The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-04
THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE
IN THE NINTH DISTRICT REPRE-
SCENTED BY GLASS.
Messrs. Price, Caldwell, Bond, Latta
and Carthel at Ripley-6iais
Absent ON Business.
lcoRnrsPosDrsoE OF TIE APPEAL

ToULoN, TENN, August 2.-Your
correspondent went over TO Ripley,
seven miles distant, today, to hear the
candidates for Congress in the Ninth
District speak. What they are talking
sbout may interest a good many OF the
readers OF the APPEAL. All the can
dida'es were on hand except Glass,
who is in Washington putting in his
time. The first speaker was
RICE A. PIERCE,
of Obion county. Mr.. Pierce has
been a member OF Congress. His
hair is getting gray, and his ups and
downs with politics have told on him.
He discussed the Blair bi chiefly, and
said it would increase taxation, as the
same amount OF money that would be
obtained from the Federal Govern
ment would have TO be raised by the
Safe. He was bitterly opposed to the
Blair bill. He spoke sgainst the sus-
pension of silver coinage; YVES for
revision OF the tariff. He favored the
majority rule in conventions, and
wanted each county to send
delegates and let them sup
port their choice. Next came
VIZ. CALDWELL,
of Weakley county. Mr.. Caldwell
was atlired in O neat alpaca suit and
wore a black cTavat. He is getting
old, and has not az much vigor as OF
yors. He spoke about his record in
Congress, was opposed TO the Blair
bill, against suspension OF silver coin.
age, wanted tariff reduction, said there
must be something done to check mo-
nopolies, or else we would soon have
several hundred thousand million
aires. He was opposed to Pierce's
doctrine OF the majority rule, and
wanted to etick to the old Democratic
doctrine.
FRANK p. BOND,
of Haywood county, followed Cald-
well. He 10 the youngest candidate,
and is, perhaps, "a. He has light hair,
wears moustsche and goatee, and his
countenance is wreathed with smiles
during the delivery of his speech. Mr..
Bond ta'ks rapidly and fiuently, snd
puts in more words than the other
candidates during the three.quarters
of an hour allotted TO speak. He spoke
of his reducing the Republican ma.
joriiy of 1000 in this Senatorial dis.
trict to 200. Then he pitched into
Pierce, and told how he had acted,
but was now getting betsr, and after
a while would be all right, he hoped.
Bond mopped the floor with Pierce TO.
day, and brought down the house
with applause. He discussed all the
leading questions-taif, silver, PEN
sions and Blair bill. His position was
the same as the foregoing candidates.
Bond and Pierce were the only speak
ers who made rejoinders, and they
made the fur fly. 1t seems Pierce is
making au extra effort to get major
ity OF the votes in Bonds county.
The next speaker was
8. R. LATTA,
OF Dyer county, with his golden spec
tacles. He appears to be about six
feet one inch tall, wears beard all over
his face, slightly tinged with gray.
Mr.. Laua devoted the most OF his time
in defending his position on the silver
question He favors the suspension
OF silver coinage, and wants to try it
any way short time aud see il gold
and silver will not come together and
equal in value.
JUDGE j. T, CARTEL,
OF Gibson, was the last speaker. He
raid there was not murh difference in
he position of the ca dldates. Where.
in they differed widely was "a to who
would e there" He aimed his ar
til cry st Col, La ia for his opposition
to silver, and got so wrapped up in
TIE silver question that he Yves called |
to time before he had time to discuss
any other snbis,ts. he Judge be-
lievad in The IDOL ar OF the daddiTs,"
Hd fad silver was a legal tender, and
the Secretary OF the Treasury had not
done his duty by that con in the past.
1t would buy Just as much as gold
dollfr, ald was the peoples money.
He Ii Col. Glass passing Tick and
said tina, he was too nodes a man 10
be in Congress, as LIE had sent out
these cirCulNs
The race in this district is growing
iute,es ing, aud all Of the candidates
are able AID strong men,
lhe convention meets at Browns
vii e, this county, September S'h to
nom maze a man.