The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-09-03


in the community. They didn't g
back among the old time servers il
the Republican party to look for {
man. Not Houk. He said him
self, In looking for an available man
he pitched upon judge Reid. He
is an old-lire Wing, said Houk. He
will catch some on that score. An
other point is that heeis an old Con
-federate soldier heswilF catch some
Of the boys on that hook. He vii
catch a few on the agitation of the
liquor question, and will catch few
more on the agitation of the rail
road question. He has got a good
many good elements : hooks to
catch the boys on. Reid is the
man, said Houk, and Reid it is
With these elements he says he is
going tie beat me- My friend Judge
Reid is no old graduatelin the Re
publican party. He was put here
as the exponent of Republicanism tc
beat me; to catch the votes so that
the Republicans can get the offices
Now, this reaching out for and
crying after the spoils of Office re
minds me of little, squatty-built
man | used to know in Sumner
county, we used to know as Tim. ]
was riding past his house one cold
frosty morning ard he was sitting
on the gate-post crying. | rode up
and asked, Why are you crying
Tim p He said he was crying be-
cause he was hungry [ asked him
why he didn't go into the house and
get his breakfast. What do you
think he said? It was this Now
general, you know my wife is a tall
lank, big gal, and [ am a short
squatty man. [ didn't get up to
churn this morning, and she put the
bread on the top shelf, and [ can't
reach it Now, fellow citizens, we
want to put the bread so far above
the reach of the Republicans that
they can't get so much as a crumt
to comfort themselves with" Vo-
citerous laughter and applause
Gov. Bate then claimed that
Judge Reid had not treated him
fairly in abusing the Democrats be-
fore the canvass commenced, and
wound up in a glowing peroratioa
calling upon the Democrats TO waite
the ticket from Cleveland to tbs
Railroad Commissioners.
....s JUDGE REDS SPEECH.
Judge Reid followed Gov. Bate
He spoke substantially as follows:
Felton, CittzenS-I trust that ev-
cry man who hears me to-day is an
honest man, who fully appreciates
the duty that rests upon him as an
American citizen to acquaint him
self with the meaning Of the great
political questions involved in this
contest, and with courage and man,
hood enough to act according to the
dictates Of his own reason and his
Judgment, unbiased by rancor ,preju-
dice or passion, or any unkindly
feeling. [ trust [ speak to men Of
honest convictions, men not domi'
mated by passion. hate or rancor
[ know you will give me fair hear
ing. 1t would be a reflection upor
your manhood if you fail to do it
My competitor, Gov. Bate, has de,
voted a greater part of his speech =
perhaps nine tenths of ito the
discussion Of the SOB act, or what
he calls the State debt settlement
For my part | had thought thai
that question was settled at least
know that great majority of the
people feel that they have already
heard that question adnauseam.
suppose his speech on that subject
is pretty much what it was two
years ago; and I want to say, once
for all, that [ anu no politician and ]
do nat care to discuss this State
debt question, although lido not be
lieve that the 50s3 settlement IS an
honest one. / do not believe any
settlement that lacks the consent OF
one of the contracting parties-the
creditors can be dignifed with the
name of honesty. [Vociferous APP
plause1;
[ knew from experience, and what
! have seen in this canvass, that the
masses Of the people of Tennessee
are honest, and [ do not believe that
better people are to be found on the
American cantinent, | charge this
State debt settlement net 10 the
people, but to the bosses. I do not
believe that this matter can be set
tied until this question is submitted
to test Of the popular vote, ! go
farther. I pledge you that if elect
ed, and if the Legislature elected
should be Republican and should be
disposed to reopen tho Stote debt
question, and repeal the aO73 act,
without referring it to the people, |
will veto any bill that tends to re-
open this question.
Judge Reid then launched into a
discussion of national politics, pass
ing a glowing eqlogy an Blaine,
whom he styled the Prince Rupert
of debate, the crystalibation of
manhood and genius, and
the duplication of all that is noble
and good, the grandeSt combination
of heart, conscience and bfain be-
meath the American flag. He then
went into detailed history of
Blaine's life, which occupied up
wards of a half hour of his valuable
time. He then spoke Of the Repub?
lican party, what he esteemed to be
its great mission, yet only half full,
filed. He told of his prediction
for the old Wing party and docs
trines, and called upon tho faithful
to flock around his standard TO put
down extravaganza and incompe>
tency.
There is no interest or class of
people in this country demanding
the agitation of the tariff. The De-
mocracy precipitated the isse Of the
tariff upon the cauntry, and, ac