Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-28
A GRAND RALLY
or the Democracy at Union City to re-
ceiye General Bate-Over Five
Thousand
People In Attendance-0bion Solid ior
the Regular N0minee-An Old
Fashioned Barbecue.

UNION CITY, Tenn, July 27.-Not since
the days OF Jones, Henry and johnson mas
there been such a political gathering in len
nessee as that which 60 enthusiastically met
General Bate, the Democratic candidate Tor
governor, at Union City to-day. Fully 1000
people we're present, many being from the
neighboring counties of Gibson Weakley and
Dyer.
Major Smith introduced General Bate IN
3 neat speech as the standard-bearer oil De-
mocracy, saying General Bate was man
who had always been a true Democrat, never
deserving or boiling because he did net re-
ceive political preferment, but was always
found fighting in the ranks or whereverThl
party placed him. This gallant soldier and
statesman has been placed in command of
the Democratic hosts of Tennessee at this
time of political peril, and the Democracy
of Obion county will present solid front Tor
him. The immense crowd was evidently IN
full sympathy with General Bate and the
Democratic platform.
GENERAL BATE
spoke for two and half hours, his brilliant
eloquence, coupled with his clear and logical
arguments, made the Republicans, and all
the Republican aid associations quake in
their boots. He had the closest attention,
and the crowd showed their approval by ire
quent applause. He said the Democracy in
This contest was confronted 5y the main army
Of the Republican party, with Hawkins at
It's head, while RUSSELL, the !bolter, with
kind of doubIe-barreled gun, shooting bogus
temperance from one barrel, and fraudulent
State-credit from the other, attacked one
flank, and Beasley, with his Greenbackism
and threatened Reputation, was firing into
the other flank. In this connection General
Bate depicted in most feeling manner the
HORRORS OF RADICAL RULE
as experienced by Tennesseans in the past.
His appeal 20 Democrats of every shade TO
stand by the party in this critical hour was
a magnificent piece of eloquence, producing
a fine effect. His argument for unity and
its Importance, and against the boilers
groundiess position, was simply unanswer-
able General Bate said he had been waited
on by committee of gentlemen this morn
ing asking his position as to the temperance
proposition. In reply he had to say that he
did not recognize the right of any nan or
organization, however much he mig bit respect
them, TO introduce any plank in his platform.
They were side issues not named in his plat
form, and no. one had a right TO add to or
take from it. He said he had been informed
by the same committee that it was industri-
ously circulated here that he was an advo-
cate for the repeal OF the four-mile law, and |
that he was pledged to the
INTEREST OF THE WHISKY MEN.
AS to the four-mile law, he said it had for
the first time in Tennessee been put in poll |
tics by the boiling Democracy, for what pur-
pose any sensible man could see and any
loyal Democrat appreciate. 1t was to aid in |
dividing lis party and give Hawkins bet
ter chance. Many good Democrats had been |
deceived by it, but when understood would |
not be led astray and caught in such trap.
He here read that plank in the boilers plat |
form, and said he would not recommend its |
repeal. They might as well say they were |
against the repeal of the law Furnishing |
murder, etc.. As TO the other, it was a |
falsehood. He was not pledged to any ring
or organization, neither temperance nor |
whisky. He wanted the votes of both tenn
perance and whisky men, and was going 10 |
get many of both. He was temperate him
self in habits and liberal in his views, and |
no true aud loyal Democrat would be caught |
by side issues. On the conclusion of the |
speech
A
Of the Methodist Church, one of the leaders |
Of the Temperance Alliance, arose and said |
he listened with pleasure to that good old
fashioned Democratic speech, full of elo-
Iuence and logic, and one that all Demo-
rats could approve. He wound up by
inviting every body to an old-fashioned Demo-
,ratic barbecue. Thereupon the thousands
vent and partook with zest of one that was
ruly unsurpassed in excellence. After DIR.
Water6eld finisEed
CAPTAIN PAT BOYD,
An old gentleman who is upward of seventy |
n years, and who once represented this
county in the Legislature, arose and said he
lad noticed his name published among the
,olting delegates at Nashville. He wished
o say he never bolied in his life, and never
would vote for a bolter, but was for Bate and
lis platform now and forever. He said the
James of several good Bate men had been
published as delegates to that boilers con-
Iention without authority.
Your correspondent made diligent inquiry
hrosgh the vast crowd, and is satisfied that
his county will give Bate within 100 of her
ull Democratic vote. There were more
Democrats here than ever saw together be-
ore. At this hour % o'clock a large crowd
las gathered in front OF the hotel, and