Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-11-04
Moline.
October 29th, 1880.

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ED. OBSERVER Your cores
pondent has been very busy for
several weeks, consequently his
inconsequential dottings have
not appeared in your valuable
paper. He hopes henceforth to
be more regular in his items.
Health good, business brisk,
work progressing and everybody
satisfied except those unfortu-
nate classes, the old maids, old
bachelors and politicians. Corn
gathering, cotton picking, wheat
and the other various in
dustries of a rural district are be-
ing pushed with commendable
vigor. Rain for several days has
interfered, however, with farm
work.
Last night the citizens of our
town and vicinity were favored
with a call by Messrs. Wm.Smith
ofKnox, and our estimable fellow
citizen, Cold. d. Tillman, of Fay
etteville. COLT. introduced Mr..
S. who proceeded to tell what he
knew about East Tenn. politics,
etc. They always voted for the
regular nominee, and were now
solid for Wright. He was sur
prised at the want of harmony a.
mong democrats here, he thought
it owing to want Of political
feeling among parties. People
here were not SO partisan as there.
The republicans had ruined the
nation, and we're now seeking to
Cypress the people more and
more, by legislating for the rich
against the poor, by destroying
State lines, by a bad currency
and a high tariff, oppressed
and destroyed the industries of
the country while pretending to
build up home industries, home
markets and home rule. One
would naturally suppose from
Mr.. SIS general tenor that be
i
didn't entertain the highest ven
Grafton for the Republican party.
we would very kindly inform
him that Middle Tenn. has very
little sympathy for the. kind OF
politics that obtain in Mr.. SIS part
of the State. People here are in
earnest in regard to letting by.
cones be by-gones,and don'tpro-
pose to make a promise of peace
to the ear and break it to the
heart. We propose to do Mr..
S., and his sort, las old uncle Toby
| did the fly, catch him, hoist the
window and let him, go, with the
ejaculation, $50, poor devil, the
world is large enough for both
you and I!''
Col. Tillman followed Mr.. S.
and gave detailed history of the
State debt matter, ventilatIRg the
objections of those who oppose 9
speedy settlement, and present
ing the plain fact for the consid.
Grafton Of his audience. Such
speeches as Col. T. makes dc
good, from the fact that they car
ry conviction with them and have
lasting effect. He is clear, calm
truthful, logical and gentleman
ly, and is one among the very
few of our public speakers thai
have enough self government
when in the act Of debate, to re.
member the important fact, that
1
if you want to convince a mar
you must not first insult him
The olonel'sspeech made goo6
impression and went far toward
removing the unfortunate idea
that is gaining ground, that mar
is incapable of self-government
We hope he may find it conven.
lent to call frequently and give
us the benefit of his presence and
counsel, for it certainly is a relief
to meet a gentleman occasionally
who is such in every relation of
life. Here let us remark, what
funny notions men have about
being gentlemen. They may be
gentle in the presence of ladies
or preachers, but fierce and yul-
gar in ordinary company. We
think a man ought 10 carry biz
gentilify in his everyday walk
and business, as he should his re.
ligion, and make it practical and
becoming. Typo.
A Card.
ED. OBsERyER-Is see a state.