The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-10-20
-. r. WILSON
WHAT SORT OF A MAN HE is

The most notable speech of the
State campaign was made at Nash
vile a few nights since, by Col. j,
j. Turner, of Gallatin. Col. Turner
is distinguished lawyer, formerly
a member of the Arbitration Court
for the Middle Division, and was
one of the most gallant soldiers in
the Confederate army. He is a man
of the most unhinching courage, and
no man in the State stands above
him in point of personal character.
So intense was the interest produced
by his speech that his immense au-
dience would hardly allow him to
stop. In the course of his remarks,
he touched upon the record Of the
bolters candidate as follows:
There were some personal matters in
the canvass which he had hoped would
be kept out; but, as circulars by the tens
of thousands had been distributed all
over the State, charging Judge Wright
with not paving his debts, and unfit to
beId the position to which he aspired;
and. as he had been denounced publicly
for making some statements, he felt that
his honor and manhood demanded a
abatement of facts, which he could prove
bv records. Wilson owed him to-day
three notes, given in 1869, amounting
TO 1866, for his education. Wilson owed
r. II. Sindle, the hotel keeper at Gala
$500; Charles Peacock, newsboy, SAP,
for newspapers; livery stables, rents,
etc. several hundred dollars, and large
amount on Epperson Springs. The
question now arose as to whether he
could have paid these debts. Col. Tur-
ner found that wilson went to Atlanta
in 1875 to prepare a bankrupt applica-
ton for his father-in-law, Mr.. SeagO.
The creditors agreed to accept COM
position after the application had been
filed. For simply preparing the appli-
cation and arranging the composition
Wilson charged a fee of So, 500. The
creditors received small part OF the
debt, but Wilson came home with SO,
ono and loaned the S6, 900 cut on De-
cember 90, 1875. The question arose
where did the money come from. He
loaned it to a person who did not owe a
cent and who had a large amount of
money cut on interest. He took a note
on this amount due in thirty days. As
he failed to pay any of his debt at that
time, or to discharge any of his Obliga-
tions, the question was how did he OBJ.
tain Sc, 600 to loan out. These were
matters of record and could be estab-
Iished If denied. 1t was disagreeable to
go into these things, but, as member
of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee, he had been denounced, and he was
willing to stand or fall by the state
ments he had made, and was ready and
prepared to prove the facts stated.
Col. Turner so deeply interested the
crowd, that he attempted several times
to cease speaking, but they would net
let him, crying out in a rorr of voices,
GO en- !" $50 on !"
In the course of his remarks, Col.
Turner intimated that he had kHowl
edge of ether matters respecting the
career of Wilson, which he would
hold in reserve, and give them an
airing in the event of Wilson's de.
nial of the above. That man with
such a record should go about
preaching the miserable gospel OF
Reputation, whose bitter fruits will
be public dishonor, shame and incal.
culable injury to our material inter
ests, is perhaps but natural. The
wonder is that he is able to fnd an
audience in Tennessee willing to
listen to his communistie rawlings
For it is safe to say that if society
should become infected with the
doctrines which pervade Wilson,
harangues, all law. order, peace anC
decency would be at an end, anC
anarchy prevail.-Trib&ne.