Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-01
GOV. MARKS
Arraigns the Republican Party as The
Originator of Reputation, at the
GreenlaW OperahOuse.
He Shows the Inconsistency Of the Party
Of Moral Ideas, and Ifs Veering TO
Every Point of the Compass.

The announcement that Ex Gov. A. S
| Marks would speak last night at the GreenIsw
| Greenhouse drew a large crowd OF people. X II.
| most finished speakers in the State. he mas often
been heard with pleasure by the people OF As IN,
pbis and ~atufsily considerable interest was telt
20 Rear him upon the discussion Of the issues OF the
day Yesterday he arrived IN the city ana the tDt-
| lowing Comnittee Of Reception waited upon him
| at the del,ot: col n & galloway. Gov. fsham g..
Har.is Dr. u. I. Porter, Mr. L H Estes, IL MI. J.
/ T. GodTin, Mr. Napoleon Hiil. NJ Joan League
Brown. The Reception Committee, In company
with Gov. Marks were preceded by band down
At o'cio:k pm. The GrepnlsN 0psratouse -.as
pretty Well crolA ded WITH people Lpoa 5ne stage
Z. Godwin rr D. r. Porter Maj. II. Burke, Sena-
tor Harris. H. J. Lynn. e. NJ. Peters, w Frazer d.
NJ. Hill, Col. Casey Young, Judge c. w. Heiskel'
P. NJ. Winters Napoleon Hill, Gen. G. W. Gordon,
John MeBrooks, J. W. Fulmer and several oth ZEN
The speech delivered by Gov H t ea,Snsia
and was listened 70 with the closest attsntiotl.
The AfPhAL reefets that owing 70 ne croSu ~ t5
ITS columns i could not give inii report Oh 1ae
address. which is deserving OF place IN me COL
sideration of the people. =
ecutfve Committee, introduced the distinguished
orator Of the evening substantially as follows; i
YOU all knoy a man who has never been faithlesS
to the Democratic party. and a man who mas been
content to rise and to fall with the cefeat or sue
cess of the party. bespeak for him your earnest
and close attention"
Gov. Marks advanced amid applause and deliY-
cred the following ipeech substantially;
Ii is always pleasure to me 10 address the PEG
pie OF Memphis There are great many reasons
why shall always lore the people OF this CITY.
am here to attempt to show you II can that ths me
Democratic party. the Democratic platform and
the Democratic candidate entitled TO your con
fden, c. and that the Republican party, the Ke-
publican platform and the Republican candidate
ovERwHELNfNGLY DEFEATED.
consider that every impartial man. when he has
heard me. will acknowledge that Gen Bate VIII
opposition that we have to overcome, a4d mink
the Democratic ranks should be rallied against the
Republicans. We must give some OF our members
who have wandered away from the fold the bene-
fit OF our mercy. II there are any Democrats who
Bate. IT is useless reason with them. Let them
believe Republican lie and
BE DAMNED.
There are Republicans who from their hight
look down upon Democrats The most odlous
figure in political history is the political pharsee
that will compare with the illustrious knight with
out fear and without reproach. The Tennessee
Republicans came into existence with the black
meh who are now calling us the repudiators. In
1865 in the schedule OF The so;ealled
pudiation. In 1861 Gov. Harris issued sIsO,OOO |
OF bonds of the railroads of the State There was
no evidence of any fraud, and yet by a section of
the bastard constitution, these bonds were
eDudiated out and out, because the baud that |
resolution they were declared to be null and void
THE FIRST REGULATORS.
Here you have them repudiating, out and out |
$3.50 600 because si4ned by a governor differing |
from them, on totally extraheous issue. SO cor |
daily did the people indorse Gov. Harris they |
reelected him governor and then sent him to the
what they intend to do with this $50 COO worth Of
bonds? VIII they fund them repudiate |
nsV ranso want the 70 say 70 you that S09
you cannot find parallel to this. When France |
was revolutionized the revolutionary party that |
the country. 1t remained for the Republican |
party Of Tennessee TO repudiate an honest debt. |
with isyoring reputation. They forced you TO |
A CRUEL, RELENTLESS MILITIA
TO keep YOU in subsection They took all the |
assets from the war. have witness that the Re
publieans are estopped from impugning. 1t Is the
god of the Republican party |
whom they bow down and worship as their ON |
nipotent god. 1.-The speaker here read circular |
ssued by committee of the bondholders ehsrg- |
compact with the Legislature TO repudiate the |
debit The Legislature said they would agree to |
other expenses had been paid. When Low-tsx |
ran for governor in 1876, the Repubi- |
ans 70 man rallied to his support; and yet they
KICKED ED SHAW
out of their party because he stands their plat
in 1873 to the Legislature to accept
settlement at 100 cents on the dollar. commit |
zee was appointed by the Legislature to investigate
Q get meeting of the bondholders, and even If
lnd-six was, admit. accepted by the majority |
II the public creditors. 1 want to snow YOU an |
evidence which is simply
IMPOSSIBLE TO ESCAPE,
md which is Conclusive upon the Republican |
,arty When the sixty-and-six was about to be |
accepted Gov. Porter submitted recommendation
o the General Assembly to settle at fifty and six,
Though there were only six OF the bondholders |
hat we're willing to accept these terms the Repub-
leans passed bill to settle at fifty and-six with
nut having the consent of the bondholders to the
MEASURE have here the proceedings OF the |
oondholders in which they notify Gov Porter that
he graz body of the bondholders would not ac-
'ept the hfty-and-six. Gov. Porter was notified |
5 tired of this debt question aud he wants the |
assembly TO pass law to settle at afty-and-six,
sill accept Notwithstanding the fact that he was
vice officially notified that they would not accept
me Republleans now say that no settlement shall
1ondholders- took the governorship of Tennes- |
zee in tronhlous time determined to admins |
er the aiialrs OF the State to the best OF my /
lblity. When the sixty-and-six settlement was |
the Republicans opposed it, saying it |
A SCHEME OF THE BoNDHoLDERs
o defraqd the, people. Yet when afterward the |
,ondholders demanded the onehundred-and- |
hree settlement they rallied to il. It looks they
we're trying to attain an Immortality in legislation.
III the talent, all the trickery of the Republican
'arty was employed to fasten the infamous meas
Ire on the people of Tennessee. When the deed |
vas about to be done George CAN'T, of Memphis, |
lpon whose lips the bee has rubbed the honey OF |
was in Nashville and when he lifted |
l1ssyoice until his eloquence shook the capitol,
he wall He was the Goliath who picked up the |
edible of TRUTH put it in the sling, and sending il
ull ana fair at the giant felled him The ground
20 statute bar the gratitude the people OF
tennessee owe TO George CAN'T.
REPUBLICAN AND WING.
1t Is said that the Republican party is the sue
essor OF the Wing party. / do not deny that the |
Vhig party Is dead but its spirit has not gone to
he devil. Alvin Hawkins pretends to be a lineal |
of the Wing party. Let us see how that
5. suppose that the spirit of the gallant Henry
lay should visit Alvin Hawkins and ask hin con-
erning bis views He would find that Clay advo-
ated no policy that Hawkins now believes in.
The speaker then conclusively showed the differ
nee between the tenets of Whiggery and Repub-
canism.
Gov. Marks concluded his speech by saying that
be Democratic party proposed longer to be
lsunlted: The Hlgh-tax and Low-tax Democrats
ad met tremendously at Nashville The High |
AK men had said to the LOw-tax men, What do |
on propose to do about the State-debt proper?
i9th wings agreed that it was an honest debt
men the railroad debt came up for discussion, |
nd the High-tax men come down and the Low
AK men went up. The result was they
greed upon iftysnd-three. The consequence
TINS was that the Democracy presented |
solid phalanx to the Republican enemy. GOV. |
larks said he hoped the day would never
ONE when the people would bow down TO a for |
ign schemng ring instead of listening to the voice
the Democratic party. So far as he was CON
erned, ne would rather perish with Democracy |
nan flourish with Republicanism. He paid fine
r1bute TO Gen Bate the gallant leader of the
democracy, as compared with Grandma Hawkins, |
ne intriguing old beldame of Republica niSln.
When Gov. Marks had finished, loud calls were |
lade for Senator Harris. When the applause &C. |
asioned by his appearance had subsidized, he
lanked the audience cordially for their kindness |
Ie said that at no distant day he would appear |
etore the people OF Memphis and discuss at
ength the issues of the day.
When he had inishRd q audience adjourned |