Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07
THE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Inc county DEMOCRATIC GOnven-
ion assembled In the Circuit Court |
room Saturday persuant to the call
which we have heretofore publish
81. The attendance was not very
large. probably on account of the
busy season of the year, but large
enough to be fully representative.
Judge G. w. Tyler, chairman of the
Executive Committee, call
ed the Convention to order. He
said in discharging this duty he
desired to express his pleasure at
seeing so many present who two
years ago differed from him on GER
tain questions of State policy. The
past is the eternal past and he was
glad that they couldn't be divided
on that question again. He trusted
that the debt question that made
troubled waters out of our political
sea, was forever settled. There was
no reason why the, party should
again be divided on that point.
Those of the majority would hear
hIy welcome the return of those
who had acted with the minority.
He thought that they were some Of
the best men in the party when
they went off. "We have no re-
proaches for them and trust they
have none for u.s." The rest of the
Judges speech was consumed in
remarking on the iDiquity and
unjustness OF the present high pro-
tective tariff, though he admitted
that tive must necessarily have
tariff and with that tariff we must
have some kind of incidental pro-
fection."
On motion of Herbert Leech Esq,
Hon. John w. Jones was made
permanent chairman of the con-
ventiOn and Messrs. Leech, Out
law and Corban were appointed a
committee to escort him to the
chair. The press reporters present
were requested tc, act as secretaries.
Mr.. Leech moved that a committee
on credentials and superintendent
must be appointed which being car
ried the chair appointed Mr.. Leech,
Esq, Payne, DR.. Sypert, Mr.. Tay-
Tor and DIR. Chiffon.
On motion of Dr.. Northington the
following were appointed a COM
mittee on resolutions. DIR. Moth
ington, Esq. Wilson, Judge Tyler
aud Esq. Rollow.
Mr.. Munford moved to appoint a
committee to select the delegates to
Nashville. Some discussion ensued
as to the propriety of appointing
this committee before the commit
tee on credentials had reported and
the motion was withdrawn. Loud
calls were then made on
COL. J. F. HOUSE.
Col. House began by stating that
he had been requested to address
the convention some days previous
by the Democratic Executive Con-
mittee and didn't feel at liberty to
decline the request. He did not
appear before the Convention as a
candidate for any Office but as a
member of the Democratic party.
81 announce to-day that / do not
expect to be a candidate for any
Office" He proceeded to speak OF
the family quarrels on local issues
that the Democrats had had in the
past and expressed hope that the
State debt question was forever and
finally settled. He spoke at con-
siderable length concerning the tar
lff issue and came out i'm very pro-
nounced way for tariff for revenue
only. He had 40 word OF sympa-
thy or reconciliation for the Al
Democrats who defeated the Nor
rison bill. The party must place it.
self on a strong tariff reform plat
form and if Randall and others of
his way of thinking couldn't sub
scribe TO il they could go to the Re-
publican5. 1t was more manly to
go straight into the Republican
party than to keep up such a
guerilla warfare on the Democracy
within its own ranks. He was
strongly opposed to the Ohio plat
form. Didn't want any double bar
rell talk but plain unequivocal eX-
preston. He liked the Ohio plat
form when it was first promulgated,
the way he then construed it, but
Randall and his crowd had endors-
ed it too and he couldn't stand on
the platform that would cover their
ideas on the tariff. He was Wing
before the war but had been q DEM
Ocrat since the surrender and ex-
pected to die one. He could never
forget the history of the Republican
party since the war.
He favored a railroad commits
sion. The railroads had accepted the
law creating the present commission
as preferable to one providing for a
mandatory commission and it was
expected they would abide by it.
Some people thought the appoint
meut of Savage unwise aud he had
thought so too, when the appoint
ment was made. But the action of
the commission had been conserva-
tive in all things and it was surpris.
ing and reprehensible conduct in
the railroads not TO abide by it.
Their having filed bills of iniunc-
ton in the Federal courts showed a
to submit to no regula-
ton whatever. He knew the value
of railroads and was not commu-
mist because he wanted them made
subject to popular control. "The
man who calls me a communist is a
fool and since the world begun there
has never been any cure for fool"
We do not propose in this synop-
sis to give anything more than