Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-01
DEMOCRATIC ELOQUENCE.
An Enthusiastic Assembly Of the
Unterrif1ed
Hear the Issues Ably Presented by Ga
pable Men Last Night-rhe G. Q.
P. Mercilessly Arraigned.

in the Circuit courtroom last night
at the meeting of the Young Mems
Democratic Club.
The routine business OF the club
was speedily dispatched, and, it be-
ing understood that Hon. u. W.
Ewing, of Pulaski, was, in the
house, calls were made on that gen.
ueman for speech. He came for
ward and explained that he had
como there.not to make speech, but
to hear one, having seen handbills
Col House and Mr..
Savage as the speakers of the occa-
sion ; moreover, it was. purely acci-
dental that he happened to be in the
city, having run down from Guthrie
to spend few hours with friends.
His friend, Mr.. Savage, had accused
him of playing the tramp act. 1t
gave him great pleasure, however, to
be 50 Unexpectedly brought face to
face with such an array Of intelligent
Democrats, although he was extreme
ly sorry to hear that Col. House
had been detained at home. MIR.
Ewing proceeded then to make one
of the best Democratic speeches that
has been heard in this county during
the campaign, though at the outset
he told his hearers that he had no
fixed and definite speech to make. Ii
was, in short, fierce and scathing
of the Republican par
ty. Reminding his learers that the
American people are just now con-
frOnted with issues of momentous
import, he assailed the Republican
party savagely, contrasting its re.
cord with that of the Democratic
party, and cited instances of the flag
rant abuse of its powers by the for
mer in the enactment of iniquitOuS
laws, perpetuating a system by
which protected few get richer and
richer at the expense of the masses.
Then contrasting with this the record
OF the Democratic party, the speaker
defied any man to point to single
law ever enacted by that party that
was Intended to benefit one class at
the expense of another.
There is not space at command to
follow the eloquent speaker in his
arralgnment of the in
iquitous tariff, the force bill and
other monstrous outrages heaped
upon this country by the Republican
party. Closing, Mr.. Ewing addressed
some pertinent words to the few col
ored men present. In language that
they could understand he told them
how completely (along with all other
poor men) they were the serf5 OF the
Republican party. He proved TO
them that the negro owed to the
white Democrats of the South all the
educational and other advantages
they now possess.
After Mr.. Ewing's speech there
were loud calls for Mr.. Savage. He
came to the stand and said: Fellow
l take pleasure in int due
ing to you Hon. Ii. H. Buquo, OF the
town OF Erin This was uneXpect-
ed to Mr.. Buqu0, who arose and said:
MIR. Savage had played him a ras-
cally trick in thus taking snap-Judg-
lnent on him; that he was not there
to make speech, but as an interest
ed well wisher of the party. He con-
graduated the club on Its work as
shown by the reports read al the
He desired, he said, to add
further to that which had al
ready been said, but issues of such
import now confronted
us, that it was apparent that the life
Of the nation depends upon the sue
cess of the Democratic party and its
principles.
MIR. Buquo was followed by M.
Savage. That gentleman was greet
ed by an outbnrst OF applause that
told OF his popularity with his audi
ence. He acknowledged his appre-
citation of this manifestation of e3-
TEEN. He began his speech by ex-
planning how it came about that he
had been Jointly selected by the DEM
ocrats of Montgomery and Robert
son counties to make the Senatorial
race: the honor was unsolicited and
unexpected. Heretofore he had al.
ways battled in the ranks and done
everything in his power to promote
the success of his party. But when,
by atclamation, he was selected as a
standard bearer, he accepted the trust
without hesitation, because he be-
lieved it to be his duty. Then ear
nestly, patriotically and eloquently
he impressed upon his fellow Demo-
Gratis the sacred obligation of the bal
lot-that inviolable duty to be dis
charged on election day. To that
man who conscientiously performed
this duty he always felt like lifting
his hat.
Abiding to the great battle Of next
week, in which thirteen millions OF
voters would participate, the speaker
presented tersely and briefly