Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-10-25

Hon. II. Clay Evans, republican can
didate for governor, spoke at the court
room at Jasper yesterday afternoon in
the presence of crowd of. about 500
persons, leading republicans mostly,
with few prominent democrats, a
bevey of ladies and dozen of the col
ored contingent present.
Mr.. Evans was introduced at :15 by
Joe Brown, Chairman of the County
Executive Committee. In beginning
his address Mr.. Evans said that he
came to present facts and not to raise
contention. His whole speech was
more or less permeated with this idea.
Abiding to Gen. Patterson, his OPP
ponent, he said that Patterson was
avoiding the issues of the day to make
criticism of him personally.
In the commencement of his address
he declared he would first speak of ma
tional affairs and afterwards of state
affairs and accordingly he reviewed
the influence of the republican party
upon the business of the country. In
1892, he said labor was getting good
prices, but after the 1st of January
1898, and prior to Cleveland admin
istration the price of labor went down
as result of the provisions Of the
platform of the democratic party. He
mentioned Coxey's army as an historic
feature of those days, and pointed out
with pride that since the inauguration
of Mckinley there had been an era OF
prosperity unparalleled; and that tc
gain this nothing was done except tC
repeal the democratic tariff and install
the republican article He spoke of the
high prices the farmer now obtained
and of the overwhelming rush of bust
ness, and said "our own" south wai
chiefly benefited. He said that in 1885,
cars stood ON the side tracks and rotte(
while now the railroads lacked carr
enough to transact their business
Passenger trains were crowded now
when in 1894 they carried few passen
gers, and banks were failing every
where.
Don't vote your preiudices; vote a
good citizens, he said, for the bes
interests of your country. Let us no
descend to strife and animosity. :"
He then gave statistics how TIN
county was constantly being enriched
He paid tribute to Mr.. Peace, candi
date for Congress against Judge Moon
as bright and promising young man
and in harmony with his party. Ap
plause followed his allusions to Roose
velt to whom he paid high praise.
Coming to state issues he characteri
sed the Nashville convention of repub
licans as made up of the finest body o
men ever assembled in party conven
ton Then turning to the record @
the democratic party he declared tn
party was in the hands of ring, WIN
were imposing upon the people.
He made some sarcastic illusions {
the sound money democrats whic
brought forth laughter, and said i
connection Herewith that polite
made strange bedfellows.
He said that tidal wave of reforI
was sweeping the country not only i
Tennessee but in other states, especial
" for temperance, and that he himse
, had not sobered up just for the elect
ion. He said that the precursor of th
: present 4-mile was emile law organ
iEed by republicans whereby whiske
could not be sold within six miles {
the furnace with which he was intel
ested. He had been temperance ad
vocate all his life, and if the legisli
ture enacted law prohibiting the il
: iquitous jug trade it would receive HI
D hearty approval He saw only to
t plainly the misery of intemperanc'
Z and desired 10 take away the cause (
I the temptation.
E As to FACE course gambling he sai
the good people of the state were d.
4 termined 10 stop it, that there wei
= only two tracks in Tennessee, but ths
they meant half million dollars gan
bling every year. He ridieuled Il
claim Of the race track men that
|. meant the improving the breed ok Il
q horses. saying they had better imprO'
: the breed Of the men than the horse
e He showed by fgurss how the repuI
!. licans were gerrymaRdered out Of Oft
!. by Juggling with the population hgur
. Of the several counties, and said tn
! since it took ", 600 to elect one T