Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-07-15
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CREDIT CON-
HEHTIOR.

On the 18th of July the State
Credit Democratic Convention as
sembled i'm the Hall of Representa-
tives at Nashville, and their pro-
ceedings are fully reported else
where.
The convention was grand sue
cess, looked at from any point OF
view. There were present fully six
hundred delegates, and out of the
ninety-six counties in the State
ninety-One were represented. The
personnel of the convention was
remarkable, and il was n common
observation that il was by far the
most intelligent body of men ever
assembled i'm Democratic COnven-
ton in Tennessee. The temporary
President was Gen. John V.
Wright, our eloquent Democratic
candidate for Governor two years
ago. The permanent President
was that gallant and noble old sol
der, Gen. Frank Cheatham.
Among those attendant upon its
deliberations were, eX-GOv. j. ID.
Porter, ex-senator Henry Cooper,
ex-senator James L. Bailey, Gen.
VIM. III. Jackson, Gen. Luke f.
Wright, Col. Eb. james and host
of the leading men who have been
fighting the battle for State credit
and State honor for so many years.
The platform may be found else
where. 1t is sound and honest
from the first to the last word.
1t is n clear, reigning DECLARE
ton of honest Democratic prin-
ciples, so plainly and tersely
worded that no man can fail
to understand, and no State
Credit man to approve it. We in
dOrse every word and letter in it,
and this is more than we have been
able to say of any platform adopt
ed in twenty years. The enthusi'
asm of the convention was indies
cribable while it was being read,
and upon the vote upon its adop'
ton not one dissenting voice was
raised.
The lines of battle are now drawn
and the Legislative settlement
already made, and now in course
of execution is the question at issue,
The State Credit Democracy have
placed themselves squarely and
Cmphatically upon that settlement
as fair, just and honorable, and de-
mand that it shall not be read.
justed.
The LOw-taX Democracy, by the
platform of the IIigh-j"int Conven-
ton, are pledged to the repeal oil
that settlement, and propose n plan
of settlement, which while in the
aggregate will require the State tC
pay as much as under the settle
ment already made, yet so dis,
eliminates between the different
classes of bonds as TO give no hope
of leading 10 settlement, as is al
mittcd by nearly all the supporters
of Gen. Bate. We call upon all
who believe that Tennessee owes
this debt and that common honesty
requires payment, TO rally to thesup'
port ofthe settlement already made,
Let us have an end of this harrass
ing and ruinOus question.
The platform upon which Gen
Bate was placed defeated him
Tennessee contains too many men
who are determined that this ques
ton shall be settled, to leave any
doubt about his defeat. His own
friends defeated him when they
placed him upon readjusting plat
form. The only hope of a settle,
ment lies i'm sustaining that already
made by the consent of our credit.
ors, and the only hope of saving the
Democratic party for future useful
ness, lies i'm ralIying to the support
of RUSSELL and the platform of the
18th OF July. The essentials of a
party consists IN ideas, principles,
policies; if these be absent the par
tv Il gone and only mob remains
When the joint Convention ab'tn'
doned the declarations of the Ma
tional Democracy, in favor of the
strict maintenance of public credit