Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-07-15

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ney, of Rutherford
Sixth district-D. N, Kennedy, of Mont
gomery;S 8. ID. Power, of Cheatham, and q.
w. Cunningham, of Davidson.
Seventh district = Campbell Brown, of
Maury; John Graham, of Hickman, and +.
q; Buford, OF Giles,
Ntghth district. B. Jones, of Carroll; N.
III. Lassiter, of Henderson, and X. p. Cole,
of Henry.
Ninth District-A. Il. Enloe, of Obion; j.
X. Bond, OF Haywood; and X. i. Hart, of
Henry.
Tenth district-Francis Fentress, of Hard
man; d. H. Poston and T. s. Nichols, OF
Shelby.
On motion of E. A. James State
Central Committee, to be composed
of one from each Congressional Dis
trict, and five from the State-at-
large, was appointed to aid the Ex-
ecutive Committee in the work of
the campaign. Said committee
was empowered TO appoint sub
committees in all parts of the State,
to direct the canvass. Following
is the
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE:
l. II. +. Coleman, of Hancock.
2. ]. W. Caldwell, of Knox.
3. +. ID. Sims, of Hamilton.
4. K. L. g. White, of Wilson.
s.. ID. Tillman, of Lincoln.
9. ?. g. johnson, of Montgomery.
Z. j. K. r. Carpenter. of Maury.
:. A. j. Weldon, of Henry.
0. +. w. Moore, of Obion.
10. w. A. Collier, of Shelby.
AT large-E: A. James, OF Hamilton; w.
ii. Jackson, of Davidson; VIM. Sanford, of
Upton; II. A. Hood, of Biount; II. IL. Barr,
of Wcakley.
1t was announced that the COM
mitt,e on platform would not be
ready to report before O'Clock, and
the Convention adjourned to that
hour.
NIGHT SESSION.
Campbell Brown, chairman of the
committee on platform announced
that they were ready to submit
platform ON which the committee
had agreed unanimously. Follow
ing is the platform, which was re-
ceived with much enthusiasm and
prolonged applause:
PLATFORM OF 1882.
We the Democratic party of Tennessee in
convention assembled do declare,
First-That we are unalterably opposed to
the reputation of any of our State or Ma
tional obligations, and are in favor of main
tanning inViolate the public faith.
Second-That we recognize the recent
settlement of the State debt made by the
present Legislature as in accord with the
platform of the Democratic party of
1880, both Safe and National, and as
just and honorable both to the peo-
pie and the creditors of the State, and de-
clare that 1t should not be disturbed or read
justed.
Third-That we are opposed to all class
legislation and partial laws, and to all laws,
the tendency of which is to impair the obli-
CATION of contracts.
Fourth-We are in favor of a liberal sys-
tenn of public schools, so that every child in
Tennessee may have good common school
education. And recognizing the good ef-
feets of what is known as the flour mile
law, by which the number OF schools has
been increased and crime and vice dimin-
ished, we are opposed to its repeal.
Fifth-We favor policy that will compel
railroad corporations, as well as all other
corporations and individuals in the State OF
Tennessee, To bear their equal part of the
burden of taxation.
Sixth-We favor the establishment of a
railroad commission, to regulate frieghts and
tariffs so as to prevent unjust disorimina-
ton, with such powers as shall protect the
rights of both the people and the railroads.
Seyenth-We are opposed to O Constitu-
tional Convention Mt this time, believing
that the necessities for such convention
do not justify the danger of opening the or
ganic law to amendment, in these times Of
unsettled political opinion.
Eighth-We arfaign the Republican party
for its reckless extravaganza with public
funds; the issuance of subsidies TO the favor
cd tsw the 9srear nd Of a, the oTga9c anu
the Constitution, and for its growing and
increasing advance TO Capitalization for its
system of protection to the strong corpora
upon the labOrer, producer and mechanic.
On motion OF Judge JnO. Y.
Wright The platform as Il whole was
adopted without a dissenting voice.
Judge Wright said that was the
only real harmony he had seen for
many days, that the resolutions
were in accordance with liberty, in
accordance with truth, in accord
ance with justice, in accordance
with temperance. Prolonged APP
plauSe. We have reached the
point when no one need be ashamed
to look an honest man in the face.
You are bound to succeed. The
world will stand by you, the. honest
people of the State will stand by you
and God will stand by you. APP
plause.
Loud calls were made for Col.
Bailey, who addressed the Conven-
ton as follows:
Gentlemen OF the Convention
How can | speak. to you tonight
How can | reach to that pitcn of
enthusiasm which seems to stir the
heart of every man in this cOnven-
ton? The resolutions speak to
you. They appeal to the sober
thought and reason of every think
ing man in Tennessee. These reso-
lutions were received In such. a
spirit here tonight as to encourage
the thought that they will be re-
ccived by honest men and women in
this State in the same way. There
is no appeal to passion or prejudice.
In the month of November there
will be such vote and such voice
as shall declare that in the future
we shall hear no more of repudia-
ton and readjusterism in Tennessee.
We may not succeed in electing our
candidate for Governor, but we will
succeed with the people in Tennes-
see. A majority of the people of
Tennessee will be with us. 1t will
not he four years before State-credit
and LOw-tax will declare there
shall be no talk of reputation. l
look to the future for vindication
of this days work. ! may not live
to see it, but many of you will live
to see it. / have been told that
this is Il young mans movement. /
am glad to see the young DemOcra-
cy take the lead. We old men
must lag behind. You young men
have the future before you. In a
little while we gray-haired men
shall pass away. The young De-
mocracy is worthy to carry the BAN
ner of Tennessee, and wilt keep
bright the eScutcheOn of him whose
portrait adorns the walls of this |
hall. 1t is your duty to preserve it
as he handed it down to you. I
would have you make Tennessee
the equal Of either of the 80 States |
of this Union. / would have Ten
ncssee foremost in intelligence, in
virtue, in Temperance and in educa-
ton. L would have the grog-shops
Danish away forever. / believe we |
are right. Contrast the resolutions
of tonight with those adopted some
days ago. The June platform was
an agreement to rob every creditor
of the State. They undertake to
divide the possessions of every man
in the State. l have witnessed
your deliberations here to-day, and /
have watched with pleasure the de-
cencV and order of Your convention |