Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-10
MORNING. AUGUST 10 1882

to work for Horace Maynard for Senator
but it is said when you got down there you
worked for his defeat. Now, you didn't
mean to keep that noble, patriotic statesman
out of the Senate of our nation, did you ?
Your spirit was willing but your flesh got
weak down there, didn't it /?
You remember, Judge, when you said in
defending Roscoe Conkling's cause, that
Garfield will go down to his grave in infa-
my" You would not have said such an
infamous thing concerning our own dearly
beloved, now martyred, Garfield, had it not
been for that bad whisky you had been
drinking, would you? Now, Judge, had
your head been level you would have had
too much sense to have used such language
about the nations pride, Heavens now hon
ored light, the noble, pure, Christian, Gar
field.
Now, Judge, doubtless you have worked
faithfully for us in Congress what time you
kept away from that fright eye" of yours
the bottle. Our Tennessee friends in Wash
ington tell us you have, and we are inclined
to believe them, though it seems
to me 1 would not want to
be troubled with their company every night
in the year, without 1 was very often
''sick," and needed their help. Here is the
fact, Judge: These enemies of yours are
trying to get you back to Congress again,
where you will be exposed to these tempta-
tons, knowing the monster, the fend
intemperanee, is binding you closer and
closer in his iron grasp all the time, and
that he is liable to drag you down, at no
distant day, right in what ought to be the
prime of your life, to degraded, drunken
vagabond, just that they may hold their
little offices and make a little money. Truly,
l fear they are like the editor of the Re-
publican. They care more for the money
than they do for your soul. Flee from
them, Judge; withdraw from the contest; 90
to country home, where you won't meet
with temptation, and then have your heart
cleansed in the Fountain that is SO deep and
wide that all may step in. But you say,
who will look after the interests of the peo-
pie up at Washington? Why, guess Billy
Rule would work for us all right up there
At least we can try him and see. I guess he
can Withstand the temptations. / have
heard from very reliable sources that he was
asked to drink with a friend when
they were tired, cold and chilly, and
he replied: mo, L thank you, I never
drink" We can try him one term, and
if he is overcome, we can keep him away.
| But you cry: THAT old custom house
ringl" Oh, we'll, Judge, your new custom
house ring is just about as much ringed, if
not little more ringed, than the old one
WAS In fact the world goes by rings, and
sometimes ring in ring like your ring is
| now.
| Well, but you don't want Billy Rule to go
to Congress. You want one of your friends.
We can't have what we want every time.
The fact is, my friend Judge Houk, Billy
Rule will be sure to go anyway, whether
you want him to go or not. The good men
of our country, who have heretofore been
enemies to your eternal interests by sending
you to Congress, are now determined that
sin shall be laid to their charge no more.
Mark my word. If am not much deceiv-
ed, your friends will keep you at home.
Judge, my friend / shall not call on you
to give me little post-ofice or something
of the kind, to pay me for this advice. It
is all free. You are perfectly Welcome to 1t.
AS ever, your true and faithful friend,