Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-05
THE SENIOR SENATOR
What He Has to Say on Ten
nessee Politics. =
An Interesting and Important Extract
from His Mastery Speech Delivered
at Fayetteville.

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Isham g. Harris spoke as follows on
State politics:
"In r. spect 10 the condition of oul
State affairs find much cause fol
serious regret.
1.-Two years ago Gov. Buchanan
was the President of.the Estate ALI
ance. He had been life long Dem.
ocrat. He aspired to the Democratic
nomination for the high and honor
able Office of Governor of the State.
AT thatitime there was not de-
mand, a recommendation or a sug-
gestion of political policy announced
by the Alliance which was inconsis-
tent with the principles and policies
which had been urged and advocat-
ed by the. Democratic party from the
beginning of the.government.
"The Democratic party had no
more reason to object to an Alliance
man than it would have had to OBJ
ject to Democrat who was a Bap-
tist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Free
Mason or an Odd.Fellow.
"He was nominated and placed
upon a sound Democratic platform
by the convention, and elected by
Democratic votes.
subsequently the Alliance, or a
portion OF the Alliance element, held
a national convention at Ocala, and,
amongst other things, declared in
favor of what are called the sub
treasury scheme, the land-loan
scheme and the government owner
ship of all railroads and telegraphs.
"IDLE, vAPoRY SCHEMES.
"These heresies, wholly inconsist-
ent with the cardinal principles and
traditions of the Democratic party,
and absolutely beyond and outside
the constitutional powers of Con.
gress, and which, If entered upon by
the Government, would have. utterly
destroyed its credit, involved it in
immense and unnecessary expense,
which could have been met only by
increased and ruinous taxation upon
the people, to say nothing of an ad.
ditional half-million or more of Fed
eral Office holders that this policy in
volved.
"Of course the Democratic party
could never commit itself to heretical
doctrines such as these, or take any
chances of being committed to them
by any one of its nominees.
"But, new and important as these
questions were, the Governor was alb
solutely silent and non. com initial on
them and l do not know at this time
whether he favors or opposes these
measures.
"In this condition of affairs Judge
Turney, than whom there is no abler
or truer Democrat or purer citizen,
consented to accept the Democratic
nomination for Governor il it was
rendered to him.
"Before the convention met Gov.
Buchanan withdrew his name from
the consideration of the Democratic
convention, Judge Turney was nom-
mated and is the regularly chosen
candidate of the party. But to the
surprise of all true Democrats Gov.
Buchanan declared himself an inde-
pendent candidate.
1.-THE CANDIDATE OF NO PARTY.
"He is not candidate of the Dem
ocratic party; he refused to allow its
C invention even to consider him. He
is not the candidate of the Republi-
can party. Nor is he the candidate
of the Populite or Prohibition party.
He is simply citizen who turns his
back upon all parties, defies all
parties and undertakes to stab to the
heart that party that has honored
him by electing him Governor.
"He runs upon his own hook, and
proposes, single handed and alone, tc
take charge of the affairs of the State
and run them to suit himself, wher
he knows, or ought to know, that the
only possible effect of his running
must be to increase the chances o
electing a Republican Governor.
His mistake was in refusing to lie
the public know what his position
was upon questions so important a
these, and which affect the public in
terests so materially.
! ''sTAND BY DEMOCRACY.
"In conclusion, | appeal to ever.
man who believes that Republican
politics are wrong and hurtful to tn
general prosperity and welfare of tn
country; to every man who is il
sympathy with Democratic princi
Piles and policies; to every Democra
who has stood side by side with m
through the long years of the past i
fighting battles OF equal rights, I
rally to the flag, stand shoulder t
shoulder, assert the equal rights G
freemen, vote the straight Demo
cratic ticket and the whole ticke
from Grover Cleveland to the las
name upon il, and when we hav