Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-17
Mcmillan Answers MCDOWELL,

N-A-f'A@ @T~'~'sf 49, - -
Saturday, the 10th inst, at lakewood
Academy, in Smith County, Hon.
Benton McMillin met the President
of the Tennessee Alliance-John H.
Mcdowell. There were some 500
people out. Mcdowell had been
upon the stage some half an hour,
crying and sympathizing with our
poor farmers and discussing the sub
treasury and land loan system when
Hon. Benton McMillin arrived on
the ground. V#
McDowell's countanence fell as
soon as he recognized his superior.
Mcdowell had announced that he
would divide time with any one
who differed with him on the SUBJ
treasury or any other political point,
but when Mr.. McMillin assured him
that he was there for the purpose of
discussing with him the political
topics Of the day Mcdowell refused
to divide time with him unless he
would promise not to make Demo-
cratic speech nor go into minor de.
tails too infinitely.
Mr.. McMillin replied to him that
he could not make any other than a
Democratic speech, nor would he try
to make any other sort; nor would he
bind himself to any particular point
or points, but would discuss the field
as it lay before him.
Finally Mcdowell half consented
that Mr.. McMillin might share the
time with him, but still insisted he
did not want him to make a Demo
cratic speech, as his followers consist
ed of Democrats, Republicans and
Prohibitionists, and he did not want
their feelings hurt.
Mcdowell then went on his wild
career, holding up the sub-treasury
and land loan schemes to his follow
ers as being their only salvation. He
showed them in glowing colors the
beauties and benenfits that would be
derived therefrom, and begged then
to come out from under the iron heel:
of the moneyed monopolies, clicks
and rings and be free men. Wher
he took his seat Mr.. McMillin came
forward in his usual good-humore(
way, with his overcoat buttoned VI
to his chin, telling some funny little
anecdotes, which put the audience
in an uproar of laughter Gas Nc
Dowell had left them looking Xix,
'mourners in funeral procession)
He soon took off his overcoat ant
pushed up his sleeves, and Mcdowell
was the worst skinned man l eve
saw. Mr.. McMilin proved beyOnC
any doubt that the sub-treasury ant
land loan schemes were rotten to tn
core, and told the people just what !
would do for us if we supported sue
measures, and that the Fedora
Government would soon have u
handcuffed and driving us at will.
Mr.. McMillin was asked what ha
the Democratic party done for US
He said it was pleasure to him t
get to tell what his grand old part
had done, which he did very forcibl
and plainly. Among other things h
said:
) Ladies and Gentlemen: We az
sometimes told by those who hav
} not reflected on the merits of on
J party "the Democratic party hi
J done nothing for me. Both the oil
parties are bad, and one is just as ba
as the other" am not here to d.
fend the Republican garty. Its pra
tees are not commendable, nor i
principles correct; but l am here
+ raise my voice for Democracy, an
, to denounce as false the statemer
that it has done nothing or that it
/. doing nothing for the people. Whi
!. has the Democratic party done fl
the people? 1t found this country
"pent-up Utica" extending only
o the Mississippi River on the Yves
t and not rea ching the Gulf of Mexic
3 Spain held the Gulf, and France Il
Mississippi. Our right to naviga
that river was denied. Under Il
wisdom of Jefferson and the dipl
macy of Livingston and Monroe v
acquired Louisiana, which embrace
not merely the present State
n Louisiana, but the territory up Il
) river and west Of it, now teemiI
/, with millions of people-a terrific
IT seven times larger than France aft
b she parted with it. The Democrat
party in power purchased Florit
from Snain. annexed Texas. acuuirl