Only he said it loud an' clear that such ruckusin' round only meant th' whole country here'd go to pot.
He said it loud enough that everyone in the country could hear it even from their basements. 
mnli hypothesis: He said it loud enough that everyone in the country could hear it even from their basements.  premise: Only he said it loud an' clear that such ruckusin' round only meant th' whole country here'd go to pot.