Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-26
rmoRYBURGH AM HOUKATLOUDpN
Lively Discussion go The Discussion
Wakes warmer.
special Corresr ondence Chronicle

Special CorrcsI ondence CLronicle
LoUDoN, Tenn, Aug. l0th, "a.
The debate at Loudon was, in many
respects, similar to that at Maryville.
The general verdict was that Thorn
| burgh made far better speech than
Houk and many changes from Houk to
TRoruburgh are reported to us. We
make the following extracts from our
full report published in the daily
| CHRoNICLE.-LEDs. CHRoN.
\ guodly number of the citizens of
the county, assembled in the Court
House to-day, to hear Messrs. Houk
aud Thoruburgh present their claims
for Congressional houors.
SALARY GRAB.
Mr.. Maynard may have voted for
this bill as charged, but | am author-
lied TO say he never received Il dollar
of the money voted as a back salary.
am not authorized to say this by Mr..
Maynard but / make it after personal
examination ofthe facts in the case. /
did not vote for the bill; did, as charged,
receive pay at the rate provided by that
law, which was the law when ! was
sworn into office. Voted TO repeal the
law
When in politics he made political
speeches when in practice of law he
made law speeches. He began his
career..as Republican shortly after he
left college subsequently lac raised
several companies of home guards, and
fought through the war. The war over,
he tried To forget its hates and preju-
dices.
He had never broken up a Republi-
r can Convention, had never bolted the
, nomination of such Convention.
am proud of the endorsement of such
men rs did endorse me in that Demo-
cratic Convention. Not that | was en-
dorsed as a Democrat, but as capable
and efficient officer, and if Judge HOuk
will produce the testimonials of such
men endorsing his official conduct
while Judge | will never charge De-
mOcrdcy !
HOW HOUK GOT HIS PAY.
! The Judge says if he had been as
well paid for making speeches rs l
have been he would open a bank.
Judge Houk, while a candidate for the
Legislature, while seeking an office for
his own benefit and advantage also
received, as a Special Claims Commits
! sioner of the Southern Claims Cons
G mission at Washington, good pay from
the Government. Col. ThOrnburgh
here exhibited Judge Houk's accounts
as Claims Commissioner, which showed
o the amount allowed him each month
d as a salary, and the amount the Judge
: charge for incidental expenses. The
I'd o. 81
. from $500 to $3.50 per month. The
. Judges account for incidental expenses
p during the months from July To No,
/ vember averaged from Sl07.10 to S2l9
t. These were the months he was making
c speeches for himself for the Legisla-
d ture.
IS THAT FUNDING ELL.
:, judge Houk had been sent 90 tn,
I'll Legislature to watch the Democrat,
I. party, and to him was entrusted
&c sacred duty, but he voted with the
lie Democrats for two of the most udiOu,
10 measures enacted 10y that body. Col
1t Thurnburgh here entered into % vigOr
re Gus exposure of thee mo, infa
10 NOUS measuTes-said that Hrgk was
~ in large sense, responsible for thes,
j enactments). He went TO Nashville
s.. opposed to funding the state debt
n. Spoke against it in Republican caucu
RS and was most fully committed to tn
Is opposition OF any such law. He haC
It; suddenly changed his views. He hat
x declared to some of his colleagues tina
jr he had been offered large sums o
r money to vote for the bill. When tn
a final vote was taken he voted aye
- Colonel II. here read letters from Hon
). j. Martin, and VIM. Rule, Esq.
FOL La, I,
70 which letters have been published il
L. the CHRONICLE). No proof that Judg
es Houk sold out. He did not charg,
it that; but if the bondholders approach
! ed him and stated they would pass tina
" bill, he (Houk) ought to tell the people
"a of this district who did corrupt on
20 Legislator. l, in common with tn,
: people, demand that you tell who thi
=. man is that would spend million
ID dollars or pass this bill.
r THAT ASSESSMENT LAW
a received Houk's sanction. No such
d law was ever enacted. (The provision
q of that law were here held up in de
e tail aud its oppressive and unjust fea
! lures made apparent,
:, REWARDS AND EMoLUN1ENTs.
d He had acted as an officer of thD
IS law when crime and violenc,
1t were rampant in this locality
.e lie then advised fearless discharge o
{, duty. When life and property seemed
10 turned over to the mercy Of criminals
q, he wanted justice melted out to thesr
n criminals, and for this discharge of hi
k duty, he had received the only reward
d and emoluments his present oilicia
s. position gave him; thus We're the Sian
G. der and Yituperation heaped upon hin
Ie by certain individuals in this commu
D. nifty, whose only weapons were in
+ trigue and Islander and tricks, low an'
3 mean enough for the meanest, viles
men. lAppiause.