Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-23

style, and then no proceeded 10 address
the immense audience in which there
was large number Of ladies. He be-
gan by saying that he was on his cir
cult preaching the grand gospel Of De-
mocracy and that he now opened the
doors Of the church and called upon all
sinners, II any were present, TO flee
from the wrath to come, before it was
finally and everlastingly too late. He
then spoke OF the unprecedented specta-
Gle OF two brothers appearing as Apo
nents in political canvass, and said
that as God has diversified his creation
and made the moons and planets, stars
and sun Of heaven to differ from each
other in glory, in movements and posi-
ton, and sent them all circling in space
in perfect harmony, so In politics has
he diversified our people in thought
and opinion, yet harmonized all on
the one great principle OF free govern
ment. In this country there are two
great ideas Of free government-the
Republican idea and the Democratic
idea The representative OF the Repub-
lican idea, in this campaign is my broth
err 1t devolves upon me as a choice OF
the Democratic party in Tennessee, to
represent the Democratic idea. Is
there anything improper, indicate or
unbrotherly in cur meeting to discuss
publicly the interests OF great State
and a great Nation under these two
ideasY We have not met to wrangle or
quarrel or scramble for the high Office
for which we have been made candi-
dates. The tender bond OF brother
hood is neither severed nor abraided
by our differences Of opinion in politics
nor can the discussion OF political ques-
tions disturb the delicate relations.
The red rose and the white rose bloom
together and shed their odors upon the
same atmosphere, and gently struggling
for supremacy, glorliy the twilight
hours.
He denounced the Republican war
tariff and demonstrated the fact that
the burden OF this unjust taxation
WIS placed upon the labor oil
the poor, and that while they preached
protection they practised brobery, and
showed the ruinous reaction which oc-
ours when over production strikes
the Chinese wall OF protection and over
flows the industries OF the country.
Here he illustrated the tariff question
by reciting in his inmitable manner a
storyof the countryman who bought the
crackers and cheese from the grocery
man and then snapped them to him for
d drink of whisky without ever paying
for either of the articles. His descrip-
ton OF "the Republican Navy-the Tai
lapoosa" and its fateful collision with
the old fishing boat was laughable be-
You'd description. He spoke OF the
Blair bill as useless and unjust pre-
text for continuation OF the "theving
tariff" and the pretended conversion
and death-bed repentance OF the radical
party was pictured to the life in his an.
ecdote of "old Ephriham and his old
wife Chloe. The story OF how Brer
Rabbit induced Brer Postum was used
as happy illustration OF the downfall
of the radical party, and called forth
shouts Of laughter and rounds OF ap
plause.
At the conclusion OF his speech q
beautiful ship composed OF Dahlias
Roses and Carnations, full rugged and
floating the pennant OF Democracy was
presented to Col. Taylor in well-timed
address by Joseph E. Washington, a.
tribute from the ladies Of GAINESVILLE
A description Of the ship appears else
where in this paper.)
Col. ALI Taylor was then introduced
by Gen. QuarIes in most complimente
ly terms, and he opened his speech by
declaring that he was no anarchist, bu
that labor had always been made the
henchman end slave OF power; histori
ans had gilded the history OF rulers
pride, ambition and avarice had been t.
labor the incarnation OF diabolism
Caesar won his greatness at the cost oil
human lives, aud the Corsican Licuten.
ant vaulted over the bleeding remains
Of murdered liberty-the history o
power is made upo farce and coined,
and the bloody records of tragedy.
He argued to prove protective tar
: if a blessing, and that coal and iron car
not be developed by tariff for revenue
: and that capital invested in those indus
tries must be protected. His reply t.
his opponents ridicule OF the Talapoos.
was the only bitter fling at the Soutl
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