Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-06
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Sound Money Observation-Disclosures for
Mckinley and Evans.

''Oh oohh N' iiOuh, Shuil VI tllS
Committee on Resolutions, submitted
the following platform, which had been
unanimously agreed to by the commit
tee, and was overwhelmingly adopted by
the Republican State Convention in
Nashville.
BE it Resolved, That we, the Republic
cans of the State of Tennessee, in con-
vention assembled, renew our devotion
to the great party of protection, recipro-
city, sound finances, progress and hui
man liberty.
l. We believe in an adjustment of the
tariff duties for the twofold purpose Of
meeting the requirements Of the Govern
ment, and of furnishing reasonable and
adequate protection to American indus
tries, to the end that every willing work
er throughout the broad land may re-
ceiye fair days wages for fair days
work,
2 we also renew our allegiance to the
great doctrine fostered by that eminent
statesman, James G. Blaine, the doctr
of reciprocity. We therefore favor as a
logical and beneficial result of protec-
tive tariff laws, mutual trade arrange
ments with foreign countries that will
provide for our farms and workshops a
} market for their surplus products, at the
, same time enable us to buy from them
under advantageous conditions such ar
ticles as they produce and we must have
3, We are unalterably opposed to any
=. scheme that will give to this country a
, deprecated and debased currency. We
favor the use Of silver as currency, but
to the extent only that its parity with
: gold will be maintained, and in conse-
r quence are opposed to free and unlimited
? and independent coinage Of silver at a
par ratio Of IS TO l. We believe that
@ every American dollar should be an
honest 100 cent dollar always and every
where
4. We condemn the administration of
Grover Cleveland and the policy of the
i National Democratic Party, which has
!, demonstrated the utter unfitness of both
= to govern the interests of the American
e people, which has spread idleness and
8 poverty throughout the land, turned
!. back the wheels of progress, shut down
q the mills Of industry and destroyed the
value Of labor, increased the national
debt, created deficiency in the trea-
D sury, caused the issuance of more than
II quarter of billion of bonds in time
r of profound peace, necessitated the open.
= ing in large cities of free soup houses
Q and turned thousands of happy homes
% into novels of penury and want,
:. 5. We believe the construction Of the
Nicaragua Canal, which is to shorten
+. the great commercial highways of the
e world by the distance of 10000 miles, i,
IL an enterprise of such transcendant in
n ternatiohal importance as to invite it
% completion at the earliest practica
le period, and that its control should b.
le permanently vested in the United
+. States.
70 g. We believe the material and com
mercial interests of both the United
% States and Cuba demand an early cessa
'" tion of the war now being conducted il
u that island, and that 1t is the duty of ou
c. government to set on foot such policy a
ID shall speedily end the war and enabl
ct the people of the two countries to peace
IN fully pursue and cultivate the vast trad
tb which is now almost completely cut of
o. and which is SO mutually profitable t,
:, both people.
Z. We condemn the action of a majorit
- of the Democratic party in the legisla
ne ture of Tennessee by which the const
RS tuition of the State was subverted, tn
Is, voice of the people annulled, the right
O. of the citizens trampled upon and
,s usurper and aman found wanting by tn
I'd people, fraudulently placed in the Gil
., bernatorialchair to which the Hon. L
Clay Evans had been rightly and legal
w elected.
ei s. We condemn the policy of the Demo
er cratic party in Tennessee which has r.
"a, suited in Tennessee falling from tift
e. place in population and influence to tn
lis thirteenth among the States of the nj
N ton, that has discouraged the inves
, ment of capital from abroad and drive
lo away that which was already in oil
:. midst, burdened us with debt and take
~ created a horde of unnecessary Off
ne' holders to fatten and wax rich off Il
ue people, produced a crop of self confess'
nd bribe takers, put in high places Wilt
lis; violators of the law until the Chairmi
lin Of the Democratic Executive Committ
Ter of the State, in the public press, frank
en-. admits that his party has given us Il
be rottehest State government in the unio
no 8. We believe that the long lease
power granted the Democratic party
'"i this State has resulted in the machine
and offices falling into the hands ol
" corrupt element, and it is against h
the man nature to believe that corrnpti
our will purify itself.
ard We therefore appeal to our fellow ci
Oco zens, irrespective of party affiliate
ro, who are in favor of reform in State mi
o.o ters, reform of the fee system, the abe
-, reduction of costs in both civil and cri
'ne inal litigation, the adoption of cheaI
axe and more effective mode of collecti
his taxes and the application of rigid ecoi
he, my in the administration of domes
tor affairs, to join us to the end that
change of party may be brought abo
these needed reforms carried out, a
that the stain upon the fair name
Tennessee of being the worst govern
State in the union my be expunged (
eeu ever.
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