Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-14
Address,
or thc N"a"bIicau Executive Com.
mi'tr" to ia. rcopIc of TcuncS-sce.

! FELLOW CIIIXENS-Vho two great
/ parties Of the country
| aud DemucRtic-arp before you asking
for your suilrages. They have anuounc.
cd their piatfIm-, and presented THEN
candidate. With the history OF these
parties you are familiar, not only by
reading but 10y experience and obseF-
vatiOn. That history is Intimately con-
nected with the history of the country.
Before the war, the Democratic party
was the champion of Slavery and Sc
ression. The institution Of slavery
and the doctrine of secession We're
both in direct conflict with the funda-
mental principl-s of Republican Gov
ernmeut; but for their benefit aud on
their behalf that party plunged the
country into all tho horrors and cal
amti, &C. civil war. The fonrful loss
of life and properly, and all the vast
Indebtedness both State aud Nation
Incurred i'm the war of the rebellion is
directly Charg,uuiA to The Democratic
pnrty. itaioue is re- pyusibla FOR lhe
war aud i.s euus'g guyuups. IUr Re-
publican party preserved the unity.
integrity and nationality ot the yuuu-
try. Iu spite oC the dificulUes and
trial- ocops.uusi hy the treaChery and
IHlsrh0ud of IT, pru.essed friends. and
the attacks made upou IL hy jt.. .oraD
enemies. in has uuhsld the honor GOOD
fli.h, and credit ur The country hoth
nj home uul abroad. Z, has pgarlpiu-
cd and enforced the doctrine i'm every
part Of the Reuublc that freedom Is
national and not sectional. and that
every citizen has the right to the en-
lpyment and pursuit Of life liberty
and hapuinr-s In his own WAY. 80, Ioug
a4 he conducts himself i'm accordance
with the laws Of the land ON the
contrary the Democratic marty of the
South J. essentially thcsa,ue In ifs doc
trjnps, aims and uuru9.os that it was
in 1861.
II has not given uD fhc doctrine Of
secession. Ii sim refuses rr9nfic.,l
recognition .C the ,qunI rfrnia baf5r.
the law of an American citIyaue. As
Euhlny Elqus and White T.a9ruo ,~-
raufgntiOus are uOiteu nm tnr0u,rb.t.f
the south for the avuwel purpo.e of
osiabl.- .-hiDr q white rnnuis Govern
mcn., and iu direct opposition lo, and
i'm violation of the great principles of
our Government. and of the legi-hliOn
Of the Congress Of the United States.
To accomplish their criminal and
treasnuahe uurD0.e5, these iilns and
Lenuuya resort 20 the most Infamous
aud atruoiuua means known to thcmost
harbarou- ages auduatiunsoft the world.
Murders ami Cugrggca without number
have been perpetrated i'm every part Of
the South, until their rCpeti'i1n has
grown wUarisnme, and all laws, hu-
man and divine, are set at defiance by
these bu-hwackerS and marauderz, aud
whilst the blood of their victims cries
from valley and hilltop to Heaven for
vengeance, not one of the guilty par
ties has ever been brought to punish
mCnt by the local authorities The
perpetrators Of these outrage7, aud all
the members of these diFloyal ussOci-
atiOns are Democrats. That party is
responsible for all these lawless deeds
of brutal violence. But q few days
ago the extraordinary spectacle was
presented OF the leaders Of one Of these
orgauiZatiOns-the White League, in
LUuisiana-undertaking to stop the
commission Of these outrages, and
protect life and pTOpcrty-When this
was the duty Of the government, and
not Of secret political society. Is It
possible TO present stronger illustra-
ton of the danger Of intrusting this
party with the control or he county :
In our own State the course of that
party has been of the same criminal
character. by appealing TO the pas
sions Of its citizens instead Of their
cool aud dispassiOnate judgment, the
Democratic leaders, in a moment of
excitement, by fraud and falsehOod,
carried the state into the vortex Of Sc
cessiun. At the close of the war all
citizens were invited to assist in the
work OF restoring civil government.
A majority Of those who Joined i'm the
work Of restoration were Republicans.
The machinery of State was put III
motion. The credit of tho state was
rapidly rising under the auspices Of Il
Republican administratit The rail-
roada, almost destroyed, a'to restored.
The interest on the State debt was be-
ing regularly paid. a thorough and
efficient system Of public schools was
being established in order that all clti-
zens, without regard to color or previ-
Gus condition, might become lntelli-
gent and useful members Of society.
The avenues OF Industry were being
rapidly opened up, and were bringing
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