Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-02
AT RALEIGH.
Grand Rally Of the Democracy, with a
housing Speech by Colonel
Josiah Patterson.
L0w-TaxIsm and High-Taxism Com
pletely showed Under in that
Seighborh00d.

l. The Democracy had grand rally at Ra.
| leigh yesterday A large crowd of ladies
aud gentlemen were present. Mr.. John Nc
Brooks called the meeting TO order, and
Captain lila E. Douglass was chosen chair.
| man. He addressed the crowd in an appro.
pirate manner, calling their attention to the
fact that all the speakers should have their
undivided attention. Colonel Josiah Pat
| terson was the first speaker who addressed
| the meeting. He said: 81 will not take up
| your time in even calling your attention TO
| the individual merits of the candidates
| nominated by the Democratic county con-
yentiop, for they are all worthy of your
earnest support. l have no political ak to
grind. l have never in my life asked my
fellow-citizens to vote for me, nor do think
ever shall; but as / have always done 1
shall do on next Thursday-go to the polls
and vote the straight Democratic ticket in
support OF good government and of that
party that is considerate of the rights of the
people. The Democratic party had grea.
head and leader, Thomas Jefferson. This
party is OF the people, by the people and for
the people" The speaker then called atten-
ton TO the State debt, and said that Tennes-
see had large and
BURDENsoME DEBT
hanging over her people, that was like
mish ty incubus over all our prosperity-that
there was about $l5, 900 900 or $40, 900 900 of
this debt that was denominated the Wild
cat bonds, issued 10 railroads that were
never built. "Thus you see," said he, show
the wishes of the people have been most
grossly violated and trampled under foot.
The people, as the great reservoir of power,
Hawkins & Co., set aside and
ALLOWED NO VOICE
in their own State government. But the
people had friends who filed the Injunction
in the Supreme Court and went there and
contended sor the rights of the people, and
the injunction was sustained by unani-
NOUS decision with the exception of one
Judge, Hawkinss representative, Judge
Ewing. This WIS great victory for the peo-
pie, but Hawkins again called the Legis-
lature in defiance of the will of the people
and forced settlement upon them. Now it
was not the amount of difference between
the Bate and Hawkins platform but the
principle involved. One was platform by
the people, the other one that was
TO BE FORCED 1
upon the people. The boilers were no more
in the wake of the great convention that
nominated Bate than chsff before the wind,
nor will they be much in the way in Novem-
Der. The railroad lawyers will have to sue
cumb to The will of the people, and we should
stand shoulder to shoulder, and fighting for
the cause OF the people, march to Democratic |
music. Factions that supported the fifty-snd |
four In 1879 are now crying as ate credit, pre-
serve our honor" l am willing to fellow the |
people, even if ii be to pay dollar for dollar, |
but will follow no faction that tries to stife |
their will.
Colonel Patterson continued to speak for |
over an hour, and want OF space causes US
merely to give synopsis OF his speech. Mr.. |
Martin next spoke, and begged that the en-
tire ticket be supported without a scratch |
"a voice-"We wiil"], for it did not matter
who was sheriff or who was a clerk, there /
was great principle at stake, and If the
Ticket was beat in August the Democracy /
would fail in November. Mr.. Martin was
listened to with attention by ALL He was
followed by Mr.. 4. A. Hamilton, who advo-
lated the Low-tsx Republican, alias Ma
ional, alas Workingmen's,
ALIAS GREENBACK PARTY,
,ut was go much interrupted that he had to I
top, and Captain Douglass got up and APP
,ealed to the audience to listen to Mr.. Ham
lions speech. After this he was listened to
Until he closed. After Colonel Hamilton
closed, Colonel Looney made a speech in
Import of the ticket. Then dinner was an
and after dinner General G. p. M.
turner addressed the crowd in his charac-
eristic manner, and was vociferously
heered. Then music and dancing, and
verypody went home happy. The candi-
ates were all there, and did a'good deal of
alking on the outside.