Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-23
DEMOCRATS OF TENNESSEE.
A Nomination Reached a5 IL Midnight
The Party's Platform.

The Party's Platform.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 22-The Demo
cratic state convention re-assembled at Q this
afternoon, and consumed the entire afternoon
in the discussion of the majority reports from
the committee on resolutions. The majority
report was adopted favorlng the payment OF
the capital and Hermitage bonds, known as
the state debt proper, and accrued interest
less war interest in full, and favoring the
payment Of the remainder OF the debt
at fifty cents on the dollar, with per cent.
interest for the first ten years, and per cent.
thereafter to maturity. The convention then,
at Z p. m, adjourned to $50 p. m. On re-
assembling the provision platform, excepting
war interest from payment, was re-considered
and striker out.
The following is the platform as adopted:
First-That the Democrats of Tennessee,
with their majority of the popular vote, are
the rightful guardians Of the honor and good
accept the duty and responsibility Of preserv-
ing it from faint or suspicion, and that it is
equally their right and duty to settle Its in
debtedness.
Second-That while we accord to all an
honest difference of opinion, we regard the
enactment of the COS 4 S 6 as unwise, be-
cause, in our opinion, it is not in accord with
the views OF The people.
Third-That there is portion, of such as
the bonds issued for the building of our capt.
toll, for purchase of the Hermitage, etc., and
commonly known as the state debt proper.
accrued interest, the validity of which has
never been disputed by any portion of our
party, we consider as valid and sacred obi
cation of the state and favor payment of the
same in full.
Fourth-That we tender to our creditors a
settlement of the remainder of the state debt
by paying one half the principal and accrued
interest by issuing the bonds of the state
bearing interest at the rate of per cent. per
interest from thence to maturity.
Fifth-That we are I'm ,lterably opposed to
every species of monopoly as destructive of
of liberty and the best interests of the people
and to this end we favor the establishment of
a commission, the object of which shall be to
regulate the tariffs charged by the railroads
of the state SO as to put an end to the unjust
discrimination by such roads in favor of
through and against local freights. We favor
such system of taxation as will force the rail-.
road companies to pay their just proportion
of the taxes of the state according to the real
value of their property.
Sixth-That we favor the time honored doc
trile of instruction and recognize the right of
the people at all times upon all questions to
communicate their views TO their representa-
tives.
Seventh-That we favor an efficient pub
lie school system and the liberal education of
all the children of the state.
Eighth-We arraign the Republican party
for its venality and corruption in the admins
tration of state and federal government and
its total disregard for all civil service reform,
and do hereby declare our unqualified opposi
ton to the practice OF said party in levying,
upon the employees of the government, tax
for political purposes.
Ninth-That we are in favor of paying, in
full, all bonds that the state holds and owns.
The committee then proceeded to ballot for
governor, with the following result:
First ballot
Gen. VIM. B. Bote. $50
Robert L. TAYLOR 2S2