The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-10-18
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| furnish them at the expense of the
white Taxpayers with good schools
and competent teachers. Surely this
should be an, evidence of our kindly
intentions toward them. But the
Republican, party ignore this fact
when it faunts its bloody shirt. Well
has il been said that none are so
blind as those who will not see
More than this, the Governor of
our State was Confederate gener-
al. has just closed a joint discussion
with a colored map named YardleY.
who is running for Governor against
him. And at their last meeting, af-
ter they had spoken in nearly every
county. in that Democratic State.
Yardley cheerfuily testified in pub.
lie speech that be had been treated
both by Governor and people with
| the utmost respect and courtesy
throughout. tiha ~
Ii has been asked me since
came to your city if it was safe for a
Northern man to live down South.
The question surprised me. Why
/ "
ern men-foreigners, any class of
men. provided they are honest aud
Industrious. are received there with
as much heartiHess and cordiality as
they woaid be by you in Indiana.
| We have vast resources OF mineral
aud agricultural wealth. qndeyeloped,
and we need their aid to bring their
resources out. Yes. fellow-citizeps
we will give them ali a hearty well
come. and will pledge them as much
security for life and property as they
can find anywhere in the United
States. And this. too, no matter
what their political sentiments may
be. The Mayor of Nashville "a
Democratic city) is in politics a Re
publican, and a Northern man of
/ talent and ability, has twice been
elected Mayor of our neighboring
city OF Edgeield. And if you will
! pardon the seeming egotism, l will
cite my own case. Ii will illustrate
now Northern men are treated there.
/ have resided in Nashville for eIev-
en. years, since the close of the war,
aad it is universally known there
| that | served in the Union army
from t e commencement to the close
of the war. 1 may mention in pa
renthesis that | served part Of the
time IN the brigade OF Geu. Manson.
the able Chairman of your State
4 Central Committee.) Yet, at the
i last Democratic County Convention
to select Candidates for the State
Legislature, | was nominated by ac-
4 clamation for State Senator in
i Davidson county. once the home and
now the grave OF Andrew Jackson,
the Hermitage district of the State.
was largely composed of ex-Confed-
i crate officers and <oldiers. l am no
4 politician, and did not seek the office,
4 being simply business man; and,
yet. the nomination was given me
4 bv acclamatioh over two gallant ex-
Confederate officers, who had made
canvass of The county for tins DO
sition. This, my friends, is speci-
men how Northern men are treated
there. H4E9 1ae gao
| 1e Let me assure you that no matter
i where a man comes from, no matter
4 what his political sentiments, if he
acts like a man. behaves himself. de.
4 Gently there, he is as much respect.
ed as lhe would be here. But if be
i goes there for the purpose Of getting
office, with a view to plumber the
people. why he will be treal ed there
I be he Republican or Democrat. jas
as you would treat such man here
i just as all dishonest men should
be treated +; no better aud no worse
We have no longer In the ooutl
what the Republicans call power
: fut Bourbon Democracy. Neither
have we fre-eating Democracy
They are both as dead to-day as the
H system OF slavery which gave then
birth. never to- be Iesurrected, Meth
er the one or the oJher.E till the END
of time But we have. there to-day
a new Democracy, composed large
| ly of the young men who have ar
rived at maturity since the close o.
the war, and it's mission is TO pro
mote the peace. happiness and pros
perity of the whole country not o1
the South alone. but of the North,
East and West as well On this
platform that Democracy stauds to
day. reaching out TO you the righi
hand of Fellowship and asking yor
in manly tones to unite with then
in this glorious work. l know, my
friends, that you of the great Demo
cratic party win join them but viii
the Republican party do it? | feal
not; for that would be The consum
nation of true union of the peo
pie, and that they seem disposed to
prevent. if possible. This new De
mocracy of the South are true To the
country, and are eager to give evi
dence of it. When the news reach
ed US that the gallant Custer and
his command had been massacred
so great was the indignation of. .oul
people aud 50 eager their desire te
avenge him, that the Government
could have raised a dozen regiments
in our State for that purpose withIf
: ten days; and at our State conven
ton a short time since the gaIlan
ex-Confederate General CneathaII
arose, aud pointed to the United
States flag floating above the presi
dents cha r. said: Sir, tough
under and for that glorious banneI
! In Mexico, since then i have Tough
, against it.; but / desire to say nov
that I will defend it wherever ans
whenever it is, ,assailedlwita Lhe las
drop of my blood. until the close 0
my life And as the old herr
: spoke the, tears weiled up into hi