The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-11
ENTHUSIASTIC.S WELCOME GIVEN TO
HON. j. II. CALDWELL
Democratic Nominee Heard by the Voters
OfCOeke County at Newport.

Ol locke county AT Newport.
Newport, Tenn, Oct. 6 Hon. John
81. Caldwell, democratic nominee for
congress in the First district, spoke
here Thursday night to a good audi
ence, not lar &c but attentive. 1t was a
bad night for a political speech. Mr..
Caldwell had been taking in the coup-
ty fair all day and had shaken hands
with fully 1000 people, aud at night q
theatrical troupe was playing in the
opera house which drew many ladies
and gentlemen from the speaking who
would have been there. However,
with the show going, on Mr.. Caldwell
spoke to at least 300 people.
Many prominent republicans were in
the audience, as we'll as democrats
Among the prominent men present was
Capt. Styll, former democratic nomi-
nee in this district; Creed f. Boyer,
sheriff Of Cooke county;O o. B. Lovett,
clerk aud master of the chanoery court
of Greene county, and many others,
besides several ladies.
After being introdu ced in few we'll
chosen words by Capt. Styll, Mr.. Cald-
we'll said in part:
"Lsdies and Gentlemen II come
before you to night as the democratic
nominee for congress in this district.
believe in conducting my campaign
upon high moral plain and shall en-
deavor to do so. When / have to re-
sort to the methods of cheap politicians.
in order to be elected to congress, /
will then retire from the race. l would
not stoop to anything low or degrad-
ing if knew ] could win my election
by so doing.
"Mr. Brownlow has been telling over
the district that he has done more for
you people than any other man in
hundred years. In sense this is true,
but he forgot to tell you that while he
was doing it he was increasing your
taxes and making 1t harder for you to
live, and that he was also doing more
to corrupt the ballot box than any 9TH
or man in this country. All lovers of
the south know that this is a white
mans country and that the white man
shall always rule the government of
this the greatest nation on earth. Yet,
do not see how the people of this
country can eveI forgive Fl. Clay Ev-
ans, the republican nominee for gov
ernor, and my distinguished opponent,
Hon. Alfred A. Taylor, for having cast
a vote for the obnoxious force bill
while in congress. When Gen. Patter-
son, the democratic nominee for gov
ernor, accused Mr.. Evans of having
voted for this bill, Evans tried to
dodge the issue by showing that he
voted for an entirely different bill, and
not the bill that they attempted to
pass. He evidently did not know
, which bill he was trying to vote for
But Mr.. Evans is good dodger. He
has been lodging issues all his life. He
even sometimes tries to dodge the is
sue that he is an adopted Tennesseau.
I It is said that while representing the
D Chattanooga district in congress he and
his wife attended fashionable recep
a ton in Washington, and they we're in
I PRODUCED as the Hon. and Mrs. Fl. Clay
a EvBns, member of congress from the
third Tennessee district, when his wife
came to his rescue by saying: "We are
from Pennsylvania, but Mr.. Evsns il
= temporarily representing those peo-
D ple."
II "Mr. Brownlow has charged Mr.
j. Taplor with every political crime un
:. der the sun, and Mr.. Taylor has retail
ated by charging Walt Brownlow with
|. everything that was low and mean
J, Now my fellow citizens, understand
d me, l do not say that either one 0
them has told the truth Ton the other
but I do say that if they have told tn
truth on each other that neither o
B. them is fit to be your congressman, an
v if they have lied on each other both G
). them should be defeated at the polls.
y" "Did you ever come to think abor
:, what the republican party is doing 70
=" you? 1t is the party OF trusts aud tn
trust tells you farmers what you
Il wheat is worth at the mill and you al
i, compelled to take it. The trust wi
oy sell the farmers of this country NOV
y ing machine for $50 and the same tru
will ship identically the same machii
IL almost around the world to China. VI
in pay $40 for q pillow in Chattanooga, so
h. by the trusts, and can buy the san
th pillow in Russia for $3.50. Is this Q
IN act justice to all? Take the railroa
en for instance; they belong to the trus
vii and they are squeezing the very Wits
30, out of the people to-day. I knew
u.s. gentleman who came from Boston a
fill located in Bristol, but before locati
ice in Bristol he came to Newport, rig
here in this city that am in tonigl
He had 100000 in cash that he want
to invest in big chair factory locat
ooa in Newport and ship the chairs fir,
'di- here to his concern in Boston. He
the ganized his concern and then began
, OF get rates from the Southern Railw
,i ~ They wanted him TO pay 1871 per
4 Of frc m Newport to Boston. He came
an To Bristol and WAS inkrndncad To ma