Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-09
FROM THE FIRST DISTRICT.
A Butler Man on GiIIenwRterS' Rut-
ledge Speech.

RUTLEDGE, TENN, sept. =, 1874.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: see letter
in your paper of August 18th, 1874,
over The signature of Granger
dated Il, Rutledge, August 25th, Civ
ing some very important informa-
ton if true, as to the positions
of the candidates for Congress, in the
First District, making some statements
that ! know the facts Will not warrant.
l can not let the same go by unnoticed.
In speaking of the Two PROBABLE Re
pubncam candidates, Judge Gillenwa-
iers and Judge Butler, the present
worthy and hOuored incumbent.
"Grainger' starts out with this as
sertiOn, There has been feeling of dis
satisfaction with Mr.. Butler amongst a
large and ever INCREASING humber ul
Repu bllcans, On various grounds Tor
the last three ar four ears, and instead
OF giving less and less cause for dissat-
lsfactiOu as his constantly increasing
experience in pubic affairs might give
one grounds u ucIIeve would be The
case, he has been ali The time pursuing
All opposite cOurst. luslt ad of showing
his gratitude ~ ,he people fOr repeated
ly Ie-elecLiug INN 10 Con Tess, while
still protesting against some of hIs
acts, he mas pretchded 10 take it as an
endUr,euI Ut of his CUuise IA full aud
iii every Respect, uuLIl II begins TO look
IKE he thinks no one can he elected
from The First Congressional District
but himself Now, Mtrsrs. Editors,
did you ever see such Il sentence,
having as many charges as tnls one ?
Mr.. Granger. eau not pom. cut aud
name ~ the county of Granger ten
Tespe, abe Republicans or Democrats
either, who supported Judge Butter,
two years ago, mat dld II reluctantly
or that will not support him nov az
between Judge Butter and Judge Gil-
leu waters, Tor II Is 'lurlOus all over
The county, and IA every body : mouth
near AID far tba, Judge Butler viii
beat eli leuwatefs in Granger county
one thousand voles, ana some put II
as high a. fourteen hundred.
Judge Butler does more for his con-
stituents than any member of Congress
we have ever had, and any body hav-
ing business at the capital of the ma
ton, all they have got to do is TO write
10 Judge Butler and an immediate re-
ply is the result, 50 there is no use in
discussing such proposition, because
the facts are too potent to the contra
Ty. MI" Grainger, in his next charge,
deals in mustard shot with the object
of his aim thousand yards off, when
he says that We have been tod so often
by Mr. Butler, office holders that
there was not Republican in the LIST
Congressional District, that could cope
with Mr.. Butler on the stump.
Now, Mr.. Granger" please tell u
who Mr.. Buffers Office holders are
There is not "a single appointment n
Granger county that Mr.. Butler ha,
filed against the wishes of the masses
There are some eight or niue post,
offices in Granger county ana ali O
them, but four, were iilled before Judg,
Butler was member Of Congress
The others have been vacated 10y dealt
or resignation, without MIR. Butler
suggestion, and iilied without consult
ing his feelings, other than that To,
appolntee was a gentleman, and
know TWO OF his pOstmasters, To whom
he has given appointments, that hav
never, 10 This gIud day, voted 70
Judge Butler. This looks like his OF
fice-bolders; and one Of them has
deputy that, if Granger" was to tel
the truth, was not a Butler man either
Now AS To the speech OF Judge Gil
lenwaters II was my misfortune not I
hear all his speech, but heard porto
of it, and | have heard very man
political speeches that were a. IA
superior as the sun il 10 the moon Il
its rays Of light, and | will not dis
guise myself under the false position
that / do not care who Is elected /
Congress from this district / do care
and / want Mr.. Butler elected, becaus
/ know that he does more for his pee
pie in one week while in Washingto
than Judge Gillen waters or any othe
man from this district could DO in vi
months, and from that consideration
took particular pains TO observe tn
crowd when got Into the court house
After Judge Gillenwaters had bee
speaking some hour and half out q
his three hours, tearing away tn
the clouds not a single face coul
/ see that was boiling over for Gillen
waters, or single demonstrs
ton of approval was manifested b.
any one during his whole tire
hours Of bitter denunciation Of Judge But
Ter either by friend or foe of Judge Bul
lers and n 10 the scales falling from IN
eyes Of Butler men, they only fell fror
such men ~ Mr." Granger. / took it apo
myself 10 go among the crowd Mouda
evening, also Tuesday and "Wednesday
aid make dilligent enquiry 10 see VIII
esect Judge Gillenwaters speech had ha'
aud u was my fortune, as well SIS my plc
sure 10 ind not one single or double ma
who ever bad been true Butler man, tn