Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-18
IF A "SETTLER.Y IT rs WELL.

We are told that the victory of
the Bate Democracy is settler"
This is a slangism which may
mean much or nothing. If by a
"settler" our friends expect US to
infer that the victorious party in
the recent contest in the State, now
that they have entire control of the
Legislature, intend tosettle the vex
atious, hurtful and disastrous State
debt question, why then, we are
with them heart and soul. This is
all we have contended for. 1t is all
we desire. If they can settle this
debt if they can get the creditors,
some of whom they propose to pay
dollar for dollar on their claims,
and Others only so per cent. and 8
per cent. interest, to VOLUNTARILY ac-
cept their proposition, we haven't
IA word to say. We wiz gladly
accept the settlement as gpod and
final. .. g., 81. ,,.,.-.. i...,. .,s,..
The 6O-6 settlement was accepted
by the bondholders, or at least by a
large part Of them, and as so ae-
cepted we thought it was fair, just
and honorable settlement of the
debt and ought tO@be upheld. The
majority apparently think other
wise, and dre now going to propose
another proposition to our creditors,
which il they accept, we certainly
shall stand by and maintain with
all our strength and power. We
can do nothing more If we would,
and ico4Ldn't If ace could. We have
only stood up to our honest, sincere
convictions. No honest, honorable
man will abuse or cersure as for do
ing what we thought was right and
for the best interests of the State.
We may have been mistaken in
this belief. We have always adj
United that we may have been mis-
taken, but somehow we could not
seeit in that light; we confess we do
not now. We were bound to stand
up for our true and well-weighed
convictions. We have thereby
maintained our own self respect;
we certainly would not have COM
manded that of anybody else if we
had acted otherwise. "i'1 t'
We care nothing for the ungener-
Gus slurs and proscriptive appeals OF
those journals with whom we have
differed i'm the past canvass. We
could wish them God-speed in the
honorable field of heightened, res
pectabie journalism, bus doubt il
they can succeed by unjournalistic
appeals to the passions and preju-
dices OF men, to that un-American
spirit which would prescribe for
opinions sake. The CHRONICLE
has not lived among the good peo-
pie of Montgomery county for over
sixty-fOur years and worked untir-
ingly and increasingly, no matter
with what effect for the material pros
perity and advancement of the best
interests Of her people, to be crush
ed out at this late day by such ques-
tionable means and feeble power
We fear no such result. We have
neverappealed to the passions or pre-
judices of any man for sanction or
support. We appeal to their intelli-
geIce, their reason, their fair-lnihd-
edneSs, their liberality and last, but
by no means least, TO their own per-
sonal and business interests which
we have always tried truly and
faithfully to serve, for whatever
of confidence and support we may
have enjoyed. We shall do this i'm
the future, as we have done in the
past. .... .--..... H.. -f-. -.
And now, begging pardon for the
DEPRESSION, and, returning to our
subject, we have only to say, that if
the success of the Bate ticket means
the ultimate, permanent and honor
able settlement of this disastrous
debt question, no body in the State
will rejoice more sincerely and earn
estly than the CHRONICLE. We
hope and pray that it is ''Settier."