The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-30
COLE AED EEEA4N AT TREZE-
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Capt. Cole and Mr. Hearn addressed

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Capt. Cole and Mr. Hesrn addressed
the people at Trezevant last Friday,
when able speeches were made and
attentively listened to. Of course
Cole "skinned Hearn." We give be-
low an abridged account of the discus
sion, being compelled to cut down the
report sent US, for want of room.
Mr. Cole opened the discussion, in
substance, as follows: He announced
that he was present TO advocate the
election of the entire Democratic tick
ct, from Hancock down to JRo. V.
Wright, and whoever might he nomi.
mated for the legislature. He pOr-
trayed the expressions of the Repub-
licsn party, thoir reconstruction poll
cy, their extravaganza, their fraud
and their policy of DISTINGUISHING the
South, in utter disregard OF the con-
stitution of our fathers. He showed
| that We were indebted to the Demo
| cratic policy aad party for our liber-
! ties, our rights as freemen, and for
decreasing expenditures of the govern.
ment, and also tor the reconciliation
of silver, and the resistance of green
backs, thereby breaking the paral yz>
ing effects Of resumption. Was "a par
ty to which we owed SO much to he
abandoned in an hour like this? lie
then proceeded to enpIain the actions
of the convention at Nashville. Show
ing the regularity Of the nomination
of the Hon. Jno. V. Wright, He
showed that of 400 low tax men in the
convention Only about 70 or 100 bolt
ed, and therefore assumed that John
V. Wright was the nominee of the
Tennessee Democracy, regardless OF
high or low taxes. lie then took up
the submission plank demanded by
the boilers, and asserted that the split
could not be sustained because the
plank was not adopted. That no per-
son was justifahle in boiling the party
unless the rarty in convention had
disregarded some grest principle. This
the party had not done. The ques-
ton of submission to the people was
not one of principle bat of expedien>
cy as to the hest method of settling a
debt, as to the best method OF ''main-
tanning the public faith both State
and National" If ithe boilers insist
ed that it was q principle then it
should be applied to every question of
legislation and 10 bill become law
until referred to The people. The COLI
stitulion of Tenhe see said that the
Legislature should make laws. Again
if it were a princip of the Tennessee
Democracy, it sl.o I'D be principle of
the DrmOcratic party everywhere.
To he consistent the boilers should
have demanded OF The Cincinnati con-
vention, where it declared in favor of
maintenance Of the public faith. that
every appropriation to pay interest on
the public debt should he referred to
the people. ard then when voted
down as it wntli have been done,
they should here holted the conven-
tion. Tennessee Democracy could
have no platform inconsistent with
the National democracy. Had the
Democratic convention adopted the
platform of the boilers they would
have become q heavy load TO the Ma
tional Democracy and would have in
surod the defeat of Hancock and Eng
lish. We are told by men running
for the Legislature that Legislatures
could he bought. If their theory
were true, what legal restrictions were
embraced in a plstforms Could they
not be bought to override platform
as easily as athey could to violate sol
emn pieIges made to the people in
their canvass? Mr. hearn was a cam
didate for reelection, and he did not
think Mr. Hearn could be bought. but,
unlike Mr. Hearn, he thought there
we're one hundred other men in Ten
nessee as good as he wss. Why should
he like the Phari,ee of old proclaim,
Il thank God am not like other
people!" The speaker then took up
Mr Wilson's record and reviewed it at
length. Said as to the debt there was
but one solution, and that was to set
tie it upon the best possible terms and
all that was questionable should be
left 20 an impartial tribunal. States
like men have no right to declare the
legality Of their paper.
Mr. Hearu then spoke. He did not
attempt to answer the arguments of
Mr. Cole. He made his same speech
on the iIlegality of the debt, offered
no relief. Teld men not to be deterr-
Ell from voting for Wilson by the cry
of Bo,ter, thereby sdinitting he was
no nominee. He defended himself
and said he did not vote for the $1,000 |
appropriation. Took particular pains
to clear his own skirts" bat left his |
file leader, Mr. Wilson, TO take care
of himself. He declined to defend
the record of Mr. Wilson, and would
not endorse it. He was forced to sd
nit he did not endorse portions of the
platform of the National Democratic |
party.
There were but 6 Wilson men in |
tba r,,,xd NJ shout 1(l0 pracant One