Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-19

that speech, and challenged any fail
man to find a line in it antagonistiC
TO either class named. That speech
was printed and could be had for the
asking. Go and verify these charg
, es if you can by that speech. "The
farming interest,"" said Judge Tur.
ney, sis the foundation of all inter
ests. None can prosper without it
1t is from this source that we get all
supplies. If the farming interests are
neglected the supply will be
exhausted. When the supply
is exhausted all interests would
go into chaos. The farming interest
is the cornerstone, the foundation
wall of all things, and unless it is
protected by wholesome legislation
disorder will come and all interests
will be affected. Except the four
years which gave to the service OF
my country in the Confederate army
/ lived on the farm. I was reared
on farm and was taught all things
connected Herewith: can't drIvesa
sulky plow as we'll as some of you
because these latter day inventions
had not been thought of in my farm
ing days. 1 have son who is now a
farmer and is dependent on his farm
for Ii ing. He is a member OF the
Farmers Alliance and is as good a
Democrat as any man. would be
worse than human if l would advO-
cate any measure that would hurt
such a great body OF our citizens
among whom is included my own
child. Much is being said about the
so-called friends of the farmer. They
are pointed out from Weaver down.
1t has been many day since / stood
between a plow handle, but believe
l could run better corn row than
any of them to-day. In regard to the
charge that l am an enemy to the
mechanic / wish to inform you that
my father was tailor and made his
living in Stewart county for many
years with his scissors and needle.
He afterward studied law and
spoke all over this county
for Polk in IA. My son is
railroad man and is a member
of an organization of railroad labor
ing men. l have no objection to
this, and my son will tell you so. /
believe in man following whatever
suits him best"
Judge Turney then took up the
Third Iarty and reasoned with the
men who seemed inclined to 60 off af-
ter this new party. He had no abuse
for any man so doing, but wanted to
reason with them. He had come
not to call righteous men to judg-
ment but sinners to repentance. He
would rather talk to six Third party
men than sixty thousand Democrats
who had no intention of leaving the
party. He then went into the dis
cussion of the issues of the national
campaign, touching on all questions,
but paying the greater part of his
attention to the force bill, which he
characterized as the most dangerous
measure before the people, for If the
Republican party succeeded in fas-
tening this iniquity on the people
they could pass all the Mckinley
bills they wanted. This measure has
not been shown up in such lucid,
forcible way in the county during
the campaign. Judge Turney then
reviewed the records of the Demo.
cratic and Republican parties and adj
vised his hearers to go to the records,
read their histories and choose which
was for the people. He impressed it
upon his hearers that the race was
between Democrats and Republi-
cans in every contest. Passing to
State policy, he declared himself in
favor of little legislation, but he
wanted that to be wholesome legisla-
ton. He was in favor of send
ing the best men to the
Legislature. He was in favor
of amending the registration law so
man would have to register only
one time year. He had declared
the Dortch law constitutional because
he had tried it in the light Of the
constitution, and found that it was
the privilege of the Legislature to
pass laws that would purify elections,
and he was certain that this law had
and would purify elections. He had
made this decision and was not sorry
for it. He thought that public policy
demanded the abolition of the lease
system at the expiration OF the pres
ent contract, and he was in favor of
its abolition. He favored some plan
that would place convict labor in the
least competition with free and hon.
est labor. A new and larger peni-
tentiary should be built, and it should
be constructed and conducted so as to
comply, as tar as possible, with bu.
manity and christianity. He vas in
favor of classifying criminals. With