Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-09-13


Lynch is Chief Justice, and the Kuklux are tne
iurors: that no honest immigrant will settle ~
a State where the State tar is so high and YET
the State credit so low, and Reputation openly
advocated. In short, immigration can never
nrosper in a Democratic State: on Democrs.s
who want immigration must join the Kepuoh-
can party. H.
DEMOCRATIC PROMISES. Esd.
And thus you see how these Democrats have
fulfilled their promises. instead OF [econo I
alton 1instead of letting by-gones be by cones
instead of t'clasping hands across the Dlooqy
chasm.p these Democrats have tramplea On
the rights of every Union man. they navs ~ ~
feet declared that no man ougnt 70 nolu sIIaS
who has not served in the rebel army, anu uile -
the State offices with men who wore the gray,
Instead of being economical with the people
money, instead Of frowning down eorrupusn, IN
stead of furnishing the Bond Thieves, tnsy
have been far more wasteful than the hepuDI1-
cans, they have offered premium lot irauG =;
thew have hunted down the Bond Thieves"
hut finding the Democratic mark in their ears
| have failed and refused to punish them.
| Instead of selling the railroads TO the nlgnest
bidders, and thus reducing the State de9s as
much as possible, they have privately anu so
cretly sold the railroads at minimum 2rtS1,
| and have almost given them away at q rulnout
sacrifice. and in utter disregard OF the puOiie
Instead of making suffrage free to all, they
have amended the Constitution SO as 70 equa
the prepayment of a poll-tax as condltlon o.
voting. 1t is true they have dared not enIo!c'
it but putting it in the Constitution was an IN
suit to every freeman. Besides. they enforcee
it in Georgia. Instead of Improving free scnooI
thew have LITERALLY abolished them, ana nay
Obstinately refused to take any steps TO re-eSsaO
Iish them, although the State superintendent
of Public Instruction says that the numDer
lliterate persons in Tennessee ten years oiu AM
oyer'is S64, $685. and that ''while the white pop
ulation has increased but IL per cent, the N
crease in the number of white illiterates ha
been so per cent" - 80
! r-. g. REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS. |
Under these circumstances it behooyes ever
, honest man to go to the polls and vote I'M
, Democratic party out of power. we nav
everything to encourage us. If we fail "
know that Republican President and ne
: nublican Congress will be at Washington
t protect us. But we will not fail. There IS VIZ
> tory on every breeze that blows. From Cor
: necticut and Oregon we long ago had cheerin
, words. North Carolina our mother state, ns
given us glorious example: vermont y!
( lust sent us word that the Green Mountal
' Rovsn are still true as in the days of Bennlnl
ton. And now, while speak, the news CONF
trickling down the wires, dropping gl0ry-spo
= as II runs that Maine is still true to the gret
$ marty of the nation And while these words
: cheer resound on every hand, thrilling ever
? heart, arousing every energy ana Gazing US
action, shall we prove false and unworthy N
: gentlemen; we are still true we are mare
blazing with hundred triumphs. Five miillc
: ioyal hears bid US "God-speed: On to vet
7 ryl The fstes are with US. The clock OF de
tiny has struck; and the angel OF history
2 writing down Grant, President; Freeman, 20
y ernor; Maynard, Congressman