Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-05
MIR. MAYNARD sERENADED.
A Compliment Paid to the New
POstTnasfer-Gene
Speeches from secretary ThOmp-
SON, Judge HOuk and Mr..
CIapp.


ISOLATION, combined with other state |
republican associations, was a very |
elegant and successful affair. It took |
place at the Ebbitt house. Several |
thousand persons were present. At 9 |
O'Clock General Maynard, accompa-
MED BY Secretary Thompson, Judge |
Freeman, Hon. Mr.. Houk of Tennes-
see. Hon. Jay A. Hutbell, Hon. A.
M. Clapp aud other distinguished geh-
tlemen, took position on the balcony |
of the .Ebbitt house, where Mr.. Houk
addressed Mr.. Maynard at length In
an eloquent spsech of welcome.
Mr. Maynard responded as follows
MR. MAYNARD's SPEECH.
MEN OF TENNESSEE: I am profoundly
affected with this welcome rendered me by
my friends on my return to the land of my
birth, after an absence of over five years
in the old world. In the course of time
fye years are not much, but in the life of
a man or nation five years are no incon-
siderable portion. Returning to my
country l am impressed with the changes
that have Deen made during my absence.
I see changes that are greatly for the bet
ter. Coming to the capital, which [ left
rough from the hand Of improvement
with the mark of the chisel and the ham
mer still upon it. find it the most beauti-
full in the country. No American in for
eign countries need blush in comparing
1t with any city have ever seen. L am
most strongly reminded of this change IN
| remembering the cenSure so freely poured
on the men who wrought this change in
| Washington. All honor to these men,
Time, which sets all things even, will JUS
tlfy their course and give them the honor
| they SO we'll deserved. When I left the
American people were struggling with de-
| preston of trade, with crippled commerce,
| with financial embarrassments. Now L
| fad commerce revived, trade prospering,
industry successful. Never in the history
of the country have our exports been SO
great as they are at present. The curren-
cy of other nations is now equal to gold
| and better than silver. Tina name of
the great statesman at the head OF
the treasury department has gone
forth to the world as the one
VINO has wrought this wonderful change,
| which proud achievement of his may be
| taken us the crown of a long life OF Illus
trlous craftsmanship. Nothing in the
records of financial wisdom surpssses this
| great success of his, and he will take rank
IA that small category of great fnanclers
with Robert Morris and Albert Gallatln.
In this review of our country's prosperity
] am panied to make an exception as re-
| cards our part of the country, and
especially our state. would have thought.
and you would have thought, that the
state of Tennessee would never hesitate at
paving her honest debts. Men die and
their debts die with them: states never g.
and tier credit is too precious flower to
| be pulled and heedlessly >trampled upon
| the ground. It may be restored and
nealed after a fashion. Less destructive
would be blight, or famine, or pestlence,
the triple curse of God. But L will moi
pursue this topic longer, for | might say
something more properly said at home
We will leave our soil drainage for use till
we get down there. l. find tnat we havt
profit ted by the experience o. the old worlc
their knowledge, their learning. Many
things we call modern improvements have
| g listed there for ages. When landed II
England / attended church in Westmlns
tar abbey, and sat down in q chair lasely
introduced among Us, but which tDey hay'
, had tor years, which tney call spit pot
toms" But we can learn many tnlng
from them, notably their thrift, their per
sonal economy. Once wishing Holland
told their minister Of finance would like
to know the secret of the great wealth o.
that people, notwithstanding the povert.
, of their soil. ''SIr," said he, the secre
of our wealth is a simple one. Everybod,
in Holland lives within his income. |
he earns $3.50 year, he lives on F5Zo. 81
pursuing this course for many years w
q -
tell him that many of my country me-
3 if they made but P30 q year would man
I age to spend P3). l am inclined TO be
| lieve, however, that during my absence
y nv countrymen have been studying tnl
o lesson of economy, and learned that 1t
;. not wise to spend their money before the,
make it. If you let me relate persons
: experience can make myself better uI
= derstood. 1t 50 happened that som
o wears ago owned some six per cent. U nj
cd States bonds. When the great schem
r of funding these bonds with those payin
IL four per cent. was broached did not o'
lieye that the time would ever come whe
four per cent, would become the nations
rate of interest, so held on to my sixe
They were called, and had the optio
of converting them into four or receivln
cash tor tuem. | took the latter, and no
four per cent. bonds command premiul
% of ten per cent. above par, ana nence
- am out thirty per cent. because OF my II
81 credulity, | asked gentleman, In VINO
= financial ability l had confidence, Wh
: was the reason of the change. IL is D
cause" said he, our people naVe saws
:: money by the lessons OF economy thu
IL have put into practice during the past fe
years." So let US hope we are gettlT
"A Oack to the days of our fathers, to L
~ teachings of Franklin, whose practlc
p wisdom. you remember, taught US T.
>, | wholesome lesson OF never paying too de
III for our whistles. Well, my countryme
| find we are getting to the end of anoth
lustrum, when We are called to decl
whether we shall continue to keep t
n governnent in the hands of the
who have administered it for TWEEN
D. years, or turn it over to new n
~ untired hands. l will not purs
nj the subject, but will give you several !
fections, that may put myself on reeoi
ie, | already see evidences of the heated Cal
nd paign before me- We have learned mu
a from nations beyond the sea. They ha
u" learned also from US, and one tulng
ed which they have profted from our examl
hi is in the custom Of having their public n
60 before the people to exp ess their vie
{. On uuolic questions. The time is not
gone when what is called stump speak,
Was held in disrepute in the old world,
Uecia fy in England. Nov they hi
sdopted this custom of ours,s and in so
4. respects have improved it. The put
man of England disdain no occasion
.70c address the people on public subjects.
aD newspapers spread these opinions as 81
,az0 as uttered all over the land, and the res
go go is such custom is having powerful ED
Sao unon the people. Let our public men {
l6k cuss all manner of important questl
Gao freely and unreservedly before the peol
'i.d0 and when the turn of the ballot box col
SafS round let every man who has the r.
} 10 vote without being obstructed or init
lrNh dated. Let every man vote VINO mas
saioc sioc right It's his duty and privilege.
9i<c then, when the vote is cast, let US nave
9l2c honest count Without fair eiection
4.lc only question of time when our inst
20 tions shall be overturned. My ftiendf
u r. na