Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-14
THE LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES At ORGAfH'S
CROSS ROADS


EDITOR CHRONICLE fl attended
the speaking on the 7th inst, at Or
gains x Roads in district II. About
one hundred and twenty-five OF the
c tizens Of this vicinity assembled
to hear the County candidates dis
cuss the issues pending.
Judge Milliken led in speech OF
the usual length, mild, chaste and
well delivered, but pointless and
ELECTED no enthusiasm, not so much
as amen, from that most outspoken,
blatant, overzeaIous advocate who
readily admits he was not in favor
of paying one cent, few weeks
ago. He did not mention Bate or
his platform, until he was reminded
that his time was nearly out; he
then asserted that the people could
not AFFORD to sustain the Legislative
settlement, because the last Legis-
lature passed it, forsooth; because
one I.ow-tax Republican (Barrett)
was found guilty of corruption. and
half dozen LoW-taX Democrats
barely proved themselves clear of
similar stain. He said the people
could moi afford to sustain it, had it
been settled sat fUe cents on the dol
lt1." Hear, hear Did not Col.
House make statement that they
could not sustain the present settle
ment even at 20 cents on the dollar,
if made by the last Legislature +?
Putting this and that and many
other like statements together made
by the Readjuster leaders, it seems
to point to an ultimate position OF
unblushing reputation OF the en-
tire debt, as Mr.. House, Gen. At
kins, Gov. Harris and many others
said it would be five years ago.
This position seemed to afford d
grain of comfort some in the crowd
OF Beasley prOclivities. And here
] will venture the assertion, that
the Bate and Beasley parties are
much nearer together on this State
debt question than is generally sup
posed. Judge Milliken took espec-
ial pairs to correct and explain
what he said at RossvieW in regard
to the negroes being our enemies,
&c, being a dozen present, and su-
gar-coated them until he concluded
they would do TO swallow, and
made an earnest effort to gulp them;
and said his party had done so at
Memphis, and had actually nOmi-
mated two of these ebony sons of
Ham for the Legislature. He fur
Their said they were better speakers
than he. This statement did not
require great stretch of credulity
to believe, for all the speeches l
have heard on the Readjuster side
of the question have been made
up of bare assertions, without
proof; and mere appeals for "any-
thing to beat Hawkins, and to give
us the Offices" But / have yet to
hear the "Ajax Telemon" q quote
Bate of Readjusters, q have heard
Gov. Harris.) / suppose when I
hear him the platform will have
one defender who will poise lance
and break spear. have heard
he lived on the Southside, and once
swOre in enthusiasm for iStdte-credH
and State hOnGh, that LetoiS Nun
ford or any other LOtO-t01 repalCliCs-
tor should never bear his (Ajax's)
banner through the tried and true
old 18th District.
Mr.. Rhodes followed Judge Mil
liken in his usual style, triumphant
ly defending his record to the salts
faction of every candid, fair-minded
man who heard him, then in a
brief manner exposed the sophistry
of Judge MS position, and held up
to view the rotten and wholly I'M
practicable and unjust 10Th of June
platform, exposed its heresies till it
stunk in the nostrils of all Demo-
Gratis, and 1 expect honest Readjus-
tiers as well. They seem heartily
ashamed of this monster of injustice
and dishonor, and rarely refer to it
unless unavoidable.
Mr. Jones alluded t. it, and said
sit meant death to the laws now ON
the statute books" and should have
added, and confusion, anarchy, ruin
and death TO every pecuniary and
material interest of the State, if the
Readjusters succeed in electing can
didates for Governor and the Legis-
lature. Jones looked worse things
than he said.
Col. Alternately followed in a
speech of an hour. Clear, logical |
and convincing, showing how the
railroad system had developed the
permanent prosperity of State; how
we, having received and still pos
sessing these benefits, are bound by
every consideration of justice. of |
right and honor to pay the men who |
loaned us the money to build these
roads and other improvements, and
that these capitalists were not our
as Bate, Harris, Milliken
and others would have us believe,
but friends who aided us in an hour
of need and helplessness, and now
we should deal fairly and honora-
bly, with them.
The State Credit Democracy has
nothing to fear while our banner is
in the hands of the present gallant
and able standard bearers, Rhodes
and Alternately. w.
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The ESULT IN OHIO