Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-11
JUBILANT DEMOCRATS.
An Ovation to Tennessee's Gev.
ernOr Elect, VIM. Ii. Bate.

The grandest demonstration that
Nashville has seen for years was given
at the operahouse in honor Of General
Bate and the Democratic victory. The
Governor elect made one of his hap
piest efforts. Speeches we're also
made by Hon. John H. Savage, Col.
Josiah Patterson, Gen. W. G. Whit
thorne, Hon. G. G. Dibbrell, Judge
10. @. Guild, Major j. D. Richardson,
Col. A. s. Oolyar, Hon. S. +. Wilson,
Hon. Benton Mcmillan, Col. r. M.
Edwards, and others. The remarks
Of Messrs Savage and Patterson we're
reported as follows in the American /:
HON, JOHN H. SAVAGE
was the next speaker after General
Bate. He said be was not before
the audience to make a speech; under
the circumstances it was unnecessary.
Men and generations passed away, but
causes lived forever. The effects Of
the recent battle in Tennessee would
live for ages 1t was the grandest
battle we had ever known since the
days Of the revolution, one hundred
years ago. The war 10 Tennessee
had been one of the pe0ple against
all t e wrong that had desolated the
State since the reign of the Republi-
can party. Democracy was stronger
than it had been for twenty-five years.
But if we we're powerful we should
be mereiful. The Democratic
party was grandly powerful, and
therefore should be duly merciful.
The speaker here drew very
humorous picture Of Beasley and
Fussell in tears over their defeated
ambition and aspirations, concluding
it by admonishing the victorious to
extend TO these two erring ones the
hand Of charity and forgiveness. Haw-
kins, too, was sad and broken spirited,
but in the fullness of his heart the
speaker would wish that he might be
allowed to live little while longer.
Hawkins, however. had not been a
friend to the people, and 1900 Re-
publicans of the State, realizing this
fact, had loved their country too we'll
to follow him. This course of theirs
should receive the heartiest endorse
ment and appreciation Of all those who
had the interest Of the State at heart.
In referring to the State debt, Col
Savage said that in his opinion it was
now settled forever, viz on the 500
basis. The grandest thing he had
seen for years was the Republican vote
of the North against the corruption OF
its own party, and that Of the South,
which had voted against Haw-
kins and his followers. There
was a new era in store for the nation
an era of prosperity that was inevita.
BILE with the return Of the Demo
cratic party to power. As long as
that party advanced toward higher
conditions of progress SO long would
it shine resplendant to the world.
Like the 6rehy, whose brilliancy was
visible only in its fight, its brightness
would remain only while on the wings
Of prosperity and integrity.
COLONEL JOSIAH PATTERSON, or
MEMPHIS,
said that he was present to clasp
hands with the sons Of Davidson
county and Of Nashville upon the
grand victory they had won. For ten
years & stubborn attempt had been
made TO transplant the methods of
Wall street into our State govern
ment. In 1880 it had resulted 10 the
division Of the Democratic party and
election of Alvin Hawkins, which re-
suit had brought shame and disgrace
upon the Volunteer State.
On the evening before the conven
tion held on the 10Th of June last, the
"Old Man Of the Mountains" and our
noble war Governor, Harris, clasped
hands and said that they would unite
in an effort to retrieve the honor Of
Tennessee from the shame that had
been brought upon it. There had
been corruption and that convention
was determined that it should exist
no longer upon the soil Of Tennessee,
and that the methods Of Wall street
corruption should be driven from the
State. The result was that this con-
vention declared in its platform what
the people thought was an honest
settlement of the State debt. That
done, il called for the noble son OF
Tennessee. VIM. b. Bate, to step upon
the platform OF true Democracy and
lead on to victory. Still few mista-
ken zealots declared that they did not
know in which party the honor Of
Tennessee lay. Some thought it was
with the Russell wing, some with
Beasley, others with Hawkins but
the backbone Of Tennessee said it
remained with the flag carried by
| Bate.
The success of Democracy in Ten.
nesseee showed that at last we had
gone back to the first principles oil
government, viz; that the people
were the source of all political power
| In the next General ASSEMBLY, he
said, he would have the honor to
sit as one of its members. In behalf
of each aud every member of that
body he wished to state that it would
be able TO dispense with the Wall
street lobbyist and all the methods
that had been broggbtinto requisition
| 10 the last Legislature TO corrupt it
The great seal of the State of Tennes.
see would be brought back from
Nassau street, in New York City, anC
placed in the hands Of VIM. B. Bate
who would protect it as he would hi
own honor. When the plug hat Wal
street lobbyist came from Wall street
to further his own ends by corruh
| methods, the General Assembly viii
one voice would notify him that it hat
no power; that it was simply th,
agent OF the people, abided by its die
'tes, and otherwise had no voica il
the matter.