The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-10-07

HON. FRANK WILSON.
Good Democratic Speech
TO u Large Crowd.
Windy Ownby Shoots Off His
Mouth TO Republicans.
Followed by lion. Harvey Thompson
in Like Strain.
First Monday. Its Crowds, Politics and
The Bank ENcitemeut-.ln Event
full Day.

Monday WAS the IlVcllest Gay o
iunIbIa has had since last July. In
addition To the usual first Monday
crowd and activity and the bank eX-
citeIneut, poiitices lent lis inter. 81.
This interest did not reach it's height
until after the HERALD Was in type.
At that hour Windy O~nby was
bluatering from q wagon On the north
side OF the Court House Hou. >. #.
Wilson, who was to speak Tor De
mocracy, ON Ing 10 a ueluY OF trains,
did not reach here until Ownhy was
nearly done speaking, thus prevent
ing a Joint debate to which the Demo-
Gratis had been looking forward with
exuI;ant anticipation.
At The conclusion If Ownby's
speech, the Democrats understood
the + speaker was 10 address tn"
crowd FROM the sane wagon, but as
Mr.. Wilson VS. ABOUT To be lntro-
due, Il, Hon. Harvey ThOmPsCn step
ped forward and said 1t was n Re
publican wagon and he himself
would speak III it according to pre-
ViOus appointment.
MIR. lander, who was III Z duc'ng
Mr.. Wilson. remark. q that "a II was
a RcpLo icaa wa9' II Ind Mr.. W i ON
Lad ne ,er spOken on IepUOllcan
platform, tn y would move round i0
a goods box on the T. 81 -idc ot the
Courthouse, wuich IN y didI the
white pc pie all following anl the
negro, remaining TO ut on the
elOuueuce of the Hin. iarT' y
NJ. Wilson was in his bet ii 5h' 10
trim and for an hour aud Ii ", lie
handled tie Republ cans am Iopu-
Iites w-tIou gloves.
Nature has set upon NJ. Wilson
her sign manual If tEe ca Hest, a.
,rressive and fearless orIgO'. HE
keen gray eye, the firin-sct jaw, the
del, rmined mouth, the proui'y
puis. Il head and tie nervous force
OF every motion and ge-ture cou-
mand re pect, and raiee expectation
mt tn fist glance; nor Is eNpe''a
tons disappointed. The hrsG ecu
fence gave earnest OF the character
of the man and tie speech thatN a e
follow: ~ can't conceive no" any
self respect ng Southern viii man
can be auyth ny else but Il Demncra
HIS argument, clear, lOgicSl aLC
con, iucing, imprF grady supporteC
the proposition. HIS SrraignnIeut oi
the Republican party was terribly
bitter and heaLbing. The docti ires
auG action of the Z. -. p, on lie lal III
the utrrury, the public lands, the
Fnrce bill and all its other in!quItie'
were laid bare and held up in al
their enormity to the scorn OF al
honest men
Tie falIacies of the Populites, ere
exposed SO plainly that the veriesl
Ounce could see them. Honest
Den ocrats who had been misled 10y
Ahe4a were entitled to cohsideratt
Kindness in Argument. but lie de-
noHuced the leaders Of the movemt nj
Numerically, charging them win
fine basest corruption aud the delihe''
ate iI,tt ntjUu OF assisting the Rerub,
licau to give IIarri -on the electoral
vote OF the STATE.
lg.. pronounced the statement tina
he ad applied for Federal Sup-r
yIs"Ts four years ago, az an unmIti
gated lie. He was United > ate'
MarshalI at the time. RrpuHiioau'
apl,Iied ta the court and got al OrdeI
for lheir appointment. 1t became hi
unacceptable official duty TO name th'
rIpevgIsors aud he epi otuted none
Dut Democrats Of high chAraeTe-. IL
did li0t approve the law which h'
U,as compelled To execute. 1t was
law passed bv the Republicans aH'
fourh lat st thv. time by the Democrat :
A big crowd Of Democrats OF al
COZ. nlexions listeTed stteutively t
,hs address and vigorous apFlaus
showed their enthusiastic approval