Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-22

ocratic party to restore the Federal
Government to fraternal spirits,
constitutional principles, the frugal
expenditures, and administrative
purity of the fathers of the Repub-
lie. 1t remains likewise for the
! Democracy of the State of New
York as their first political duty to
resume and carry on to successful
completion in all departments OF its
Government, the great measures
and policy of administrative re-
form which between seventy-four
and seventy-six reduced by one half
the burden of our State taxation,
and which then and during three
succeeding years, established throu-
ghout the Executive Departments
with vigor, economy, and ability to
public trusts.
To that immediate end, this conn
mittee pledges the united efforts of
the Democracy of New York and
lay all devotion of the nominees
whom it shall commend to the
choice of their fellow citizens.
The assassination of the late Pres
ident of the United States was a
crime against authority, against free
institutions, and against humanity.
We depIore and denouncethe crime
in all its public and private aspects.
We extend as citizens our most pro-
found coincidence to the family of
the murdered Chief Magistrate, and
regard with great qualification the
universal expressions of sympa-
thy extended by all nations and
people.
We renew the expressions of our
demand for the refunding of the
National debt at the lowest possible
rate of interest.
The New York Democracy always
stand by gold and silver as the le-
gal tender of the constitution, and
by the doctrine that all paper medi-
uIns of money must be the bases on
those metals of standard values OF
the world.
We demand payment of the prin-
cipal and interest of every dollar OF
the public Indebtedness.
READJUsTMENT Is REPUTATION
The act of Northern Republican
leaders in giving the support of that
party to reputation in Virginia,
Mississippi, Minnesota, and other
States is national disgrace, DANCE
rOus as precedent, and destructive
of public credit.
We call upon the Democrats in
Congress to maintain the standard
of retrenchment by which their De-
mocratic predecessors reduced the
Federal expenses SAC, 900, 600 in one
year.
We demand a thorough and i'm
mediate investigation into the Star
route and other frauds upon the
Federal Treasury, and the vigor-
Gus prosecution, already too long
delayed, of all participants, both
high and low, in these grave crimes,
whereby the money of the people
were stolen from the Treasury, and
plunderers were made to provide
corruption fund, which was used to
carry the last Presidential election
for the Republican party.
We iudorse and applaud the uni
ted and honest action for domes-
tic principles and candidates of fif-
ty-four Democratic members of the
last legislature. They honored their
State, and their party, and
themselves; we denounce the Re-
publican majority because that ma
iOrity defeated, every measure OF
transportation and reform at the
bidding of its masters-the corpora
tions. 1t enacted jobs directly in
creasing the public burdens by mil
lions. 1t failed to meet the urgent |
question of assessment and taxation |
and reform. 1t refused the demand |
of the States feasible and enforcible |
excise law. 1t left the farmers of
New York where the action of the
Governor placed them, at the mer-
cy of the oleomargarine ring. 1t |
struck hands for political greed with
abettors of disease and death in the |
metropolis. 1t prolonged the ses-
sion of the Legislature far into the |
summer at an aggregate expense OF
$500, 900 to the people. 1t became |
in factional struggle of placemen,
the participant in scandals and |
crimes which brought disgrace and
dishonor upon the good name of our
State.
When the Republican Legisla-
ture adjourned the people rejoiced
as if delivered from pestilence, and |
the officers>Of the law were obliged |
to begin the work Of prosecuting
briberies and perjurieS committed |
by the corrupt leaders of that party
while plying their vocation in the
Capital of the State.
We are in favor of such reform,
by legislative enactment as well as
by administrative action in the CIV
Il n
stitute for the present periodical
scramble for spoils, a wise system OF
appointment and promotion, by
which the incumbency of subordi-
nate officers will be regulated by |
law and depend only upon charac-
ter and capacity, and demand that
no assessment shall be levied up
on public officers for political pur-
poses.
!. The public welfare demands that |
various questions relating to char
tered monopolies and methods of
transportation should be met and /
decided, and we are in favor of the |
adoption of measures to restrict the /
growing power of such monopOlies.
They should be subject to the super
vision of commissioners established |
by public authority. All Unjust dis
elimination in transportation of pas
sengers and merchandise should be
prohibited.
The charges of corporations which
have taken the property of pivate
citizens for public use should be linn
tied to the cost of service with real
sonabIe profit, instead of necessary
exactions, "of all the traffic will
bear"
We approve Of the unanimous
action of the Democratic members
of the last Legislature in providing
for the early submission to the peo-
pie of the amendment to the Con- |
stitution in favor of free canals.
The Democratic party now and |
always unalterably opposed to the |
Capitalization of power in either |
State or Federal Government, here
by requests its representatives in |
the Legislature to promote and |
make effective an amendment to |
the Constitution which shall extend
the principles and powers of local |
cnif.cvOUnrnpnanf IN the cities Of tho |