Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-24
The Election Of the State, COun-
ty and Congressional Demo-
cratic Tickets Urged Upon
the People.
The Democratic Party Must Main
tain the Public Credit and
Pledged Good Faith, and
Preserve Peace and
Harmony.
The Funding Bili-Ihe National
Debt-CiYil Rights-0utrages
Upon the Southern PeO-
pie by the Radieal
Party-Eic.

There was large crowd at the Green
I law operahouSe last night 10 hear the address
Of hon- GustavGs A Henry, OF GAINESVILLE
Tennessee. The audience was composed OF
I our most intelligence citizens, quite a mum.
| Der OF ladies being present The audience
I PAID marked attention throughout and ire
quently applauded Major Henry.
MAJOR HENRY's SPEECH.
LADIES AND GENrIENEN-I an pleased at
the idea OF addressing an audience OF the
people OF Memphis tonight. Il Is a good
while since have appeared before a popular
audience Ia this city. 1 am here in Obedience
Ocrattc state central committee TO address
you upon the questions involved in the
80 strong as L usually ., hut II II does not
1sil me, viii try 10 claim your attention and
patience while discussing thsee questions.
The approaching election will tell for good or
eVl upon the Oh aracter OF Tennessee for many
long years. II the Conservative Democratic
parry be elected their legislation Will rebound
% the glory aud prosperity Of the whole
IuI Il VIII set the state back
twenty-five years. II the Democratic
party be elected. two things will be expected-
the maintenance OF the state honor and state
credltyand the suppression Of lawlessness. The
latter was as disgraceful as the other. II they
maintained themselves, Tennessee would re-
sumo her IalLen poSiuon-I not she would
relapse into the condition OF south Carolina.
II they failed IN their efforts to maintain the
Iaith5 honor and credit Of the state, and the
repression Of lawlessness, then he trembled
for The degradation that would befall the
state This WIS expected OF the Democratic
party. While the Democratic and WING par
ties opposed each other bitterly before the
war, they always Egreed that state honor and
national prosperity should be maintained,
and one was necessarr Tor the other. when
The great Wing party went down, many Wings
wanted 70 know where they should 90; there
were the Democratic and Radical parties. He
voluntarily and willingly went with the
democratic party Il was impossible for
him 70 go with the Republican party
which said IL was not bound BY the law aud
tue constitution. but served higher law.
lie was north when VIM. Il, Seward advOcat-
ed this doctrine, and be then told them it was
dangerous. The Wing aud democratic par
ues were now as harmoniOusly blended in
sheir Efforts as The colors Of the rainbow, al
though II arose to beam on the wrecks OF the
storm. Though the two parties were united
in an hour OF sorrOw and misfortune like the
rainbow IL wsS a sign OF beauty and type Of
prosperity. Those two parties were hard to
beat by themselves, AMI when united they
should never be defeated II was IN this com
olnaliOn that indians, tllO- and other States
nsd recently won elections. The country had
nourished under 10Th the Democratic and
Wing administrations. Tue short but ruin
Gus administration by the Republican party
was but filing up the Interregnum. Tue Rad
lcals had 70 abandon their place. OF else they
bad 70 be elected By the masses OF the people
he said TINS because the country badn Z pros
psred since IL mad been under Radical rule
Memphis, one OF the finest aud most
beautiful on the continent, was oppressed
heard 80 much, had TO be looked al. e heard
there was party who had raised a great cry
against the Iuuding bill He was satisfied the
people here did but little understand tns
question. The public state debt was but SO.
co.. 90, and Yet the properly IN the sta te was
worth sJuO,OO0UD, the annual production OF
which was Slf0N00000. He did not blame a
man for repudiati0g debt when unable to
pay IL. As early as lS65 the public debt was
s25,275,0 o. Under BrOwnlOw and senter's
Radical administration Sl4O00tg0 Of debt
were added and railroad bonds TO S7JgU
and turnpike bonds making an Increase
70 50 UJOOL In IS, 6o and ~ funding
bills were passed by the Radicals-three bills
were passed in those years, allowing in.
tereSt on bonds after they became
due. In January, 1870, when the Democrats
went into power, the debt was Sl3OUU,0OO In
1871 rue democrats reduced this debt 70 SIS
l0OO0t-in n TO Sl3t00O0O-in y 70 s}0OCO0U-
IN 70 to sS,O00,00y-in "a to S2O,OOl0O0, iaclud-
ing sets worth SS,000,000.
The amount OF bonds issued up 20 october l,
1853, since the war, was:
To railroad companies y7 600
Tnrnpikes 5000