Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-01
BEN RATIFIED.
Washington Scatters Terrell's
Details.
The b-Treasury Platform Breaks Down
Under the AIl-Powerful Pressure
Of Democracy.

and highly entertaining. Mr.. Ben
Terrell, the great Alliance orator,
from Texas, who eats Democrats
alive on the stump, was ratified once
in his life, as he clearly evinced to
every impartial judge in his rejOinder.
He longed and prayed for another
chance at Col. Patterson, but he
couldn't chaw little Joe Washington.
1t was a jolly day and the boys had
lots of fun.
The crowd was not nearly so large as
was expo cted. The people were not
expecting any one to reply to MI.
Terrell, and only the ardent sub
treasury advocates, some Alliance
men that were undecided and
a few from town turned out.
If it had been generally known
that Mr.. Washington would be on
hand, there would have been from
|, 800 to 1000 people present. Mr..
Washington was invited by Mr..
Terrell's friends to meet him here,
They wanted to give Benjamin fine
breakfast spell. Our Joe was absent
on business in the East. Mr.. Terrell
published card in the Banner init
mating that Brother Washington
was absent on purpose to avoid
meeting him. He made speech at
Mr.. Washington's own town, Spring.
field, Monday. Mr.. Washington re-
turned from the East two days ago,
and was told by several reliable gen.
tIemen that Mr.. Terrell had
boosted of having run him out of the
State, and that was why ne had
come to GAINESVILLE to hear Mr.. Ter
rell speak, and speak himself if his
friends desired to hear him. Mr..
Terrell, however, denied making
any such reference to him in his
speech, but he could not deny the
insinuation published in The Banner.
Mr.. Washington met hearty well
come on all sides. Many farmers
expressed their qualification, and
were anxious to hear both sides of
the sub-treasury discussed, Friends
tried to arrange for division of time.
Mr.. Terrell was willing to speak
the first fifteen minutes, stating his
position and let Mr.. Washington fol
low in one hours reply, and give
him the balance of he time for re-
joinder.
Mr.. Washington declined this
said he had never heard or read Mr..
Terrell's speech, and could not posi-,
bly, discuss the question, not knowing
the form in which the issue was to
be presented, and said Mr.. Terrell
could make his speech and then if
his friends desired to hear him, he
would make them a Democratic
speech, 10 all of which Mr.. Ter
rell objected strenuously.
Judge Tyler introduced Mr.. Terrell
in handsome little speech, express
ing his qualification at sc, ing citizens
turn out TO hear important questions
discussed.
Mr.. Terrell delivered strong
speech-one that pleased everybody
until he struck the land loan and
sub treasury. OF course we cannot
pretend, in our limited space, to give
the speech or general synopsis. Ii
was in line with good democracy in
showing up the vilIainy of the pow
ers that be. He did not, however,
locate the responsibility where il
properly belongs-with the Republi-
can party-but rather put both par.
ties in the same boat, though he
claimed to be Democrat. Nor did
he especially lay any of the evils
complained of at the door of the pro
tective tariff. He charged it all to
the financial manipulation of the
by Wall street and the
of the currency, showing
how many spectators controlled the
at will. Everybody
this part of his speech as
putting the facts very forcibly.
But MIR. Terrell neglected to take
up the question of free and unlimi-
ed coinage Of silver, which is one of
the most important demands, and
this was what all wanted to hear
discussed. The gold standard advO
Gates are fighting free silver with
and are telling The people
that the silver dollar is worth only
50 cents, and the Alliance wants to
the diff, renee between
coinage value and market value of
silver. There was
much demagogy in the speech, hut
that may be admissible on
such occasions. The one point
which Mr.. Terrell labored to
impress was the majority rule in the
Alliance. That no matter how re-
pugnant any principle might be,
when adopted by the majority it was
the duty Of every member to acqui-
nsce. They must stand together. 1t