Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-10-25

49, 'Aio P"hiN ohOy haNO SiuuB W VII
paper money in preference to the coin
In the very midst of this panic the pa
per money of the United States in Wal
Street commanded a premium of three
per cent. over gold. Applause. What
a tribute to the Republican party. Ma
tional bank notes, greenbacks, silver
certificates, coin notes, every kind OF
paper promises to pay that has been
put out by the Government of the
United States under Republican ad-
ministration is as good anywhere in
the United States as a gold dollar, and
three cents better. applause.
And now, 1 had pretty nearly forgot.
ten him-that is, Hoke Smith. Laugh
ter. A word or two about Hoke. Judge
Nash in introducing ME was kind
enough to refer to the fact that was
a volunteer soldier during the war.
(Applause.) l was. 1 sometimes won
der how long that is to be an honor,
however, but whether it remains hon
orable or not, l shall never deny it lap
plause, but always stand by it. re.
member many experiences of that time,
but one particularly comes into my
mind when anybody mentions Hoke
Smith, l don't know how many of you
old soldiers were at the battle of Ben.
tonville on the 10th day of March, 1865,
twenty eight years ago last March. II
was my fortune to be there, and there
Isaw the Fourteenth Army Corps stand.
ing in line of battle as there came the
serried ranks of rebellion with bayonets
fixed. The gallant Fourteenth Corps
met the charge and repulsed the enemy
and drove them headlong in flight from
off that field. Applause. In doing
so, they lost hundreds of their comrades,
shot down to death mid the fire and
smoke and hell of that battle, and
thousands more were wounded, but in
succeeding they saved the left wing of
Sherman's army and made the march
through the Carolinas a triumphant
success. Heroes they were then, "cof-
fee coolers" Hoke Smith says they are
now. (Applause.) Gallant soldiers of
the Republic, who were battling there
in that pine forest for the nationality
of the American people, the integrity
of the American Union, preservation
and the perfection of the constitution
that our fathers had given US. Zap
plause. A great work triumphantly
and gloriously done.- They are the
men, some of them, not all, whose
names are inscribed on the pension rolls
of this country. Are they not the
names of honorY Do those names not
recall the men whom this Republic has
pledged itself over and over again to
evermore be gratefulY How did their
names get On the rollp Not a name
was placed there until the applicants 3
claim was investigated and it was dis
covered that he had been soldier who
had served the requisite time; that he
had been honorably discharged; that
he was disabled, according to the re-
quirements of the statute. In other
words, full trial was had and final
judgment in his favor by those ap-
pointed by the patriotic soldier Presi-
dent, whose has been at the head of
this country for the last four years, to
administer the pension laws for the
country. Hoke Smith, wno had moth.
ing to do with the war, except only to
be related to the man who got whipped
(cheers) has undertaken to even up the
score. He has the advantages; he has
the power, and a good many soldiers of
this country helped give it to him. ]
told you I was not going to say any
thing bad about Hoke, and whyp He
has been an amazing help to the Re-
publicans In this contest. (Applause.