The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
THE RIGHT RING FROM TENNESSEE.

in his speech before the Democratic
caucus i'm Nashville, Governor Taylor,
of Tennessee, spoke out like a man ana
q Democrat After congratuating the
people upon the election of Senator Tur-
ley, lhe said:
~ ann an ohi-time, old-faShl0ned
Democrat. / believe in Democratic
doctrine, and intend no stand mere
the remainder OF my term as Gov
ernor, and ais long as God shall give
me breath, to fight this internal in
yasion of the last rights of the peo-
ple of the State by the Federal gov
eminent If | go down in the fight
n hundred times let me go down.
"Ilhank God / have THE courage to
stand for the rights of the people
of the country against centralized
power and trusts and corporations.
believe in the MASSES of tine COM
mon people of the country. | be-
lieve they will sustain THE right, and
as long ms my heart tIhrobs in my
bosom, intend to fight for the liber-
ty of the people, and | intend to
stand forever against this invasion
on the part of the government
againsnt our State rights. We only
have a few days left, but the eyes
of the people are upon YOU. AND If
you do not rise in your ajetSty and
smitc this effort to set aside the will
Of the people the people will set you
aside when You go lIomc.'
Spoken like Zebulon Il. Vance. The
people of Tennessee have long regarded
their Governor as "a second Vance,
droll lnmnor and jOcqrlar ways
with ability aalsl faith in the people. Re
Gently the Railroad Commission of Ten
nessee assessed the railroads for taxa
ton, increasing the VIGOROUSLY low as
A Federal Judge, another Simonton,
rushed to the rescue and took the matter
into his own hands, though what power
the Federal courts have in questions of
State taxation nobody but n rank Fed
er.ilist can see. Inc Legislature is cx-
peoted to meet tie psurlpatiOn of Federal
authority.
Governor Taylor is standing upon
,ternal Democratic foundations when he
lights '.this infernal invasion of the
hast rights of the people of the State"
and declare, II intend to stand forever
against this invasion on the part of
the government against our Stare" He
looks with the eyes of a seer when
lie tells the legislators THAT if they
10 not ''smite this effort TO set aside the
powers, the PEOPLE WILL
SET YOU ASIDE WHEN YOU GO
HOME"
When Hon. Benton McMiIlin was
called upon to speak, among other things
he said:
1--WE have the most splendid gov
ernment that was ever devlSed-sb
government founded on equality and
justice to all men, a government
where it is THE duty of those TO be
governed 10 see that the Federal gov
eminent is kept within it's sphere.
BY observing the rights of the citi-
zens and States and the restrictions
that tire Constitution has thrown
around the general government, we
may hope to perpetuate human free
aom and send down free institutions
TO our children and our childTen's
children 10 the uttefmost genera
tions.
1t is in this spirit that all true dis
ciples of jefferson discuss the growing
of power by the Federal
Judiciary. OF late years, these judges
have been, as a rule, creatures of great
political corporations who control their
to influences that seek to
Violate just laws. The Supreme Court
has been above such subseryience to the
syndioates until such men as Shiras and
McKenna were elevated to that great
tribunal. If that court becomes as ser
vile as the Circuit court there will not
longer be any need for State coqlrts-the
NAV of the Federal courts viii have
taken to itself the adjudication Of all
matters of Importance.
In his righteous fight against the I'm
fernal invasion of the last rights of the
people of the State" Governor Taylor
will have the approval Of every believer
m Jefferson's creed. The FeCleralists, the
men controlled by the great corporations
and the ctrruptioniSts will call him &;
''demagoglle" an ''eneEly to capital an
anarchist" and other vile names but he
viii be trodding the ancient landmarks
which the fathers has set" and will
have the approval Of all Democrats and
others who have not bowed the knee TO
Baal.