The Hickman courier., 1872-10-12

the country was lndebt more than 10
any other for the development and sue
cess Of the Liberal party.
Mr.. Tyler then noticed in detail the
points Of Mr. Houston in regard to
Grants nepotism, the system of land
grants to rich corporations, and the
general corruption of the Adminisha
ton, etc etc. Upon the question OF
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
The speaker could refer TO many beau
iful illustrations as practieed BY Gen.
Grant One IN particular occurred in
the Post Office of our neighboriug city,
Paducah Up to recently "A Mr.. Pick
EFT was postmaster there AIr. Pickett,
stood high not only in the Republican
party, but with the entire public He
was reputed BY all an honorable and
high toned man, and admitted to be
one Of the 5cSt postmasters in ken
tucky. One DR.. Best, about whom the
.peaker knew nothing, presented
claim against the Government for the
destruction of house in Paducah by
Gen. Forrest, laying the damages at
I S25 600, when the facts were that the
house was not worth over So, ,000, and
by no possibility over 1000 Con
sress allowed Bests bill but Grant
z -veeoed irupon the grveeHd 7---.4--at f5esr's
bill was fraudulent; aud ia the next
breath, turned around aud removed
Picket, an admitted good officer, aud
had Best, who in his message he had
accused of fraud, appointed in his
stead This was an illustration of the
way Gen. Grant praeticed civil service
reform The speaker had heard also
that when DR.. Best was appointed, he
( (BesD appointed his friend Houston
here as his Deputy, and some people
had exhibited so little charity as TO
date Houston's conversion to Radical
ism from that very hour, and not before
+ The speaker then concluded in an elo
quent tribute to the honesty and purity
of character Of Horace Greeley aud
Gratz Brown.
HoUsToS's REJoINDER.
MI Houston was allowed a rejoinder
of thirty minutes, but by this time the /
hour was growing late, aud large part I
Of the crowd left Houston came 10
time, under feelings of evident embar-
rasment. He said Capt Tyler, under
pretense of illustrating Grants civil
service reform practices, had made
personal attack upon himself and his
near relative, DR.. Best He pronoun
ced Dr. Besta thoroughly upright and
honest man. His bill against the gov
erument Of s25, coo, was proven by
good mechanics, and he (Houston) was
well Acquainted with the property, and
believed il to be worth the amount at
the then price of everything. The
Government had determined upon the
removal Of Pickett before Best made
application for any appointment lie
CHouston had known Of this detern.i-
nation for Ioug time Ia the prose
cution of certain parties ia regard to
certain pension aud claim agent frauds
it vas developed ,hat Pickett, Colonel
Simms, Runk1e, aud sthers. were ian
pIicated. and a special detective sent TO
Paducah to assist in ferreing on, these
things, had determined on Pickett re
movul; and these be said we're the final
causes of his removal. This explana-
tion occupied quite all of his thir;y
minutes, and apologizing for the want
Of time to notice further points, he
concluded by thanking the audience
for their attention.
(Under the arrangement Tyler was
allowed no response
conclusion.
Our conclusion is that Tyler whip
ped Houston easily, and without gloves,
on every point Houston is d fair
speaker, and withal man we well like,
but he evidently lacks confidence 10
his cause, and speaks and acts like a
man who had got in the wrong pew
from pure spite. He is not yet used
to his Radical gown. We are truly
sorry he has made such fatal error.
The Radicals have got him in charge,
and are using all kinds of political
drugs upon him. They have got him
to move right and talk right to suit
them; but in heart Henry Houston Is
not yet of them The Radicals ia this 5
section will sacrifice poor Trabue, one
Of their OWE kind, and go for Houston, !
in this election, but it is under pressure {
from headquarters, and it is unmistaka- '
bly, bitter pill to some of the origi- b
nal Republicans. They are afraid :
H customs conrersioa is not true, as \
Lush Anderson would say, aud that +,
he may yet-about the time they are Il
avishiug their empty Congressional u
lonors full upon him-realze that the
Democratic party, his real love, is not
lead but only sleepeth. We say to
im when the RAIDS. have substantial +,
ionors to bestow, the originally loyal m
ellows will shout up his Democratic it
host, and no empty chair can be found 50
or Henry Houston. ~ ~
Plain TaIk. ~
We are not ~cpptious, nor given to - -
ault finding, but caudor, and the 10 y
erests involved in the Presidential race, 'i
mpel US to say that while the Grant %
I'D Wilson electors and assistant elec -
ors are making speeches in every city, -
own and village, and in many out Of - -
be way places, and exhibiting zeal -
'orthy OF better cause, the Demo =
ratio and Liberal electors and assis
iut electors appear to be doing very =
title, and that little very reluctantly.
hat is the matter. gentlemen Speak va
ut - Tigq County Democrat pe