The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-01
SPEECH OF JUDGE PORTER.

spCeCu VI Juube IOIteTt Tue DemOCfallC
candidate for Governor, delivered 10
Jonesboro yesterday, is published in full
in the city press this morning.. On the
financial question he says the Demo-
cratic party Is pledged TO economy in the
administration OF the State government
and against an increase OF taxation, The
great drouth and our present poverty
make 1t necessary to oppose an increase Of
taxation. The practice Of economy, always
wise and proper, is now our only escape
from insolvency; and in the enforcement
oil the idea there Is an absolute necessity
that all useless and unnecessary offices
must be abolished, the salaries reduced,
and the men who control and collect the
public revenue held TO the strictest &C.
countability. The credit and good name
OF the State must be maintained, and all
its Just debt Obligations paid. The Demo.
cratic party G2 - 1.
CAN'T AFFORD TO 1MPERIL Trs GOOD
NAME
by the adoption OF any policy that looks
TO Reputation. In four years of Demo-
cratic rule In Tennessee.the bonded debt
OF the State has been reduced from $43,-
052 ,G2S Go to $20990,75l 2j. The old
issues Of the bank of Tennessee, amount.
ing to $2,170375 10, has been received
into the Treasury and cancelled. The
floating debt, consisting in part Of out
standing treasury warrants, amounting on
October 1st, 1871, to $S53 All 81, has been
reduced up to July Let, 1874, to $237 0GG,-
81. The loan account has been reduced
since January 1st, 1878, from $S00000 to
$l2l, ,000; and the country demands that
the good work shall be continued until
this great incubus is taken from our
shoulders. OF the civil rights question,
he says the position occupied by the
Democratic party Of Tennessee on this
grave question Is well defined, and can.
not be misunderstood, and has my un.
qualified endorsement. But
AN NOT OPPOSED TO THE BILL NOW
PENDING
in the Congress Of tho United States be.
cause OF any opposition l have to doing
full justice 10 the colorcd people. When
the assembly Of the Legislature of Ten
nessee voted against bill 10 expel free
negroes from the State; when such Union
men as Senter and Trewhett and others,
OF East Tennessee were earnest advocates
OF the measure, the free negroes had no
voice in the public affairs then, and my
action was simply the result Of dispo-
sition then as now, 10 do them justice in
Tennessee. The cOlorcd men have all the
civil rights that are secured TO the white
men, and no party seeks 10 interfere with
:heir enjoyment. 1t is true that the tenn
porary Chairman of the Convention that
nominated my competitor stated and
thrice repeated the statement that If the
Democratic party was restored 10 power,
1t would remove the colored man back 10
slavery, and re!er to It to say that it was
made through ignorance and partizan
malice, and whether intended or not
IsA GROSS sLANDRR
upon party composed Of men more loyal
in every sense OF the word than their de-
tractors. My competitor was present when
the elander was published, and 1t is for
him 10 say whether be consented to it.
Tho purpose of this address was 10 arouse
feeling Of enmity on the part OF the
blacks 20 the whites in order 10 enforce a
party discipline and impose upon the
credulity Of the black man and blind him
, II possible to his true interests and TO the
disposition Of his real friends. s|
WHAT MORE THAN THIS DO THE CoLoRRT
PEOPLE WANT.
II they are wise and thoughtful they
must know that 1t Is an ,inpossibilty
while they are now full participants II
the benefits Of our Common Schools sys-
tenn: The action Of the Superintendent o
public instruction during last Summer ir
suSpending the entire system when il wa!
believed that the pending bill would be.
come law, must have learned the coloreC
people that while the tax payers of the
State generally admitted them to full
participation In the benefits OF thee Common
Schools that they would destroy thu
whole spstem before they would be made
the victims Of the congressional socia
rights bill. l repeat that ! do not opposl
the bill because OF my unwillingness 10 sc,
justice done to this people, but l repeat
| DO not want 70 see this gross act OF in
justice put upon them, and believe tina
The two races II let alone
CAN AND WILL LIVE HARMoNIoysLY.
For l cannot forget that through foul
years OF war no hand oil revolt was liItet
up by them. They thus demonstrated t
the world tina! their eight millions O
masters were not mercileSs despots, an(
that contrary to oil outside views kind
ly feeling did exist between the two races
and believe that whenever the colored
people learn 10 appreciate the politca
prostitutes and carpet.baggers by whom
: they are now influenced and CON.
troled the whites and blsckl
will live along side of each othel
with mutual good will and good Offices
: The people of Tennessee will resist tht
passage Of this bill, and It's execution, If l
becomes law, in every legal way posi-,
bic, Tor they are Glow 10 believe thatit I
competent for. Congress TO regulate ouI
schools, or to determine how our hotel
. keepers shall bestow their guests, or by
whose side we shall sleep after death
But unless our people arc united, and sen
timents Of opposition created that will b
felt at Washington, this odious bill vii
be passed in December and approved By
the President. Ho has already recon-
Q mended the enactment Of a law to bette
secure the civil rights which freedom
3 should secure, but has not efIectuall,
] secured 10 the eniranchised slave; ant
Senator Morton, Of Indiana, the Repub.
lican leader Of the Senate, denounces Ii,
mischievous impression that has Seer
p made in tho South that the Presiden
I would veto the bill, as beng wi,hou
foundation, and insists that the TlepulIcal
} party everywhere is committed to 1t :
JoNEsBoRo SPECIAL
to the Union and American says: tn,
Gubernatorial canvass opened today a
D this point. The speaking began at 1875
q | in the court house. Ex.President John
( con was insldetthe railing. The, hous
Twas densely crowded, and all gave tn