The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-09-25

TraInmeu Address the TeoPao'
Last Saturday large audience
sembied at the Court House to
lar the speeches of Gov. Smith
Ind Hon. L. N. Trammell, the nom
|inee Of the democratic party for
Congress in this district. General
Phillips moved that Judge David
Irwin take the chair, which was
carried, and w. p. McClatchey was
requested to act as Secretary.
col. JAMES d. wADDELL
explained the object Of the meeting
and spoke of the Importance OF dem
ocratic harmony as the one thing
needful. lie deprecated in eloquent
language the discussions among the
democrats in crisis when our polit-
cal sky was overhung with dark,
lowering clouds, while ftiul flashes
Of angered lightning leaped forth,
as recently observed in Louisiana,
from the ominous blackness, disclos-
ing the terribleness of the surrounds
ing scene. He accused the INDIE
pendent candidate as responsible Tor
the dissensions in The democratic
ranks in th Seventh District; he it
was who threw the apple of discord,
the first fire brand that scattered our
forces. The people looked to the
Seventh District as the Gibraltar Of
Democracy, impregnable to all the
assaults Of radicalism, and hoped the
people would sustain their strength
by o united front. DR.. FELTON, was
a good preacher, but he didn't bo,
lieve in mixing Church and State,
and asked the people to support the
democratic nominee, Hon. l.. N.
Trammell, who he introduced.
COL. TRAMMELL
said he came among the people OF
Cobb 6 perfect stranger, and that he
would have to speak Of himself much
more than he otherwise wonld but
for the fact he had to defend himself
against ferrous accusations. lie
was no ord + and should make no
attempt at oratorical display, for 10
his youth he been educated to work
and not TO be fitted for professional
orator, and all the success he attain
ed in life was attributable to work and
action. He was born in Habersham
county, Ca, raised up between the
pillow handles and was no advcntnrer
or carpet Dagger. The poor man
with his small farm was as much en-
titled to respect as the man with his
large landed estate. While his faith
or had taught him to revere the old
Wing leaders, Clay, Webster and
Harrison, yet he had always voted
for democrats, casting his first vote
for Mr.. Pierce. He never had
acted in sympathy with the Bullock
administration. He Yhade the first
speech ever made against the Union
League organization in Georgia, at
Spring Place. You have heard that
| was a trickster, yet ! defy any
man in this audience to say | ever
tricked him rthat he ever heard Of
me trickipg any, one. | pause to
see. As there is no response, pre-,
sumo there is none. Gentlemen, l
challenge proof Of these slanderous
charges, and now ask you to correct
the evil you have done me.
He said as regards the Brunswick
and Albany Railroad Bonds, in
1869, Col. Avery, of New York
wrote me to meet him in Atlanta, he
was attorney of this road, and there
was an effort being mace to have
the States endorsement OF these
bonds repealed and desiredto secure
my services, as Judge Dongherty
aud other attorneys had been EN-
ployed to prevent the repeal. There
was nothing immoral or wrong in
the matter. ! took the fee, and
would do it again. This was before
my election TO the Senate. And as
to the Frost charges Of fraud and
corruption against him, a committee
of investigation was appointed, with
w. ID. Anderson as chairman, which
fully exonerated himirom any CONS
plicity in the charges. In the Sem
ate he held the vote, in violation
of parliamentary law, until two abb
sent democratic Senators were hunt
ed up and brought in and the bill
passed, saving the people of Georgia
from having to pay eight millions of
dollars OF fraudulent bonds. He
had no ambition higher than his
good, and he refused TO be
when Bullock fled, but
gave his vote over Conley's veto
that gave you democratic Cover.
nor. II was said that he was not
the choice of the people, but if the
Executive Committee would assem-
Die aud say that he did not get his
fairly he would decline
he race. He said DIR. FELTON, said
he would go to Washington to fight
lobbyists and rings. This was the
boast Of an mtried man. When
he Halls of the Georgia Legislature
we're swarming with lobbyists and
,cndhoIders, he stood by the people
md saved them from paving eight