Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-30
VINO IS RESPONSIBLE

] nnu what u SlOIlll VI lhhiS H''N'''' '''"
been awakened among the best class
of citizens, all over the land, at their
passionate and mean appeals to pre-
iudice. and the inevitable results fol-
lowing, and policy, that there
should be reaction and an effort on
the part of the very same papers to
undo their incendiary work. We are
glad TO see that they are made to feel
the harm they have done, even If
/ they try to cover their self conviction,
by charging the bad results upon
others. Conspicuous among this class
! of papers is the case of the Demos
cratic paper, published in this city. Ii
/ has done its utmost to iucite race ami
mOsities and sectional prejudices.
IL has poisoned the public
mind by the meanest OF
Misrepresentation. 1t has stirred TO
/ the utmost the passions Of those who
are not frequent readers Of the press,
/ by imposing upon heir ignorance and
infiaming their minds against the
Congress Of the United States and Re-
. pub'icanS generally. 1t has endeay.
ored to make them believe that the
North, through hatred and d desire to
oplr,ss them, desired TO force UPON
them "nigger equality and all sorts
, of outrageous legislation 1t knew at
| the time that it was sowing the seeds
OF bitterness, and sectional, aud race
hatreds, but it did it for local political
effect. The same policy elsewhere has
turned against Republicans social and
business ostracism. Men have been
murdered and whipped, and their fam
lilies made to feel the weight Of public
odium, because they were represented
as endorsing all these fancied
legislative wrongs. What has
been the result? Republican leaders
Of unspotted personal honor and unsul-
lied character, have been treated Is
corrupt, pToscriptiye enemies to their
neighbors and State. Even the Chief
Executive Of the State catches up the
popular passion and panders to it 10y
branding as felons-under the pretense
of a i0ke-,he leaders of our party.
Even here, street loafers and iilers,
and men whospen their time in the
bar-rooms and on the street corners
talking politics, make it their business
to brand their superiors with odium
because they differ with them poliii-
cally. These are the men who promote
rancor and ha;reds and passions, aud
until they are discarded as leaders, and
men Of character and substance with
business interests at stake take the lead,
We shall never learn to know one
another" or respect one another
We can have " peace only when
il is understood that anywhere and
everywhere men can enjoy thefreedom
Of speech and entertain political opiu-
ions without danger or molestation,
This proscriptiye, in,olcTaut and vim
/ dic.iye feeling has been carried SO far
/ that now we see its legitimate results
( in violence and bitterness. 1t has lost
to the Democratic party several States
. i'm the North and has created a storm
Of passion in the South that is working
immense harm. Now comes the or
gan of this very spirit and tries TO
fasten the blame upon Mr.. Maynard.
Gov. Brown says he ought to be in
the peuilentiary. The Democratic press
all over the State have for months
written of him, and Democratic speak.
ers have spoken OF him as though he
were u pickpOcket, an INSCRIPTIONS
thieying, corrupt political adventurer
destitute Of character and ability. I,
this sort Of treatment calculated q
make him or his friends feel meek
submissive or leuient?
Let the Democratic party draw of
its street bummers, and young id,
hot-heads, without business or othci
interests to be promoted by honest Ia
Dor, and let its press deal fairly by
those who differ with them, and W,
may have peace" and a better feel
lag. But the pistol, dagger, kuklu2
as-assiuatiOns and White League out
RACES will never bring about SUCH q re-
suit