Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-19
BOLIVAR.
Senator Harris is Enthusiastically
Received and Delivers a
Grand Speech.
An Organization that will Swell
Bates Vote Very Mueh.
speeIaI Ietter . the AmsrIo.n

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Y BOLIVAR, September Ex-senator
lsham G.. Harris arrived here BY over.
land Friday night at IL o'clock. The
Democracy of Hardeman had arranged
TO receive him with a proper commit
tee yesterday morning, bur his arrival
in the night, after having telegraphed
that he would not arrive until 10
o'clock in the morning ,interfered with
the public reception.
Inasmuch as to. day was Sunday, he
delayed speaking until l o'clock yes
terday, when a crowd Of about 500
assembled in the courthouse to listen
to Democratic wisdom from their most
reyered Democratic leader. No man
IN Tennessee is as much revered as
lsham G. Harris is by the Democracy
OF Hardeman county. AS he an
nounced in the winding up Of his
speech, at no time in his political
course has he failed to get the sui.
stantlal support. both of her people
and her representatives Of his political
faith.
he opened his speech by denounc.
ing the statement of the Louisville
Commercial in reference to the grand
quit" OF Senator jackson as a lie out
OF the whole cloth. The presence of
ladies, OF whom there was a goodIy
number in the audience, the Senator
said, compelled him to cut down his
estimate OF the time that he had been
battling for the Democracy on the
stump from forty years to two. but
said nothing could drive him one inch
from Democracy. He urged on all
Democrats, both low aud high tax, to
shake hands over the compromise of
June 20, in order TO preserve harmony
and secure the victory of the only or
gaUization that would save them from
the enemy, the Republican party.
which had, by its Capitalization and
fostering Of monopolies and the tariff
system, robbed them of millions and
mllllons over as compared
wit the State debt. He
showed that, Notwithstanding the
charges of inconsistency against him.
he has advised the Democracy. in the
conventions as far back as 1878, to
compromise, and told the high and
low tax men, in not only that conven.
ton but also in company with Senator
Bailey then and Senator jackson in
June, 1882. who recognized the fact
that the 6~O-3-4-5-6 act could not be
carried out, in bis 50-4 resolutions.
that there would have to be several
compromises. His course has been a
consistent and laborious effort to unite
the Democracy on some compromise
that would effectively settle the debt
and preserve undivided the Demo
cratic party. He closed by appealing
to all Democrats to stand to the
party, and mapped out a plan OF
organization, which a convention OF
Democrats adopted after his speech at
the central headquarters in this county,
1t was this: Our county is divided
into nineteen districts; we have ordi
nary general committees, and have
this day appointed a sub committee Of
five from each of the districts. Said
committee had an enthusiastic meet
ing just after Harris speech. Harde-
man, with such an organization, will
swell Bates vote from 1900 polled by
Wright and Wilson to 24O0. Haw
kins will not get exceeding 1900, and
Beasley 200 and Russell % votes.
But we can only now count for the
latter II in this county. Senator
Harris speech was a death blow tc
Beasley, a large part of it being direct
ed to him. We venture to say that
Harris speech had a finer effect here
than anywhere else during the canvass