Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-07


an intrinsic value except labor. 1t is
not in gold. Legislation ought to
protect labor. Capital may concen-
trate and form monopoly, labor can
not. He again alluded to civil rights,
and said as Judge Netherlands party
had endorsed it by going for Mr..
Greeley, and as Judge Butler had vot-
ed for il in same way, the best solution
of the matter was to drop both of them
and vote for him. He was opposed to
the bill because it enfringed upon
principle planted in every mans
bosom, to preserve the purity of the
race. Said the weakness of the Mex
lean nation was on account of its mix
ture. Appealed to white and cOlored
men TO preserve the purity of their
races. He became candidate be-
cause large number Of the citizens, of
the First district desired him to, and
if elected he would take not only his
knowledge but his common sense
with him to Congress aud would serve
the people with honesty and fidelity.
LApplausel.
JUDGE BUTLER
then took the stand He came before
the people Of Washington county
again a candidate for Congress. They
had sent him before and if they would
listen to him an hour, lie thought they
would send him again. Under the
present law distributing this currency,
the state of Tennessee is entitled to
fifteen millions of dollars, but only
little more than four millions has
been taken up. 1t is not the fault of
the law that we have no money, it is
our poverty. His competitor Mr.
Mcfarland, had said that the Civil
Rights Bill was the only issue before
the country. He denied it. It's only
an issue IN few states
in this country. Two years
years ago the Democratic party had
nominated Horace Greeley, a man who
was in favor OF iutermarriage between
whites aud niggers.n The term
uiggers was not his own, hut the
chaste language of the Democratic
candidate for Governor He read from
Greeley's record where he had declared
in favor of negroes going to the same
school with whites, and his published
sentiments in favor ct Iutermarriage,
after which his competitor had voted
for him for President. (Applause).
Greeley was Summers candidate for
the Presidency, and his competitor,
born i'm the South and raised here, was
so anxious for his party to get into
power that he would vote for man
for President who was III favor of in
termarriuge. lAppiause,) The Demo
cratic candidate, who was so afraid of
Niger equality had read from a
speech made by colOred man White,
of Greensboro, y. G., and had not
stated that he was cOlored man,
Judge Mcfarland arose and said he
had intended to say SOY. He challenged
his competitor to show where he had
ever given "a vote in favor of the Civil
/ Rights Bill, with the mixed school
| feature. He was "a Republican and
| giOrled III the name, but he never
voted for bill unless it met his ap~
| prOvai. He did not vote for men or
measures as his competitor had done,
/ for the purpose of Keeping his
/ friends in office. He explained
! his vote upon the Hereford resolution,
and showed where Hereford had after
wards offered resolution in the inter
est of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
and other mOnOpOlies, and attempted
/ to commit Congress TO its support by
mixing civil rights up with the ques-
/ ton He had been charged with vot-
| ing for the Civil Rights Bill. Some
| men, who are now champions OF the
opposition 10 the bill voted for Sumner
/ bill in 1872, and if they have changed
/ they deserve the more honor for it,.
| There is an old saying that wise men
sometimes change but fools never. As
| he was the only Republican who had
made a speech against the bill, would
not his defeat be interpreted as OppOsi~
| ton TO him because he was opposed to
the bill aud as an expression on the
part of the people of East Tennessee in
favor of tue measure ?
In reference to the back salary
| grab, ~ Congress had the right to fix the
pay of its own members. He explains
ed that when he first went to Congress
under the law, giving mileage, he
would get pay and mileage to the
amount OF s. 3l5, while a member from
California would get more than 50 600
Spoke of the report Of the Postmaster
General that four millions would be
saved by the repeal of the frankinl
privilege. Had voted for the repeal o
the salary law and was able to go be
fore his constituents on tina
as well as upon all his votes
2 His vote on the subject of salaries a
! well "a upon Olher questions, he wa
2 able 10 defend. If 1t was salar,
Z steal Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, JOIN
% &. Calhoun, Charles Sumner, Jane
10. Jones and others had stole " il
! Congress has a right to fix the pay @
, its own members, and their has neve
. been a salary bill passed that did no
20 back OF the date of its passage
. showed from the records that large
o number Of Democrats had voted for
Il in proportion To the number in Con
e grcss than Of Republicans. The Dem
u Ocratic representative from TN
/ LyuchburEh district had pocketed hi
d part of it and quietly remarked tia
= that would pay for four Of the negroe
he had lost.
!. He was IN favor of National Bank
= We now have sound reliable and sal
Il currency. We want nothing bette
e No man can lose farthing by it an
y we don't want it changed. We wal
10 no currency with only local valu,
IL but that which is good anywhere i
.e he country. Let US cling TO our Gu
b, rency as the only reliable CURRENCY
IL tho paptla pf tba ITpitad ta- ,.,.,,. l, :.