Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-01
THE MAYoRALrY.
Speeches BY the Respective CandI-
dates.

speeches ~ the Respective CandI-
dates. ~
The candidates for Mayor spoke at the
corner of College and Jefferson streets last
night. -r~r 1-.---.
Mr.. Lellyett led of with some caustic
allusions to the candidate who had de-
clined to attend and appear before the
people. Was he afraid to meet the other
candidates and discuss with them the ques-
tions Cf the hour? Or was he too naughty
and aristocratic to mix with common can
didates and common people? Not long
ago a gentleman filed a bill against Mr..
Bass and others as trustees Of the Female
Academy, alleging that they were about
TO commit breach Of trust and sell the
trua property for their own bsnefi.
Did Mr.. Bass deny the allegation ?
No; but he filed "a aMiayit, signed with
his own hand, in which he said that the
gentleman who brought salt was not a
man Of substance, and therefore he plead
the suit ought to be dismissed. He had
no doubt Bass swsrs what he believed to
be trus-and that hs thinks poor man
ought not 10 be allowed 10 sue a rich man.
That is his styls-and that is why the I'm.
perialists support him. There we're three
kinds Of Imperialists-the royal Imperial
list who wants to rule; the timid, submits.
sive Imperialist who wants to be rich and
quiet, il also iafano1s-@sd the Imperial
Runksy, who worshiP rich aristccrat,
aud gladdsns in his smile.
BE understood the Trustees of the Fe-
male Academy want to sell its ruins to the
city for S26o, geo. That would be a fine
Job for Bsss He weuld inquire Of him il
he Ia privy TO that scheme and if made
Mayor will he favor the purchase.
BE regretted thst Bass was not present;
but he would meet either kim or his brain
carrier, Col. CoIyar, If desired, at separ-
ate appointment, on Saturday or Monday
night.
Mr.. LsIlyett said he had served the city
two years as q committeeman, and as
Chairman Of the Waterworks. The princi-
pal oversight Of that department had de.
volved on him, together with Mr.. Wyatt,
the bestof supedstsndsnts. He had re-
dueed the expenses Of that department
in two yess hon eo0 900 to about So, 900,
and had laid many miles of pipe and
greatly improved the reservoirs and ma
chinery. BE believed his department was
managed with more enterprise and econo-
my that year than in any other year Of
lbs history. 1t paid that year a profit to
the corporation fer the first time in its his
tory.
He had served the corporation year as
City Attorney. he tried great many
cases and gained nearly all. The corpora-
ton was sued for $500, 900, but the judg-
ments-in all these did not amount to more
than $4,000. He believed that we would
have an administration of law suits before
u next year, and thought il would be all
the better to have some law as well as
figures in the head Of the corporation.
Atall times he had been in favor oflessening
the burdens of merchants and business.
When In the Lsgfslat nre he succeeded in
getting passed through the House by to l
bill changing the basis of taxation from
the invoice cost to the capital invested
which would have been a great relief to the
merchant The Senator from Davidson
defeated il in the Senate.
The time would not permit full state-
ment. He would publish a printed adj
dress in day or two.
After Mr.. Lellyett had concluded,
speeches were made by Lafayette Beech,
W. Matt Brown and 7. ]. Halle, whose re-
marks did not differ materially from what
was said on the opening of the canvass,
and to which we devoted considerable
space at the time.