Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-03

There were over one thousand baTbe
cued carcasses, and as soon as one Ia.
BILE was cleared by the crowd, msu
would pile on more until every man,
woman and child on the ground had
run up the white flag and asked f@
quarters. They were all fed and
meat in abundance was left. 1t Was
well cooked and consisted of good
lambs and shoats that the people had
fattened for the occasion.
GEN. STEVENSON ARRIVES.
While dinner was being eaten, the
committee having in charge the chief
orator of the day, Gen. Adlai E.
Stevenson, arrived, and they tried to
smuggle him through the crowd
to a private table where some
of his old friends had prepared roy
al feast for him. They made the trip
to the table and Mr.. Stevenson was
enjoying a good dinner. Some fell
low in the crowd spied him, however,
and gave the alarm. This was sig
nal for rush to the spot, and what
had promised only a few moments
before to be good, quiet dinner, was
promptly broken up by the old
friends OF the gentleman, who were
SO glad to see him that eating was
out of the question with him and he
laid his food aside to shake hands
with all of them He was visibly
affected and occasionally large tear
could be seen to trace its way down
his cheek and fall to the ground. Mr..
Stevenson soon signified his desire to
go to the speakers stand, and thither
he was conduc ed by the committee.
The speaker was introduced to the
crowd by Mr.. W. r.. Howell, of Hop
kinsville, in few well chosen words.
AS Mr.. Stevenson arose bedlam broke
loose in the crowd. Men shouted
and threw their hats in the air, and
some OF them cliubed trees so they
could get good look at him. II
would be less than numan," began
Mr.. Stevenson, "if I were not deeply
touched by the scenes that greet me
here to-day, with my eyes resting on
the spot where / first saw the light of
day, and the spot also where the old
school house stood in which / learned
to read. Here sleeps the dust of
three past generations of my kindred.
l have come amongst you for the
purpose of looking III the faces and
grasping the hands of those who
were dear to me in my childhood
and who are dear to me now. l see
the sons and daughters of those who
were exceedingly dear to me In the
days of the past, and whom / loved
in my early childhood. dare not
trust myself to recall the memories of
those that are gone and have crossed
the last river into everlasting rest. /
can only say that I thank you for the
demonstration, as no words of mine
are adequate to express my feelings.
Whatever may he the result of this
contest, whatever the future may
have in store for me, the memories
of this hour will be the brightest of
my life. Forty years have come and
gone since / stood on this spot, but
let me tell you that l have never
during all those years forgotten that
/ was Kentuckian, and that l was
from the good old county of Chris.
tian. This grand old county has
sent out many men who have
carved their names high up in the
history of the nation. When
they cross the Ohio river they still
retain the characteristics of the ones
they leave behind. Kentuckians
are renowned for their modesty and
for their aversion to becoming cam
didates for Office" When Mr..
Stevenson had reached this point in
his speech the crowd had taken the
stand and everybody wanted to
shake hands with him. Hon. Jas.
A. Mckenzie approached and an
nounced that they would put Mr..
Stevenson IN wagon right in the
center of the crowd 80 that they
could all see and hear him. This
was done with much difficulty, and
the balance of the Grafton was deliv-
cred from Stewart county wagon, a
counterpart Of the one in which Mr..
Stevenson rode to Illinois forty years
ago. 1t was from this elevation that
he outlined the policy Of the Demo
cratic party, and received deafening
applause from his hearers. His
speech on the political issues was the
same as the one delivered few days
ago at Bloomington, II.
Gen. Stevenson was followed by
ng,essman Ellis, Of the Second
Kentucky Congressional district.
Mr.. Ellis is an able expounder OF
Democratic principles, and is man
in whom the people of his district
should have a great pride.
HON las A M'KENZIE