Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-07

tlce to the Taxpayers OF the country the /
present high protective tariff, which not /
only places every year In the national /
treasury millions OF dollars not needed for /
public purposes, bat takes from the pock- |
cts OF the people hundreds of millions more
that never reached the treasury. We rec
Ognixed in the recent Morrison bill an hon.
est effort 90 lift a portion OF this burden |
from our shoulders, and we thank the Ten
nessee delegation in Congress for voting |
unanimously TO sustain it. We demand |
that Congress shall no longer continue to
pile up from year to year as q corruption
fund heavy surplus in the Federal treas
ury and we demand the gradual and per-
sistent reduction of all protective duties
down TO the revenue point. Within this
limit there may and must be discrinin alton
There must be incidental protection be-
yond 1t the tax becomes one not for public,
but for private purposes. not for revenue
but for projections and to such a tax we are
In the Language of the Supreme Court of
the United States ITO lay with one hand
the power Of the government ON the proper
ty Of the citizen, and with the other to be-
stow Ii upon favorite individuals to aid
private enterprises and to build up private
fortunes is none the less ROBBERY because It
is done under the form of law and Is called
taxation
Mr.. Munford then renewed his
motion to appoint committee on
the selection of delegates which be-
ing carried the chair appointed the
following: Mr.. Munford, DIR.
Moody, Polk Prince and Esq. Nc
Fall.
Loud calls were made on Judge
Ell. I'll. Lurton and he responded in
short and pointed speech. He
was not there to fight over the dead
issues of the past. He had always
considered himself a Democrat and
he was ready to fight with heart
and soul under the banner OF tariff
reform. He had said during the last
canvass and he still believed that if
the taxes imposed on the people of
Tennessee by the high tariff were
removed the debt could be easily
paid. He pronounced himself
strongly in favor of Tilden for Pres
itlent.
Senator Daniels being called on to
speak took occasion 10 return thanks
to the people of Montgomery and
Stewart counties for past political
honors and expressed himself in ac-
cord with the convention on the
tariff question.
Esq. r. 8. Payne was next called
for. He expressed himself as diff
ering with Col. House on the tariff.
He favored a moderate amount of
protection and quoted from Jack
son and Polk TO prove himself in
accord with the traditions of the
party. He concluded by saying ne
would support the Democratic
nominee for the Presidency.
The committee to select delegates
then made the following report:
DIR. G, w. Greenfield, DR.. James Marshall,
J. l.. w. Power, Polk Prince,
No. q; Jno. A Rollow, d. w. Taylor, DIR.
Robin Ferguson, e. w. Rarker:
No. 3. Jno. w. Jones, L. g. Kiilebrew, J..
NJ. Anderson, 'Sqire Wilson.
No.4 T. L. Mabry, James Southall, Newt
No. 5. DIR. N. L. Northington, Ross Bourn
| III. r. Rogers, b. F. Moody, Jr., Houston
Yates, VIM. Parks, DR.. B. F. Moody, Sr.
No. g. G.. H. Slaughter, G. p. Warfield.
No 7. L. T. Gold, Jno. X. Smith. II. w.
Watts, P. C. Hambaugh.
No. s. DIR. Chiffon, 1. p. Howard, w. H.
No. 8. T. NJ. Reynolds, Jno. B. Allen,
Levi Cooper, Fred Morrow.
No. 10. E. M. Nolen, w. L. Macon, o.
Hooper, VIM. Rogers.
No. ii. w. H. Crotzer, Tom Rudolph,
Matt Rudolph, Jno. Travis.
| No. II. Hon. John +. House, Judge G. W.
| Tyler, VIM. NJ. Daniel, Mike Savage, Clay
| Stacker. I. F. Henry, q. M. Bell, ii. n.
Leech, d. Kineannon, &. B. Wilson, r; II.
John F: Couts, 7; L, Yancy, H. II. Lurtonn,
A. S. Wood, Mark Parlin, j. G.. Joseph, s.
| A. Caldwell, A. III. Munford, John J. West,
| B. M. DeGraffenreid, ]. Sterling Neblett
and Gen. w. Quarles.
Mob. Bailey Johnson, George Ussery, c..
No. Ia. T. D. Council, v. @. farrell, ]. N.
| Pace, J. E. Ransdale.
No. Is. Jacob Brown, Finis Foust, R. B.
me- NJ. Is. S. 3. Batson, Squire 10. Black
| ford, w. I. Harper.
No. IL. g. Orgain, DIR. ]. A. Gholston,
| G. d. Roberts, Ed. Dunlavey.
No. Is. H. a. Mockbee, VIM. Brown, F.
i9. r. H.McFall, A. Outlaw, B. ]. Corban
s. A. W ilsOn.
No. 20. VIC. Allen, w. B. Dunbar, Jno.
T. Nolan, -tr
Judge Tyler moved that no prox-
les be allowed. Carried.
Mr.. Leech said that the State Ex-
ecutive Committee had requested
that the Executive Committe ma
chinery of Congressional districts,
Senatorial districts and counties be
simplified and a resolution for that
purpose was proposed and carried.
Mr.. Savage moved that the chair
appoint the Executive Committee.
The Convention then adjourned.