Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-02
MAYNARD's CLAPTRAP.

By our East Tennessee dispatches OF
the past three days, it appears that
Maynard's campaign speech consists
mainly of criticisms on the funding
law, the assessment law and the peni-
Tertiary lease.
The Journals of the Senate and
House show that Republican majority
voted in favor Of both the laws in ques-
ton. On the final passage of the
funding law, Senators Jones, MeCon-
nell, Of Blount, Patton and Richards
4-voted aye, while McKenna, Melton
and Morgan-only 3-voted nay. The
vote in the House is more striking, 10
Republicans voting for the funding
bin on third reading, and only eight
against 1t. Those in the affirma-
tive were Beals, Carnes, CottreI,
Couch, Duncan, Bckel, Heuk, Jeup,
Keeble, Magill, Mcleod, Patton, Per-
kins, Regain, Ready, Rutledge, Snyder,
and Tate and Turner. Those in the
negative were Brooks, Hyder, Jesse
Martin, Mulverhill, Riggs, West, Wes-
ter and Williamson. The simple fact
is that the funding bill could not pos
slbly have passed without this large
Radical support, the entire vote being
Il ayes TO 81 nays. Change the above
10 votes of that party, and the figures
would be 25ayes to 10 nays. Whatever
may be said of fSnding, twas evidently
no party measure, more Democrats vot-
ing against it than Republicans in each
branch of the Legislature. OF the "a
negatives IN the House 10 were Demo-
Gratis, to 5 Republicans. Whsp May
nard therefore denounces this measure,
he Is heaping more blame on his own
party than on his adversaries. -
On the final passage of the Assess
ment bill, the House journal shows a
Republican majority of 10 to in favor
of it. In the Senate they voted ( ayes
to ; noes, the latter being swelled by
Democratic votes. Thus nearly twice
as many Democrats voted against it as
Republicans. The full vote of the
Senate by which the Assessment bill
passed was Is to s. If the four Re-
publicans for it had voted against il,
the figures would have been changed TO
8 ayes and u nays. 1t is thus seen that,
without active Radical support, its en-
actment would have been impossible
Here, again, Maynard Yields two
edged sword, that cuts such Republic
ans as DR.. w. P. Jones, of Nashville,
and Senator Dave Richards, the enter
prising Knoxville manufacturer and
high taIiff advocate.
Equally awkward is Maynard's at.
tempt to make capital out Of the peni-
tentiary lease. Such illusions Instant
" recall the Ward & Briggs lease, made
a few years ago by Maynard's party.
and which netted the State a loss of
SI60,00O. To-day the institution isnot
only self-sustaining, hut a source Of
revenue. Such comparisons are cdious,
and Maynard must be desperately short
Of material when he invites them.
Compared with the condition in which
Gov. Brown found the penitentiary, the
present arrangement effects a saving
Of $4,000 annually to the tax-pay-
ers. Such Is the contrast between
the Democratic administration and
Maynard's party when they were in
power. 1t is 10 be remarked further
that, with the exception of some eigh-
teen months, before the war, the pres
ent is the first time since its establish
meDt nearly fifty years ago, that the
penitentiary has been made self-sus-
tanning, and is nota source Of expense
to the Treasury.
Maynard must study up some fresh
topics, if he cares to interest an intel
hgent and reading people. None but |
ue-ro audiences, and not all of them. /
cIL be- caught with such claptrap as he /
h. dealt IN up to the present stage Of |
the canvass.