The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-09-16
CENTER SHOTS.
Senator Harris Hits the BULBS
Eye Every Time at Gallatin.
Special to the American.

Special to the American.
GALLATIN, Sept. 13.-Six hundred
citizens of Sumner assembled in the
courthouse here, to-day, to hear Sena-
tor Isham G.. Harris. The seats were
filled, all the standing room was occu-
pied, and the distinguished Senator
was listened to with close attention
from first to last.
Senator Harris commenced his speech
at IL A. NJ. and spoke two and a half
hours. He gave a mastery review OF
national politics and laid bare the cor,
ruptions of the Republican party. He
said that he found the people of Ten
nessee were making q great deal of
fuss about the State debt. If they
would not endanger the Democratic
party OF the country by their dissen-
sions, Congress would save enough to
the nation in three years to pay off the
entire Indebtedness of the State. The
State debt of Tennessee was a mere
mole hill in comparison with the noun
tain of the national debt and national
expenditures. Unless the Democracy
continued to have a majority in the
Senate and House, and could elect a
\ Democratic President, they could not
| hope TO bring about the. needed reforms
required for the good of the people and
the Government. Every obstacle had
| been thrown in the way of the Democ-
racy in its attempt to save money by
the President and the heads of depart
ments. With a demOcIatic administra-
ton throughout, the Democracy would
save millions on top of millions to the
country. No revision of tariff could be
had until they had a Democratic Presi-
dent and both houses of Congress.
Would the Democrats of Tennessee,
=.
plishment of this? He thought that
the Democrat who had a high apprecia-
ton of the party, which was about TO
get into power, would ehdanger it by
dissensiOn. Senator Harris said he had
come there to heal these discussions
and not to widen them. If they desired
to elect Hawkins, they could do so by
dissension; if they would elect Repub-
lican Legislature they could do so by
1issension. If they failed to elect a
democratic Legislature they would en-
danger the majority of the Democracy
in the United States Senate for the next
six years. Discussions in Tennessee
might lose to the Democracy two, three
or four members of Congress and thus
endanger the majority in the House of
Representatives The Cheatham and
Johnson campaign had the effect to
elGCb MAY lldIuf ne was llOL bllClC "
enter into the details of State questions;
put, for fear somebody would go off and
say he did not know where Harris
stood, he would say that he was State
creditDemocrat and favored the straight
out organization of the party. Wilson
could not be elected unless he could get
10000 more votes than Wright and thus
beat Hawkins. Now, did any man be-
lieve Wilson could oct that many votes ?
The Senator then took up Gartield's
record, completely demolished him and
eulogized the spotless character and ca
reer of Hancock. He was frequently
applauded and enkindled the greatest
enthusiasm. The speech had a magnifi-
cent effect in favor of the National and
State Democratic tickets.
ID. L. Snodgrass, one of the leading
boilers, sent a committee to wait on
Senator Harris, and ask him if he would |
divide time. Senator Harris said he |
could not consent to divide time in the !
sense Snodgrass had put it. He was |
there as a National and State democrat, |
and a strong believer in National and |
State Democratic organization. He |
would not consent to divide time with /
a Democrat, but if they would send
along with him he would |
divide time with any republican in the
State OF Tennessee. He did not pro-
pose to make war against his own par
ty, but to promote harmony in it. If a
man was a good Democrat at heart, he
would not stray away from the organi-
zation.
Snodgrass made a speech about three
quarters of an hour in length. He said
hat Senator Harris had made the most
dangerous speech against Wilson and
n favor of Wright that had or could
nave been made. A man in the
crowd cried out 'Thank God for max
NO that admission" SnOdgrass said
hat he knew he was in a state-credit
.rowd, and if they didn't want to
lear him then they would hear from
lim in the future. His talk fell as fiat
Is stale beer.
The damaging effect of Senator Har-
is speech to the reputation cause is
by the boilers, who are de-
pressed as the State-credit Democracy
ire jubilant and hopeful. From pres
INT indications Wilson had better come
back pretty soon and look after his own
county.