Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-08-05

than this in the convention, and it |
is now leading factor in the policy |
of the democratic party of the State,
call it catching votes or what you
will.
Now try the whisky plank OF the |
readjusters' platform, see how it
got there and the timber it is made |
of-and mark well its objects and
its supporters. Some time in the
early part of this year the Liquor
Dealers Association" met in Nash
vile to consider their interests
they adopted set of resolutions
setting forth their grievances and a
line of policy which they thought
best adapted to insure their success,
they declared that their business,
the whisky traffic, was subjected to
unjust discrimination and unequal
taxation and demanded repeal of
all laws which Disseminated in
favor of or against any of the nae,'-
camille or manufacturing interests of
the State, and furthermore pledged
themselves not to support any party
or candidate who did not favor
their interests or who WAS in favor
OF sumptuary legislation"-that is
restrictions on the whisky traffic,
such as the four-mile laW-thus
putting the liquor trade upon equal
footing with all other business in
the State. The High-Joint conven-
ton met on June Goth, the Whisky
Ring was on hand in full bloom
and to understand how well they
got in their work, see last clause of
section 5, readjuster5 platform,
"And we are opposed to all unequal
taxation on the mercantile and
manufacturing interests of the
State" This is the "whisky
plank. 1t is only few words put
on the tail of a resolution which
starts out with and deals in an inn
mense amount of gush to hide the
real meaning of the last clause, it
is not one sixth of the section in
words, but like a Woman'S post
script to letter, it means more
than all the rest. If it is carried
out it abolishes all special license
and taxes and removes all restric-
tions on the liquor trade in the
State, and repeats all laws in con-
tlict with it; it places the manufac-
ture and sale of liquor or a par with
any other business, and turns loose
the demon of intemperance to roam
at will over the land. The result
of this adoption of whisky plank is
that the Whisky Ring, without an
exception, are rampant for Bate
and the readjusters platform, are
spending their money freely, and
are to large extent running the
machine. But say the readjusters,
"we have not said we will repeal
the four mile law, and the boilers
only say they will sustain it :"
yes but gentlemen you do say so,
at least your platform does, and
your candidate, Gen. Bate, says
your platform is all right and he
will carry out its provisions if elect
ed; your platform says further that
all laws which bear on liquor more
than any other branch of trade
must be repealed. You have sold
out to the Whisky Ring, let's see
you deliver the goods, they have
got you fast, the words are in plain
English in your platform and al
though you tried to overshadow
them with an immense amount of
tWaddle they stand forth SO that he
who runs may read. In your at
tempt to catch the whisky vote,
you have been yourselves caught
by tho remor5ele5s tyrant, King
Alcohol, who spares neither age,
sex nor condition, but drags all
down to ruin in his greed for pelf
and power. -...s. ....sts
And because the State Credit
democracy had the courage to listen
to the appeals of good men and the
cries of suffering women and chill
drcn and champion the cause of
Temperance, Education and Moral
ity, they now meet with the fiouts,
snccrs and abuse of the Whisky
Ring and its sympathiZers, but
they can afford to laugh at their
rage, knowing that in sustaining
good laws, such as the four mile
law, the G0-6 law, and others of
kindred nature, that they are sub.
serving the best interests of the |!
State and while the republicans and
the readjusters feared the Whisky
power and sought to conciliate and
gain it's influence the true Democ-
racy defles it and writes upon its
banner "Honesty, Justice and So
briefly" Z.
THE Half-brecds are slightly off
in their calculations. They have
expected to lead the LOw-taXers
around by the nose and make them
do their bidding, but the result of
the convention in Wilson county