The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-07-29

deteaUed because IN JnaJ CONNECT ne
followed the Stars and Stripes!
l ask you, as the men and the som
of men who scaled Lookout Mountain
and hung Old Glory on the Eagles
Nest above the clouds. if you regard
as friendly to you and your people
that party that reviles and cries out
against this old veteran.
Beautiful Tribute Paid To the South
ern Soldiers.
| was taught by an ex-Union sol
dier-may God lengthen his days and
bless him and make him happy for, to
me, he is the greatest man living or
dead was taught by a man who,
with three brothers, fought in the Fed
eral Army and gave the best years
of his life to the cause of the Union.
was taught from my childhood to
honor and respect the Confederate SOL
der. | was taught to believe, n
God knows l do believe, that the men
who marched under st. Andrews
Cross. following the Stars and Bars
to the dulcet strains of Dixie" were
as brave and honorable men as ever
pointed a bayonet or s%houldered a
musket. And during adj the years of
my life l have reverentIy bowed be-
fore these grizzled heroes of the
Southern army. | approve the words
of the great Mckinley, who wanted
ahe graves of the dead C~Onfederates
made a national care. I am glad the
State governments has pensioned the
needy ones who are living, and it
swells my heart with pride to know
that Republican members Of the Cen
eral Assembly from East Tennessee,
soldiers of the Union and sons OF sol
diers of the Union, voted unanimous
ly for this pension bill.
But l can not express my contempt
for a man who will appeal to the pref
udice and passion of a war that has
been forgiven and almost forgot to
promote the interest of a set or
scheming tradesmen.
Lee Brooks Challenge To the States
men Of Franklin.
Little Lee Brock, who has fed off
the %droppings from the table at the
custom-house at Nashville for twenty
wears and whose sole claim to public
preferment is his Willingness to
act as bellboy for Sanders and Evans
has challenged me to meet him on the
stump.
What for? Does %lugubrious Lee,
whose two beautiful blue eyes so
6ercely and so gracefully set in front
of a number five and a half head,
|, really imagine any person, with any
real sense, has ever taken his serious
ly?
Meet him on the platform! Does
he sing, or is it instrumental music he
produces?
/ am going to make five speeches in
East Tennessee-four more after this
today-and ifEe his little creature will
{ attend and te the piece that has
been preparS sofor him will agree to
t keep the Fad STennesseans from mob
) bling him uni the can get out of town
John Early bellboy No. l, wants tc
| meet me, too. / will have no engage
ments after Saturday, the Both OF
5 July. If EARLY will come and brin&
!. bellboy No. 2, Brock, and meet me a
the Auditorium in Chattanooga, an!
q night before the election on Angus
: 4. and they will agree that in orde,
. TO save time they will both recite a
t once, l will stay and hear them, bu
d can't imagine anything will have
!. TO a after they are through.
x Motive That Governed Sanders il
Preventing Nominations.
Hon. Newell Sanders is being con
q sumed with the fires of his own ambl
9 ton. He did not want such men a
!; w R. Turner, J.. o. Phillips, Georg
T. Mccall, w. F. Poston, John h
c Walker. Il. w Essary, Jesse l.. Roc
!. ers and that brave and gallant youni
Republican. Maj. Charles r. Evans
4 on the Supreme bench. He feare
their promotion. He prefers tina
h party politics be shaped by fourth
q class postmasters Of his selection
rather than by men who do not be
l. lieve you can fight from behind a ire
in a battle and honOrably receive
i. brevet for bravery.
But they are going to read me on
of the party because / will not hel
abuse Governor Patterson. They sa
that l am supporting straight DEM
Gratis and that therefore | am not
Republican. -,
If the Republican party has tn
VI manhood in it that / believe it ha
RS and that l hope it has, we will NJ
" read those arrogant Brooks an
things out of the party, but we wi
ID give them the most severe di
ar cipline in the party that small-guage
nt mon lave had in q long time.