The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-09-29
The Speaking at LOudOn,

last Saturday, at Loudon. The announce
ment of the speaking and other causes had
drawn together a large number of citizens,
so that the candidates had a most favora-
bic opportunity for explaining their polit-
ical views and advocating their respective
claims. Good judges, on the ground, esti.
mated the friends of the candidates to be
about equally divided in number.
Colonel Blizzard led off in a speech of
one hours duration. His delivery was ex-
]cellent, his positions well taken, and his
arguments conclusive. His charges of
reckless extravaganza against the Federal
administration were well sustained. He
showed that the policy of the Radical
party, with Grant as its leader, has been
in the interests of a favored few and
against the interests of the great mass of
the people; tending to increase the power
Of capitalists and monied corporations
without reference to the prosperity and
happiness of the hundreds of thousands
of honest, la5orious citizens, on whose
cyortions the whole country was depend
cnt. He advocated the enactment of
such laws as would confer the greatest
good on the greatest number, and the re-
peal of such existing laws as were evident
ly working in the opposite direction. He
referred to the fact hat he had always
been, as he was now, a Constitutional Union
man. The war had settled many old is
sues and it was now the duty of all good
citizens to demand an economical and i'm
partial administration of the affairs of
the whole country. This was all that the
great Democratic party of the North or
the South claimed. 1t was all that Con-
scrvatives in any section of the country
asked for. Colonel Billiards. remarks
we're courteous, but earnest and emphatic,
and we're most respectfully listened to by
his hearers of every political creed.
At the expiration of Colonel Billiards.
time Mr.. Maynard promptly took the
stand. Almost every man in this Dis
trict has at some time or other heard him
on the stump. His ability is very gen.
orally conceded. AS exhibited in his re-
My to Colonel Blizzard on Monday, it
was of a character in no way calculated to
excite admiration. He affected to feel an
indifference to the opinions Of others and
particularly those Of his opponent, which
exhibited bad taste and worse judgment.
The only relief from his Aippancy and
downright impertinence was in appeals
to passions and prejudices which no one
knows better than he should be laid aside
forever. During one of these, he was be-
traycd into making a direct threat of Con-
gressional interference with the affairs of
Tennessee if the people should dare to
elect John G. Brown as their Governor.
He was referring to the first resolution
adopted by the Nashville Convention and
his words were very nearly as follows 81
would fain avert the calamities which will
overtake the people of Tennessee if they
endorse this platform" We do not hon,
estly think that Mr.. Maynard's " party
friends felt satisfied with him at the clost
of his remarks. His Oily Cannon STYLE
and "Big Injun'' style were in very strong
contrast with Colonel Billiards. unassum
ing earnestness, and with those who wer'
not entirely blinded by party prejudice
must have told in the ~latter's favor.
When Mr.. Maynard had gotten through
Colonel Blizzard again took the stand. HI
replied successfully and with proper spir
tito the ~innuendoes, threats and %self-lau
datioBs of his greasy, wiley and wirey op
ponent, and concluded by reading an;
properly commenting upon the %tyrannica
whisky law, the passage of which has bee
one of Mr.. Maynards principal Congress
sional Achievements. Fines and imprison
nent for the slightest violation of a lay
almost too intricate to be understood
even by men of intelligence, are threaten
ed in every clause and this law in al
its hideousness has been vigorously en-
forced in Tennessee.
Mr.. Maynard's Aippancy and fuenc
were entirely gone while defending himsel
against the charge Of supporting this Law
lie soon, however, took refuge in the re
bellion dodge accusing Col. Blizzard o
cndcavoring to get up another whisky re