Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
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The Humphreys County Democrats
adopted the Ohio tariff plank without
any prelude or apology. Humphreys
county is in the 9th Congressional
district
The Obion County Democrats speak
their mind in the following resolution
which is twin brother to the Ohio
idea:
We favor Tariff for revenue only;
sufficient to run the expenses of the
National Government economically
administrated, so adjusted as to afford
Incidental protection to American
mandatory and home industry; but
not to foster monopolies.
In the Giles County Democratic
Convention the following resolution
was reported by the committee:
That the question of the tariff
reform is of vital importance and
should be met squarely by the DEM
ocratic party in the coming canvass.
1t should be laid alone for the purpose
of revenue.
The following is the Pulaski Citi-
Gems report of what ensued: -
Mr.. Newbill moved to substitute
the Ohio resolution. DIR. Harwell
offered substitute in substance near
" the same, but claiming that there
are other questions of reform of great
a hot tow 1T
should be relegated to the next con-
gress to be settled upon a just basis
when politics is not disturbing the
public mind. Discussion of the res
olutions became warm. 1t was firmly
maintained that Giles county ought to
speak plainly and squarely to the
point as in the original resolutions
introduced. The wisdom of thus
instructing delegates on such a mo-
mentOus question was questioned by
others and it was held with considera-
BILE emphasis that the delegates should
go untrameied and the decision
relegated to the wiser heads that should
assemble at Chicago.
Mr. Newbill withdrew his fesolu-
ton. eT.g d, e,tr-5-sl..yf IL itn.'s
H "a w lay LIZ i4Ad4 aO1Ao AN5O-
luton on the table failed. ID b., al
= A motion to lay all resolutions rela-
ting to the tariff carried. js8.t ~ =
1.-THE Coffee County Democrats
lodged the tariff issue with a resolu-
ton that simply declared for redua-
ton of all revenues to a basis of
Governmental necessity. The Tulla-
homa Guardian remarks that a cross
eyed man would have no difficulty in
seeing straight through it, and empha-
sises the assertion that it is @all right"
The Guardian is, itself, in line with the
Nashville American on the tariff is
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The Democrats of MoMinn county
got off the following double barreled
resolution:
We trust to the patriotism and
wisdom that VIII direct the proceed
ings of our National Convention which
meets at Chicago in July next, for
such Just, wise and practical declara-
ton of principles touching the tariff
as meets the true spirit of our liberal
institutions and the spirit of those
reformatory measures so essential to
the preservation of the government OF
our fathers. To the attainment of
this laudable purpose we heartily join
in the proud acclaim OF American
freemen, which is swelling into
united voice from every section of
the Union in behalf of that Reformer
Statesmen, Samuel J. Tilden, to the
chief control of this government, that
in his sagacious grasp the nation OF
our fathers may be rescued from its
driftings and restored upon the
foundations established by Jefferson
and protected by such administra-
tons as those of Jackson, Polk and
Johnson. 40. III ~ -....r -5.t
There was a debate in the Lincoln
County Democratic Convention over
the tariff resolution, but the free
traders were squelched by consider
able majority. Commenting on the
result the Fayetteville Observer says:
The County Convention did good
work last Monday when it endorsed
the Ohio platform, which favOrs the
reduction of the tariff to point that
will furnish sufficient revenue to
economically administer the govern
ment, the duties to be 50 arranged as
to encourage struggling industries but
not to foster monopolies. Under that
standard we can conquer. We believe
that large majority OF the Union
think that the Republicans ought to
be driven from the strongholds that
they.have filled for twenty-four years.
The question is whether this majority
can be brought together to work for
the accomplishment of this very desir-
able end. If the Chicago Convention
acts as wisely as ours did, the result is
hardly in doubt. '..1 =. s-'r
The Democrats of Cheatham, Jack
son, Trousdale, Carroll, Smith, fBledson
and OvertOn counties declare in favor
of repeal of the internal revenue.
The nearest approach to a tariff
resolution adopted by the Rutherford
county Democrats was the following:
Resolved, That, in the adninistra-
JlOn Oh GilC 1NdGIOiidt anu OtttC OOk-
ernments, we are in favor of the lowest
possible taxation for an economical
administration OF public affairs.
The Madison County Democrats
have, in our opinion, eclipsed all the
others in the phraseology of their tar
iff resolution. We would be glad to
see it adopted by the State Convention,
and should not object to its becoming
the National utterance: .
That we favor the raising of revenue
by custom duties limited in amount
to the legitimate requirements of the
economically administer
ed, and that the duties should be so
levied as to admit the necessities of
life free and place the burdens of
upon the luxuries, having due
regard to the just compensation of
labor and the natural development of
industries. a
The Stewart County Democrats
speak out on the all smportant iubject
in the following manner: .si ......
That we favor tariff for revenu e
only, wisely and equitably adjusted;
and that protection shall be purely
that the tariff shall be laid
with view to raise only a sufficient
revenue to defray the expenses of |
on strictly economical