Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-28
PAT. SHEA
Pays His Respects to Candidate
Ts Williams. @Gili .o
KNOXVILLE, Sept. Is 1880.

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EDITOR CHRoNIcLE:r i find in
your paper. of September 25th, de.
nial by T. L. Williams, in a, speech,
made at Fair Garden, Tenn, Of the
charge made by Hon. L. C.i5Houk;i
that il 1873, while a membe r. OF the
city council. he (Williamsl sd yoeated
the reduction OF. labor ei 8, w. ages from
-$l.Oo, 70 80 cents per day for street
hands and G9that, the I'd author
Of, such report twas No aec5u ut,
aud worthl,s3 fellow" 'fwho has,
no ade no su ccsss in iife.pH ..."fif I
am surprised to see Mfr. Williams
make it necessary for me to come into
print, batEin justice to myself and
others W no know the facts I desire to
state. tbat~MT. Williams did advocate
the heredaetion OF laborers wages from
/ 81 TO 81 cents per day, which fact I can
prove By fifteen out of sixteen Of the
aldermen, and that one is It. L. VIII
iianas, who pretends 10 deny it. Now,
30 far as bis ungentiemsnly attack
upon me for staung fact which Is of
public record, / 30 rss nothing.
/ He charges me With being demo-
crah greenbacker, s&e., aud that /
| left the one party and went into the
ranks OF the other TO get Office. / state
here that my frst vose was cast for u.
| 3. Grant, and that have nerei voted
the straight democratic or republican
| ticket. have always voted according
to my convictions. Williams says
| He's republican. or at least voted for
\ 1nfa b " .,<xkc ~
did ever vote for Houk !. though, il
L had, L would be voting for
q man whom I considered worthy of
the support OF the people. gr
"He is worthless fellow, who has
made no success in hfe.n These are
! the words of I. L. Williams st Fair
I Garden. Who has been the most
successful? Lnok at the records of our
cou,ts, and ii do not count ten cases to
| his one where have been successful I
will give in and say that Williams as.
sertions are true.
! 1t ia true that the ward which ha d
the honor Of representing in the past
two years In succession is com posed
T chiefly of negroes, bat not so % any
Irish as MIR. Williams -aessrte, but
they are res pc eta ble sciliZeDs many oi
whom will ro;npare tavorabiy with
Mr.. Williams. Now that Mr.. Will
liams is candidate for congress in
the second district, would he not feel
highly plimented, after saying
what he has, to receive the support
! of the Irish and negroes OF this dis~
| trict? @ e~ tus.
1t ss ems to be hereditary with the
democrats that the Irish poor Inc
/ matter what comes) are to vote the
democratic ticket. But, as the Irish
man says, "the wheel is turning
They are beginning to zee that a mum
Der of those who attempted to perse
cute them are now in the democratic
ranks, and Il. l.. Williams and mum
Der of his followers are among them.
/ expect TO cast my vote for Houk
because he is man who has done NOR,
for his constituents than any
man I know of, regardless o
politics; and, further, fol
the reason that ( regard his qualifica'
tions much superior to Mr.. Williams
In fact, if there had been any ehanct
for democratic success, no such maj
as the present candidate would hav,
received the nomination. ac-
1 do not desire any further contro-
versy ovtr this matter, but. if it be
comts necessary. can prove every
stateme { / have made.
nfa~s- aa 95 Respectfully, adF g B
| B" r.-lsy 9.- -raf ba= PAT. SHEA.