Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-09-18
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the old man wlo lived in the noun
tains and had never seen wagon. He
had been used to sleds all his life. His
boys bought new wagon and took 1t
home, geared up the oxen and drove
the wagon on top ofthe hill for load
OF wood. They started down the hill.
The wagon ran away with the steers
aud at the bottom of the bill mlred in
swamp up to the ,4ubs. The old man
ran out and after an examination said:
Bows you will have to set the back
bands back just a leetle, she is running
too Deep Alfred you must set your
backbands back just a leetle, You are
running too deep on the. educational
, The Republican party declares to you
that there is a surplus in the United
States Treasury, and in order to bring
itself back into favor withthe American
people it proposes to vote S77. 000, 900
OF that surplus for national aid to edu-
cation. declare TO you that there is
not dollar OF surplus money in the
United States Treasury. | declare 10
you that there is no such thing in ex-
istence as the Blair bill. l go further
and declare toyou that the Republican
party killed the Blair bill. Alter the
Blair bill passed the Senate and went to
the House the Democratic party began
to investigate the Treasury. They
opened the books and they found sur.
plus in the Treasury, but they also
found Sl35. 000. 900 OF our national debt
now due and they introduced resolu-
ton in the House providing for the APP
plication OF the surplus to the payment
Of our honest debts, and the Republican
party voted for the resolution. II
D .ssed the House and went to the SEN
ate, and the Republican Senate passed
ne resolution. When they voted for
the resolution they, killed the Blair bill,
Fellow citizens, my brother is holding
up before you to-day that corpse and
swearing that it is alive. ! said that
there is not dollar of surplus money
in the Treasury. II a farmer has IS in
his pocket, and owes dcbt of 900, can
YOU say that he has any surplus cash
The national platform which WIS adopt
ed by the Democrat party at Chicago
in 1884, which was sanctioned by the
American people at the ballot box, de-
clares these words: eve are opposed
to all propositions which, upon any pre-
text, would convert the general govern.
ment into a machine for collecting
taxes to be distributed among the States
or the citizens thereof" Upon thai
plank the national Democratic party
stands, and the Democratic party in
Tennessee is pledged Dit But would
not have you believe that the Demo
cratic party is opposed to universal ed
| ucaton. The plain truth of history il
\ that the Democratic party instituted
and maintained for half a century &
system of free education. Federal aiC
has been extended through all the pas
history OF this country to popular edu
sasioA, saasr vias saA g'sstiaE for shst
purpose parts of the public domain
Democratic Congresses have appropria
ted 70, ZOO, 600 acres OF public lands fol
educational purposes, and the measure
we're approved by Democ attic Presi
dents. No Democratic administration
ever sold section OF the public domair
without reserving $40 acres in everI 81,
miles square for the use OF common
schools. When Tennessee herself wa
ceded to the United States by Nortl
Carolina, and became part OF it's ter
ritory the government gave Tennesse'
the power to issue grants within he
territory. There were reserved l00, 0O
acres in East Tennessee, and 10000
acres in Middle and West Tennessee
for the use of two colleges, and GAO acre
in every six miles square for the use O
schools and academies. This statut,
was approved by Thomas Jefferson
The lands OF Tennessee were then a par
OF the public domain of the Unite,
States, and Congress, with Jefferson
approval, caused to be erected two CO.
leges and twcnty-seven academies in tn
State of Tennessee. All that remained
from the sale of the public land for tn
education of the children of Tennessee
was stolen by the Republican party al
ter the war.
) In all the Territories of the Unto
there are 1880 acre in every six mile
square set apart for the estahlishmer
and maintenance of common schools
The Democratic party has given 10000
900 acres of land for common school ed
ucation. The Republican party HI
voted 196, 900, 0C0 acrps to land grail
bers, railroads and corporate monop'
lies. In my advocasy OF the means fC
, obtaining education for our children
followed the plain nath of Democrat