The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-10-12
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DR.. ID, j. Newbern, w. A.
II. Mcdaniel, Dr.. J ]. Nicely, Jr.,
and A, +. Yopp, also by Prof, Hun.
z1ker's silver cornet band from
Dresden, Tenn. The governor
was escorted to the Bolivar Hotel
and assigned apartments especially
At ten O'Clock 400
horsemen congregatsd west Of iowa,
formed line with brass band at
the head and another three-fourths
back. The column moved in
Splendid order along Market st. and
when the head of the co umn reaeh~
ed the Bolivar Hotel, Gov. Taylor,
Mr.. Landers of the Nashville
Democrat, Mr.. Delaplalne of the
Nashville American, and e. A.
Stain back we're placed in an ele-
CANT carriage, drawn by two white
horses, and then the procession
proper began. The column moved
west along jackson to Maiu, north
on Main to Sycamore, east on Syca.
more to Water ST, south on Water
to Market, west on Market to Main
south on in to Lafayette, west
on Lafayette to Union, nSrtn ON
Union u Market, east ON Mar ket
to court yard. Here the procession
disbanded, and everybody thrOnged
to the south side of the court yard
where a grand stand had been
erected and seats prepared; All
the seats from the court room, ino
Guiding chairs had been arranged,
ana these, computed to seat 500,
were three fOurths filed with ladies
The men crowded around in a cir.
Gle 80 feet deep Fully 1900 were
present. A much larger crowd
than was here two years ago. The
Governor was introduced by Hon
Francis EeHtress as the "m st cOa-
spicuous figure ana most captiva
ting orator in ennessee, though
still a young man, not yet having
reached the meridian Of lite"
He spoke about two hours am
all were held spell bound by his
eloquence and his .nimita bile hum II,
After a brief and complimentary
exordium to the Democracy of Hair
deman county, he launched upOl
his speed
He took up the history of the
political pmties and showed tn,
| Democratic party had triumpheC
over the others.
He arraIgnei the Republican
party for the manner in which i
adminIsterd the affairs of govern,
ment for over twenty years The
Republican party had entrepcheJ
itself behind the National Treasury
behind public patronage. behind
partisan legislation, behind the pen
sion department and military power
1t squandered $50, 100000 acres o
the public lands, it appropriate
millions of dollars for WORTHLESS
navy under the pretense of prote It
ing our home labor. it perpetua e,
an enormous war tariff IN sine O
peace and built up and fostere,
the most stupendous monopOlies
corporations and combinations ever
known IN the history of tn
world.
The Governor then showed how
the high tariff had taken millions o
dOllqrs from the PEOPLE and pilec
up an enormous surplus in the ma
tional treasury,
He quoted from Blaine, Logan
Harrison and other Repub hear
leaders, showing the fallacY of tn
present tariff doctrine which threat.
ems the financial interests of the
whole country.
Gov. Taylor then turned to the
National Democratic a administration
and showed the reforms which
CLEVELAND and the Democratic par.
ty had inaugurated' More thai
100, 600, 900 acres Of the public DO.
main have been restored under q
| Democratic administration aud
reforms have been made in ever,
branch OF the government, A ttel
showing some of the great benefit
which the Mills bill wonld bring t.
the people of the country he tool
up the Blair bill advocated so strong
| ly by his opponent Sam Hawkins
The Governor showed that b.
mad been mlsrepresented and mis-
represented anj misun derstsod on
the question of Federal aid to eiu-
cation; that he had favored the ap,
preparation Of the surplus in the
National treasury to the States
stripped of all Federal supervision
as the best way to use the surplus
But The Mills bill would DO away
with the question of surplus.
he the then took up State affairs
and said that he had saIled over
troubled seas, but that he had KEEP
his hand constantly at the whee
and held his course. The State Of