the
chair, and said that they were the on
ly regular Democrats. Mr.: Z. &.
Hearn said that, with all candor, il
was the saddest hour of his life; but
they had not lost everything. They
yet hoped to secure the next legisla-
ture. He did not understand that
they were to make a platform and
nominate a candidate for governor.
He did not regard his as State con-
vention.
THEIR PLATFORM.
The Democratic party OF Tennessee,
reUresented in convention by its dele,
gates, who have been elsewhere de.
MED the right to reflect the will of the
party and the people, by the opposi-
tion of men assuming To he the man-
ayers and masters OF the Democratic
party, by the combination of its ene-
mics and the mistakes of its friends,
by the manipulation and fraud OF the
vast railroad corporations who have
their iron grasp upon the liberty OF
the people. and are determined to de-
stroy it, and who, to perpetrate their
power, have labored assiduously in
every manner, even to the furnishing
of free tickets and free passes to many
delegates to the State Convention,
and are determined to uphold them
and their action, and deny to the peo-
pie not only their rights, but to take
from them also the privilege of voting
upon them; and they brought here all