The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-08
THE RIGHT RING FROM TENNESSEE.

Ill III SDNtth
caucus in Nashville, Governor Taylor,
of Tennessee, spoke out like a man and
a Democrat. After congratulatlng the
people upon the election Of Senator Iur-
ley, he said:
Il am an old-tiue, Old ia shlOned
Democrat. | believe In Democratic
doctrine. and intend to- stand here
the remainder of my term as Gov
erEor, and as long as God shall give
me breath. to fight this internal IN
vasion cf the last rights OF the peo-
pie of the State by the Fedora gov
men If / go down in the fight
a hundred times let me go down.
THANK 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 the COM
mon people of the country. l be-
lieve they viii sustain the right, and
as long as my heart throbs 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
aglinsnt our State rights. We only
have Il few days left, but the eyes
of the people are upon YOU. and If
o do not rise in olT majesty and
smitc this effort to set aside the will
Of the people. the people Will set You
aside when YOU go h@nlc.'
Spoken like Zebulon 4. Vance. The
people of Tennessee have long regarded
their Governor us IA second Vance,
combining droll humor and j~ocular ways
with ability and faith III the people. Re
Gently tine Railroad Commission Of Ten
McsSec assessed the railroads for taxa
ton. increasing the VIGOROUSLY low as
~c>1Smcnts.
\ Federal Judge. another Simonton
mo his own hands, though what power
the Federal courts have in questions o
State taxation nobody hut Il rank Fed
eraliSt can see. The Legislature is cN
pcctcd to meet tie %usurpation OF Fedora
authority.
Governor Taylor is standing upo1
eternal Democratic foundations when Ia
fights This internal invasion of the
MS lISl!lN vi III ItOIh' vi h"N
and declare. II intend to stand forevcl
against this invasion on the part o
the government against our State" H
looks with the eyes of Il eel whcI
he tells the legislators that if the!
do not "smite this effort to set aside tn,
organized powers, The PEOPLE WILL
SET YOU ASIDE WHEN YOU Gi
hpME."
When Hon. Benton McNIiHin WA
called upon 10 speak, among other things
he said:
I'VE have the most splendid gov
eminent that WAS aver deviscd-a
government founded on equality and
justice to all men. q government
where it is the duty OF those to be
governed to see that the Federal gov
eminent is kept within its sphere.
BY observing the rights of the citi-
ZenS and States and the restrictions
that the Constitution has thrown
around the general government. we
may hope to perpctuatc human free
uOm and send down free institutions
to our children and our children's
children to the Uttermpst genera
tiOnS.
1t is in this spir;t that an true dis
ciples of Jefferson discuss the CROWN
usurpatGon Of power by the Fedora
Judiciary. OF late years, these judge
have been, as a rule, creatures of grca
political corporations who control thei
appointment to influences tina seek t
) 1 y-,plh+, .,.+ 1,,, III H-
has been above such slri}servience to TIL
syndicates until such men as Shiras anr
Ncl\enna We're elevated to that grea
tribunal. If that court becomes as sci
vile as the Circuit court there will no
longer be any nced for State courts-th
NAV of the Federal courts VIII hay
taken to itself the adjudication of Il
matters of Importance.
In his righteous fight against the 81
fernal invasion Of the last rights of tn
rcCld" of the State Governor Taylo
will have the approval of every believe
III Jefferson's creed. The Fedcrali~ts. til
men controlled: by The great corporation
and the CoTruptioniSts Will call him
''demagngue' an enemy to capital 4
"amarciMSt" and other vile names but h
will Ire trodding the ancient landmark
which the fathers has set" and wi
have the approval OF all Democrats an
I others who have not bowed the knee
> Banl.
Il wonder why people so like to we;