Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-19

Ional papers have published the
record as given by Mr.. Abernathy,
the clerk of the Giles County court
Mr.. Head read several affidavits
from people of Pulaski showing that
money had been extorted from them
by this same man who comes South
to ask for votes. Mr.. Weaver denied
all of the allegations made against
him, and said he never received a
cent, but Mr.. Abernathy holds re-
ceipt for the amount taken from,
him and Mr.. Head produced photo
grapht d copy of the same, which
read as follows:
PULASKI, TENN, Jan. 30, 1864,
Received of Chas. G. Alternately
two hundred and fifty dollars,
amount due ON above order.
[Signed] j. b. WEAVER,
Col. Commanding Pest.
Mr.. Heads speech throughout was
a mastery arraignment of the Re
publican and Third parties, and a
forceful argument for straight De-
mocracy. He is good speaker and
will do much good for the Democrat
ic cause wherever he may go. He
talked about two hours and held the
attention ofhis audience we'll. After
dinner was over and the old time
pipe of peace had been smoked,
Judge Tyler stepped upon the stand
and introduced the first speaker of
the evening,
HON. BENTON M'MILLIN.
The speaker began by saying:
'Of all the sciences to which man
can turn his attention, that of free
government is the most important.
Democracy believes in that form
of government which grants to
every person life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. The
party had its faith written by
the great author of the declar-
alton of independence. Its princi-
Piles are sound. Every man has a
consciousness of the fact that they
are good and true. The Republicans
hold to the faith of Alex. Ham
ilton. They believe in having two
classes in nation-the rich and the
poor-a monied aristocracy and a
beggarly class of plebeians. They
want to check the imprudnce (?) of
the populace. When man becomes
once senator, let him always be a
senator. We, the Democratic party,
believe that the people without re-
spect to rank ought to do what
should be done. We believe in max.
ing every man equal to his fellow
man. We must hold and cherish
this sentiment. We must keep the
faith. / defy any man, living or
dead, to point to any act placed upon
the statutes of our country by Demo-
Gratis that is detrimental to the inter-
ests of the people. (Cheers.) No
wrongful act ever has been passed by
the Democratic party.
"There is great deal of discussion
as to how much men ought to be
taxed. Every man, woman and
child in the United States pays seven
or eight dollars per year to the gen
eral government by means of tariff
taxation, still you make no loud COM
plants. If this was direct tax inn
posed by your State you would rise
up in arms and resist it. A man will
pay two dollars indirect taxation be-
fore he would pay one of direct taxa
ton. Why say the only question is
the money question? Why say the
question of taxation is of no impor-
tance? Why censure your represen-
tatives in congress when they have
done all they could for your"
Here the speaker branched off on a
brilliant eulogium of Congressman
Washington and of his predet essor,
Col. John F. House. "When any
man." continued the speaker, "says
the Democratic party is the author
of your woes, in scriptural language,
he is liar and the truth is not in
him. (Cheers.) There was time
when / could not utter harsh word,
but now when think of the william
GUS Republican party, / am led to ex-
claim, where is the cussin man p
The Republican tariff taxation is
mammoth imposition. The duty is
greater on the necessities of life than
on the luxuries. The duty on wool
is 125 per cent, while that on
champagne is less than go per cent.
The wool will keep you warm in
winter and clothe you the year round.
The champagne won't even make
you well if you are sick, but 1t will
make you feel like you don't care
continental whether you are sick or
we'll. The Republican party must
fix the duty thus to keep themselves
in power. They can't live without
campaign money, and they can't get
campaign money without fostering
the interests of the money men.
Honest John Wanamaker carried
$4O0, 900 to New York at one time for
the campaign, to my certain know
ledge. He was also running Sunday