Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-05


flag of your country unknown,
and nowhere is it received but
with profound respect The result Of
the war, the faith with which we kept our
prom ises, has Inspired universal respect for
US abroad. a citizen of this country has
lately travelled in foreign lands, unattend-
ed except by the fame of being the highest
representative OF American citizenship,
meric can soldiership and American states
manship. Honors were paid him in pro-
fusion. Emperors Wed with kings. princes
with mobiles, to do him honor. Great as
the man was and is, he was also the repre-
sentative of the country which is unlver-
sally beloved and respected. Be it ours
to maintain the honor of our country and
to transmit to our children the flag which
our fathers left Us, which symbolIzes all
for. s.F .. ...
Mr.. Maynard then closed with an
eloquent peroration TO Tennessee.
He was followed by -
SECRETARY THOMPSON.
Secretary Thompson, after compli.
menting the new postmaster-general
on his record and his ftness fl the
position to which he had been called,
| compared the presidential candidates
| of the two parties, and said If the time
has come when the people OF this
United States are prepared TO abandon
that line Of policy which has brought
to them all the prosperity they now
enjoy and are ready TO Turn the re-
| publican party out Of office, the conse-
| Having an abiding faith in
the Intelligence aud virtue of
the people of this country, he believed
they would be content to observe the
hOmely adRge that it Is wise to leave
we'll enough alone. In spite of any
thing in TIE party's history Ia the
past, however much men may have
wrangled. disputed aud differed about
measures OF public policy, the prese nj
affords US the opportunity OF seeing
and realizing that ours is the firmesi
nation upon the earth, exercising tor
day larger degree Of control over the
affairs of mankind than any other
And this condition is due 10 series
of public measures which h2ve been
consummated by the republican party
ia the face OF the constant, continued
and untiriDg opposition of the demo
cratic party. chs right to be heard a.
the bailot-box upon all great public
{ measures lies at the foundation Of 0ul
government, and If a sjorily chous'
} to reject the policy which has brough
about our present degree Of prosperity
anu Unjust the government to new
hands unframed in these ideas, tins
verdict must be accepted. In hi
opinion graver questions were at ISSUE
in the present struggle than In any
similar contest since the formulation
of the government. the question o
secession may have been settled b.
the war, but the question OF nullif1
cation is not settled, and day !h
. great problem to be eolVed by th
: American people is whether the na
' tlonal government shall retain {
4 itself sufficient power 10 preserve II
own life, or whether it shall humbl
! itself at the feet of the several state
| and surrender the rights with whic
3 it is invested under the constitution.
Mr.. Houk followed in a humOrou
t and telling speech.
When Mr.. Houk concluded, In re
J; sponse to loud and frequent calls, Nj
1 A. M. CIapp appeared and made
= short speech, prefacing his remarks b
. observing that on that occasion b
= was O Tennesseean by brevet, and hs
q come there like thousands OF other
j. to pay his respects to this other Ten
= nesseean, MIR. Maynard, OF whom a
Q Tennesseeans were proud. After re
: counting tersely the issues before tt
8 country and the successive triumph
r Of the republican psrty, he said th'
. lie would have the same story TO te
f on the night OF November z. !
v closing his remarks the speaker, ha'
It ing been requested by Chairman Hou
y to pronounce benediction, complied {
If briefly remarking Consider yol
y selves dismissed" upon which Il
9 crowd, having given three rousir
o cheers for Garfield and Arthur an
~ the success of the republican part
dispersed In good order.