The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-08-26
vOX POPULI.
The Democrat Press and People
Unanimous for the Regu-
lar Ticket.

county, Is out IN favor OF the Hon.
John V. Wright for Governor.
Monroe Democrat: Let the noun
tains of East Tennessee echo the cry,
To your tents, o Israel and let the
rallying cry be, Reason to the rescue,
and may God defend the Wright!
Newport Sentinel; No thinking,
tried and true Democrat, who has the
interest of his party at heart. can af-
ford to forsake the regular organiza-
ton and wander away in these peri
lous times.
MurfreesborO News: If there is in
the Wilson faction any man of promi-
nence who is not an otice-seeker, we
would like to have his name. IDfor-
nation on this point will be gratefully
received.
Athens Post: There can be no fur
ther postponenent of the perplexing
question; it must be disposed of in
some way, and the action Of the recall
citrants reduced it to one simply Of
settlement or Reputation.
Upton Record: The issue is no lon
ger between paying the whole debt on
the one hand and compromise on the
other; but is between compromise on
one side, represented by John V.
Wright, and reputation on the other,
as represented by S. F. Wilson.
Bolivar Bulletin: The Wright plat
form is the safest medium to get the
fairest expression of public sentiment.
Not as an extremist but as a conserva-
tive, We recognize the majority plat
form as the only constitutional meth
cd of solving this vexed question.
Paris Intelligencer: They have
voluntarily read themselves out of the
Democratic party, and have organized
a destructive warfare upon its organ
ization. In so doing the boilers have
aligned themselves with all other par
ties and factions in the attempt to
defeat the Democratic party in Ten
nessee.
Savannah Transcript: We would
like for some "repudiationist" to rise
up and explain how the debt can be
got rid of on his plan. This term
Glow tax" has become hateful to us
because it serves as a blind for the re-
pudiatOr. Let us have an honorable
settlement of the debt, and then pay
what We promise.
Brownsville Democrat: 1t was I'M
reasonable for one hundred delegates
to attempt to dictate terms 10 twelve
hundred, yet that was the state of the
case in the Nashville Convention.
Our boiling friends after they were
defeated should have remained in the
party as the State credit men did in
the convention of 1878.
Fayetteville Express: The platform
of the Democracy favors the settle
ment by the Legislature of our pub
lie Indebtedness upon the very best
terms we can get. Such was the
position of Hon. George w. Jones, in
an open letter, in which he said he
was not a candidate for Governor and
would not accept any Office.
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf: So far
as we have been able to learn the SEN
timent of the people of this county,
we are prepared to state that Demo-
Gratis all with one accord are thorough
ly satisfied with the work Of the Dem
oeratic convention at Nashville. We
have never heard but one man ex-
press any dissatisfaction at the result
in Nashville.
Springfield Record: We stand by
the national and State Democratic
parties and their nominees, regardless
Of consequences, and in the face of the
tact that some of our very best friends
will oppose us to our State policy-but
if we sink in endeavoring to carry
forward our honest convictions, let US
go, for "sink or swim, live or die, sur
vive or perish" we will stand by what
we conceive to be right if the whole
world opposes.
MurfreesborO News: In his speech
in Murfreesboro few weeks ago, Mr..
Wilson said positively and emphatic
ally that he would not accept the
democratic nomination for governor
under any circumstances. Last week
he accepted the nomination rendered
by the boilers meeting. According
to Mr.. Wilson the common virtues of
honesty and truthfulness, is it not fair
to presume that he does not regard
the nomination which he has accepted
as a democratic nomination
Brownsville Bee; While the situa>
ton of the party is not assuring as it
would be with no division in the
ranks, yet we do not for one moment
doubt that under the leadership of
Judge Wright we will achieve brill
liant victory. But to this end it
behooves every Democrat to be wide
awake and fully alive to the duties of
the hour, for the Republicans were
never under better drill and discipline
and are far from being content in wa
ging mere defensive warfare.
Judge John V. Wright, our candi-
date for Governor, made an appeal
last night that, by contrast with the
speech of Judge Hawkins, the candi-
date of the Republican party, cannot
fail of effect with the honest taxpay>
ers. who, like him, occupy the middle
Or medium ground in regard to the
State debt question. 1t was strong
andstining appeal for an honest settle
ment of the State debt according to