The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-06-28
TIE RESULT.
Cen. vim. e. Gatc.


man. ID Tennessee as TO moral worth,
generous nature, noble impulse, un-
ninching courage, and mental capacity.
Sd, Because he was our choice, as an
nounced some time since in the Home
Journal, when We did not know or be-
lieve that he would be the nominee.
And now for the canvass: II Gen.
Bate can get the votes of all the Demo
Gratis he will be elected by handsome
majority As it now stands, We have
much fear that he will be defeated by
the present Governor, who came into
power because Of Democratic OLSEN
sions. We have not at hand the result
Of the last Gubernatorial vote, but we
are safe in saying that Hawkins got
over 100000 votes that Wight got
over 10000, and Wilson over 10000.
The vote Of Wright and Wilson COM
jined would have defeated Hawkins BY
only about 10000. Now, here is Hon
Jno. Il. Bcasley, the Grcenback candi-
date for Governor. lie will get all the
Greonbackcrs and many out.and-out re.
pudiationists say 10000. Then, there
is the boiling party in the late Conven-
ton, which comprises number Of the
best Democrats in the State, such as ex-
Senator JAS. i Bailey, Gen. W. IL.
Jackson, Capt John W. Childrcss,
Gen. Luke L. Wright, Hon Jas. D.
Richardson, Senator Bell, Hon. Mr..
Cooper, and n long list Of prominent
and influential men, who withdrew from
the Convention. Unless they will agree
to sacrifice their individual views as We
do, aud vote for Gen Bate, then the
State Of Tennessee will again be ruled
by Alvin $. Hawkins "a man vino used
lis official power to sanction the in
famous laws that disfrduchiscd the intel
Iigcncc aud virtue Of Tennessee in order
that his party might retain the power to
rob and plumber us.
1t seems 10 the editor Of the Home
journal that all the State credit men
should unite to elect Gen. VIM. i.
Bate. They know his gallant deeds ON
the plains Of Mexico and in the var be-
tween the North and South. Verify,
for courage, for generosity, for mental
capacity, and for all that makes man
noble, Gen. VIM. b. Bate has no supc.
rior. The Home Journal will support
him heartily, but will say this for re.
mcmbrancc
We do not like the platform We be-
love that Tennessee is justly bound for
crcry dol,W Of her bonds, and when the
Convention was trying to determine
how much it would pay, we felt in our
heart that it was determining how much
1t would s,Cindle. No bondholdcr was
present. Could this he compromise :?
We tell you, Tennessee is bound for her
paper, aud it is nothing but loathsomc
filth for men to talk aboutnot owipg the
acllote Of The Siate debt. We grant thew
are honest in their views, but such hon
esty we would hate to rely upon to carry
us to Heaven, where the matter will
lay in its true nature. We 60 farther
and say that Tennessee has no good OK
cuse for not paying her debt, and most
OF those who pirate loudcst about the
bloated bondholder and opulent rail.
roads are the ones who pay no taxes.
We shall have much more to say in
this canvass, therefore will be short this
week.
The following is the platform adopted
by the Convention:
The Democracy Of Tennessee in State
Convention assembled do declare,
First--That the Democrats of Ten.
ncssce are the right guardians of the
honor and namc Of the State and that
they willingly accept the duty and res
possibility of preserving them from
faint or suspicion, and that it is equally
their right and duty to settle It's indcbt- !
cdness.
Second-That while We accord to all
N honest difference of opinion, we re- {
ard the ENACTMENT of the G0-3-4.5-6 ba- /
us OF settlement Of the State debt as
anwlsc, because it is in our opinion not s
~ accord with the views of the pcople \
ihird--Ihat there is portion of the
State debt, such as the bonds issued for |,
the building of cur Capitol, for the bur
chase of the Hermitage, etc, commonly !
known us the State debtpropcr, with ac- :
,rued interest, the validity and legality n
'f which has never been disputed by
my portion Of our party, we consider a b
,alld and sacred obligation of the State
md favor the payment Of the same, less Q,
he war interest. r
fourlh-That we tender to our cred.
.ors as settlement of the remainder OIL a,
he State debt by paying onc-half of the P
rincipal and accrued interest, by is
Ing bonds Of the State, bearing inter ",
nf 3 per cent perannum for the first Of
years, and 4 per cent. from thence
tie naturity.
'Iftli--That We are unalterably on 81