Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-17
BATE AND THE BOLTER.
Two Self Made Men, One Of
Whom Is a Splendid Piece Of
Workmanship.
Bates Early Life. His GaIIantrY
in Mexico, and His Political
MagnanimIty at Home.
Ruined by War and Security
Debts, He ScOrns Relief In
Bankruptcy, and Pays Every
BOIIar He Owes.
snsci.l cnr. courier.Journal.

49,
NASHVILLE, July 13.-To say that
at this writing, the friends of Genera
Bate are hopeful, almost to a Ger.
tainty. of his election, as hopeful az
nen may be while the event is nearly
four months in the future, is to ex'
press a fact which every q on the
ground can determine for himself
Taking the vote of 1880, the anti
Republican ballot was, all told, l4O,'
256, Republican vote l02,962, leaving
the anti Republican majority 1877,
That the bolter this year will not get
one-third as many votes as Wilson got
10 1880 is confidently affirmed by the
friends of General Bate. That
Beasley, the Greenback candidate,
can poll the votes that the Greenback
candidate did in 1880 is certainly not
to be expected, for at that time the
money question was not as settled as
new. and the candidacy of General
Weaver for President brought out the
lull vote of the G~reenback party.
Isnot General Bate. the debt com
promise, a regular Democratic candi-
date. stronger with the people both on
personal aud party grounds than j. V.
Wright was? And is Mr.. Russell as
strong as Wilson was, who got 57,424
votes? Mind you, this is no argument
as to the righteousness of the debt
settlement; but since some OF the late
oolters have been heard to declare
that it seems like the tendency Of
the people is to dishonesty and repu
diation," | simply ask, as a matter OF
speculation as. to chances, are not
General Bates chances of election
nov infinitely better than Judge
Wrights chances we're?
Since the l1th inst. the Bate men
are c~xuberant; the boilers depressed,
at alf events Some gentlemen de-
clared that it looked like the late
lamented convention of 400 or 800
members embraced about all the sup
porters the boiling cause had. AS a
straw, the committee, at least the
larger part oft, which received the
Hon. j. H. RUSSELL on his return home
to Columbia, went from here He
had to take the crowd along with him
to receive himself after he got there;
as see the report, for the best recep
uon speeches made were by Colonel
Claiburne and Colonel H. NJ. Doak,
both of Davidson. and one Of the other
speakers, Judge j. V. Wright, was .
delegate.
HERE Is A STRAW,
at the right end Of which any sporting
man may plant himself, if be will
The Springfield Record of yesterday
says: "We have a letter from a promi.
nent business man of GAINESVILLE, who
saws FIVE Democrats to one in Mont.
gomery county support General Bate
the Tobacco Leaf and Chronicle to The
contrary. He will back his judgment
With his money" Montgomery is th,
head center of the disaffected Democ
racy.
There are those who hold that Gen
Bates chances Of election were in.
creased greatly blythe late nomination
for if the convention Of Tuesday haC
adjourned without nominating a can
didate, the high tax and railroad vote
or a great deal of it, would have gont
to Hawkins, the man whom Genera
Bate will have to beat. This view o
the matter is taken by no indiscreet o.
inconsiderate Democrats, but is helt
BY some whose names, If given, woulC
command the respectful attention o
every man in Tennessee. without re
spect TO party.
That not only the ex- Confederate
who have driited into this unhol,
alliance with Governor Alvin HaW
kins, but all who pretend to holt
settled theories of civil and politiea
Democracy, may see what manner 0
man the bolters call upon then
indirectly to support ("for 60 ant
Hawkins. in preference to 80 an
Bate"), an act wa passed by the Ten
nessee Legislature, June 5, 1856
declaring that no male inhabitant 0
twenty one years should be entitled t
vote If he had ever borne arms agains
the United States, or had given yolun
tary aid, comfort, countenauce, coun
sci or announcement TO any rebellio
against the authority Of the Unite
States government. This act cut o
and disfranchised not alone the vigoI
Gus young manhood of Tennessee fc
life, but disfranchised the fathers VIII
had aided their fonI-Confederat
soldiers-engsged in defending the.
Estate from invasion. And in a cas-
which came before the Supreme CouI
of Tennessee, Governor, then Judg
Hawkins held the law to be valid an
constitutional. One vote for Fuse
is halfa vote for Hawkins.
AN HONORABLE AND HEROIC LII.
The friends of the unknown bolt,
candidate for Governor are spreadir
|, abroad the fact that he is a self mat
man, that he was a carpenter bo
read law, and has been elected Cor
t monwealth's Attorney. All honor
! HIM for it; but if one wants the frs
' class specimen Of a self made man, Il
regular nominee is the pattern for q
4 the young men of the land.
/, General w. B. Bate was left 4;
I. orphan when fourteen years Of az
dIwith nothing to rely on but his oy
strong arm and brave, intrepid spir
When sixteen years of age he W
running on q Mississippi river stear
boat in a very humble capacity. VIII
the Mexican war broke out he enlist
film New Orleans in a Louisiana rel
= ment, and when his term Of enlistme
expired, he joined Captain Hattor
company Of the Third Tenness,
! Cheatham's regiment; being a Tenn,
seean, he longed to serve with I
=. volunteer boys of his own brave Sta,
! Such was his efficiency and soldier
a bearing that lie was soon made Adj
tant OF the regiment and became