Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-10-14

would embrace ,very nun al ~
man in the Eighth Congressional
District. Applause and laughter.
A yoice-"That is Democratic
Understand me fellow citizens.
mean one general embrace. The
man who coul forget the friends
who have stood by HIM in the hour
Of adversely is unworthy the name
of man. aud the man who finds
aught in his heart hut kind feelings
for the members of his own political
party who lave seen proper to pre-
fer al honorable competitor over him
is Unworthy the name of Democrat
[ Applause. In the late contest some
were for Campbell, some were for
Taylor and some were Enloe, but
abovc and bel ond that all were for
the grand old Democratic party.
Applause. | take it that this com
pliment is not so much personal as it
is tribute to the party which |
have the honor to represent, and
that it Is the first note that challen-
ges the political enemy TO combat
with united, harmonious and q
triumphant Democracy.
To-day you have witnessed the
unprecedented spectacle of two
brothers contendihe for the highes
political honors in the State. Th,
lines of distinction are 81 clearl,
drawn that the blind need not er
therein. The eagle orator from TIL
mountains of East Tennessee, tn
Dol lest andb isgest eagle of them al
Bob Taylor loud applause, who's
white plume, like that of Navarro
leads on TO victory applause is til
representative of the men who Ell
bread according to the divine in
junction, in the sweat of the fac,
the representative of honest an
economical government, The friend {
education, with constitutional lbert
preserved, in contradisuinrtion t
education the price of which is pc
Utica slavery, and the represents
tive of free Republican Govern
ment administered upon the prime
pies taught bv the fathers aud tounl
ers of the Republic. Plolonge
applause. This contest shows ho
politics will mix families and friend
Bob is our political brother, and A
is the brother of Bob, and after n,
vembcr we will all, All included, b
the brothers of the Governor of Tenn
e essee. Laughter and applause. BIT
5 we want it distinctly understood tn
I we are in nowise related to Alf. Fl
!, twenty-five years the enemies Of til
= Democratic party have pcrdicted il
t death in advance of every election
}, and yet, in the face of repeated iii
; asters, it has rallied stronger aft,
every defeat. Why is this? Becaus
Q fellow-citizens, it is fighting ov,
e again, at the ballot-box. the gre;
I battle Of civil and individual libert
u the great battle of free and homes
government administered upon COZ
: stitutional principles Two yea
: ago the corpse of II quarter Of a Gel
tury buried the Republican unde
= takers and they went down to Il
q vile earth whence they sprung, III
wept, unhonored and unsnng. \
hugle note of Blaine, no clarion bla
!. of Logan can disturb the slumbe
of The dead. The Democratic part
= sits enthroned to-1ay where Dem
cratic principles have ever reigne
i supreme in the hearts of tie peopl
l. and in November next we will re
mp Il majority unprecedented in I'll
I history Of the State.
ii am told that a gentleman h;
been selected to eat me up in tt
! Eighth District. promise Won tn
I, | will undertake to furnish him
full meal every day from now uni
November, aud | think it will be ,
tough that there will still be enoug
=" Of me left tn u AXE an average Co
e gresham Laughter and applause
T. | thank You again. fe'low-citizen
; and through you the people of I'll
entire district Tor this great hon
u and pray God that | may pro,
II worthy of it, Prolonged applause