The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24
Hon. H. Clay Evans In Memphis.

Hon. H. Clay Evans In Memphis.
From the reports in the democratic news
papers OF Memphis there is no 0oubt but
that Hon. Ii. Clay Evans in his speech de-
livered in that city Wednesday night put
the voters to thinking and has occasioned
considerable CONSERVATION in the ranks OF
Shelby county's democracy. An effort is
made by the Commercial-Appeal to ridi-
cule him, but it falls fiat. None OF his
sound arguments can be answered, and all
papers admit that his audience was very
large aud representative and that he was
applauded to the echo In his speech he
subbed against the sore spots on the body
of the old worn out party of this state in a
way that made the democratic leaders
vince and wish they had covered the spots
up or never rubbed the hide and hair off
by partisan legislation.
Mr.. Evans was introduced by Hon. j.
W. Brown in most timely and well
worded speech. No sooner had the next
governor OF Tennessee taken the stand
than he showed conclusively to his hearers
the beneficial effects of the administration
Of republican principles and the ruin that
has always followed the occasion of democ-
rscy to the control OF the federal govern
ment. He pointed out the reasons why the
country was prosperous and happy beyond
precedent during 1892, when the republi-
can party was in power, and how financial
distress, panic and poverty, had come nc
sooner than the democrats took control OF
the helm and attempted to guide the great
ship Of state.
He told why it was that all building and
improvements in that and other cities had
come to a standstill as soon as Cleveland
and democratic congress were elected
Why men and women willing and anxious
to work, well educated in all lines o.
trade, had been compelled to stand idle ant
suffer for the necessities of life.
He put such unanswerable arguments IL
favor Of republican principles to his bear
ers az these: Why was it that the city d
rectory of Memphis for 1898 81 owed 80, So!
names of business firms, and the directory
for 1894 contained only $4,000 names?
Why it was that the city with its grea
river, the great bridge across it, city il
the midst of the richest farming country il
the world, a city with ten great trunk line
centering in it, had for the last two year
been going backward instead of forward
deteriorating instead Of progressing?
He showed beyond contradiction how tn
present national legislation prevented agri
cultural and manufacturing interests from
prospecting.
| He showed to the chagrin Of the demo
Gratis how Shelby county had been de
frauded out OF its revenues during the pas
several years.
He called lis hearers attention to tn
following stern truths: The population Q
Shelby county in 1880 was 7S,430. In 1S9
it was 1l2,6S6. In 1898 the directory onl
claimed population of SS,55S, and tn
one Of 1894 only claimed $4,000. That q
the August election of 1878 there were cas-
in the county 1892 votes; that in the elet
ton of 1884 1921 votes were cast that i
1894 the registration of Memphis shove
1858 votes. OF that number 1903 wer
white and $3.50 colored. That in til
August election of this year for count
u, judge only $3.50 votes were cast. Then h
asked how it was that the vote in ten veal
had fallen from 1858 to 1852. WIS
had become Of the 9,l65 republican vote
cast for Mr.. Blaine and the 1925 demo
cratic votes cast for Mr.. Cleveland in 1884,
He wanted to know if the people were sti
there or had they gone.
Following this he sized up the Dortc
' law in all its ipfamy and appealed to III
r patriotism of his hearers TO support hiI
q and in doing so TO vote for the only tru
I principles,ard also express their conden
, nation for the misrule the state has lahore
under for the past thirty years.
At the close of his splendid speech N
+ Evans was rendered an ovation which fail
ly took the breath of the democrats VIII
4 have ruled Shelby county with a hand {
q iron and the Dortch aw for the past 81
? years.
The gubernatorial contest in Tennesst
is attracting a great deal of attention a
over the country. Secretary Andrew
Humphrey, of the National Republica
! League, with headquarters at Chicago,
writing to friend in this city, says: "a
are greatly interested in the red hot can
!, paigu now in progress in Tennessee.
!. will be great day for the new south
! Hon. II. Clay Evans can be elected, and
believe it is among the probabilities as we
as the possibilities"