Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-14

cient that the property Of the State
| should be squaudered upon political
/ lavoritrs, its schools broken up, its
credit destroyed, its slow accumula-
| tions consumed in official salaries and
/ requisites, its office of comptroller
made matter Of bargain and sale, in
It's administration Of justice it has been
sui more weak, criminal and con
temptible.
Human life, which is the most pre-
cious Of all the treasures, has become a
cheap commodity, tor which, more es-
| pscislly in the case of Republicans.
both white and colored, there IL abso-
| luleIy no protection. Promises are
abundant on the part of those whose
uuiy II is to afford protection, hut those
promises are never fulfilled 10y CORES
pouding performances The sacred
majesty of the law is iusultod, its Of
ticerS dehed. its precincts invaded, and
hundreds of murders Of the most afro
riuus character have been committed
during the administration of the De-
macracy I'm this State, yet the perpe-
traitors OF these UutIuges are permilte
io walk the streets of Nashville and
roam through the plantations of Gibson
county, and numerous other localities,
uumu.poted 10y those whose duty il is
o. bring them to the trial and punish
mpul they $50 Justly deserve.
In one word the career Of the De
mocury i'm Tennessee since the war
has, from It's inception TO the present
hour, been one continued succession OF
crimes of omission and commission,
whose CuOrWiIy eau not be Over-esti-
mated, and which has resulted in II
diminished population, increasing
poverty, in the midst of unsurpassed
natural resoul ces, and in increasing
laWl Ssuess and iguorance. Yet the
pitilul aud dishonest plea is put forth
10y the Democracy that the Civil
Rights BIZ is the cause of this unfor-
iuuute tHte Of affairs, and that it is
the main issue in the present canvass.
tUilOW-CitZeuS, be not deceived
Nothing could he farther from the
truth. The Republican party favors
thc principle oi equal, civil aud pulit-
icSl rights TO all citizens, tut IL does
not favor the joint exercise of those
rights. 10 does not propose in any
manner whatever to control the social
affairs of any citizen. But IL will bo
remembered tina. two years ago tho
Democratic party represented itself az
the best friend of the cJiOTed man, and
as more Wiling than their Oppouents
TO cnucede 10 him all the civil and pO-
i'iual rights. Their candidate for
idcut was the avowed and life
loug advocate of the principles which
they now 30 bitterly oppose, and
which they 50 strenuOusly charge up
on the Republican party. But the
truth is the Civil Rights Bib IL
lot the issue now at stake in the
campaign to be decided on the
Sd day of November next. The grave
question to be decided is whether We
shall have % overnment v Which VIII
enforce the laws, protect life and prop
erty, sustain the public credit, equaIizs
the burdens Of taxation, apd disbursS
honesty and faithfully the public rev.
enucs, and develop the material re-
sources Of the country, or whether we
shall be still further compelled to ses
the State drift into poverty, anarchy
and political aud financial ruin. This
is the question which every voter
should calmly and impartiullS discuss
for himself We believe that whilS
the Republican party ia not perfect
that it's record in the past is n guaran-
tee for the future, that the welfare OF
the country will be more fully prote0-
ted and advanced, than by cOntiH-
uance in power of tue Democracy Our
candidate for Governor, Hon. HOraes
Maynard, is a man OF large experiences
in public affairs, of uuspotted in
tegrity, of answering loyalty, and his
ability and statesmanship are recog-
uized throughout the whole country
In his hands the administration OF
justice would be safe, and corruption on
the one hand, or inability on the other
would be alike unknown. We com
mend these facts and issues to your
careful consideration, and leave thetr
iiua' decision to the high tribunal
WHOSE duty it is to act upon them.
\. :. PROSsER,
Chairman Rep. EX. COm.