National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-04

that there were those who believed him guilty. and
but for his ability aud the hold he 50 Justly has
upon the heart OF he great mass OF tue people he
might have been overwhelmed oven in MS late can.
vuS for Congress ior he was charged with this aud
many other crimes by the me whose eorruptiUns
he had exposed, However,
THE milisOf the gods grind slowly,
But exceedingly nnc.
Ana ttme brou ht the avcuging god OF justice anu
truth p expose the great wrong sought to bchcauci
upon him. Without saying more, it Is enough
To- state that hlCts enough were developed 10 cN'
h,b.tg u most damnablg conspiracy .asaiust him--ai
SsRSmcd. Rad Eow. w'y m the RoSar OF of Judge HoTcEs
triumph and usefulness some of the same oliice-
holders having lost their official existence by their
iuCarHcity and misconduct, have deliberately gone
10 work and revived old slunder' which they hal
mcen'y circulated against HIM ~ time and
uudrr circumstances that prevented him aud ms
friends from meeting them on equal grounds gl
contest; CGrctiy but thoroughly were these sand'
cra circulated.
| The cambridge jvd'clm1n. a aplpornot origin.
| ally favorable to Judge Houk, in its issue oil
| May p, has this to sly:
We dn not pretend to defend every net Of Judge
| llouEs life; we do not suppose Judge Hong APP
proves ull the acts Of his past life himself iherG
| are but few mon who IN n later anl more inquired
period life would offer to uphold ull they dld III
| their younger and less experienced days. Incre
are but few who do not commit some irrcguiarliiej
at some time for which they aiicrward res.et inc
greatest model and master of moral ethics mat ever
| appeared upon the earth In human form once Said
| on memorable occasion, lie that is Without SIN
| among you, let him cast the nrsl stone. Juugc
llouk has never been proven guilty of thc'c charges
so far rs we know, by any competent tribunal hlu'
strange to say they are never preferred against
revenge ,'c WRile jGjgc Iouk may have his ndis.
CretOns and faults. others have, yet there Is
counterpart-therc arc other qualities about nun
that have raised him high in the esteem OF tlc pvO-
pie. His indOmitablg his legal aiainmenls
the brilliancy of his diction upon the stump, mas
elevated him from the pOw hundlo to one among
the most exalted stations in the councils Of the ma;
ton. lie is our Representative in Congress, anu
the only Republican from the state, and nearly Tue
only one from the South. So fur as we nave ocell
able to see he Is nnking,a good RGpresentatlvG 3i
the people So long as he does well let us sustain
him, and not drag him down.
The Knoxville Republican, paper having
the largest circulation of any in East Tcunes.
see, in the course ofa long article exposing tho
Misrepresentation of Cooper, in its issue OF
May 26, says:
Joe Cooper has published in the PoS, bitter
Democratic paper printed in Washington city, what
the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN calls, "A communica
ton surcharged with malignant abuse, IL not Win
repeated libcs."
As to that part Of the communication referring tc
Judge lluuk, we propose TO- say nothing, Judgt
: lIouk needs no vindlcatlon here against Cooper
charges. The honest justice loving masses OF this
Congressional district have certified to the Worlu
what they think of Judge Huuk, and Of his ac
cuscrs. This issue was made to the country las
ialls jnry OF the people GmpammGsdi , i,da
: ment pronounccd, the record made up and signed
r the book closed, and court adjourned.
The Kingston East 7eanesseeaa, in referring
to the effort OF tho part Of SOHO Of Judg,
g iIouk's enemies, to recall Maynard into poll
| tics in order to defeat him (Houk), in its issu
: of May go, says:
The Washington correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial says: Hon. Horace Maynard at pres
ent our Minister to Turkey, will resign that pos
ton and come home In time to run for Congress i
this district This Is n nice little plan, If true I
oust the Little Giant" which he and his friend
will not submit to without an effort to overcome