Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-02
BLOOD SPILLED
Governor Hawhin.,. Remarks.

| 1he governor spoke substantially as follows
Governor Hawkins's Remarks.
FELLow-CITIzENs OF SHELBY COUNTY
1t is with feelings of pride that 1 stand be-
fore so large an audience as this. In May,
1880, the Republican party assembled in
convention in the capital of your State. II
| honored me with the position of standard
bearer of the Republican party. With fear
| and trembling / assumed the responsibility.
i promised that would do all in my power
to extend the glory aud prosperity Of the
| State. l am here TO give an account of my
stewardship. In the last convention was
unanimously chosen again as your standard
bearer, and make the same promise now
| that did then. The promises made have
| always been before my eyes, and have en-
deavored TO redeem these promises. have
tried to discharge the duties without refer
ence to any party or color. We are all fell
| low-citizeIs. Our rights are the same. The
constitution
81 ENFoLDs US ALL,
| you and me. This protection is our COM
mon heritage. II becomes US to preserve
this heritage, and transmit it unsullied 70
| our children and their children, and down to
the Temotest ages of time-even when the
archangel shall sound the trump and arouse
the dead TO life. Until then it shall not
have accomplished its end. / am not here
to make speech 10 the old style. There is
| no spreadesgleism about me. A plain man !;
but think l can present some plain com
mon sense reasons for the faith within me.
am a Republican. have no unkind words
for anybody. 1 have
NO BLooDY-sHIRr TO WAVE
before you. The passions and preiudices
day that 100000 slaves are free. Let us
sit down and reason together. I don't pro-
pose TO 60 through the history of that grand
old party to which I belong / will call
your attention to some of its achievements
that have challenged the admiration of the
world. 1t is a national party, enabling M an
to carve out still greater future, and it is
still marching on, to make the country free,
happy and glorious. There are men here
old enough to remember the issues between
the old parties. / fought under the old
Wing banner. There is the national bank
question. The Democrats were opposed to
national banks while the Wings favored
them, and where there was one bank in those
times there are now 1000.
AN INTERRUPTION.
voice from the crowd-"Hurrah for
Gutenberg
AT this point gentleman on the platform
negroes near by wanted him pitched over
board. 49,
The governor, however, said: "No; Iwant
to talk to him. Ii it is not sacrilegious
want to quole sentence of our Savior's: Il
came not to call the righteous but sinners TO
repentance"
HIS wHIaIsM.
The old Wing party inaugurated the
system of Internal improvements It wss
opposed by the Democrats; but now it is
an accomplished fact, anu the great Missis-
slppi, 30 appropriately called by the states
man the inland sea, has been and will be
improved. All the rivers of the country
almost have had help and improvement from
The government. l might tell you of other
principles OF that party, hit 1 have not time.
A Voice-Tell it all, Governor.
The principles of the old Wing party
which have not been accomplished in the
past are the living principles of the Repub-
lican party to-day, and the Democratic party
What are the Issues between the D mocrats
and Republicans? The Republicans have
been in power now about eighteen years.
The Republicans and Democrats are good
deal like
A MEASURING WORM
The Republicans are the head of the worm
and the Democrats the tail, and whenever
the Republican head wants to go forward,
the Democratic tail is always trying to pull
it back and whispers caution. When the |
head goes along the length of the worm, |
head was.
1 promised to tell you something about the |
great and glorious achievements of the Re- |
publican party 10 night. 1t fought success |
fully the rebellion. 1t reconstructed the |
States. 1t liberated Loo, 900 slaves. 1t has |
made gold basis. Many may remember /
that a few years ago, if had left my home |
- for Mapanl,s, II hay
had to have hunted around for little cur
rency to get into town with. Now j can
put few Republican dollars in my pocket |
and come here without any trouble. |
The speaker at this point began looking
into his papers, when his ardent admirer
rruu below said: Take your time, but give
il to US good, governor" 500 -~y1 -
The speaker read from the Republican
platform of 1880 that clause which says that
the bonds of the State are recognized by both
parties as a valid obligation. /
If there is an honest man in this crowd he
will not and cannot say when am through
hat he believes that fifty and-three is a
proper scale OF settlement. l want TO call
your attention to the platform of 1882 to
show YOU that the position of the Republi-
can party is harmonious, and to contrast it
with that bypocritical, vacillating and un-
certain policy of our opponents.
A Voice-You're good one; you are our
next governor. |
You are a prophet, my friend. I COM
mend this section to the attention of every
v hite and colored man present. In this part \
Of the platform it is declared that the bonds
Of Tennessee, hitherto recognized by both
parties, are a valid Indebtedness, and any
sffort to repudiate them should be discount
enanced. You will see that we stand now
Just where we did then. The words of the
Two platforms are identical. OF course, if |
BUR creditors are willing to take less than the
original debt, why so much the better for us,
bat the matter rests with them and the propo-
sition should come from them. / am here
tonight to give you
A REASON FOR THE FAITH
within me. i have shown you the position
Of the Republican party. Now the Demo-
ratio party up TO the yesr 1873 by all its
platforms pledged itself 10 the maintenance
Of the State credit, and recommended TO the
Democratic governors the funding of the
iebt There was not word of Reputation
until within the last fewyears- My honored
Democratic predecessors recommended the
OF State credit. If there lie any
body here who is Greenbacker, if there are
my Democrats here, if there be man here
VINO is a slave of party, who has collar
around his neck labeled my dog" who has
, spike in his nose, and who is led around al
mother mans behest, let him be; he is we'd