Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-18

Y. f. college campus, where a stand
had been erected for the speakers,
and seats provided for ladies. The
speakers and committees took posi-
tions on thestand and the great crowd
gathered into the natural amphithea-
tire surrounding it, the band 1.-THE while
rendering delightful music.
HON. A. A. TAYLOR
was then introduced by Prof. ]. p.
Clark. Although suffering intensely
with physical weakness and severe
throat trouble, he made strong,
forcible and characteristic Republican
speech of over an hours length. He
made strenuous claims to many vir-
tues of the Republic party which the
history of the party proves that it
never did possess, and from the very
nature of its composition never can.
He devoted considerable time to dis
cussion of the tariff, and expended
much physical force, besides burning
up good deal of oxygen and hydro
gen in trying to pump a little life
into the rapidly purifying carcass of
the Blair Bill. He wound up his
speech with little pleasant pasquin-
ade of his distinguished brother, and
in a very exhausted condition was
placed in carriageand driven tothe
hotel. ..-. -t..r
HON. ROBERT l.. TAYLOR .''
was then introduced by Col. John H.
Savage, and after hearty and vO-
ciferous roundof applause, he let HIM
self out in his superb and inimitable
style, and for an hour and a half
swayed the great crowd at his will
with his magnetic force and match
less eloquence. He took up the his
tory of the Republican party, and ex-
posed its hideous deformities, cata-
logued its unredeemed promises and
ventilated its crooked record from its
inception to its ignominious downfall
in 1884. He mercilessly pounded the
carcass of the G. op., with the Demo-
cratic bludgeon to show the said G. O..
p., as his happy anecdote strikingly
illustrated, that "there lis a good deal
of hell after DEATH" He most effect
ually shelled the Republican woods
until the crowd, from mere PHYS
sake, were ready to cry out to him to
let up. He gracefully eulogized Mr..
Cleveland's administration, and Illus
trated with pleasing anecdote what
the country has fully realized, that
Grover Cleveland, standing with
both feet planted firmly upon the bed
rock of Democratic doctrines, is Pres
ident of these United States, and is
conducting the affairs of the nation
upon Democratic principles. Mr.,
Taylor's speech was earnest and fOrci-
bic throughout. He adhered to the
declarations of the party as set forth
in the platforms, revealed the falacy
of the Blair Bill, and demonstrated
the wisdom of the Democratic policy
in applying every dollar possible or
payment of the national debt, thus
raising an onerous burden from the
shoulders of the tax payers.
When he had closed his speech an(
the applause which followed had sub
sided a number of beautiful flora
tributes were presented to him from
McMinnville's fair daughters, wheI
he again stepped forward and in ex
pressing his thanks delivered a glow
ing and eloquent tribute to woman.
: The crowd in the college grove wa
variously estimated all the way from
two to three thousand, the latter fig
ure certainly not far overreaching it
and there was large crowd in tow
who were not in attendance upon th
speaking. There must have beel
5 four thousand people on. our street
} that day. Warren, White, Grundy
e Van Buren, and DeKalk countie
were all literally represented, with
} few from both Coffee and Cannon
/ The Democratic chieftain capture
them all, old and young alike, an
= these counties will muster thelegion
4 of Democratic voters to the polls fc
/, him in November. If he does nc
=. carry the State by 10000 majority,
n will not be for want of fidelity OH tn
!. part of the mountain Democracy.
S The good order preserved through
n out the day, and especially on tn
q grounds during the speaking, elicite
d the most favorable comment frol
S both of the candidates, and all til
newspaper reporters accompanyin
) them. Col. Robt. Taylor remarke
0 to several that it was "the finest an
V best behaved crowd he had over see