Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-29
BROWN.
Speech OF the Governor at Humboldt
esterday-Answer to Johnson
and Maynsrd.
The Funding Bill and Sale OF Delin'
quent RailrOads-Maynard Sc
verely ScOred-Ete.


Special 70 the Appeal
| HUMBOLDT, October 2S.- Governor
/ Brown made an able and telling speech in the
courtroom at this place to-day. Many old
men said it was the best political speech they
had heart since the war. he was listened 10
with marked attention and was frequently
cheered in the most enthusiastic manner. He
said he had been attacked by two distinguish
ed men. Horace Maynard and Andy johnson,
who had occupied for many years large
space in the estimation OF the public. He was
willing that every official act Of his sh ould be
fairly criticised before the people, but when
MISREPRESENTATION were made and insisted
upon he would be excused for leaving the ex
ecutive Office and coming before the people and
defending himself. This controversy was not
OF his seeking. Mr.. Maynard, to subserve
some end, perhaps 10 conceal his own dirty
record from the people whose votes he is seek
Ing had chosen here and elsewhere over the
State to make John e. Brown and his admin
istration the theme of his daily discourse.
He was arraigned upon these SPECIFIC
charges, to-wit: the funding bill, the sale Of
the delinquent railroads and the penitentiary
lease. In reference to the first, he said that
he had advocated the policy of funding the
State debt in his canvass OF the State for
governor in 1870 with Wisener and again with
Freeman in 1872, and each time had the con-
currence Of his competitors. IL was then uni
versally conceded to be the only true policy
No man or journal in all the state
opposed it. He favored it then because
he believed il for the best
interests of the State; he still believed it, and
if the legislature were now in session, and the
debt unfunded, he would recommend them
TO fund it. He charged Maynard with having
advised Judge Houck to support the funding
bill, and said that he and Maynard both wrote
and telegraphed him 10 that effect. Maynard
denies this, but he charged il in the presence
Of Judge Houck at Knoxville, last Saturday,
aud he nodded assent. The delinquent rail-
roads were sold on an act passed by the leg
isIature before election, and all but three had
been sold before his Inauguration. Heshowed
how the roads had been an expense TO the
State and that the state did well to dispose OF
them at the prices realized. The penitentiary
had always been a drain on the State treas
ury. II cost the State previously one hun
dred and fourteen thousand dollars per
annum; and now paid into the State treasury
thirtv-three thousand dollars, making clear
saving TO the state of one hundred ard forty
seven thousand dollars per annLm. His re-
marks about johnson were pretty much the
same as previously published in the APPEAL.
He scored Maynard severely on the civil
rights bill; referred 10 and read an extract
from his Athens speech in 1856; said, howev-
err, that he would do Maynard the justice to
say that he denied that he made the speech,
but he had the record on him, and could
prove that his denial was gross falsehood.
He quoted from a Knoxville paper Of septem-
Der /, 1866, in support OF his statement, May
nard stands a poor showing for next Tuesday
in this place. We will come up rousingly for
Porter.