The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-08-25
General Brown at sweetwater.

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lie arrived at ll:l5 a. m, and remained
until the departure of the 1920 passenger
train. After dining at the residence of
Thomas g. Boyd, esq, at the solicitation
uf number Of gentlemen he consented to
shave a little talk with the people," Tho
Generals "talk" amounted to one of the
most digni6cd, earnest and able speeches
We ever had the pleasure of hearing, and
W regret very much that circumstances
prevent US from laying it before the read
err of the ENTERPRIsr.
General Brown said that as there were
two other candidates for the position to
which he aspired, neither of whom were
present, he would not do them the injus-
tice to advocate his own claims at that
time, but he felt at liberty to express his
views on some of the important issues of
the day. Harmony of action in the Con-
sentative and Democratic ranks was abb
s%"lutely necessary to insure success to the
principles they maintained. 1t was folly
to say there was no power left in the Rad
zeal party of Tennessee. a party which
could control a vote of $4,000 out of 300
eco was a power, and one to be feared.
The Radicals were standing ready to take
advantage of any disaffection in the Con-
sentative and Democratic party, He urg-
ed the opponents of RadicalisM not to fall
out about a more name. Those who had
been Wings and did not like to be called
Democrats now, should remember that the
Democratic party of 1870 was not that of
1860. The old issues had been swept
away. No man unless he was thoroughly
encased in Radicalism could advocate a
protective tariff under the changed condi.
lion of the country. The distribution of
the proceeds of the sales of public lands
Was rot debateable question, because the
lands were nearly all sold, and the money
gone. A democratic government should
DC, as its name implied, a government of
the people, and if there was any place on
the face of the earth where such a govern
ment was needed, it was this country. He
himself had been a Wing, but he would
fight RadicaliSm without reference to the
lame of the party under whose banner he
fought. He had never favored any third
party movement, because it was by such
disagreements in ourranks that Radicalism
hoped to regain its lost ground. We must
make common war against the enemy, and
it should make no difference to us Whethcr
we are called Democrats, Conservative,
or Conservative Democrats. The Radical
party had inflicted grieyOus wrongs upon
the country. In our own State, although
the right of franchise was open to all, We
we're still suffering from Radical hatred
and oppression. Many of our best men,
honorable, able and educated, some of
whom bear the marks of devotion to their
country received in the war with Mexico,
md even in the war of 1912, we're debar-
red from the right of holding Office under
the government. If, after the surrender
of Lee and johnson, the soldiers who had
nobly fought in the Union and Confede-
rate armies had been allowed to regulate
matters, this state of things would not
have existed. But we had been governed
by those who went into the war after the
lighting was over. He referred to the
onerous taxation to which the people of
the country are subjected. The interest
100000, which had to be paid annually in
gold. The people were taxed to keep up
a few National Banks. All this should
tc stopped. If 5 l,250,000,000 of green
backs were put in circulation, in the course
Of a few years a large portion of the debt
will have paid itself by the natural de-
struction of such a currency. At the cost
Of repetition, he must again urge upon
Conservatives and Democrats the necessity
&C. Organization and united action. In clos
ing, he would say that be was a candidate
for the nomination for Governor. If he
should be nominated and elected, he
would discharge his duty to tho best Of
his ability. He trusted that the action
Of the Convention would be harmonious,
and if it should see fit to nominate any
other gentleman, he would give the nom
inee a cordial and earnest support.
General Browns remarks were received
with decided approval, and there is no
doubt he made many new friends here.
We hope that after his nomination he may
have an opportunity to address the people
Of Monroe more generally.
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