Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-09

y NN~AS AC3O no q
for governor. The judge may not
be a
RAILROAD CANDIDATE,
but he is more like enc than anything
[ know of. That distinguished citi-
zen, that Daniel 0'Connell of Mem
phis, P. NJ. Winters, said when he
arose to address the convention at
Nashville, II don't know whether
this is railroad or democratic con
vention, and he expressed the almost
unanimous sentiment of the people.
[ [Applause.] Judge Wright is the
choice Of the railroad lobby and l am
the peoples candidate. Pay all your
honest debts and leave the railroad
controversy to the courts and | prom
isc you that if tho court decides YOU
shall not pay those bonds, so help me
God, you never shall !" Applause. /
My opponent has asked ME what | am
going to do with the railroads; DESTROY
them, tear them up2 No, but let
them stay and make them pay their
own debts. Our bonds to-day. with
all this low tax sentiment, are rising
in value and have deprecated less
than those Of any other state in the
union. Georgia paid her honest debts.
but repudiated fourteen millions Of
fraudulent bonds, passing
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
providing that they never should be
paid and to-day her bonds are selling
above par. That is what you can do,
and in four years time, without ex-
pense, this accursed thing will be for.
ever out Of the way and your credit as
good as gold. Pay the interest ON the
educational bonds, because the youth
of the land must be educated, but LET
the railroads take care of themselves
They had subscriptions enough to
build and equip the roads. but when
he introduced a bill to tax them ac-
cording to value, a committee reported
the value at only eighteen million,
when nine million dollars in bonds
had been issued to them"
INCREASE IN PAY.
Turning to Judge Wright he asked
Judge, when you were member
of the federal congress before the war,
did you not introduce bill to have
your salary raised ?"
Eyes" came the answer.
"And did the bill pass ?"
"Yes."
did you accept the raise ?"
YES" came the answer from
away down in the boots of the old
judge.
"Yes, and | can tell you something
else you forgot to state" he contin-
ued. When you said while ago that
| got one thousand dollars for a fec to
defend the state against the railroads
why didn't you tell them it was you
| had to fight that you we're employ
ed by the holders of the new issue,
and that six hundred and seventy-fve
of that one thousand dollars l spent
in railroad fare and in collecting tes.
mony? Judge, the people want to
know what you are going to do when,
having been offered GER
tain. compromise, the people re-
fuse to accept it? If you
tell them you will, you must switch
off Of the democratic platform, and go
contrary to all the principles of human
liberty. This low tax wagon" he
said in conclusion, "is coming along
125,0OO strong"
When the eloquent speaker had
CONCLUDED some one suggested three
cheers for WilsOn,a they were given
with hip, hip, hqrrah and not a
voice for Wright.
Your correspondent has interviewed
many prominent citizens, and finds it
to be The universal opinion that Obion
county will so for Wilson, The esti-
mate differs, but one Of the most
prominent Of the Wright wing tacitly
agreed to-day that it would go by one
thousand majority, Some of the most
enthusiastic Of his followers claim that
Wilson will poll 25OO majority. The
Hon. G, B. Simonton, candidate for
congress, thinks the demonstration all
in Wilson's favor.
Union City has three factories, and
it is said nine-tenths Of the operatives
are for him.
Every word Mr.. Wilson uttered told
like solid shot. When he did conde-
scend to tell joke to illustrate his
point, the enthusiasm Of the crowd
knew no bounds, but it was noticeable
that though all the eclat brought
forth by Judge Wright was on account
Of wit, Mr.. Wilson held the audience
spellbound and swayed them at will
by the mere power Of argument, unas-
sisted by superficial means.
WlLLoUGHBY,