Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08
hCHoEs OF
Spirit Orthe Democratic Press in
Tennessee.

Waverley Journal: Let the Demo
cratic party come together and cleo.
a new Legislature, and let the set
Element be made by Democrats, anC
on such a reasonable and Just basis al
the people will abide by in good faith
With the lessons learned BY the expe.
rience Of the past few years, the Dem.
ocrats certainly can and will do this.
Gibson Mirror: The Mirror saws lei
the Democratic party come together
upon basis Of agreement. All those
who believe the State owes the debt
should harmonic their views, and
settle the matter justly to both parties
to the contract.
Brownsville Democrat: Il is the
duty of the people Of Tennessee to
strive to settle the State debt on fair
and moderate terms. Extreme State
credit men and fanatical low tax men
are alike opposed to compromise and
reunion. The path Of safety, as we'll as
final adjustment and settlement lies
between those wrong-headed factions.
Dover Courier: Let all good Dem
ocrats lay aside whatever of ill-feeling
that may have grown out of the late
canvass for Governor and come to-.
gether once more in solid column.
Let Q men be brought to the front
as leaders and the old war horses take
their places in the ranks: let the low
tax men como up a little and State
credit men come down a little, and
when the figures for a settlement of
the State debt are arrived at, fight for
1t altogether, settle it altogether. and
1t will be settled forever.
Rhea County News: AT last the
people are grayitatiug toward a com
mon middle ground. A few demo
Gratis may 60 over to be Republicans,
as they did at the last election, and
support a settlement at 100 6. On
the other hand, a considerable per-
centsge Of the Republican vote will
naturally fall into line with the con.
sentative elements that favor an eouit.
able and practical settlement.
As the people have to pay the taxes,
they are resolved to have a voice in
the matter, and will listen to no ex.
IRENE measure.
Brownsville States. There are daily
multiplying indications of a disposition
among the Democrats of Tennessee to
reach a basis of harmony in reference
to the settlement of the State debt
The people are more disposed 10 come
together and agree and settle the mat.
ter. Every indication, gathered from
the opinions OF the press and promi.
nent leaders Of the low and high-tax
shows conditions favorable
TO concessions and compromises of ex-
sting differences of opinion. The
American, the leading news
paper influence in the State, fayors
some middle ground whereon all con
tending Democratic brethren can meet
and sinking all differences in one
moderate, sound, conservative common
sentiment, a~cquiesee in regard to a
tair settlement, remove the agitating
question.
Leading citizens of Humphreys
county are out in a circular with the
following introduction:
Since the decision of the 1OO-3I
by the Supreme Court, the spirit
Of harmony and concession seems to
have caught the entire State press ofI
Democratic faith. Even the
American now joins in the general de.
sire that differences Of the past should
be forgotten and the best efforts of a
united party shall be made to bring
about an adjustment Of u State
iebt, upon a basis more just to the
citizens than the terms of TIE lO0.3l
settlement. Indeed, such evidences
1t returning reason are so manifest in
every section. so hearty and genuine
are the expressions in favor of the
.lnificatiOn Of the Democratic party in
the coming canvass, and SO outspoken
Is the opposition to further conten-
ion and consequent division over a
question so fruitful of disaster and so
pregnant Of evil Gas is the State debit, |
1t would seem there is now no
real difficulty in the way of the COM
reconciliation Of all discord-
ant elements in the organization"