The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-08-12
MAYNARD'S FIRST SPEECH
IN THE COUNTY CANVASS.
Knoxville Pres and Herald, July 9Oth.


Horace Maynard's first speech in
the county canvass for constable
and other officials, was made yester-
day, at Thorn Grove, in the Six
teenth Civil District of Knox county.
The "ring" had flooded the adja-
cent country with hand bills, an
nouncing his coming, and about
three hundred of the voters of Tuck
ahoe and vicinity were present to
hear him.
Mr. Maynard was accompanied by
Postmaster Rule, and wore upon
his sad face all the habitual reserve
which distinguishes the Narragan-
sett. After few introductory re-
marks, Mr. Maynard proceeded to
business, and spoke for two hours,
mainly on the Civil Rights bill, de-
family defending "the sum of VIII
lainies.''
Maynard spoke at length concern
ing the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments to the
Constitution of the United States,
showing that the three amendments
merely led to the Civil Rights Bill,
to which the Republican party was
pledged in it's conventions and by
its leaders. He read that portion
of the quintessence of abomina-
tions' which defined Civil Rights,
and showed again that the Republi-
can party, by the emancipation of
the slaves, the passage of the said
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments to the Constitution,
and by the platform adopted by the
National and State Conventions of
1872, was pledged to the enforce
ment of said Amendments. He
said what was called the Civil
Rights Bill was only carrying out
the spirit of said amendments to the
Constitution. That he would scorn
to dodge the issues that were pre-
sented for the action of Congress.
That said bill was passed by the
United States Senate by the unani-
nous vote of the Republican Sena-
tors with two exceptions-Senators
Boreman, of West Virginia, and
Carpenter of Wisconsin. That he
did not vote for said bill, for the
reason that there was no occasion to
vote on it. That he ecdS IN .fitU0r Of
the Civa Rights BIZ, bat for the
reason th0t there aoaS SO mach pred
j,tctice against public schools G,la so
naHy difficulties to be overcome that he
thought best to sag nothing about the
neired school cldinl, and let thCtt regU-
lte itself.
He thanked God that he had the
manhood to come up and meet the
issue squarely, and defend the ac-
tion of the Republican party. That
it was right and justice, when GER
tain class of citizens were required
by law to pay taxes, for schools pur-
poses, they should receive equal
benefits; that he had children of
both sexes, but that he had never
been uneasy about their marrying
that he expected his sons to marry
respectable ladies, and his daughters
not to marry big bucks of any
kind, but that they would marry
young gentleman that the white
race could trace back their ancestry
for the last thousand years and show
that they were decended from a no.
BILE race, and had enjoyed all the
privileges of Christianity and civil
cation. While on the other hand
the colored race were either slaves
or savages. That with sthis advan-
taoe in favor of the former he
thought they could afford to take
equal advantages, and if the colored
race could out-strip the white, in
Gods name let them do so.
In every conceivable way, Mr..
Maynard boldly met the Civil
Rights issue by explicitly declaring
himself in favor of the Bill. In the
early part of his speech he derided
the agitation which had been made
over Civil Rights in in the county
canvass. He said he would not say
harsh words of any one who thought
differently from himself-evidently
referring to Senator BrownlOw. He
did not mention the Senator by
name at any time during his two
hours speech.
MIR. Maynard repeated the SCere-
otyped phrase that he was not
candidate for any office, etc.-which
one might judge from his taking
part in the county canvass that he
hoped to be appointed deputy
sheriff or receive some such minor
crumb from the ''ring" table. There
was none of that tumultuous ap-
plause which generally attends the
Narragansett's speeches to the vo-
ters of Tuckahoe. That district is
Maynard's stronghold. and also the
stronghold of the "Fing," but the
voters had acquiesced in the unpal-
atable "unwise and inexpedient''
policy, .and Maynard's open advo-
cacy of g the sum of villainies" was
strange doctrine to them.
1t is understood that the Nara
gansett will repeat his piece in the
Twenty First District, to-day. and
the Fifth District, tomorrow. Other
appointments during the county
canvass will be announced as made,
and hand-bills will be issued by the
ring giving date and place.