Year: 1876

Ia the course OF bis last gT at speech,
delivered at Nashville, Governor HAMS
said:


1--WE know to-day no difference b9,
tween ths Union soldier and the Con
ie1eTate soldier. 1t is enough TO know
that he was sufficiently honest and sin
cere in his convictions Of duty 20 put
his life on those cow ctions Applause J
And / am g al to klOw that we haVs
here in Nashville-NEshvl lie that was
almost unit in 1851 for EecessiOn-s
distinguished Federal soldier who is b
nominee of the Democratic patty OF
Davidson county. Loud and prolonged
applause. Now, one more word and l
am done. II Democratic policies ard
Democratic principles are important t.
you, there is but one way upon the face
of GODS earth to make them effective,
and that is t) see to it that every ID
man q. d every young man ia at the bal
lot box and casts his vote DJn't rest
satisfied because you know you have got
big majority in Tennessee; that your
reigbbors will vote and it will be al
right; but let every honest Democrat in
the lend-and when ! say Democrat, l
mean that glorious old pArty knoRn ss
the old line Wing party, IS much es L
do the old line d, M Dcrstlc party OF lODg
ego; for the Issues that formerly existed
UetWeen the D -m0crats and the Wings
nave been long since settled by the
march of time and events | b7g you
not to forget that on the ssvehth Of
November next the fate o. your nation
and of the institutions Of your fathers is
to be decided by the popular vote OF the
American people. That Tennessee is
safe for Tilden, safe for Porter, safe fOl
the whole ticket, is true beyond the pos
sibility of q doubt. But safe is not
enough. Let the moral force of her
voice go forth to the world, and tell
them that we are not only Democratic
in principle, but overwhelmingly Demo
cratic by the immense majority which
We will roll up for the ticket on that
day. 1t is important in another sense
of view. The Republican party would
not nominate g candidate for governor
because we had an Independent caDdi-
date for governor, and they desired to
see all the Independent candidates pos
sible, in order to produce distraction in
yCur councils. They wanted to see In
dependent candidates in every district
In the State, so that they could approach
some one CT the Independents, and pro-
stitUte him by offering to give the en-
tire Republican vote to him, and elect
him over his Democratic competitor; or,
else, they hoped, just before election,
that they could slip in one of their own
party between the multiplicity OF Demo-
Gratis, and in that way secure Rspub-
lican Legislature. II theTe is one whom
l despis9 in politics more than any
other, ii is that animal laughter and
spplsusel called Independent. He
either believed that he is the only man
in the world who fully appreciates the
good Of the party az much as he does, or
else be is not altogether as sincere rs he
Processes to be. have no objection TO
man being an independent candidate
il he wants to, but consider it the plain
duty Of every citizsn to stand by his
party. II / hal q brother who was Gn
Independent, and q man to whom |
would not speak on the regular ticket, !
would vote the straight ticket. Ap.
plause. Before the elections in Ind ana
and Ohio / had some doubts Of the re-
sult of the Presidential contest, but ever
since have seen the retUrDs-afteT see
ing that Indiana had decided that The
bloody shirt should be buried in obliv-
ion-I have had not particle of doubt
that Samuel J. Tilden would be the next
President of the United Slater. tAp-
plsuse All you have to do is to 60 to
the polls on Tuesday and vote the
straight ticket, and you will give les
son to the Independents that they cam
not too soon learn,