Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-02-27
Hon. r. r. BUTLER'S SPEECH.

time, but early death will overtake it.
For instance, where is Tammany's
Bengal Tiger?
"As a matter of policy, it would have
been better not to have contested the
election with the hope of seating Tur.
ney. But there are a few unscrupu
lous benefciaries of ring rule in this
State who would sacrifice heaven
rather than lose the teat for a half n
minute. a a
| agree with the Courier that early
death will soon overtake the Tammany
Tiger in Tennessee. 1t is coming, and
this mode will hasten it rapidly, and
corruption and frauds can not last long,
and the leaders OF the Tennessee Tam
many Bengal Tiger will share the fate
of John Y. McKane and others. There
is the Morristown Gazette, one of the
oldest Democratic weeklies in East
Tennessee, and n of the ablest; the
Greeneville Democrat and others,
against this great wrong which has but
few followers in East Tennessee-a few
Office holders-who dare not be other
wise, are with you. The rank and file
of all parties arr with the right and
are asking that right prevail.
The Senator from Shelby said the
election was honest in Shelby County.
| asked him how it was in former cleo.
tons. He declined to say. Yet two
years ago Governor Peter Turney re.
ceived in that county 5000 and Win
stead received 1858; in the last elect IN
Turney received in said county 9 ,729,
Evans, 796; a loss to Turney of 3,275.
The cause of said loss is that the Re.
publicans did not register and vote in
the late ELECTION so that the Democrats
could not count the Republican votes
for the Democratic candidates, as they
have been doing for years, so the Sena-
tor could say the last election was hon
est. Look at Haywood County the
Republicans used to carry that county
by from 800 to 1,l00 majority, but in
the last election Evans received only 7G
votes, Turney 947 while in the cleo
ton of 1892 Turney received 1913 votes.
Winstead $50. In the last election the
Republicans did not vote in said coun,
ty, and the loss to Turney was sos.
This Isl sample of the elections in that
part of the State. t.l .i...
Let the Democracy say, no frauds in
Middle or West Tennessee. | am glad
that my frienl Senator Cooper said
those frauds in elections must cease.
have thought that the foundation oil
our Government vas trembling anC
tottering to its fall on account of the
election frauds, %notonly in the election
but after the election, when party feel
ing is wrought up to the point that NJ
law, no Constitution, not even professeC
Christianity will restrain a party from
keeping IN a man who was rejected by
the voters. Oh, how anxious our Demo
cratic friends seem to be for an investi
cation. We want an investigation. w,
want to show where the frauds wer,
committed. We want to show tn,
counties who for Democracy counted
men as having voted who were killeC
in the rebellion, who lived in Arkansas
and who had moved to the West. TIL,
Senator from Shelby said Evans has n,
certificate, while the law don't requir,
any certificate of the Governor. Blu
Evans has a certificate. He has tn
sworn statement of $500 judges of cleo
ton that he received a majority of tn
vote cast in the election. What ha
Turney? A statement from a coal OF
inspector OF Il member of the peniten
tiary ring, that in East Tennessee il
some districts the voters did not exhibi
their poll tax receipts Notwithstanding,
the judges knew they had paid thei
poll tax. Whose certificates should b
recognized, the sworn statements of 4,
800 judges of the election or the state
meut OF the flash pan and penitentiar
ringI Before | came down to the Leg
lslature | was asked if | thought Evan
would be ~inaugurated. said certainly
If the returns show that he had a ms
jority of the votes that the Speaker O
the Senate would read and publish tn
same and the Constitution said he shal
be Governor. | did not know that the
Needed the Hog"
| had promised my family that thi
should be my last service in the Legi.
lature, and prided myself that | ha
seen and had enough of politics. Blu
may ask my people t. send me bac
next time: want to witness the call G
the Senators and members who will b
elected to the next Legislature, and Sc
how many will be returned who intel
preted the Constitution, when it SAY
the Speaker of the Senate shall receiv
and publish the returns for Governo
and the person having the highest nun
Der of votes shall be Governor, not
mean what it says, but to mean tn
Speaker may, if he wants to, or sha.
not, If some one objects. | think
will be about as the Assembly of tn
next Congress that the places that kne,
them once will know them no more fol
ever. The next Legislature will col
strue the Constitution as it has bee
construed for ninety eight years, an
where 1t says shall, it means shall no
may, if you want to, and they will nc
Need the Hog"
Buttocover up and conceal the fraud
and rascality OF Middle and West Ter
, nessee where the fraudsin election hav
, been perpetrated for the last invent
years, an effort is made to SANDER Ea.
Tennessee. We never have had an
frauds in elections in our part Of tn
!, State, our people have always obeye
the Constitution and laws of the couI