Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-07-22
WHY THE STATE CREDIT DEMOCRACY DID
NOT WITHDRAW IN A BODY

EDITOR CHRoNICLE:-The ques-
ton has often been asked "why did
not larger number of delegates
publicly signify their disapproval of
theaction ofthe Goth -of-June conven-
ton and withdraw ?" This is a
question ofconsiderable importance,
and all Democratic papers should
see that their readers are fully post
ed in regard to it, as it can be an
swered in very few words, to wit +;
"Simply because they were not Al
lowed an opportunity" Every fair
minded man who was at the con-
vention will substantiate the above;
after the unprecedented and unwar-
ranted speech of the temporary
chairman, Mcconnell, in which he
forestalled the action of the conven-
ton, il was plainly seen that the
Savage following did not propose to
recognize the wishes or feelings oil
the State Credit Democrats but as
they were evidently i'm the MAORI
ty, intended to riderough-shod over
any and all propositions and carry
their point at all hazards. McCOn-
nell gave the Keynote, and after
that the convention became Il howl
ing, yelling mob. In vain did the
more decent portion call for order,
in vain did the chairman appoint
sergeants ut arms and order the
floor cleared of all save delegates,
boots and yells of derision arose on
all sides and no attempt was made
to enforce the order. After the
platform had been voted upon by
sections a motion was made to
adopt it as a whole, the vote under
the rules on this should have been
taken up by counties, and this was
insisted upon by our county delega-
ton (Which, by the way. had been
polled and was solid against the
adoption,) and several other coun-
ties, no attention. however, was
paid 10 their appeals AMI the qncs-
ton was put UiU0 UOce and declared
carried, doubtless aS many voting
for it who were not delegates ,,S
those who were at this point Hon.
ID. b. Cooper, OF Maury, arose amt
entered the protest of himself and
friends, Il delegate from Davidson
entered protest signed by a mum
Der ofhis cUunty delegates, and ii del
egate from Henry like protest; at
this juncture, and while twenty-five
or thirty gentlemen from various
portions of the house were trying
to get recognition from the chair for
the same purpose, the LOwtaX
crew, seeing that the bolt was TAX
ing formidable shape, raised Il
yell TO adjourn and the motion was
declared carried i'm the utmost con-
fusion. Thus eifcctually putting ON
the gag and preventing the State
Credit Democrats from withdraw
ing i'm body as they would have
done if there had been any possible
show. Let the people understand
this and they will readily see why
the Readjusters were so ready to
undo part of their hnsty work,
when they metat night; they found
that without any preconcertcd ar
engagements, Il large and influential
number of State Credit Democrats
were in conference in the Senate
chamber and in order to soft-sawder
them and catch votes, they, under
special instructions of the high
priest OF reputation, Marks and
his co-adjutOr, eX-GOv. Harris,
made ii shuttle cock of the war in
tercst, small matter of only six or
eight millions, restored that to the
creditors, and then maguanimnus-
ly invited the boilers to return,
which invitation TO their honor the
boilers unanimously rejected.
DELEGATE.