Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-16
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Entered at the Post ONCE at Knoxville, Ten
aeSsee, as Second-class matter
SUNDAY, JAN. Is, 1881.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.

A few Republicans, who, for reasons
best known to themselves, are OPP
posed to the election of Hon. Horace
Maynard to the United States Sem
ate, industriously seek to create the
false impression that his friends are
animated by '.rule or ruin policy"
Some of them know that for this
there is no foundation. They know
that Mr.. Maynard's friends are will
ling at any time to support any
other man whenever the welfare of
the State or of the Republican party
REQUIRE it. Those who advocate
his election are not governed by any
dictatorial spirit, nor are they ami
mated by feelings of opposition to
any particular individual. His long
public service, his upright life, his
well known position on all great
public questions, his consistent po-
litical record, his education and ex-
perience and his national reputation,
all point to him as one pre-eminently
fit to occupy a seat in the United
States Senate. His election would
reflect credit upon his State and his
party, and would contribute largely to
the material welfare of the whole COM
monwealth. These are the reasons
why his friends favor his election.
There are other worthy gentlemen
who aspire to the position, as they
have perfect right to do. 1t is a
laudable ambition. These gentle>
men have their friends, who would
take pleasure in seeing them elected.
This is all right. But there are a
few who are opposed to Mr.. May
nard's election through unworthy
motives. They are animated by
petty iealousies of personal nature,
in which the people of the State
have no interest. They are ready tc
attribute to Mr. Maynard's support
ers unworthy motives. The Nash
Vile American sees this, and, as the
leading Democratic paper of the
State, very naturally gives en-
couragement to the class of which
we speak. 1t joins in with them IL
trying to create the impression tina
Maynard's support comes chief,
from the federal office-holders ant
office-seekers. Their fear that h
may tower above them blinds then
to his many great virtues. In al
editorial of Friday morning, tn
American voices the sentiment of tn
class referred when it says:
With Mr.. Maynard as the acknowl
edged head. towering away up apov
his compel tors, they crowd to pre-
vent a mere formal recognltion OF M
Maynard as the head and front OF hi
for this as they look at it. When
man has spent lifetime in building
up reputation, and especially whel
he has succeeded in obtaining the frs
rank in his patty, with none second
the disposition of all the pygmies t
drag him down ia not an unusua
phenomenon. To dash in pieces sue
an edit e as such q reputation, Is tn
vice of many minds, and We hnd ther
sharply contesttng the claim OF MI
MAYNARD to rank frat. Perhaps. also
there is a common opinion that in th
future it may be we'll to have the &C
knowIedged leader out OF the wa.
None of the minor animals can hav
what the lion takes but the lion on
of the way any one of the lesser aDl
mails may hope to have the lion
share. tFia
We do not share in what th
American says about Mr.. Maynard
Republican competitors. They al
not "pygmies to drag him down" O