Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-15
GEN. WEIGHTS SPEECH
Accepting the Democratic NOmi'
nation.

Accepting the Democratic NOmi.
nation.
The following speech was made by
Gen. John V. Wright on accepting
the nomination for governor by the
democratic convention at Nashville:
Gentlemen of the convention and
feuDw-citizens: I appear before you
for the purpose of correcting mistake
which I find in the papers OF this
morning, which states that / would not
accept the nomination OF this body If
rendered me. I come to accept the
nomination, unanimously rendered me
by this great convention, and to ex-
press my hearty appreciation Of the
noble resolutions which you have
adopted. They are truly democratic in
every sense, and I can lay my hand on
my heart and say truly that / never
accepted trust from the hands OF my
party with more pleasure and with
stronger faith in success than do this
one. -e.-s.l .ge 1.-5
On account of some dissatisfaction
with portion of your action here
some have Withdrawn and predicted
the death OF the democratic party. Du-
ring my life the same prediction has
been made more than once. Standing
here in the presence Of this large as
semblsge of democrats from every por-
lion of this state, and witnessing the
courage and enthusiasm displayed on
all sides, it would be difficult TO pros
nounce this a corpse. The democratic
party carried this country safely
through peace and war from colonies
to union of great and prosperous
states. It administered the govern
ment with economy and wisdom, and
under 1t the people were prosperous
and happy. Even amid the fire and
prosecutions OF cruel civil war it still
lived, and at the end, though weaken
ed and powerless, 1t still lived as a sep
arate political organization. Its trust
ed leaders, in the great north, called
it's broken columns together, and dis
trict after district, and state after state,
fell into line, until it got control of the
two houses of congress. aud in 1875
succeeded in electing noble son of New
York to the presidency, who would be
there to- day but for the most gigantic
fraud that ever startled the American
people. The people submitted to this
with degree OF patience and forbesr-
auce almost unknown in history.
Four years have again rolled around,
| and to-day it 10 safe to declare that
| Winfield Scott Hancock and William
| 81. English are the president and vice
president Of our country, in the hearts
and minds Of the people. The great
| struggle is going on, and the eyes of
the people of the union are upon you
IN Tennessee. We have solid south,
it is said. It is 80, and thank God for
that solid south. Solid for the consti>
tuition, solid for honest government,
solid against fraud and monopolies,
solid for the great leader or the union
army, Winfield Scott Hancock, and
last, but not lesst, solid for strict
maintenance Of the public faith, state
and national. .r~~ H--a -rFsrF
With those great democratic princi-
Piles inscribed on your banner, take
it and I will con vey it to the noun.
tains and green valleys of the mighty
East, the home OF my venerable friend
who has just addressed you (Col
@yrd), and present 1t to the pure and
patriotic democracy there. I will
bring lit across the mountains to the
ptains and valleys of Middle Tennes
see, and bear it to the West, the boms
Of my honored friend, Gen. Campbell
who was the compaD ion of my boy.
hoods the friend of my manhood. anC
who has my friendship and affection
like that OF brother. My friend
asked me the other day II did no
want to vote for him. | told him that
TO speak the plain truth, did not, bu
as to which of as should he nominsfas
I was the worst hung jury he evel
saw. -a-arH- ~
WIN tneso pfino d l Ieel tnae
eau 90 iotwaIu aau looh honest mel
} III the lace anu ask Ior tneir support.
Tor Years me u9happy spectacIe ma
neen pIesehaTu y relnoIIa.s quafieI
ing among lhenseIses aoout our stat'
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