Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-02
Democratic Speaking.

The democratic headquarters was attend
ed by large crowd last night to hear Col.
w. A. Henderson on the tariff question.
from democratic standpoint. After touch
ing on other points he started out with the
assertion that protective tariff is iDjuris
Gus to any community, which he attempt
cd to prove by long argument.
Mr. John G. Richberg, of Chicago, con-
necte6 with the Union county zinc works
addressed the crowd in the interest Of
democracy.
Mr.. Thomas L. Williams. democratic
candidate for congress. followed IN a
speech. He began with a reference
to the crowd refusing to hear him speak
Friday by calls for Houk, and pronounced
it "a crowd of insolent negroes and disrep-
utable white men," He said he couldn't
imagine why the negroes were against him.
He had employed them, fed them from his
kitchen with the same victuals he eat, and
paid them. He declared that if it was q
question of elevating them above the white
rac he was against it, and if they opposed
him on that, he would say, Lay on,
McDuff, and d-d be he who cries hold
enoughW lie said if they wanted to maze
him the "whito mans candidate, ali
! right, he was proud of it.
He denied again the report in the
CHRONICLE, and statements, that while a
| member Of tho city council he made 9
speech advocating the reduction of the
sLreeE nauua wagcs 4IULL 81 90 - CO Usato
He read q card from Recorder White,
which is no denial, and proves nothing.
It is simply q statement that there is nc
record of any resolution or motion to thai
effect. This is true and nothing to the
contrary has been stated. The writer OF
| this reported the speech of Mr.. William!
| on his so cent labor question, and take!
| this occasion to reiterate that ho was cor
rectly reported, notwithstanding his denial
and we entertain no unkind feeling what
| ever for Mr.. Williams. As has been pub
| lishe1 in statement over our sig nature
| the discussion in which the speech occur
| red came up on motion of Alderman
Irwin to have an equal number of coloreC
men on the street force. This broueh
about general discussion.
Mr.. Williams was opposed in his posi-
| ton by Aldermen Nose smith, III. ID
Sullivan, and perhaps others. There ii
not a member of the then constituted
board who was present, we venture the as
sertion, who would not remember and sub
stantiate The CHsoNICLE's report. if they
chose to do 80. Ia fact, this writer talked
| ID OF h,
ers, ex. Mayor s. B. Luttrell-talk about
what foolish speech it wa
for q man in public life anc
aspiring higher. 1t is straDg'
that such foul aspersion" as he nov
choose to treat it, was allowed TO go at tn
time without any request for correction
or anything of the kind.
Mr.. Williams also denied the CHRoNI
CLE's short haLd report of his abuse o
Pat Shea and the Irish. and read state
ment from Alex. Summers, of the Tri
bune, and r. j. Scruggs, Esq, who joil
in the denial and declare that he has al
ways spoken with respect for all the Irish
except psf Shea. The CHRONICLES repor
| is endorsed as true, on the other hand
: by twenty>odd substantial citizens o
Sewer county, who heard it, Who viii
pull down the scales2 Besides, Esq.
Scruggs did Lot deny and virtually &C
knowIedged the correctness of the report
to the CHRONICLE representative who tool
it short hand That's al we have to say
Let the people judge.
, Mr.. Williams then devoted some tim
to his opponents record, which he claime
was in favor of banks, bankers, high tai
and monopolics.