The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-10-02
NOTES AND DOTS.
THE RESSIONALD DISCUSSION
L. L. POAZS ESQ.
RoeERsvILLE, Sept. 26, 1878.

-
ing on public affairs by two candidates
for Congress, viz A. II. Pettibone and
Robert L. Taylor. The people began
to come into town early in the day and
continued to arrive up to the time of
speaking. When the bell was rung the
Court House was nearly full, and before
the speaking commenced the hall was
crowded, and so continued till the
speaking was over.
The first speaker was E. s. Cox, of
Washington county. And here I must
1 tell who he is and what he was here for.
| The two candidates above named were
first made aware of his presence at
Blountville, in Sullivan county, where
| he announced himself as Greenback
candidate for Congress, and demanded
a share of time, which was accorded to
him.
Here he announced himself as farm
err He said he had voted with both par
ties first, for Republicans second, for
Democrats, and third, for the National
Greenback party. If he had done wrong
in voting for Republicans he asked for
giveness if he had done wrong in vo-
ting for Democrats he asked forgive
ness, and promised to so offend no more.
Both parties were, with him, equally
bad both had promised relief neither
gave it, nor would they, and we must
! look to the Greenback party for it. The
! Democrats promised to cut down the
salaries and lessen expenses if they were
entrusted with our State affairs, but
they have not done it. They promised
reform in national affairs they had
achieved power in Congress, but no re-
lief has come to the people, nor will
come. He was farmer; his interests
| were identified with the interests of the
| people, and If he was intrusted with a
! scat in Congress he would legislate for
the people.
Mr.. Cox announced himself as a ma
tiOnal bank man strike out of exis-
tence the national banks and where are
you? He wanted the volume of green
backs kept up to the wants of trade so
long as they were equal to gold. We
must not have too much money; too
much is as bad, and perhaps worse, than
too little.
Mr.. Cox spoke his hour and quarter
and was followed by Mr.. Pettibone, and
he by Mr.. Taylor L will not attempt
to follow either of these gentlemen, nor
would have given even an inkling OF
Mr.. Cox's position had it not been so
novel for a National Greenbacker.
All the gentlemen consumed nearly
an hour in rejoinders, and the affair was
over. The friends of Pettibone and
Taylor cheered their respective favor
ties, and the affair passed off very pleas
antly.
Tomorrow Friday) Judge Marks is
to speak as the Democratic candidate for
Governor, and William P. Gillenwaters
will speak in place of Mr.. Wight, the
Republican candidate.
see by the Rogersville Spectator that
a meeting of the Democracy of Hawkins
county is called for October z, to put
in nomination a candidate to be supper
ted for Representative to the Legisla-
ture. 1 also see that James White has
announced himself in it as candidate,
but he does not say Subject to the Ge-
cision of the Democratic Convention"
Mr. Harvey Hamilton says he may or
may not be candidate before the Con-
vention, but if he is will abide its de-
cision
The Circuit Court is moving along, in
criminal cases, the civil docket having
been assigned for Monday next.
L. L. Poats, your Hawkins County
Experimentation without him there is
no such thing-is continually floating
about, ''as thin as air" He is an old fix
ture here, having resided in Rogersville
since he was young man twenty-five
years of geySwhen he was full of blood,
and, as TO that matter, one of the bloods.
He long printed, in the better days of
glorious old Hawkins county-may God |
continue to bless her-one of the leading |
papers of this State. But ga change |
came DER the spirit of his dreams"
Misfortunes overwhelmed him, and came |
too late in life for him to retrieve and |
restore himself to his former prosperity. |
But he is good for years to come, to fill
the office he has held for long time, |
(Which is accorded to him by the voters |
of the county mem conn., and write for the
unless a sudden gust of wind |
comes along when he is on the street and |
takes him up in the direction good old
EnOch went.
By the way, came across a law book
in the Court House, to-day, on fiy-leaf
of which 1 find inscribed the following
tribute of respect to your friend. The
writer, presume, had no idea that his
effusion would fall under my eye, but 1
give notice to all that
ssThereis ehiel among ye takin' notes,
And if there's hole in a. your coats,
Faith, hen prent it.