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

State and National, they bolted the
principles of National Democracy.
When they declared against the set
Element made with our creditors,
they bolted the one great principle
of our State Democracy, which two
years ago placed us in alignment
with National Democracy by declar-
ing that We, favored settlement
with our creditors upon terms to be
agreed upon with them. True De-
mocracy stands now where it stood
then, and we are in honor bound to
sustain settlement made in exact
accordance with our party DECLARE
tions of 1880. Gen. Bate stands
pledged to reverse this policy and
10 defeat and readjust this settle
ment. To support him is to support
his ayowed policies and principles.
The candidate cannot be separated
from his principles and his policies.
All who ale in favor of his meas
ures, and in favor of reOpening this
debt question will support him, all
who are against his measures and
deem the credit and honor of the
State paramount To any of the other
issues involved in this election will
vote against him. His defeat is
already assured; the only hope of
defeating Hawkins lies in rallying
to the support of RUSSELL. May we
not hope that State Credit Demo-
Gratis who have been misled and
have wandered off to the camp of
Low Tax Readjusters will now find
it their conscientious duty to return
to their colors and vote for man
VINO represents their principles.
From observations made at the
late convention, we are of opinion
that the detection from the ranks of
the State Credit Democracy TO the
Readjusters, have been greater in
this county and Stewart, than in
other parts of the State in proper
ton to our original strength. We
do not believe that this will long be
the case. Montgomery county State
Credit Democrats have too
long held the front to now be
deserving the cause, just when it is
about to forever settle this question.
We believe they will reconsider
their action and stand by their
bretheren who are unterrified by
the cry that Hawkins will be elect
ed, if you don't vote for Bate"
Whose fault is it if he is elected ?
Surely not ours. If the High-JOint
Convention chose 10 run after false
gods, and TO lower the standard at
the demand of the low-taX boilers
OF two years ago, they are reSpOn-
sible for all the results. Their are
victories more disastrous than de-
fests, and defeats more glorious
than the most complete success,
and we only deserve success when
we seek it upon principle. There
is question of right and wrong in
this matter that lies nearer to good
men than merely electing one man
over another.
If State Creditmen believe that it is
honest to keep faith, they will not
vote to disturb this pledged fnilh of
our State contained in the 60-3-4 ) 6
settlement. After ten years of agi-
tation we have settled this question
and pledged the honor of the State
to the maintenance of the act. II
we believe this question is para
mount in Importance to the cleo
ton of any one man. We will vote
for no man who proposes to unsettle
it. II we want it kept in politics as
a running sore, we will vote for can
didales who propose to reopen it.
Let men choose as their conscience
dictate and boldly vote their conclu-
siOns.