The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-10-18
ERNEST PILLOWS SPEECH.
A SCathing Rebuke to RepHbllcanism
aud Us Destructive Policy.

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ital by wire, that he must take no
steps outside the duties OF his office,
and on this account he was obliged to
withdraw from further political partic-
ipation in the campaign. That aC-
counts for his non-appesrance before
the large and enthusiastic audience
which greeted the Pillow OF Demoo
racy,
The speech of Ernest Pillow, Of
Marshall county, to the citizens Of
Johnson City at the opera house
Tuesday night was manly, heroic
and patriotic defense of theDemocratic
party against intriguing and perfdious
designs of Republicanism to break
over the bulwarks of Democracy and
create CONFUSION within its ranks.
He began by paying handsome
and just compliment to the gifted and
favorite son of Tennessee, Robt. L.
Taylor, after which he arraigned the
Republicans as being "obStructionists"
and "calamity.howlers" and as being
wholly responsible for the confusion
and general unrest OF the country and
set forth incontrovertible facts to
attest the truth OF his assertions.
He handled the questions with
which he dealt (and these were the
most important Of the day. in mas
terly and unanswerable manner and
showed conclusively that the Republi-
can party had gone little too far in
. the presumption that it claimed the
right to be on top always, and that
, the Democratic party was dead. In
fact, he showed that the Democratic
party was the party to settls the lndii
ference which had its Lille in the heart
OF the public Of East Tennessee just
now. He also proved indisputably
and in eloquent and forcible terms
how the Democratic party, though
slumberiDg at intervals, had over
: thrown and laid in its political grave
every party that dared to oppose i
: from the beginning OF government W
to the present time, as he likewist
showed how "Od Pete," with th,
mighty help OF Middle and Western
Tennessee, would be re-eleYated Il
the gubernatorial chair on the 9th o
II November, next, by 10000 majority
k This distinguished Tennesseean
IS whote mind is pearly and whose intel
# lect is brilliant, did not forget to pa.
r his respects to that presumptuous il
~ dividual and man OF manufacture
figures, henry clay evans. Mr. Pillo
placed this individuals imaginar
i carcass and physiogonomy before tn
D. eyes Of the audience truly phot
of graphed and painted his past recor
a, as one unfit to be endorsed by eve
c. the Republican voters OF Tennessee
nt He characterized his aspirations
:. the elevation OF chief executive OF tt
y great State of Tennessee as ian {
front, an insult to her citizenship"
Mr.. Pillows speech was a sublin
ks effort. He spoke for about one hol
v. and half, and ably touched upon h
,o vital questions which now agitate Il
;, | Nation and State. Referring to Il
" present stringency OF the times,
III the result OF Democratic AscendenC
ne in the last national election-as II
'e Republican patty have the gall
CT preach from every stump and publ
in their newspapers-he sent the CO
viction home to his hearers thatit W
impossible for the Democrats, in Gig
ng teen months time, to redress t
'ur wrongs and destructive legislation
Us the Republican party during Its dill
nal full sway Of thirty years. He W
ne forcible indeed in impressing his q
orc dience with this fact. A n
III Mr.. Pillow is the smart, gifted, al
- son Of the famous Gen. Pillow, q
NY his address far surpasses anything
se' the kind the writer has ever listen
to in Johnson City.
nv AT the conclusion OF Mr.. PILLOW
ice speech loud cries for Walter Cain W,
81 heard, and he stepped to the front o
" was introduced to the audience by
'esl friend. Mr.. Pillow. Mr.. Cain was /
ma we'll and excused himself in q nj
ing way. He accompanies Mr.. Pillow
the the foremost representative OF
, in Nashville american, and his purp
+he is to get the true condition OF the
a, litical affairs OF this section OF
State and publish them in that par
He is young man OF splendid in
lectual attachments, as the handiwt
tent In the columns OF the american alw
,rtv show. He is the first who ever wr
Of and published the two words, .,
/, ;, Pete," which means success always
Re. Married. .aa