The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-06-25

stood on tabling GA ayes and 675
noes. A fair treatment Of the 16
Obion votes or the 81 Lincoln votes
would have tabled the report But
the fight was not over. Mr.. Peters
Of Shelby offered an amendment
leaving the matter to the Chicago
convention, and was most ridicu-
lousy set down upon by the chair
man, who said in effect that the
amendment was out of order, be
cause it amounted to tabling and
something moro. Hon. w. G. Whit
thorne came forward with a conser-
vative protective clause, embracing
all classes, but he was so unfortu>
nate as to incur the wrath of Yer
trees by abiding to him as a young
err Democrat than himself and
though Whittherne could have car
ried the convention with him by
big majority at the conclusion of his
speech, yet Vertrees got up and in
famed the passions of the young
men by claiming bossism en- the
DuIL Vi W hlNtLOl anu wv -heAA No
being called to his aid, the majority
report was pushed through, not
however without a glimmer Of hope
in the shape of clause pledging
the Democracy to the future action
of the party at Chicago. There was
but little cheering at the nomina-
ton of Bate or his speech. 1t fell
flat.
REDS FIRST SPEECH,
Frank II. Reid, the Republican
nominee for Governor, addressed a
crowd of about five hundred persons
tonight at the Masonic Theatre,
making the opening speech of the
campagn His audience was com
posed principally Of the business
mon of the city, fully as many Dem
ocrats as Republicans being present.
His speech was generally pronounc-
ed a very hard one to answer, and
many predict that Bate, if he con-
seuts to divide time with Reid, will
never be able to continue the cans
vass with him to the close but will
soon retire in disgust to lone path
where he may congregate by him
self In his speech tonight, Reid |
arraigned Cherry, Harris, Bate and
other leaders in the dominant den~
ocracy for pandering to a commun-
istic spirit that would yetreact upon !
them. Their ''love child" the 50a3,
was shown up in it's true inward
ness rs a sin for which Vials of Di-
vine wrath would yet be poured out.
Gov. Bates INSTRUMENTATION was
correctly characterized in its beset-
ting corruptness and lack of wis
dom, and the augean stables over
which he and the penitentiary boss
Cherry preside were turned to the
light of day. He appealed to hon
est men, TO the friends of the work
ingmen, to the patriots who desire
to see the development of the coun-
try, demonstrating the fallacy of
the free trade heresy. The present
commission and the firm of
Champion < Head came in for their
share of condemnation.
Reds speech was shown to party
eaders several days ago and receive
sd so hearty an endorsement from
hem that the campaign fund has
)een drawn upon to circulate it. 1t
will be printed tomorrow morning
n all the leading dailies of the
State, and from one to four thOus-
md of each of these dailies will be
for circulation by the exec
ltive committee. The National Ex>
'cutivo Committee is encouraged to
believe that Tennessee can again be
.arried by the Republican party,
lot only as in 1880 for Governor,
)ut, in view of the wild free trade
IDEAS promulgated by the conven-
ion of last Wednesday, for the pre-
idential ticket as well. Your COR
is reliably informed that
hey intend to turn loose d "bar'l"
his year In Tennessee. Their views .
re by no means unreasonable, for
he merchants and mechanics are
almost a unit against the platform
.dOpted by the SO -called Democrat
c party, and say they will not vote
or the advocacy of principles the
arrying out OF which will beggar ,
hem and their families. 1t is by no
means the sO-called sky-bluc ele-
nent alone that speaks thus. Men
Who have never yet failed TO re ,
pond with their pocket books when [
he Democratic committee needed ]
ampaign funds say they are done. /
Bate locks greatly worried and pass |
5 along the street without seeing ,
iis best friends, so absorbed in med /
tation is he. 1t is the general SEN
iment among the intelligent citi- ,
ems here that there is but one thing !
bat can save the party locally or I
and that is the adoption I
" the National Democratic conven- ,
ion of n platform free from the
amt of Calhounism, and clearly :
rumpeting a conservative policy to-
yard all classes Of citizens of the I
IniOn. That alone can bring back
D their former allegiance the true [
nd tried of the past, who can not {
Onsent to wear the shackles that {
7ould be placed upon them by the {
bosses and rank repu- !
iators who seem to hold the Dem> I
eracy In the hollow of their hand. =
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