Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-03

AN, SATURDAY. OF
that debt, was in favor of funding, and
was reelected two years ago on that issue
The Republicans had passed two funding
bills while they were in power, but now
Mr.. Maynard denounces the funding bill
passed by the last Legislature as ''iniqui-
tous." The Republican party, however, is
prepared to denOunee everything done by
the Democratic party. If we were to
adopt the ten Commandments as our plat
form they would object to it, especially to
the oneiwhich says Thou shalt not steal.-
[Lsughter.1
HIS ADMINISTRATION.
hope il may not be deemed indelicate
to speak of the ISLANDERS that are being Ut
tered and made current by enemies of my
administration. The most prominent Of
these is the eighth plank in the ChattanOo
ga Radical platform, which reads:
'sThat We denOunce the administration
of Gov. John c. Brown in its inefficiency
in enforcing the laws and protecting life
and property; in its fraudulent disposition
Of the property Of the State; in its corrupt
lease Of the penitentiary, and in its many
shortcomings and general miSmanagement,
as unworthy Of the great State Of Tennes-
see, ana as disastrous in the extreme to the
best interests of her citizens"
/ am already arraigned and ON trial, I'M
der the prosecution of Mr.. Maynard. for a
playful remark made by me at Pulaski
about that notable convention. have no.
seen full list OF the delegates who COM
posed that body. Some Of them, am
pleased to say, were gentlemen against
whose motives and private character /
have nothing to say. Indeed, in any criti-
cism in which may indulge, do not in
tend to be understood, nor is it my pur-
pose, to assail their private character-with
that, L have nothing to do.
But as to the man who penned the Sth
plank in that platform, and as to the dele
gates who intelligently voted for it, and as
to all who now intelligently approve il, |
have to say they are unmitigated SANDER
eTs. [Appause.l II is wilful, malicious
and premediiated purpose on the part of
reckless and unprincipled politicians to
screen their own cOrruptiOns from the gaze
Of an indignant public by thrusting, as a
prominent issue before the country, false
and malignant charges against the honest
and trusted officials Of the Democratic party
of the State.
Mr.. MAYNARD,
in his speech at the Knoxville Opera House
last month, as he is reported by the ChrOn-
icie-his home Organ-dOes great injustice
TO his intelligence, or else he is too reckless
to be trusted with public affairs. He said,
''GOy. Brown, I'm his Pulaski speech, charged
me with voting for the Civil Rights bill"
did not make such a charge. If he will
look at the UNION AND AMERICANS re-
port of that speech, he will see that |
charged him with having voted TO take the
bill up in the House, when the motion
was to suspend the rule and put the bill on
its final passage. The struggle was to sus-
pend the rules. | did say Mr.. Maynard
was in favor of the bill, and now charge
that he was, and is the friend of the Civil
Rights bill as it passed the Senate, and as
it now stands on the calendar Of the House
for the action of that body in December
next.
In his speech at Thorn Grove, in Knox
county, just preneding the August election,
he declared himself in favor of the bill, as
he is reported by the Press and Herald.
On the I'd Of February, 1872, the day
before the common school bill passed
Congress, Mr.. Hereford, Of West Virginia,
moved to amend as follows:
provided, That no moneys belonging 10
any State or Territory, under this act, shall
be withheld from any State or Territory for
the reason that the laws thereof provide for
separate schools for white children, or re-
fuse TO organize system of mixed Schools
The amendment was agreed tO-yeas,
lis; nays, 81. Among those who voted in
the negative, and, therefore against giving
Tennessee her share Of the common school
fund, because she would not recognize
system of mixed schools, was Horace May:
nard.
But the Hon. Horace Maynard, in his
speech at Jonesboro, betFays the most
stupid ignorance or utter TecklessneSs of
truth. am al loss in which category to
place him, but charity dictates the former.
He said:
"Our debt in 1871 was S3S,000,OOO.
Our assets were S22.OOO,OO'. 50 our State
Comptroller shows the State bound for Sl6,-
100000. The next report shows our debt
increased to S44,0OO,OOO. This was under
Mr.. Browns beautiful Democratic Admin
Now Gov. Brown claims the
debt reduced to S2S,OOO,OOO, and our assets
reduced to S7,O00,OO0. Our debt, then,
April last, was S2O.0S0,0O0. An increas e
Of 5000, 900 while Brown was in office.
These are things that effect you personally
your home Affairs
This is a most gross and fragrant perver-
sion of facts, so glaring that a ten year old
could detect it. Why does he
C mmence his statement of the debt with
January, 1871? The Radical party went
out Of power in the latter part Of 20, and
why does he not begin with January, 1892
The lst of January, 20, the debt was
s45, coo, 600. On the 1st Of January, Il, It
was as he states it, S3S,OOO,0O0, showing
in one year of over S5,OOO,OO0. |
Why does he not state that fact? IL does !
not suit his particular purpose. Is that |
he result of Ignorance?
Then Mr.. Maynard has the unblushing |
mpudence 10 say that ''the next statement |
shows the debt to be S44,O0O,000." The |
nert Statenent'' was January LIST, 1872, |
and does that show a debt of S44,OOO,000? |
No. And Mr.. Maynard, if he has exam
med the COmptroller's report knows 10 the |
If he has not examined IL, he |
ought not charge the fact, and say this in |
The fact is, that the "neXt statement" as
ne calls it, shows a decrease of the debt to
SIS, 100000. 1t was thus stated to tie |
5eneral Assembly by Comptroller Penne-
laker and by the Governor and the reports /
we're approved by that body. Maynard l
avs it was S44,nO0,OOO. There is a differ
nee between us of but S11, 100000, aud
whose statement will you accept?
Gentlemen, the truth Of the matter is,
Mr.. Maynard knows full well, and the in
elligent men of the party know full well
hat the Radical party increased the debt,
n about four years, nearly S2O,OOO,OOO,
while, in the same length Of time, the
Democratic party reduced it nearly S20,
10000.
L state to you facts which appear from the
ecords, to which challenge Mr.. Maynard
n any one else. They are public records,
md any man in the State has the right to
inspect them.
THE COMPTROLLERsHIP.
Mr.. Maynard TehaShes the stale story Of
he Comptroller's office in most insidu-
,us and artful manner. He says:
"ComptrOller is chief financial officer Of
state. Nobody to. audit or oversee his OPP
7 tons. TIE Legislature can, but now
& meets but seventy-tive days.
You might as well send boy ten years