The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-11
BOB and ALT At ATHENS
THE JOINT DEBATE pIo .,,ie, If
THE Candida cistle for
10 bring
The MOnOtony Of the Dis
Broken by a Couple Of Fist IS
Fights.
ESPECIAL TO rHE APpEAt.I

ATHENS, TENN, September 10 The
joint discussion bstween the Gubsr-
nato ial candidates was held today at
the residence of Col. B izzard, one
ha'f mile from town. ALI took the
ros,rum first and went iuto his speech
in spirited manner and attacked the
Democracy 10 wicked way, while
Bob sat back cool as a May m,rnInR
with his mouth puckered up aud
looking at ALI out Of one eye. The
crowd was al high heat, and cries for
Bob and then for ALI were
yelled fom the assemblags. Sud
denly a fight broke out by t1e
and stand aud ali was commotion.
Friends rushed to the rescue OF friends
and some tried to interrupt All. ALT
stopped and this Let the restraint off
the crowd. Bob, quick IS fash, jumped
to his feet and cried out in tremulous
voice: 81 demand the attention Of
this assemblage for my brother; sit
down." Cheers followed, but in q
moment another fight occurred, and
after S Jme little time was stopped and
order restored. When ALI had con-
cluded Col. Bob just rose, and. with
cynical smile, started after ALI with an
anecdote that fitted the occasion well. 1t
was evident that he would control the
assemblage before he had gone rand
he did. After the speaking Aft was
taken quite sick, and was supported
by Gel. Bob 10 his room in Col. B IL
Yards house, where he was plscei on
bed, and it was some time before he
was in a condition to speak comforta-
bly,. Bob nursed him and joked with
him, and he was soon all right. Col.
Bob opened his speech thus:
BoB's SPEECH.
Ladies ard Gentlemen, and Fellow
Citizens of the County of McMinn-
The many faces which l look in today
there bench broke dowD)-"There,"
be said, "I've foorsd the Republican
party" Laughter. 81 say many OF
the faces in which look are familiar
to me; the old town of Athens is
familiar, TOO, for the first lessons OF
life learned in the old college on the
hill and the sweetest memories of
my youth cling and cluster around
this town. l am glad to meet you"
He then t1ok up the Republican
party, showed that the causes which
led to the impeachment of Andrew
Johnson wers the most reckless viola
tons of the provisions Of the consti-
ton defining the powers of the Exeou-
tive. He showed how the Repub lean
party had defed the law OF the peo-
e Pile, aud how they had seized the pub
lie offices OF the government, and
what they couldn't do with bayo-
nets they did with corruption;
that after this party had shouldered a
debt upon Tennessee OF $4,000, 900
they became the champions OF hon.
esty and State credit; that after they
had robbed Tennessee of her school
fund they became the champions of
education.
TIE HON. ALE TAYLOR
arose and a'raigned the Democratic
party for it's POSITION on free trade,
and followed bya vindictive attack on
the Democrats for their action
in the electoral bill. "All your
prominent men," said he "voted
for the men who settled the
electoral bill. The blame at
taches to them. Dibrell, Young aud
Atkins voted for it." He said he
wasn't going - be on the de-
fensive, but pro Posed to meet the liv-
ing issue Of the present. He brought
up the Pan Electric investigation, and
said the great principle maintained by
the Republican party was that "the
States are supreme in nothing except
their rights to be S ates," and they
possess nothing but the attribute
OF sovereignty and the preroPative
of nationality. His language on the
cause of hard times is tbs, as reported
verbatim: "rbat which produces hard
times is an obstacle getting between
the producer and the consumer, and
healthful exchange of comm ODDITIES is
prevented and the result sa distressed
paralysis OF confidence" He then
went on to chow how the sur
plus fund 10 the Treasury was
accumulated and the constituiionality
OF its app ication to school purposes.
In speaking of the tariff, he esid: IF
my competitor wants me to wear
English bIoadcloth, smoke Havana
cigars and drink French brandy, / |
am yet content to wear home made
breeehes, smoke American cigars and |
drink old npaph and honav -