Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-20
THE TENNESSEE DEMOCRACY,
Quibbling Over the Tariff Plank In the
Platform

RuAOOhhg over the TarlH Plank In the
Platform.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 19.-At the
Democratic State Convention last
night Hon. j. d. G.. Atkinson and Hon
Robert L. Taylor were chosen eloctors.a at
large by acclamation. The discussion on
the majority and minority reports from
the Committee on Platform consumed the
entire evening, and amid great excite.
ment the minority of the committee ac.
cePted the onure majority report, but
rearing that 1t would be liable To miscon-
struction, asked that 1T be amended nv
adding the words, ''We favor a tariff for
revenue adequate to the wants of tha
general government economically admin
lstered, and so adjusted in its details ae
TO afford fair and reasonable epcouraoeS
ment TO home labor, domestic prodnct
ana manufactures, but not to promot
hohopoles." Pending discussion tbe
convention adjourned to O'Clock this
morning. The delegates to Chicago from
the Fourth district are r. r. McTane - and ~,
ID. w. Dingess.
QUIBBLING OVER THE TARIFF.
~, NASHVILLE, TENN, June 10, 2 P. NJ
Ine democratic State Convention reas-
sembled at O'Clock this MORNING. The
entlre forenoon was consumed inconsid-
Grafton of the platform, The minority
report, which embodies the features IF
the Ohio platform, was tabled. A motion
TO table the majority report and recon-
init the whole tariff question to the Ma
tlonaI convention was voted down. The
convention then voted, on a call for the
previous question, on the majority renort
The call for the previous question failed
for lack of two-thirds majority, and the
convention adjourned to 3 d. m. The
majority Of the delegates to Chicago favor
Cleveland.
The platform goes on to declare that ms
tlce and sound policy forbid the Federal
government to foster one branch of in
dustry to the detriment of another. or to
cherlsh the interests of one portion of our
common country to the injury of those of
present tariffs masterpiece of Injustice.
inequality and false pretense. 1t prohibits
imports that might purchase products of
American labor; it has degraded Ameri-
can commerce from the first to an inferior
rank on the high seas; it has cut down
the scales Of American manufacture
ers at home and abroad and
depleted the returns of American |
agriculture and industry, followed bv |
over naIi OF the American people; it cost |
me people i've times more than il nro- |
iuces to the Treasury; obstructs pro- |
;esses of production and wastes the |
rults OF labor; it protects frauds. fosters |
enrIches dishonest officials. |
nd n9nkrupts honest merchants; it ac- |
fmuiatos a corruption fund in the vaults
, thS3soFernment to poison official action |
: e2auch the public conscience. We
tbk duction Of the tariff, and demand
ouis more revenue be raised than is re-
, Of til defray the legitimate expenses
istereE Eernment economically admin
purpos revenue raised for any other
tion or pether by custom house taxa
constitrFwi is unauthorized by the
, was ador. Inc IolloWIng resolution
ResoLrsds
pledges thalaGn .rhls convention hereby
cheerfullv I DenSS;yacy Of Tennessee will
the Nationalorta sn ~; latform adopted by
cago, not Onl ~ fari fppvention at Chi
measures OF n eStlon, but on all
Gov. Bate n ranomiuso
nation, and = conventi5d Dy accla-
sine die. auJourned