Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-10-08

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way things are now carried on an
conducted the people are reduced t
slavery. They must ask rings an
clinques whom to vote for. The pc,
pie are not going to hurt tbemselre
if they are allowed a chance.
they should make bad choice one
they will learn to correct it. The
they will think for themselves and III
derstand for themselves. Conven
tons have become a farce and
fraud on the democratic party an
the convention at Nashville arouse
and stirred up great popular rebuke
Witnesses a!ose as if by magic o
the spot, in a grand uprising Cf per
haps -. 900; certainly 10000 wer
in that great meeting. They adopt
ted a platform whose tenets and creet
[ have always advocated. Creec
and tenets for which [ have battleC
all my life. 1t was a massive out
pouring-moving and living acres de
manding that your speaker, hayin:
served them as he had, should con
sent to lead the people again. Ant
in obedience to the will Of the peo-
ple-not a pseudo, packed oonven
toni accepted their standard upor
which is inscribed-''the constitution
our guide-the public good our aim.
l accepted that banner as the people.
candidate, and said | would carry i
throughout the State. let tie conse
quences be what they may.
1t is time that the people should
look to their own interests in govern.
mental affairs In the days Of the
Romans. money bribery. corruption,
usurpation, rubbed out the rights of
the people. Pompey, and Caezar,
and Crassus, undertook to think foG
the people. While Pompey and
Crassus we're conspiring against the
people, Ceazar returned and took
possession of the government as a
perpetual dictator The cry is party,
party. we have the democratic party,
the republican party. the Grant party
and all that, but the people have no
party. as Rome had none. 1t is time
the people had a party. Go back to
1924. the days of King Caucus. or
Congressional Caucus, Jackson was a
candidate. Crawford was the candi-
date of Caucus, Clay was a candi-
date. Jackson was defeated. The
election went to the House, and
Adams was chosen. In 1928 jackson
was elected. Congressional Cau-
cuscs were dispensed with, and next
National Conventions were resorted
to. 1t was but new name for Con-
greSsional caucuses. Preceding the
rebellion, we had Conventions at
Charleston and at Baltimore and
cliqucs. and schisms and contrivan
ces which led to all our difficulties =
My letter to the Young Mems Jack
son Association, canvassed the whole
idea. Read it. The whole theory
[ entertain is there submitted. [ am
charged with endeavoring to array
the confederate soldiers against the
office holders. with having levied CON
tributions with having interfereH
with the emancipation Of slaves, re
opening all that transpired while the
rebellion was going on. l see pub
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Cen Cbeatbaa. I have never
even read it.
Mr. Johnson here read from the
speech the norton which asserted
that tba democratic party was dead,
and asked of Gen Cheatham whether
ba odontad or raDndiated if. but the
Con was .;lont
Now this man Huntington is the
Clerk of the Supreme Court. He is
my competitors friend, ensconsed in
office. When did the old democrats
ic party cease to exist? What dem
ocratic party does he refer to? |
claim the democratic party Is the
same s'e"' Ply - o 80 -
jackson ana fo'k Oh JoiI' uol !
admit that 1t has been Destroyed
1t has been distracted. divided, but
II et;I lives Mr. Jonson here read
nnnn;na,on,s nnotot;on of his reso.
Dun'i'''S' '0' f"Vt''-' -ttS,J
lutlons, ana sald they were 9aroleu
from the record. ..|...
W., d;J cor Cbootb,,,,s friond
""J NlU ~. 1T. = - ro,J
garOle my resolution ne alSo ieau
the charge that he, johnson was "a
traitor and an assassin of the conStitu-
tion - Here Mr. Johnson read the
or tbo NosbyiIIa Convon-
: i.''o'"c'UI' y, VI - 80
tion OF nay looo' l 'ese 'eSo'u''o,''
asserted. that MT. johnson as the de
fender of the constitution. had enti-