Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-18
MAYNARD.
what He Said when He Accepted the
NOmInatiOn-A BeggarIy Of
Empty Promises.

what He Said when He Accepted the
N~OmInatiOn-A BeggarIy Account Of
Empty Promises.
Chattanooga Commercial Of yesterday.
He had watched with a great deal of in
terest tire proceedings of the day. The
question had been raised as TO whether it
was best To nominate a candidate for Gov
ernor. He had always regarded it as es-
sential TO present candidates. Politics and
the Science of craftsmanship was not a
scheme 10 put this or that man in Office.
Leaders were made for parties, and not par
ties for leaders.
The right of mar to life, and to be pro-
tected in all the rights which his Maker
has given HMM lis business and in his
amusements, is the object and meaning Of
politics.
Next TO being in the majority is to main
tain well the minority. Where Mr.. Lin
coin received a popular vote in the border
and Southern States in 1861, there was no
rebellion, and the people could not be in
duced to rebel. If Tennessee had cast as
many as five thousand votes for Mr.. Lin
coin, she could not have been ~dragooned
into the rebellion. An earnest Republican
in Tennessee was more respected than any
other class of men. Such an one might
be hated, but never deSpised. In politics
we should offer our libations to the country,
not TO individuals or politicians. Gentle
men had been talking of success and Of
failure. He thought If every man in the
State was permitted to vote just once, and
should do so strictly according to his con-
science, we should carry the State by a
sweeping majority.
Every man who is not a Democrat must
be a Republican, no difference how be
votes.
The Republican party took possession of
the Government in 1851, and had been
continuously in power in all the depart
ments ever since. This was something no
other party had ever done in the history
Of the country. The Republicans had
held uninterrupted sway, and why ? 1t
was because it is an honest party. Not
that there are not dishonest men in the
party, for such will attach themselves to any
party that may be ia power. The great
reason why the Republicans have held con-
troll, is because they have had the courage
TO expose, and punish crime and corruption
in their own ranks, or wherever found. The
people see this. They see that high and
low are punished alike. Hence their con-
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At this point Mr.. Maynard took up the
Democratic State platform, and severely
criticised it. lie referred TO the close cor
poration, the sale of the Comptroller's
Office, sale of the railroads, the penitentia-
~, etc.
He then attacked the resolution demand
ing the repeal of the National Banking
law aud the present Tariff laws. He dis
cussed the banking and financial questions
at considerable length, and with great abil-
ity and clearneSS, comparing the resolution
adopted BY the Democratic with that of
the Republican Convention. We regret
that We cannot give his remarks for want
of space.
The South, if We are wise, instead of de-
nouncing the tariff, will at once lake ad-
vantage of it. What had made the -four
ishing city of Chattanooga? 1t was her
manufactures. Do the people wish to put
the fires out of the furnace already eStab-
lished and running? He thought they
would wish to start Others.
He next referred to the civil rights ques-
ton, and read from the Philadelphia plat
form of 1872, the Democratic State plat
form of 1872, and the Baltimore platform
ofthe same year, to show that ALI parties
had long since been committed TO, and
had voted for, the identical doctrine con
tanned in the Civil Rights bill. He read
from the Congressional Record to show
that those VINO passed the Senate Civil
Rights bill did not cOnstrue it to enforce
mixed schools. There tad been a great
deal of foolish and malicious prejudice
created about the question. He did not
think it prudent 10 have, nOT did the law
contemplate mixed schools. But there
was a class Of mixed schools in the cOun-
Try, which seemed TO be very popular. He
referred to the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis, and the Military Academy al West
Point. Both were mixed schools, aud vet
they were very popular even among Demo
Gratis. Iehad received a great many letters
from all parts Of the State, some from the
mothers and sisters of BOYS who want to 90
TO these mixed schools. Somehow the mig
gers didn't smell there like they DO in this
country.
He showed how seats in Congress are Sc
lected. 1t frequently occurred that a col
ored member will draw a seat next to some
prominent Democrat, and that such Dem
Ocrat viii often plead elOquenily with the
colOred member fer his vote OH some meas
ure IN which he is interested. This looks
a little like mixing things, but there is no
smell Of neErO there. We see all around
us the desperate efforts our Democratic
friends are making to get TO this same
Congress where things are so badly mixed.
They don't seem to dread going at all.
They even swear and tear their shirts in
their efforts to get there. He thought We
had lived too long in the woods TO get
scared at such an owl as the Civil Rights
question.
In conclusion, he thought the Republic
can party had a great mission before it.
Its existence was necessary so long as there
was any progress TO be attained. But the
greatest and most serious question was that
of protection to life and property. Was
there any mixed schools in the case of
poor Julia Hayden who was recently muir
dered? Take the Gibson county case.
Nothing had been done by the State au-
thOrities to punish the murderers. The
United States authorities had arrested
some of them, and we had been treated TO
a lecture on tyranny and oppression by the
Federal government.
/ accept your nomination and will see as
many of the people rs possible between
now and the election. Let us desire sue
cess and We will succeed. The canvass now
~inaugurated Will be active, probably excl
ting. / can only give you the pledge to DO
the best | can.