Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-10-18
THE GUBERNAFoRIAL CANDIDATES.


Gov. Bate and Judge Reid filed
their appointments here Tuesday.
Both delivered pretty fair speeches
from their respective standpoints,
and the audience was not entertain
Ell with any of the extraordinary
performances of tsskinning, ""eatIng
up" etc., so graphically described
in the daily papers.
Gov. Bate led off. He was intro
duced by Judge III. II. LurtOn, who
said in substance: Fellow citizens
Of Montgomery County II arise to
introduce TO you the Democratic
candidate for Governor. Gen. Viii.
liam B. Bate. Two years ago j
acted with that brave and heroic
minority who have passed into his
tory as the "Sky Blues" We had
an issue then, aud acted in what we
conceived to be the discharge Of
duty. But we were State Credit
Democrats, and in full sympathy
with the Democracy i'm all questions
State and National save that OF the
State debt. That issue is settled and
it becomes us TO accept defeat on
that question and acquiesce in the
will of the people. therefore ask
that you give your earnest support
TO the man whom / now introduce
and for whom expect to cast my
vote. .. ...
Gov. Bate devoted the first part
of his speech To National issues, and
went over matters so frequently dis
cussed that it would be a painful
iteration to summarize them here.
He is fluent speaker, but has a
style more in vogue in ante-bellum
times than at the present day. He
entered rather lengthily into a dis
cussiOn of the State debt, accusing
the Republicans of intending to re-
open that vexed question and show
ing what had been done towards
funding bonds under the sos act.
He made an apologize defense of
the railroad commission, advised
against scratching and went at
length into the discussion of the
PenitentIary lease system. He told
the anecdOte of the little man with
big wife, with which he has en-
livened the canvass at other points,
referred several times to Ajax Tels-
mon and threw in a great deal OF
useless fustian about the Gulf stream
which a portion of the crowd APP
plaude,l and called "mighty purity"
Judge Reid's Oratory il Of the &C.
ademic style, and not suited to the
hastings. He dampened the enthu-
sIasm OF his colored adherents at the
outset by checking their inappro-
pirate applause. He is doubtless a |
Republican from conviction, and |
makes an earnest effort to impress
others with the righteousness OF his
cause. A large portion of the audi
ence left when he begun to speak,
and this marked discourtesy had a |
visible effect on his spirits, causing |
him to show irritation. He appeal
ed frequently to the reason and I'M
prejudiced judgment of his hearers,
asking fora candid consideration of |
what he said. The substance of his
speech was the same that has been
frequently reported In the daily
papers. Heappealed to the old line
Wings whom he said could not con-
follow the doctrines taught
by Calhoun. He criticised Gov.
Bate for devoting SO much time to
National politics, which he said
should be left to the electors. He
denied being ashamed of having
served as a Confederate soldier, but
confessed that he was glad that the
Union was preserved. In regard to
The State debt, he denounced the
J0-3 act as a crime and a disgrace.
Said he didn't believe the debt was
but that as Governor he
would veto any act tending to re-
open the matter. Further action in
his regard must come from the
people. He denounced the "war on
and devoted good deal
If time to his pet hobby, the Peni-
lease system, offering in
leu the rather chimerical plan Of
working the convicts on public
Dads. He has a very pleasant a
roiee and speaks with sufficient flu ,
ncy. E
There was a large crowd out to hear !
he speeches. Elders Opera House. :
he place where they spoke, being '
rowded to overflow. The colored =
was rather small. Very I
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