Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-13
MANAGING ExPOsURE.

point in the canvass for the Radical
nomination for Governor, SO FAR as
that portion Of the State is con
cerned. The Knoxville Whfgbased
its support of Gov. Senter upon the
assumed get that he was known to
favor these interests, while Stokes
position was unknown and uncer-
tain. This has reused the ire of
the friends of Stokes, and one of
them, the Chattanooga Republican,
makes a fierce onslaught upon
Knoxville, and as it gives some
startling facts, we copy portion of
its article for the information of our
reatfers The Republican, says
When the Wing tells us it knows
whefe1Gov Senter stands on these qaes-
tiots, and that one Of these questions is
the sfaSoring Of internal improveme nts,
andq9%hen it is known, moreover. that
Knoxville's little two million omnibus
bill has her fate, faith and morals wrapt
up in it, we have an introduction to. the
mystery.-We can arrive at no other
conclusion than that the Hhig supports
Senter because he is in some way known
or pledged to favor the little scheme Of
enriching Knoxville at the expense Of
other portions Of the State. We should
like to know, positively, whether this is,
or is not the case. We are forced 10
conclude that it is the case, because if
Senter has ever made any public declaI-
atoms as to his position in regard 10
internal improvements, in which it
is accurately and satisfactorily de-
fined, such declaration has entirely
slipped our memory. We do not doubt
that Gen. Stokes is in favor of giving
reasonable and necessary aid to railroads
when the State is in condition to do so,
but at the same time we doubt if he
would favor continuation of the lavish
manner in which subsidies have been
pheaved upon Knoxville, and we think
the people should ike him the better
for it, and barring all other considera~
tions, support him on that account. If
the State is to build Knoxville railroads,
and in addition pay the expenses of
Knoxville gentlemen while engaged in
lobbying the appropriations through, the
people should fully understand it in that
light. We are in favor of doing just by
Knoxville, and of granting her reasona~
BILE assistance in maintaining her place
among the thriving country villages of
the State, but If she must be subsidized
to the extent Of a million or two annu-
ally in order that she may become
city, we think it better that she should
be permitted to deterioratc into the sum-
mer resort for which she was evidently
destined by nature. When shown by
official figures, that the Knoxville and
Kentucky railroad has had $4,000
more of State bonds than it has cost so
far to build the road, and that these
bonds have long since been exhausted,
We wonder in what way the subscrp
tons Of individual members of the
company" have been invested. In ad-
dition we would like to know-and
We think the people of the whole
State wOuld--if the individual mems
bers of the company are SO many incor-
porated paupers, and whether it has
really taken the 100000 mentioned TO
support themselves and families while
the construction of the road was being
superintendent, and to pay for the lobbyt
ing necessary to secure future appropria-
tons. Aside from this, that portion of
the road which has been built, from what
We can learn, is even a worse apology
for a railroad than the old Northwestern
itself and would DO totally inadequate. to
meet the demands Of any reasonable
amount of business"
The Republican then seeks TO
connect Gov. Seuter with the1
schemes of the Knoxville Radicals
for emiching that town Eat the ex-
pense Of other portions of. the
State" but it produces no other
proof to show that he occupies a
position dissimilar TO that it claims
for Stokes, except that he is sup
ported by the Knoxville Wig |
which As the organ of those who
are proyiug upon the treasury 10
the manner it describes This,
however, IS 4 Radical affair, and
they have a perfect right to say |
what they please of each
other. This Radical organ charges
gross Encouragement on the part |
Of those having charge Of the af-
fairs Il the Knoxville and Ken
lucky Railroad The charges it
prefers are of very grave charac-
ter, and certainly demand a refuta-
tation from somebody, if they are
not true. We have here an init
nation of the manner in |
which the States bounty is |
abused; how the money loaned
to aid in constructing a railroad, is
used for lobbying to secure further
loans, and not only this, but for
other outside purposes. This is
what Radical pape5s-charges the
Radical officials connected with an
important East IRcAnesset railroad
with doing. II Is very serious
matter, and if not true, should be |
promptly reluted. If true. it's due |
to the people of the State, the men |
who pay the taxes and whose
money sustaiHs the crea5t. Of the
State, that this monster .inAuity |
should be crushed and the guilty |
punished. If the statement OF the
RcPab1icaa be true, that the COM
pany have received $SOO,00O more
of State bonds than it has cost so