Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-14

ouDIOAn tiS AAStJOAAIJ ASPOAt'
The Democratic party of Tennessee in
Convention assembled do declare
LIST. Our unabated allegiance to the
National Democracy, and an unfalterlng
faith in and devotion to its traditions and
principles,
End. That we endorse the action of the
late National Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati, and reaffirm the principles
enumerated in theiCincinnati platform, and
pledge our earnest and undivided support
to the democratic nominees as presented TO
the country by the Cincinnati ConYen-
Sd, That in the nomination of Winfield
Scott HANCOCK, of Pennsylvania, and VIM.
H. English, of Indiana, for President and
Vice President of the United States, we rec
Ognize the complete restoration of fraternal
feelings to all sections OF our common coun-
try, -
pudfation of any of the public obligations
of the state or Federal Government ana
declare that the Reputation Of either under
any preteXt or disguise would be the most
direful of evils, moral, financial and politl-
cal, and in the patriotic language of the
National Democratic platform, we pledge
ourselves to the strict maintenance OF the
public faith, State and National.
5th. We recognize disposition upon the
part of the creditors of the State, in view of
the great losses entailed by the late war,
the great depression of business, and the
general shrinkage in values, to make a lib
eral reduction in both the principal and
interest of our 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 q result OF
negotiation.
9th. Resolved, that we demand the most
rigid economy in the administration of all
the public affairs of the State and National
Government, the suppression of any and
al extraVagancies 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 manage
ment and application of all public rev.
enueS.
9TH. Resolved, that we regard a thorough
ly organized system of public instruction as
a 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 our system of public
schools.
Sth, Resolved, that we are unalterably
opposed to the usurpations of the Republic
can party, and we recognize the fact that
both State and Federal, by that party, will,
under its rapid strides to Capitalization,
soon result in the destruction of our repub-
lican form of government.
9th That in view of the complaints
coming up from every part of the state
against the policy of the railroads d1Scrlm-
mating against local freight and passengers,
and in favor of through freight and passen-
gers, it is the sense of this convention that
the coming Legislature shall pass law re-
quiring the railroads TO do Justice to the
The first minority report spreads
the process over the transactions of
two successive legislatures acting
two years apart.
The second minority report, made
by Gen. Garner, of Robertson, repu-
dates the debt straight-out, all but
what they term the debt proper
(about two out Of twenty-five mil
lions).
The first of these minority reports
was debated anxiously, and for a
time apprehension was entertained
that "for harmony's sake" it might
be adopted. 1t soon became mani
fest, however, that the regulators
would not stand upon it, and it was
voted down.
Then it was short work to sit
down upon Gen. Gamers resOlu-
tions, and then the bolt came. Mr..
announced that the pro-
interested him no more,
and retired from the convention,
with Savage, Wilson, Yancey, Gar
ner and'a following of about IS out |
Of a convention numbering 200.
This was Unexpectedly and agreea-
bly, small.
Then followed the nominations
for governor.
Gov. Marks soon after the bolt
declined a nomination before any
was offered, saying he could not
stand on the platform, but pledged
MS support to the nominee.
The name of Gen. Luke Wright
vas first put in nomination, and
here is little doubt but what it
,ould have been carried by acclama-
ion, but his friends announced that
would make it inn
,essible for him to accept the office
+ elected, and it was dropped.
Then the names of four gentle
men, all sound as regards the credit
# the state, were offered, and it Il
nay be safely advanced that any
me of the four would have been
Enthusiastically supported if nomi- {
lated. They were Gen. a. w.
of jackson the Hon.
ohm. V. Wright, of Columbia
Judge 10. c. Guild, of Nashville,