Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-09-04

however, ueNOJeu ms great dDllllles
to the merits of the gubernatorial
question generally, and specially Of
Mr.. Wilson's individual record.
In the evening the candidates
started for GAINESVILLE. At Guthrie
a large delegation of professional
and business men from GAINESVILLE
met the train to form an escort of
honor for Judge Wright from that
station to GAINESVILLE. The Judge,
on leaving the train to change cars,
was introduced to these gentlemen
by Judge Smith, and fhe party in
good time boarded the train from
Louisville in excellent humor. Mr..
Wilson also had an escort of one,
consisting of Mr.. Louis Munford.
AS for Mr.. Greenback Edwards, we
did not see. that anyone. concerned
himself with him, and he quietly
passed from train to train unnoticed.
On arriving at GAINESVILLE, the
party found the whole city on the.
q,ti Ui0e. The platform was lined
along its whole extent by a com
pany Of torch-bearers, and our city
brass-band gave sonorous welcome,
and when, accompanied by Senator
Bailey, Judge Smith and other gen.
tlemen, our future governor stepped
out on the platform, a shout from
thousands of bystanders gave him
his welcome. Hespoke few words
of genial and courteous appreciation
and then entered the carriage pre-
pared for him and made his way,
escorted by a long torch-light pro-
cession, to the Franklin House,
from the porch Of which the affec-
tionate importantly of the crowd
ELECTED another short speech before
the popular candidate sought repose
under the care of landlord Bring
hurst.
the other two candidates, we are
resorted to the Southern
Hotel, in company with Messrs.
Yancey and Munford.
At eleven on Thursday morning
a large crowd, variously estimated
at from 800 to 100, assembled in
hall to hear the discussion,
which was opened by the Hon.
John V. Wright.
Judge Wright, who was little
hoarse, but managed to make him
self clearly audible, announced in
simple and modest terms that he
solicited the attention of that large
and respectable audience solely as
the nominee of the great democratic
party, and expected to occupy their
Tine in a vindication of the princi-
pies Of that party as expressed in
.he platform of the convention
which had nominated him.
He commenced with handsome
to the county as the
nome not only of Cave johnson in
he past, but of Quarles, House,
Bailey and with solemn gesture)
J. A. Henry in the present.
lie then commenced lucid state
nent of the history of the debt, be-
,inning with the state constitution
If 1885, by which it is not only per-
nitted but enjOined upon the state
government to give aid to enter
,rises of internal Improvement. He
bowed how several successive leg
slatures had passed measures in
'bedience to this clause in the con-
aiding internal improve
nents by loaning to companies the
redit Of the state how an unbroken
cries of governors from Newton
,annon to Isham G.. Harris had, in
bedience to these, issued the bonds
whose validity is now called in
uestion; how the courts of the
tate and the supreme court had ]
sanctioned the principle z
n which these bonds were issued,
nd then he challenged the pre-
with which all these ]
uthOrities, governors, legislatures, !
conventions, judges, :
ERE denounced as all corrupt, all !
Iwless, and only a little clique of J
offers and repudiaters originating
lree or four years ago were pro- q
pure, honest and law-abid- Z
". This was the substance of the !
-gument, and all that we have =
,ace for at present. His argument j
q the constitutional method of de- j.
questions by the act of :. -
gislature against the unconstitu- b
onal method by a direct vote of NJ
Ie people must also be passed over !
ere. His appeal was received with q
eat enthusiasm by large major b
Y Of the audience. II
Mr.. Edwards attempted an adj "
ess, but was evidently incapaci- ]
ted from speaking by hoarseness =
ID debility. u u
Mr.. Wilson then took the stand. III
e had much to say on general NJ
inciples; talked volubly of the Z
sproportion between the profits of W
DOR and those of capital, on the
cessity of checks upon power and A
e cOrrupting influence of power -
on men in office, etc, etc, but ia
t once did he come to a square "
gument on the validity of the 4
nds. Some personal sparring we A,
lit. Judge Wright could not 4
ng him to the point of saving 7'
lether if the courts of the state or
the United States should pro- Ke
unce the bonds valid he would ! !
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