Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-15
HON. HORACE MAYNARD.
4 WELCOME HOME by HIS FRIENDS
He Makes "a Great speech.


Democratic legislature, his friends thought it
proper occasion to show him that their conf
denco in him was greater than ever.
MS SPEECH
After several short and stirring airs from
the Mechanics Silver Cornct Band, loud calls
were made for " Maynard" He appeared and
spoke substantially as follows;
FELLOW CoUNTRYMEN 1t is qualification
20 meet so many of you tonight. For many
years We have sustained the relation of citizens
and public servant. | am conscious that this
relation is soon TO end. When l left last
fall for Congress, our Representative in the
Legislature informed me that il was tho inten-
ton to legislate me out of Congress. But l had
made up my mind before that this relation
shoul end. L served you fellow-citizens lon
ger than | expected 1 have served you in
Congress longer than any Tennesseean before
me served any constituency. There is q con-
sciousness, however, that / retire not because l
have been voted out by the pS,oplle. have been
legislotcd out by men who had no sympathy
for me. \ voice, That's what tho matter). 1t
is notorious fact that they dared not trust
mo before you, my constituency whom | have
so long served. They wero not willing to put
me before East Tennesseeans whom have rep
resented for half life time. am grateful for
the honor they have conferred upon me by
their course
They have divided my old district and at
tached half of it to a guerrilla section. But /
have no complaints. They owed me nothing.
They were my enemies and they knew | was
not politically their friend l denounced their
cause from one end Of the State to the other ]
am not the representative of their wishes and
they do we'll to choose some one else. | do not
complain for myself. but for East Tennessee,
that is practically rendered rs voceloss by this
policy rs though kept from the ballot box.
Mr.. Maynard then reviewed the period Of his
public life and glanced at the various prin-
ciples that had triumphed during that period.
He referred to the old discussions on the Cur
rencv Protection to Home Industry, Internal
improvements, Homestead Bill, Sale of Public
| Lands, &c.
| When l look back over this period said the
speaker, years bloody and unfortunate though
they be- yet when we look at the country to-day
and compare it with 1857, thank God and
| take courage
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
This is the year when we elect President
| Already the public mind is agitated and the in
| terest increases. We already have two candi-
dates in the field. Some weeks ago Labor Re-
! formers nominated Judge Davis and George
Parker. Events rush 50 fast we almost forget
it. Last week Reformers met at Cincinnati
Reform is a good thing. Hence we look TO the
standard with reform blazoned on it. These gem
tlemen assembled and have made a nomination.
They have nominated Horace Greeley, editor
of the Tribune whom we used to hear Of ten
years ago associated with anything but good
repute.
ventions are yet to meet to make nominations.
The Philadelphia Convention will meet on the
9TH of June to record nomination already
made by the people. They are not to fnd a
| candidate, but TO nominate one already known
and honored.
Then the Baltimore convention will meet in
July. 1t will make nominations There will
be one motto on all their diversified banners,
anybody to beat Grant 1t will be Grant
against the field. But he has this advantage
His administration of four years will be the
standard by which to judge him.
When you judge an Administration you
Judge it by general result. ! appeal to my
countrymen to look at the nation as they find 1t.
Look at our people. Look at our homes; our
credit and our honor abroad, and when was the
American flag so universally respected Look
at immigration, and when wasthet tide SO strong as
now? They come here because we are prosper
ing and our countyry Is safe. This shows that
the world, as a dsinterested judge, thinks our
condition promising and good. This is sgni-
fcant and fair test of our prosperity.
FRANCE AND AMERICA COMPARED.
We have had a bitter war, and though there
has been local disturbances and ouuages OF q
gross character by firm administration OF the
law, we have general peace. Compare Amerl-
ca with France. that has just passed through,
first, foreign war and then a civil warccthe
munists mum are tried and shot by the score They
are convicted and sent 10 exile by the ship loads
How docs this compare with what we have seen
in America rs to those who nave raised thelr
hands against tho Government Has prison.
or been Shot or property contiscated in Amer
ica2 c
ment to think Of this before they mNrmur or
accuse it of prescription Or bitterness.
Gen Grant has more than once recommended
, general amnesty. The House passed two am
Tiesty bills. Mr.. Maynard then explained how
Trumbull and Upton, Cincinnati ,Retormers
and Amnesty men, defeated General Amnesty
in the Senate By voting against Summers CiviI
Rights bill.
word as 20 Gen. Grant He has reduced
internal taxation $500 000,000 Although thi'
J ias been done, he has reduced the debt 500,
600 900. At this rate there are those now with
in sound of my voice who will SEQ Il extn
guished. He has made greenbaeks worth abou
; 80 cents on the dollar as compared with gold
/ when it was not over 10 when he came int
power Our expenses are now greater than be
fnro the war But have made a comparison
hotyypen our expenses now and in 1859 Tina
e voar the expenses were s0S, 100000, or take on
tensions S65 900 600. Now taking out eXpen
ditures caused by the war for which Grant
. not responsible, and our expenses now, makin
, Hn allowance of 10 per cent between green
= backs and gold, ara less than in 1889.
But they say men steal under Grant. 4 e,
c ana men always did steal The Command
: mants forbid stealing so l suppose there va
G 81 ealing before they were thnnderad from p
! nal
d There arc mon in tho Republican. party wh
are bad, but this parry has done whas pa5 NJ