The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-07-27
BATES BOOM.
A Large Number Of Giles countians
Ratisy the Nomination.

large number OF people assembled
in the circuit court room in Pulaski
last Monday at noon to ratify the
nomination of Gen. VIM. B. Bate for
governor. Maj. j. B. Stacy was
called to the chair and Laps. D.
McCord and Jas. d. Andrews made
secretaries.
5faj. Stacy said he was no politi
clan and never made a speech nor
presided over such Il maetipg, but
he was a democrat and was going
to vote for Bate. Maj. Stacy is one
Of the high state-credit men, believ-
ing that we owe 1905, but he is n
democrat and he recognizes the
right of the majority to rule and
sees the inevitable drift Of opinion,
and he has the patriotism to forego
his opinions and fall in with his
people to defeat republicans.
Upon motion, DIR. f. Edmundson,
L. W. Ewing, DIR. j. p. Butler, J.
Miller Bass, D. T. Reynolds, R. II.
Ragsdale and r. j. Anderson were
appointed a committee to draft and
report resolutions. The committee
retired and Col. n. n. Cox of Frank
lin was called,
Col. Cox said that he always
responded and could be found in
the harness when the democratic
party demands his. services. Two
years ago the democratic party was
split upon this question and we
thought it was hopelessly split, but
they had been brought together after
laborious effort, and now another
bolt was upon Us. He did not think
it wise to abuse the boilers nor cast
slurs upon them and he conceded to
them honest motives, but he insisted
they were wrong. He had no fault
to find with men who fought against
us in battle and when the war was
over he could shake their hands and
forget their differences, and he did
not desire to rake up war issues,
but it was necessary to refer to these
times tc show what kind Of man it is
who will be elected if boiling IS per
sisted in. Gov. Hawkins after the
war held the law valid and constitu-
tional which deprived Tennesseans
Of the right to vote, and he had seen
all the lateti, gerce Of the country
crowded from tile jury box ana ned
back from the polls while their
property and rights were FILTERED
away by reason of the unholy law
upheld by Hawkins. He then pre-
scented Gen. Bate as tie aaGpQdes
of such men, the embodiment Of
chivalry and devoted to right, and
presented both TIC the people and
demanded 10 know which they would
take, for it must be, Gae ~ them.
As for him, he would take Bate
whether he had any platform or not
and he further expected to see him
elected.
Mr.. 6. @, Mitchell was called but
did not have time to SPEAK. bpt be
announced that he was in line with
his people wherever they go and as
long az he lived he would never
vote for a republican.
Mr.. TaliaferrO was called and
said he was glad to meet Col. Cox
and to hear his speech. When the
iniquitous 1903 bill was attempted
to be fastened upon the country and
the people were looking for brains
and bravery to release themselves
from it, he came nobly to their res
cue. He considered the defeat of
the zoos the MOST important matter
ever decided by any court. He
gave the authenticated report of the
amount of the state debt proper as
ascertained by Legislative com
mittee, Judge GlaPE, an extreme
state credit man, on one side, and
Mr.. Wilson, the late low-taX candi
date, upon the other, and though
they disagreed totally upon other
matters, they united ip f%ing it at
81, 100000. He had made the cal
Eeulation on that legitimate basis
and found the COG figure more than
! the SOB offer by S5,60O,000. 1t
does Gway with the assertion that
sos will require more LloRey, The
object of the bolt is to fasten upon
lthe people the6O-6 settlement
whether thew wanted it or not and
it is in aid of the republicans. He
then held up hawkins to the public
raze. his reconstruction enormities,
and pictured the corruption and
venality of the republican party,
and asserted that it was now re
duced to a choice between Hawkins
and Bate
The committee reported in the
midst of Mr.. Taliaferro's speech
and he concluded after the follow
ing resolutions were passed without
| dissent.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, The democrats OF Tennes-
see in convention Assem- bled on June
10th PLACED their standard in the hands
| of democrat of NATIONAL reputation, 4
man of known ability and Integrity,
and citizen of long tried patriotism,
Gen. VIM. b. Bate; and
| Whereas, The election of Gen. Bate is
the triumph of democracy in this state
and
Whereas, To vote against him is to
give our state over TO continued repuO-
lican rule;
Therefore, Resolved, That we heartily
OF Gen. Bate and pledge our efforts &c
secure his triumphant election.
Signed by the Committee
Laps. d. McCord was called and
addressed the meeting. The sub
stance of what he said is embodied
in editorials upon the second page
of this paper and need not be re
produced here,
There was an air of determine
ton evident upon the faces Of The
large audience to set down upon re
publicans and boilers alike-repub
iicans violently and boilers gently
but firmly. No one abuses them o
denies them the freedom 10 BOLT, bu
they must know that the effect o