The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-10-04
Speaking Of sEac Electors at
E.Hixa bethdOn.

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EHixa bcthtOR.
A very respectable crowd gathered |
in the Court House at Elizabethton
ON Tuesday to hear the joint discus
sion between Gel. Wilson and Judge
Harrison, Col Wilson opened the
discussion, He said that the great
issue of this campaign was the ques-
ton of honest government. He pro-
ceedod then to prove that in every
country in all times long lease OF
power engendered corruption, He
took up the history of the Republican
party and showed that its long tenure
of power had engendered corruption
in every department of government.
He showed that this long lease OF
power had corrupted the officers Of
the government. AS an example he
mentioned Blaine. He begged, he
implored his opponent to say whether
Blaine was guilty of dishonesty in
writing the Mulligon letters, He
repeatedly asked Judge Harrison to
tell the people of Garter county, who
were mostly union men, who We're his
political friends, whether Blaine was
not guilty Of obtaining money by
prostituting his position as speaker of
the House Of Representatives. He
said: "Judgo, it will not take you
five minutes to answer this question.
Oh, tell these honest people the de
scendants of the heroes of Kings
Mountain whether jim Blaine got the
Mulligan letters on a promise OF a
gentleman to return them and ther
refused to do it, You will have plen
ty of time to discuss the tariff. Say
yes or no Speak out Judge, now
But Judge Harrison remained silent
Col Wilson then discussed briefly
the tariff, showing with clearness Tho
position of the Democratic party
Judge Wilson stated his points Will
] sledge hammer force and evoked re
peatcd applause.
Judge Harrison is slow OF speech
| The majority Of the crowd was Re
publican, and yet the cheering wa,
l very feeble. He lodged the Mulligai
; letters. Didn't care to make an an
: swer to that and dismissed the sui
+ jcct by saying that Garfield was &C
0 cused of corruption and he was cleo
J, ed He went then into long dry-as
0 dust discussion Of protection, an
/. closed with some languid remark
# upon the banking system.
9 Col. Wilson in his reply Gale
e again upon Judge Harrison toexplai
a the the Mulligan business. a"Yo
i have the last speech, now tell you
}. good Republicans about the My Del
y Fisher letters. He then explaino
" what the Republicans wanted to {
n with the surplus. He sui.i thcy pr
t. posed to distribute il among tho Sat-:
n for educational purposes. lie So
that obey would employ al army
officers tocoIlcct it take It 70 Was
g ington, send it back to the peopl
II that half OF it would stick to Il
IS bands Of tho officers. "Why not
IT said he, "let the county officers c,
IL lect the money and pay it direct
the teachers. Why have it pa
through the hands Of hundred d
GERS, and all take their salaries fro
ne it?" At the close OF Judgo Wilson
m speech there was loud ap;;Iau
a Some of the oldest men in the tol
" said it was the best political spec
III ever made il Garter county. Jud
he Harrison in his second speech aga
tn lodged the Mulligan letters. He L,
it that if Wilson would read them (
Us them he might make reply. In
IS. concluding remarks he made
be prophecy that the Democratic pa
mt. would die, and James Blaine would
10 elected.
Try Tuesday at Elizahethton was a
On. umph for Democracy.