Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-26


press locked on it and though TWO
Committees of Conference reported
otherwise. we, the House, Insisted
upon il. and the bill failed to pass.
VIII work for this bill next session a.
hard a. | did last. / will not vote 10
take the tax from whisky, Tor ii can /
/ bear it better than anything else we /
must raise revenue by taxes. ana IA /
vrr taxing whisky. Congress is no' /
owned by rings. Rich men own ul-- /
|l,llpries and The law must be severe to .
hold them tight or they would run .
/ over everything. | am in favor col
/ simplifying the law To favor our own
| people.
oN THE SUBJECT OF CLAIMS.
/ tits said | made speech ua claims,
/ aud that the one | am circulating
through the country, is different from
J the one made iu COnGiess. l GeaN il
and my opponent has tai Ell 10 -hoW
any difference. He can not Go IL.
/ went To- Congress u work for my con
sutuents and 1 did it day "ua night.
About tue charge tina, voted against
/ transferring claims from the Quarter
masters Office TO Claim Commission,
/ | say, | did il, and will tell you why.
. 4
Gains pending before the Claims
/ Commission. They can 10y hard work
/ settle only about 500 yearly. At that
rate your claims viii be fifteen years
. being settled. / voted against sending
more there To make greater delay.
Again the Claims Commission act un-
der law aud have no discretion. They
" refuse claims of guoi loyal Union men
/ who happen to fall uuder technical
rules. They understand loyalty there
different from what we do here. Iuey
define il legally, We take man Tor
/ what We E1OU he was. Many good
+ Union men were compelled TO sell corn
/ to the Confederate army to get money
/ for taxes or To feed their family; or
may be they had to feed
! rebel soldiers or do some
/ other thing that would exclude their
/ claims from the Claims Commission, but
that the Quartcrmaster's office would
allow. for General Meigs knows how We
were fixed here during the war. | knew
that If the claims We're transferred from his
office, that not only would you Union men
| have to wal. much longer for your
/ claims, but some would be forever excluded
that ought TO be paid. Col. Thornburgh
/ mentioned several such claims and, among
them, that of Joseph Brandy, of Blount
county, Ga relative of Senator McCon'
NELL, and that of Geo. w. Dice, at New
Market. and John Kimbrough, of Madison
Vile, and others.
TIE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
! Col Thornburgh explained how he
had voted against taking this Bill up. He
{ then took up the National Republican
Address and denied that there was a word
in il referring to the Civil Rights Bill then
| before Congress, and challeng' his
opponent to cite it. The Address he said,
| was good one, and he had several thou
Sand copies for distribution, and called up
on voters to get it and read it. But / am
denounced as Democrat, and yet who
assails this great address ofthe Republican
party? Why, this Simon-pure Republi-
can What he assails Is the party record F;
and | am here to defend it, and uphold it.
\ month ago my competitor did not know
where he stood on Civil Rights. He has
waited until he found out the drift Of pub
lie sentiment He told you one thing a
month ago, and now tells you another In
May voted against taking up this bill, and
did so six times; and l was one Of the sew
en- Republicans who prevented its passage.
When l left Washington / left Instructions
with the Congressional Committee not %
sign my name to any address or document
that committed me TO the Civil Rights
Bill. They said they would not,
] LlAL none -A-l WoAll bE leeltA anu AlNllE
has been, for this address is not so consid
cred by the committee or any one else but
the Democrats, who want something &c
throw dust about.
RECORDS COMPARED.
But my Republicanism is assailed.
have always been a Republican. | hav,
never been nominated by Democrats, bu
{ have been by Republicans. / HeUer rr
against q Republican nominee, as Jtdg
Houk did,
Col Thornburgh then read the rosolu
. ton Of the Democratic convention recon
mendIug him 10 the support Of the people
It did not endorse him as a Democrat II
then read his answer, in which he distinct.
7 stated lee 1ras % Republican. He also rea,
s from the CHRONICLES editorial In whic
] be authorized its editors 10 say tina
, be lCqs Republican, amt eDHld uo
. ccergt anu Democratic nomination. tn
h, action OF that Democratic Conveutio
= amounts 20 this and nothing more, that ! aa
' so discharged the duties OF Attorney Gen
cral, which is "a non partisan Office as {
= NEE. the appreciation Of al, parties. an
lam proud Of IT, But can Judge HOu
% show as much? lie, too, occupied non
? partisan office. He WAS Judge OF Oh
q Mountain Circuit How did he discharp
e his duties2 Can he secure any eIdOrs,
A ment of his acts and character as JUG g
.s from his opponents? But il is said tn,
= two years ago ] ran rs the WOTkngmau
y candidate. l did, but with the distinl
u understanding hat ! was a Republican.
}; 20 stated in my letter Of acceptance ",
d elected as a WOrkingmau' candidate an
d l looked after their interests, and l hay
d here letter from the WOrkingmen
e Union of Washington, thanking me {,
d the interest / have taken in the working
A man cause, and commencing me % Oh
4 wOrklngmen Of my district / am prOu
= of it But have been none the less Re
= publican for that. Henry Wilson, our Vic
y President, great Republican leader hl
q always been the wOrkingmau's candilat
d and friend.
" HOUK's LEGISLATIVE RECORD.
But while have faithfully representa-
you in Congress, as this discussion show
how did Judge Houk represent you
II Nashville? What did you do, Judge? w
Is sent you to Nashville TO watch the DemOc
= racy, so that we might take advantage {
- their bluuders, and corruption, and ba
# legislation % wrest the State from the
il hands.
!, We are in a beautiful position 10 Ggl
y Democracy on their OdiOus Legislation
j. owing 10 the record Of this Sm0u-Bur