Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19
AT -OUISE
The Next Governor Of
Tennessee Speaks.
Fifteen Hundred Peo-
pie Are Present
And Hear Democracy
Fearlessly Ex-
pounded.
People of Montgomery Co.
Do Honor to Their
Guests
Col. John F. House Works
Up Old Time En-
thusiasm.
People Climb Over Each
Other to Hear Him.
Good Speakers, Excellent Dinner, and
Big Crowd of Patriotic Peo-
PIE on the. Ground.
People Climb Over Each
Other to Hear Him.
Good Speakers, Excellent Dinner, and 6
Big Crowd of Patriotic Peo-
PIE on the. Ground.
THE SOUTH SIDE IN LINE.


The barbecue and public speaking
at Louise yesterday, was as great a
success as could have been anticipated
under the most favorable of circum-
stances. Good speakers were there,
the crowd was there and the dinner
was there. The special train left the
depot here at 10 o'clock, and arrived
at Louise at II o'clock. There were
at least 400, people on the train, and
there were, approximately speaking,
1000 on the ground when this crow
arrived. Judge Tyler at once called
the large crowd to order, and in a few
appropriate words introduced Judge
Peter Turney, the next Governor Of
Tennessee. Judge Turney was greeted
with prolonged applause. He began
by thanking the people for showing so
much interest at his coming and asked
that they give him their undivided
attention. He was before them as
the Democratic nominee tor governor
of the State. He admonished them in
the outset that he was no orator. He
would talk to them in plain, decided
matter of fact way on issues pertain
iug to the whole people. When he
accepted the nomination it was the
understanding that he was not to
make personal canvass. The State
committee, however, had denied it
necessary that he should see the peo
pie, mix with them and talk to them.
Various rumors had been put in cir
culation concerning him that needed
correction. He called the attention
of his hearers to well defined point
of law, that where witness testifles
falsely in one particular his evidence
was TO be discredited in all things.
He wanted the people to bear this
point in mind as he proceeded. 1t
was exceedingly unpleasant to him to
defend himself against charges. He
had not been in the habit OF it and it
became awkward to him.
The first of these charges taken up
was the one circulated by the Toiler
and Mcdowell that Judge Turney
was on the brink of the grave. tire
quired very little talk to thoroughly
convince all who heard him that this
was without foundation. The next
charge was the one circulated by the
same mediums, that Judge Turney
was drawing $4,000 per year as Chief
Justice, and that he was leaving
higher salary than the Office of Gov
ernor would bring him. Judge Tur-
ney cited the law on this subject.
When he was inducted into Office the
law said he should receive $500 for
his services. He had drawn every
cent of this, but no more. This
money all passed through the hands
of Governor Buchanan and his ap.
pointees at the capitol. If he had re.
ceived more than his salary stipu.
lated by law, then Governor Buch>
anan was as much to blame for it as
he was. The vouchers, however,
would show that he mad received his
salary, and no more, and Gov
ernor Buchanan knew this TO be
a fact. Not one word does Mr.. Buch-
anan say on this subject, but he al
lows his henchmen to scatter the re-
port broadcast over Tennessee. Judge
Turney thought this was very high
compliment Mcdowell and his crowd
were paying TO their chief. They
further state that Judge Turney is
the enemy Of the farmer and the
working man. They claim to get
this from his Winchester speech ac-
cepting the nomination. The speak
er told his hearers frankly that he
stood by every word contained in