Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-05
THE GUBERNATORIAL CANVASS.
How Maynard Squirms ~ he Takes
hfs Porter Straight.

How Maynard Squirms ~ he Takes
hts Porter Straight.
The following is from the Knoxville
Press and Herald's report of the speak
ing at Rogersville last Thursday:
PoRTER's REJoNDER.
Judge Porter made powerful speech
of half an hour in rejoinder, awakening
an enthusiasm in the audience which
manifested itself in repeated outbursts
of applause and an uncomfortable en-
thusiasm. The Jonesboro rejoinder Of
Porter completely astounded the Radi-
Gals by its earnest force, but it was
chiIds play compared with the fiery fer
vor Of his rejoinder to-day.
Calling attention to the evasion OF
MAYNARD on the Civil Rights issue, and
referring to the participation Of Repub-
licsns in the penitentiary lease, he went
for that Narragansett' in a terrible way,
using for his text Maynard's continual
reference to ex-Confederates as anxious
10 again raise the Reasonable flag
Who drove US into the war? Maynards
Southern speeches made in Philadelphia,
Pa. and on the floor of the House, and
extracts read from them. While An
drew johnson and Brownlow and other
royal leaders we're standing by the Gov
ernment, Maynard was firing the
Southern heart" The Porter resolu
tons" we're adopted almost unanimously.
Wings and Democrats voted for them.
Roderick Butler voted for them. Only
eight voted against them, and Of these,
FIVE are TO day Democrats. | went into
the war because | thought it was right.
have no apologies TO make. The boys
in blue went into the war because they
thought they we're right. have no apo
logies to ask from them. We under
stand aud respect each other 1t is ''the
warrior who snuaed the battle from
afar who is now beginning to get mad
Maynard's opinion Of Republicans, as
given by him on the floor of Congress,
when opposing the war by the Govern
ment, in which be describes the party as
made up Of all sorts Of odds and ends
"bedded under one blanket, and that Of
African wool, was read and caused i'm
mense laughter.
Maynards information about my vote
on the poll tax qualification came from
some penny liner. Here Cholding up
the record Of the Constitutional Conven-
toni is the record, and it shows not
only that | voted against the poll tax
qualification, but also introduced a
proposition allowing everybody to vote
freely, as under the old Constitution.
The Governor Brown matter was
CURLY disposed Of, as at Jonesboro, Por-
ter stating that be was notthe Governor s
elector. but the candidate Of bis party,
and Maynard was invited to meet Brown
at Pulaski. 1t was untrue the debt had
been swelled under Browns administers
ton, but on the contrary it has been re.
duced more than one-hslf.
So far as the assessment law is con-
cerned, it needs amending, but is not a
Democratic measure. Among the Re
publican gentlemen who voted for il
we're Mr.. Maynard own representatives.
The funding bill was also not a Demo
cratic measure. Nineteen Of the twenty
four Republicans voted for IT, As for
Hobbs. that matter is undergoing legal
investigation. If guilt is found, the
guiitv will be punished, unlike the Re
publican practice Of reWarding corrup
tonists with foreign missions and judge
ships. Inc bloody month Of August,
AZ Maynard calls ii, is & month Of blood