Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-02-08

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had the money to get here with
. Laughter and calls for "Centennial."l
! They 20 around 60 the private board
J ing houses where the poor widows
with houses full of children take them
! in for dollar day and | wouldn't
! be surprised if some of them didn't
run away after all without paying
! their bills. Laughter and boots. If
we are going to retrench and reform,
which | done think we ought to do,
! laughter | think the members
! should first reduce their own pay to
about three dollars per day. LCheers.
| ! am agent for several boarding. huus-
es thai will take them for less than
dollar a day. [Cheer4 aud laughter.
| True. they won't get everything r.
/ good as they do at the Kimhal House
/ or the Markham House, but they
| would get better than they do at home.
| [Immense laughter aud loud yells.
| appeal to my friend Tonmbs if |
! am not right. Laughter. Georgia
is in a great state of vauabundaga. and
we must do something to retrench ard
| reform. We have got 375 or $50 MEM
! hrrs and clerks around here drawing
| 81 per day. That must be stopped -
| Cheers and laughter. Mr.. Toomhs
! made great deal better speech than |
| am doing, and you cheer me- heap
| more than you did MIN! Renewed
shouts ana laughter The balance ct
| them are down at the faro bank trying
| their best to double that seven dollars
| Shouts of merrlment.l But they'll
never do it. Cheers. 1t can't be did
I've tried 1t myself Renewed
laughter 1t can't he done unless
| you go halves with the banker -
| Loud cheers and laughter This en-
! thusiasm c0ufuscs me! TCries o.
| "Certenuialn and State road " AT.
! ter get through with the Legislature
| will go on the Sta'e road! Ho0ts
and yells in the gallery. ] will sav
| to any of those persons in the gallery
| who are uneasy, that this speech will
Will last about three hours! More
ycIls.
! agree with my friend TOomhs in
| all his remarks. although | didn't I'M
! dCrstaud all Of them, but whatever ne
| says is all right, for he's thorough.
! bred! [Great laughter. He came
| from North Cprollna-he says he came
! from Virginia, but | know better--I
| know right where he was born down
on Tar river! Where did leave off
at, Mr.. Toombs? Increased laugh
| ter Voices Give Nv the Centen-
niaIn Tell us about the State road "
Fitch: a great amount of devil
! meut has been kicked up about the
! state road. ! don't feel called upon To
investigate the State road. I Laugh
teri | haven't been appointed com
| mtitce for that purpose! [CnnCinupd
! lHUghter.n ! think the state road il a
bully thing. [Cheers.l 1t belongs to
! tn" State Of Georgia. | am one of the
] al fIpf !
! Joe brown is running ii alone now. |
! used 10 know him when he was q boy
! Shouts OF merriment Hes buck
ing that thing all right! [Cheers. |
! go around there sometimes ana say to
! him: Here, Joe, if this thing don't
/ snap" up all right there's going to lie
the devil to pay in the next Legisla
! ture" Laughter. And he ga, ::
/ "I'm gong to declare dividend right
away" aud he does 1t, and [ 20
around and get my dividend. aud eve
! rylhIng is all right again. TLoud
| laughter" SO far az old Joe's paying
S25 600 every month, he'll 30 It'll
| LCheers. If he don't, | will for him
! lCireat laughter have got the mon
ey right here now (slapplng his peck
ct, which stuck awfully close to his
! slin.)
! In my opinion there's a heap of ras-
calIty going on, Running on the idea
/ or my friend TOumbs ! think we
/ ought tn have Constitutional Con-
! Vention and new Contribution -
| There is too much power put INFO the
hands Of the Governor. He's got 1000
men under him. IT any man don't be-
lieve II aHd will come down to my
room at the Markham House, | Will
show hlm the list, Laughter |
/ like Milt Smith-he il n personal
| friend of mine. Laughter and cheers
! But the day has gone 10y when we
! worship man because me has been put
7 in power. The thing was fixed up hv
/ tina old Radical Convention, which
| was fixed up toy that old fellow who
was Ihe best man in Georgia Ia fix uu
/ such things! LCheers aud laughter.
In hNlnL IL up they have arranged il
so ~ To give the Democratic Gov. OF
George the same power they had
when they ruled, Laughter Gov
ernur Smith has got two thousand
men all over the STATE Ihat he can put
out to fix up combinations for him
wien he wants to he re elected 49,
lCheers. It's worse than Grants third
term | don't say tut that MiIt Smith
4 is all right, but the principle is wrong.
Applause don't know that con
v'ntiun would hC II good thing To have
this year, but | think the Legislature
out to get up something 10y which this
power could be cultailpd CHEERS |
think Mllt Smith is Just IA good "A
man To pat in he Governors seat as
any other-even my friend Tuombs
there, tCheers and laGghter.) But it's
dangerous thing To give "A man. -
/ Sull | doubt whether We ought to have
II convention this wear r,lherthink
we ough,n't! (LaughterD / think
4 the Legislature should fix up some
amendments to curtail the power the
Governor now has. (Chcers.
/ a voice. What about the Centen-
MIA?
Fitch l will conclude on the Cen.
/ teuIial. (Lnughter.) | am proud to
say that havn't taken any stock in
the show at Philadelphia. And am
sorry IN see that my friend General
Gnrdou, whom love, and who was
with me In the war (IadghtpD is for
the show, When be was Off i'm the
front fighting, | was away back in the
rear tending To the Wagons. Great
merrinent) lie cot his cheek busted
there, aud / didn't Laughter) |
understand he Is for IL, So l. my friend
Ben I'm. daughter lie can make
as good speech as | can, CHEERS. }
But I'm sorry To say can't be for it.
Laughter However am proud to