The Hickman courier., 1872-10-12
POLITICAL.
Another Radical Candidate for
Congress.
EHe is Read a Chapter in civil
service Reform.

IN lhis Dlstflcfs had an appointment
at this place to address our people on
the political issues Of the day, aod in
his own behalf as a candidate for Cou
gress Capt. II. A. Tyler. il the name
Of the supporters Of Gre ICY and
Brown, requested a division Of time.
which request Sir. Houston referred
to the Grant club. (Which, who, when,
and where is isD nevertheless, after
considerable consultation a division was
granted, and ths hour of combat fzed
/ for p. m.
TIE DISCUSSION.
We have not space To make full
report of the discussion. The City
Hall was pretty well filed at the ap
pointed hour, and the audience appear
cd eager for the engagement to com
mence. Mr. Houston opened be dis
cussion in an h5ur and half speech,
devoted masily to an attempt to defend
Gen. Grants record. the policy Of his
Administration, and the principal
measures Of the Republican party ;
AaesotlA.4. ~ai.l.-a-.si44l.- ,a4t.tiol.- from
Mr.. Greeley's sayings and ut,erauces
about the war, the Southern people,
and the Democratic party stating that
as Democrat and retel soldier he pre-
ierred Grant to Greeley, because Grants
record was the most magnauimous
In word, Mr Houston, though only
few mouths ago, a fre-eatiug Bour-
bon Democrat, denouneiug such Demo-
Gratis as the Hickman COURIER as too
-progressiye" for him, now jumps full
fedged into the Radical camp, defend
Jog unquali6edly every act Of Grants
Administration, including Reconstruc
tion, San Domingo, Civil Service dodge,
etc. His line of argument was pre-
eisely the same laid down by ST. Lucian
Anderson. at this place, some weeks
ago, With this exception, that St Lu-
clan contended that Mr. Greeley was to
all intense and purposes a Democratic
candidate-that the Liberal Republi
cans had sold themselves TO and been
absorbed by the Democracy; whereas
Houston argues exactly the opposite,
that the Democracy has been absorbed
wiped out Of existence, by the Lii
eral Republicans,-aud that his party
now having 10 existence, he elects to
so for Grant.
TYLER's SPEECH.
At the conclusion Of Houston's
speech, Capt Tyler's appearance on
the stand was greeted By a round Of
applause He said by courtesy of Col.
Anderson some weeks ago, he was ac-
corded i division of time as a repre-
sentative Of the supporters Of Greeley
and Brown Mr.. Houston had been
alike courteone. Anderson and Uous-
ton argued tie issues of the clmpaien
from different ssaud points. which would
necessarily force the discussion tonight
into different range. Anderson as
IA old 49, ITuioa.ist 4snd war. ttv
publican was disposed 20 tauut him and
his party, aad especially his old cou-
federate comrades, wi.h the idea Of
humtiiation IN supporting an old war
Republican, and original abolitionist
ike Horace Greeley, and said their
action was deeeitful that he could
have no confidence in this snddea con
ueTsion Of democrats or old rebels. He
argued tAat it was the same IddeHoc-
racy, using disafeeted aud trsacherous
Republicans merely as figure heads, to
be kicked overheard after the election.
Mr. Houston was here claiming to be
democrat and rebel su8d.uJ con
verted. VIII ST. Lucian accept his
conversion as true I'VE are informed
that no further back than June last,
Mr. Il. participated in the McCrackeu
county Democratic Convention. and
there yehemently urged the Democracy
to concede nothing 70 the Black Re
publicans, and that his extreme Bour
bon views in said convention called
forth severe reprimand from Gov.
King and other Democrats present
Mr. Tyler. said, the issues we're between
the Liberal and H-Liberal Republicans.
The Grant orators in the South claimed I
their candidate and party to be in favor
of universal amnesty aad reconciliation
betwees the North aud South, but he
proceeded to prove that the claim was
false; that the votes of their party iD
Congress proved the assertion false
hat the tone of the speeches of the
Grant orators in the North breathed
'nly the spirit Of hate and revenge
nd that it had been in the power of
he Grant party, at any time since the |
'ar, to have extended universal am
esty if they favored such a policy d
ut instead, they had stintipgly doled h
ut PardCns, seeking to purchase politi h
al support iu many instances by such +
xtension; and that the Democrats and
liberal Republicans had forced the f
assage Of the amnesty bill. Mr.. Ty.
II here read from a speech just deliv-
red in Ohio TO show that the leaders r.
t the Grant party, when they talked t
} Northern audience, didn't disguise il
ie fact, that their party was opposed a
universal amnesty. How then could 1
adical speakers in the South claim !
lat the party was in favor Of amnesty. v
be speaker commented at length upon c
ie Inconsistency of the position Of t.
ieir party il the North and South. = =
his was the record and Mr.. Houston .
lred not contradict It, except by asser
on. Upon the contrary. the Liberal r
epublieans offered the country un :,
lalifed, universal amnesty. reconcile = :.
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