The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-07-26
The Republican Platform.


in convention assembled, resolve as
follows;
l. We cordially indorse the plat.
form made by our party at Chicago,
believing its principles necessary for
the welfare ofour whole country
2. We proudly ratify the nomna-
tion of Benz, Harrison and Levi P.
Morton as our candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President, and pledge
ourselves to do our uttermost to give
them the electoral vote of our State
3. knowledge, virtue, education
and temperance being the corner
stones OF our government, the Repub-
lican party Of Tennessee indorse the
principles embodied in the Blair bill,
now tied up in the House of Repre-
sentatives by the Democratic party,
4. We favor an exemption from tax
alton OF one thousand dollars worth
OF property in the hands of every fam
lily who is citizen Of the State with
out regard to its character, in lieu of
the present law exempting $1,000
worth OF personal property in the
hands of every person.
5. We oppose the present system of
assessing and equalization of values
of the taxable property OF the State,
and favor such revision OF the assess
ment laws as will secure more just
and equal assessmentand equalization
to the end that the burdens of taxa
ton will fall equally upon all the tax
payers of the entire State.
6. We are opposed to the taxation
ofthe agents Of the agricultural organ
izations of our State and will favor the
enactment Of such laws as will secure
to the farmers equal right and priyil-
eges with all other secular occupations
and professions in the State.
T. We again denounce the system
of leasing the convicts in our peniten-
tiary to he worked in the mines in
competition with the free laborer en-
gagged in developing our wonderful
mineral resources, and favor a wise
system Of laws by which those con-
victs charged with offenses of light
grade may be employed by The sever
al counties desiring them in workin G
the public roads, thereby securing a
permanent system of good highways
and relieving the free labor OF the
State Uf the unjust exactions of our
present road law.
8. We heartily irdorse the estab-
lishment OF the Tennessee Industrial
School for orphans and wayward chill
dren and recommend it to the foster
ing care of the State.
g.. We call upon all who believe in
promoting agriculture, manufacturers
and mining in the South all who be-
lieve in protecting our wage earners,
farmers, mechanics and all engaged
in our industries, from the injurious
competition with half-paid, half-fed
foreign labor; all who believe in edu-
eating our children to make them use,
ful citizens, by means of the nations
surplus money, to unite with US in
electing our national and State tickets
we sincerely believing that the sue.
cess of those tickets will greatly pro-
mote the well-being and happiness Of
the whole country, and especially the
section in which we live.
w. III. MURRAY, Chairman,
T. H. BAKER, Secretary,
w. L. WATERS,
G. M. THOMPSON,
JOS, r. DILLN,
&c. CAMP,
w. T. MCCARRoN.
w. I. M. MLBURN,
Boz HAM,
l.. d. KEY.
The platform was adopted without;
a dissenting voice.
Itwas moved that the CALI of dis
tricts be made that the
EXECUTIVE CoMITTEEMEN.
be reported. This was done and thc
following committeeman reported;
First District-W. ?. Brownlow, o
Washington; Second District -Johl
Chumbley, OF Anderson; Third Dis
trict--W. d. Kelley, Jr,, Of Marion
| Fourth District-Elisha Chastihe, o
Overton Fifth District-W. H. Mar
tin, Of Rutherfordton Six District
Not chosen Seventh District-W. II
II. Butler, colored Of Williamson
e Eight District-Jere Thompson, G
e Benton Ninth District-J. r. Walk
a er, of Gibson Tenth District.
3 Settle, Of Shelby.
The AgOnieS Of LumbagO.
A EAST RIVER NATIONAL BANK.l
New YORK, March 10, 1861
4 II gives me great pleasure to add m
. testimony in favor OF Allcock's Poror
. Plasters. Last October | had n Yer