Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-02
Butler and white and Their Canvass
"SlIek Jimmy"

Messre. Butler White, Taylor and Gill
lenwaters spoke ut strawberry Plains on
the 2Gth, and at Hcnry's y Roads on the
2Sth. / would like to say n few words IN
relation TO the two most prominent candi-
dates. White and Butler. ] had never
heard either speak, and was very much
preiudicei against Mr.. Butler on account
OF The cadctship matter; but before MIR.
White was half through, his old-time, low
Democratic demagogueism, his clownish
witticisms, and his bare-faced misstate-
ments of well-known facts were so obvious
that had forgotten all about Buffers lit
tie cadet transaction.
Let me give you sample or two of MIR.
Whites effort to enlighten and prepare the
poor, ignorant masses to vote intelligently
and TO their best interests.
1st. He says that Butler is trying to
grind the face of the poor farmer by voting
with the Radicals of Pennsylvania to tax
iron: that they now could get S45 per ton
with present protection; that good iron
masters here in East Tennessee had as
sured him that they could make the same
iron for S22 per ton and make handsome
Profit, but could get no protection. This
vas all said in a very loud voice, with the
evident innate consciousness that he was
enunciating a great truth. Of course COM
ment is unnecessary on such foolishnCss.
2d. The reason that the Democratic
members OF Congress voted in a body to
keep five cents per pound on sugar was,
ccausc they were not willing TO COM
NIT themselN,- to any tariff nj all.
O. what prudent fellows they are! White
comes straight out for reputation that Is
rs straight as you can get slick dema-
gogue to do. He asks: what did the
rich bondholder give for his gold bonds ?'
Greenbacks, of course. well, then, Is 1t
not right to pay him in the same ?" That
is about like buying a horse from your
neighbor, and giving your note for SlOO;
but you find. when the note falls due, that
you can pay the note more conveniently
with another horse. If your neighbor OBJ
iects, all you have to say is, Didn't get
a horse from you?n Oh, what demagogue-
ism!
The value of greenbacks is derived from
the value of the bonds on which they are
based pay the bonds in greenbacks, and
neither will be worth anything.
Mr.. White takes to himself great credit
| for introducing a bill which become law,
| to permit the railroads good and solvent
ones of course to 20 into the market and
! buy bonds at current rates, sufficient to
cancel their indebtedness: by which mas
| ter stroke of statemanship he had reduced
the State debt TWENTY MILLIONS, ana
| thereby lessened the poor farmers tax.
| Now, | think man that can pay twenty
millions, with q little resolution" is a
! rare genius But, strange to tell, the pay
ment of so large part OF our State debt did
not appreciate our bonds one cent. The
secret is, Wall street couldn't see 1t.
! would like to see few of the ashes OF
| the burned bonds, or have a Cancelled one
for a book-mark If anybody wishes to
| know how such financial transactions are
managed, let them get quart flask OF
Congress proof and then take " Slick
Jimmy " into confidential relations, and
! YOU will be enlightened with smlrk ana
a wink that will he perfectly editylng.
Well, one word more about Slick Jimmy,
and | am done. Two years ago he was
scared off from Henry's Roads, 50 he
prepared himself this time. When he
spoke at cambridge a few days ago, his
friends made arrangement To come down
and protect him; so about ten of the most
violent young bloods of the town, well
armed with fiddlcs and 1Ohisky, Were ON
the grounds early and took positions in
different parts of the church TO do the
stamping. Jimmy felt 80 elated on ac
countsof this valiant guard, that he took
lree bit of the oVerjoyful. so when Mr.
Butler was skinning him in particular
tender place, he so far forgot his wei
known prudence as to jump up in the pull
pit and take hold of Mr.. Butler with hi
left hand, while he attempted TO draw III
pistol with the other. Mr.. b. paid no at
tentiOn to him whatever. One of the trus
D tees interpOsed and objected to such pro
/ ceedingy in church and all quieted down
] ami the speaking passed off rs pleasant
I a May morning.
. Yours in hope,
TUCKAHOE DUMPLIN.