Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-07

world in Clarksville; you've wiped
it Out. Any man of any sense knows
it. That old brother out there gets
! down on his knees and asks God tC
! turn on the guns. You old fool, they
would kill your old wife at the
first yolley. Draw the line, then
comes a fight, and there will be a
victory for one side or the other
Draw the line and make issues. Have
you got any Issues? You have yoala
political issues. You have your
Democratic party and your party OF
the third part. Some of you hollel
for Pete, some for Buck and some fOr
East. Who is for God? Some say
the preachers are. Get on the right
side and let them know where you
stand. Your wife don't know how
you stand. My wife knows where
stand. Many of you old fellows
thank God that you have been in the
church forty years and havn't been
turned out. How can you turn a
dead horse out of corn field? You
may open all the gates, let down all
the fences but still that dead horse is
in the field. Methodists and Presby-
terians are powerless with dead
member, but Baptists and Campbell
ties can float them out sometimes. II
solemn preaching could save town
Clarksville would be on wings.
Brethren, if fish in hole six
months and catch nothing l will
either change my bait or my hole,
one. | am here to do you good.
Thank God for the cooperation of
preachers. Some wonder il the
preachers will endorse Sam Jones ?
[ never ask a preacher to endorse me.
l wouldn't hardly endorse myself.
IF / had been in Clarksville as long
as they have and done as little good
| would not ask for endorsement.
Cooperation is what we want, not
endorsement. Some wonder If Sam
Jones will take in Clarksvilfe.
Wouldn't it be bad II he didn't take.
Why, / could put your little town in
my pocket and wouldn't know 1t
was there unless l wanted a tooth
pick. Don't bother about how /
take. Some old sister will be dis
pleased She will 60 off talking
about Sam Jones. When you find
one of them who can't talk you may
know she has gone to that land OF
pure delight where saints immortal
reign. Some of you old Baptist
brethren sing, Surely the captain
may depend on me- For what ? To
shoot and cut. Shoot home and cut
under the bed. No good soldier will
go out in time of fight and lay
down his gun. Many men in the
church say you may count on me II
it don't cost anything. Any town
that has seventeen nasty, stinking
saloons needn't turn up its nose at
me. Turn up your nose at the sa-
looms, sister. If you can pui up with
saloons you will have to put up with
me. Some Of you are afraid you will
lose some rent, or that it will hurt
the town If the saloons are closed. II
all The church members get 10 heaven
We will have to sleep with cur
breeches under our heads. Some of
the meanest men in the world are in
the church. There are some good
and some mean. Some OF you rent
your houses for saloons and get the
biggest rent you can. Sometimes
an officer in the church does
this. A victory for God in Clarks-
vile means fight. 1t means blood,
hair and the ground torn up. A
man who fights on the DEVILS side
can't fight on Gods side. Where do
you stand? Some men can't come
to meeting at 10 O'Clock on account
of business. They put me in mind
of an so" with the ring rubbed out.
When you rub hat ring out what
have you got? Some of you will be
chasing nickels all over town. /
could scatter nickels in front of some
of you and lead you to the devil.
You will go home with lie in your
mouth to tell your wife why you
didn't come to preaching. Quit ly-
ing and have a good time. Some OF
you go to political gatherings and
shout yourselves hoarse. We can't
muster even the church officials to
the help of God. Some of the best
doctors in the city attend my meet
ings. A little fellow who don't have
three cases a week is too busy. Good
lawyers come, but the pettifoggers
stay at home. If the devil gets you
he won't get much. Some of you
believe in moral suasion. Did you
ever try to call hog out of corn
field? You can't toll him up, but il
you set the dogs on him he will come
a humping. Set the dogs on
Some of you have been saying,
want Sam Jones to come. Ten thou
sand people will be here. Merchants
will sell goods. How many O