Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-01
Senator Harris and the Hon. John Z.
House Meet the Enemies Of the
Democratic Party
At GAINESVILLE and Utterly Cenfound and
Confuse Them with a Plain Ex-
position of the Facts
Not Only OF Their Personal Conduct as
Leaders, but of the Consistent
Policies of the Party.
The State Canvass Fairly Launched Be-
fore a Large and Enthusiastic
Gathering of the People.

| Special TO the Appeal
| GAINESVILLE, Tenn, August 31.-Gen-
eral Bate arrived this morning. He had
been expected last night, and torchlight
procession was ready 10 receive him, but
he had made engagements to speak else
where, and was delayed. The Russell
men bet that he would not come at all,
and lost heavily. The procession formed
at 10 o'clock am. Clubs from the town and
country, farmers, merchants and citizens of
every class, several thousand in number,
marched 10 the grove, with several bands of
music, where barbecue had been prepared.
GENERAL BATE
opened the proceedings with a stirring
speech, saying he was glad TO stand before
the people and as the Democratic candi-
date for governor. He was not nomi-
mated of his own wish, but by his party,
who were anxious to harmonic the dis
terbed elements in the State; that he alwsys
obeyed the calls of his party. He asked
their support the first time in many
long years. He did not prepare a set
speech. He had not expected to be here,
having an appointment at Knoxville made
by the Executive Committee. He never sx-
pected to get an Office by any side switch.
He was not here to widen the breach, but to
close it. He asked them ii. they wished to
elect Alvin Hawkins. There were responses
of "No."l He said he would tell them the
reason why Hawkins, in his official capacity,
had
PROSECUTED MEN FOR TREASON,
that he had robbed the intelligent people of
their votes, tina. he had tried to brand every |
soldier of the Lost Cause and those who sym
pathzsd with them as rebels; that Hawkins |
during the civil war refused to enlist in the |
army of his country, but went to Europe, |
and since bis return had prosecuted the peo-
pie of Tennessee with more malignity than
any Union soldier had ever done; that
Hawkins had gotten into Office solely by |
split in the Democratic party, and not by
the will of a majority of the people; that be-
fore the war the Democrats and Wings dit
fered from each other honestly, aud after !
elections were over were as good friends as
ever; but they were now united together
in one great party. He claimed that during
the war the people had been
TAXED WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
and bad been saddled with debt of $14,-
100000 by Brownlow and Hawkins, and that
the bondholders knew that these bonds were
not issued by the representatives of the peo-
pie, and would never be paid except by the
consent Of the people, and they would be do
ing very well TO get fifty cents on the dollar
for them. He said that he had an enemy to
The trent and one to the left and another to
the right. The one on the right was trying TO
kill him with double-barreled shotgun, one
barrel of which was loaded with Greenbsck
wads and the other with reputation. The
one on his left was his friend Russell, firing
On him with double barreed shotgun too,
loaded in one barrel with species of high
taxism called sixty and-six, and the other
barrel with Il temperance wad. He was
IN FAVOR OF THE FoUR-MILE LAW,
but not for the purpose of splitting the
Democratic party. In his front was the Re-
ican party, and he asked the people TO stand
I.--. .---l would rtrih- ,ty,vII ali three
If them. He said that he had been nomi-
lated by the graudest, largest and most rep
.esentstive convention which had ever az
embled in Tennessee. He claimed that the
people had the right 10 dictate the terms of
and not the bondholders, and
moreover the bondholders had not agreed TO
axe sixty-and-six. He advocated settling
he State debt at ffty-and-four and getting
he question out OF State politics, and in
tanced several States which had settled their
lebt questions the same way, some of which
ad paid as low as eight cents on the dollar.
lie denounced Hawkins in conclusion. Some
oral offerings from ladies were received {
nth graceful remarks. After an artillery
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