The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-29
BILL BATE.
Nominated to Carry the
Banner Of Democracy.
At an Angle of so 8 and to a Glorious
Victory.
Fltu Convention PrOcee

Victory.
FbGLL Contention Proceedings
At l o'clock last Thursday morn
ing democracy started upon it
journey to victory. For two full
days a thousand men, fresh from
the people and with united purpose
wrestled with themselves, with eacl
other and with their perplexins
differences, weighing and balanc
ing and trimming and adding anC
rejecting and perfecting, until Will
one voice n code of principles wa!
evolved and Il thousand men rushed
with one accord to plant themselve:
upon Il platform that was to carry
dismay to republicans and bolter.
alike. We gave last week the pre-
liminaries and incidents of organic
ing. Tuesday evening the follow
ing was announced as the
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM.
First District--C. j. st. John, James
III. Robinson, William Mcfarland.
Second DISTRICT. G. j. Williams
John j. LittletOn, G. w. Harlan.
Third District-D. L. Snodgrass, a
NJ. johnson, r. a. Sloan.
Fourth District-J. a, Trousdale,
Walton Smith, Lillard Thompson.
Fifth District--A. S. Marks, L. S,
McFerrin, w. r. Butler.
Sixth District=-W. a. Quarles, w. IL.
Jackson, John Judd.
Seventh District--Atha Thomas, L,
Nj. Jones, J. L. Williamson.
Eighth District---S. a. Champion, ID,
L. Morel, John A. Pitts.
Ninth District---John S. Cooper, f.
B. Ragland, II. II. Barr.
Tenth District---D. X. Riddick, NJ.
c. Galloway, A. Il. McNeal.
The convention decided that all
resolutions should be read and re-
ferred to the above committee with
out debate. Immediately the
counties commenced sending in their
platforms to be read and the secre-
taries table was flooded. The con-
vention would have been there yet
and several clerks would have been
buried had it not been for the timely
motion of Capt. w. S. Newbill of
Giles to suspend the reading.
A resolution pledging the dele
gates to abide the action of the con
vention was tabled.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday the com
mittee appeared and made the fol-
lowing
MAJORITY REPORT.
The democracy of Tennessee, in state
assembled, declare:
/. That the democrats of Tennessee,
with their majority of the popular vote,
are the rightful guardians of the honor
and good name of the state, and that
they willingly accept the duty and
responsibility of preserving them from
faint or suspicion, and that it is equally
their right and duty to settle its indebt-
edness.
,. That while we accord to all an
honest difference OF opinion, we regard
the enactment of the 50-3-4-5-6 as un-
wise, because it is, in our opinion, not
in accord with the views of the people.
,. That theIe is a portion of the state
debt, such as the bonds issued for the
building of our capitol, for the pur-
chase OF the Hermitage, etc, and COM
monty known as the state debt proper,
with accrued interest, the validity OF
which has never been disputed Ly any
portion OF our party, we consider As a
valid and sacred obligation of the state,
and favor the payment OF the same in
full, less war interest.
T. That we tender to our creditors a
settlement of the remainder of the state
debt by paying one-half the principal
aud accrued interest by issuing the
bonds OF the state bearing interest at
the rate of per cent. per annum for
the first ten years and 4 per cent.
interest from thence to their maturity.
3. That we are unalterably opposed
to every species of monopoly as destruc-
tive of liberty and the best interest of
the people, and to this end we favor the
Of commission, the OBJ
iect OF which shall be to regulate the
tariffs charged by the railroads of the
state so as to put an end to the unjust
by said roads in favor of
as against local freights.
6. That we favor the time honOred
doctrine of instruction and recognize
the right of the people at all times and
upon all questions to communicate their
views to their representatives.
school system, and the liberal educa-
ton of all the children of the state.
s. We arraign the republican party
for It's venality and corruption in the
of the state and federal
and for its total disregard
of all civil service reform and do here
by declare our unqualified opposition
to the practice of said party in levying
upon the employees OF the government
a tax for political purposes.
f. ID. Ragland, chm NJ. G. Galloway,
&. w. Charlton, John A. Pitts,
L. NJ. Jones, j. Il. Williamson,
\. NJ. johnson, Albert S. Marks,
&. j. st. John, j. A. Irousdale,
Lilliard Thompson, Albert I. McNeal,
5. A. Champion, John 5. Cooper,
d. X. Reddick, ID. L. Murrell.
Gen. w. A. Quarles and w. II.
jackson submitted n minority re
port differing only in the figure of
recommending 5O-4.
d. L. Snodgrass, r. A. Sloan. W.
r. Butler, Jas. II. Robinson, Walton
Smith and L. 5. McFerrin submitted
minority report recomend
ing the payment of the state debt
proper at par; and that no provision
be made for the balance until the.
of the suit between the
and the railroads; and
that any settlement should be sub
mitted to the people.
Mr.. Snodgrass advocated the re
port and claimed that under the
agreement it should have fair and
consideration with the
other reports. After all the reports
were heard and the convention had
adopted its platform Mr.. Snodgrass
that his faction acknowl-
edged they had been treated fairly
and squarely and bowed to the will
of the majority. This disposed of
the low tax claims rs contradis-
tinguished from the others and it
was done so fairly as to force their
acknowledgement and they came
up like men and yielded and merged
themselves into line with the party.