Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-08-10

pcoAo'uiy VI Ctotc.
This record shows that | led the
party ticket In every race except the
first one, and man is never consid-
cred weak candidate when he gets
more than the party strength. This
is the closest of the Democratic dis
tricts in this state, but | received a
lal ger vote when Mccall was declared
elected than any candidate who was
elected on the Democratic ticket to
Congress from this state that year.
Here ia the official recoad:
VOTES FOR CONGRESS IN 1894.
Benton McMillin. ....... 1858 Elected
jas. d. Richardson. $50. l1.440 .
J. Il. Washington. $50. 1884
N. N. Cox. ............. 9,O9S
j. G. McDearmon... -. 1854 g
josiah Patterson. -. -. 1854
B. A. Enloe. .......... 12,243 def'ted
|, VIM. S. Morgan, secretary of
state, do certify that the foregoing is
the official vote cast for the Demo-
cratic candidates for Congress in
their respective districts at the cleo.
ton held Nov. 6, 1894, as the same APP
pears of record In my Office.
In testimony whereof have sub
scribed my official signature, and, by
order of the governor, affixed the
great seal of the state of Tennessee at
the Department In the city Of Nash
vile. This. the 14th day of May,
1900. w. 5. MORGAN,
Secretary OF State.
Democracy did moi owe its defeat
to my unpOpnlariiy in 1894, but it
owed it TO the fact that Mr.. Sims and
Mr.. Cleveland by their teachings as
to the Democratic position on the
money question drove better Demo-
Gratis than they were to stay al home,
or 10 vote against the party. These
men said TO me in that campaign,
"you are all right" but Cleveland is
the head of your party, and he ~ it's
exponent. When | denied II they
pointed TO the fact that Sims aud lead
era like him endorsed Cleveland aud
condemned me.
II comes with poor grace for him
now to assail me because | went
down for my principles, while he
went up by forsaking his.
In it's order will discuss his nomi-
nation, but l will now take up his
statement about the Hiram Johnson
bill. In noticing my announcement,
the editor of THE DISPATCH, Mr.,
Burkett, spoke of my passing the bill
on yea and may vote, aud the hard
fight over it In Congress Mr. Sims
called my attention to It al Selmer,
and asked me II passed it through
the House, saying he could not find
II in the Record.
told him had not looked TO the
Record, but that | was under tho
impression that 1t passed, but would
look 1t up. ! have not seen the Rec.
ord, because mine were all burned IN
the destruction Of my dwelling III
1895, but a gentleman writes me from
Washington, giving me a history Of
the bill, which shows that ] had !, be-
fore Congress several times. aud once
II received 1872 to Is against 1t, and IL
another vote 1t received 1928 votes tt
6 against II, in committee of The
whole, aud the point of no quorum
was made against IL; point which
Mr.. Sims says he has never made
against private pension bill an(
never will. So II did not then pas
the House because of tho bitter figh
made against war claims. Senator
Harris was at the same time trying
to pass the bill in the Senate, aud b,
told me that Senator Hoar, of Massa
chusetts, blocked it and told him II
should never pass while he was IN thu
Senate.
give Mr.. Sims full credit for passini
the bill in the house by unanimous con
sent Of the Republican party :whicl
fought 1t for nearly thirty years, and
also passed the senate by unanimous con
sent, but Mr.. Sims did not pass 1t In tn
senate. The reason that Senator Harri
and Il didnot pass it, and Mr.. Sims an,
our senators did pass II in the presen
Congress by unanimous consent was tina
Mr.. Mckinley and the Republican part
had changed their Republican polio,
tovayd the South and toward southern
claims.
Gen. Atkins. Hon. John N. Taylo' and
made the fight for 1t, and ! reported
every Congress for passage, and did al
that could be done to pass 1t. Mr.. Simsste
ped in after the fight was over, and |
passed by unanimous consent as it woul
have done in the hands of any other mar
He did his duty, JUS as we did, that wa
all. Let him enjoy all there Is in i.
do not say it boastingly, but ! secures
the passage of over dozen. bills for thi
district, and one general bill for all til
Southern States, altogether carrying sew
eral hundred thousand dollars, and m
record In Congress will show that ! mad
the fight forIthese war claims that mad
their passage possible.