Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-30
Rule at AndersonvilIe.

ANDERsoNvmLE, September 27, 1882.
Mr. EDITOR: The Hon. VIM. Rule spoke
at this place to-day to the largest and most
orderly assemblage of the citizens of Ander-
son and adjoining counties that has as
sembled at this place for number of years.
The people were somewhat disappointed in
his not being met by his competitor and in
hearing a joint discussion. Judge Houk
spoke at Coal Greek last night and to NOR
row he speaks at Maynardville, and Ander-
sonville would have been on his direct route,
but for reasons not hard to explain, he con-
cludes that it is best to go by Knoxville, and
thereby prevent collision at Anderson
vile. By 8 O'Clock this morning the peo-
pie began to come to town and by | O'clock
there was good crowd. The first thing done
tins morning was to raise a nice flag which
Mr. Henry Clear, jr-, had made for the oc-
caslon. 1t IS l02 feet long, and about t
feet wide, and contains ten stars represent
ing the counties that Mr.. Rule will carry IN
the district, which leaves one for Houk
MIR. Rule was introduced by Jas. Z.
Haynes, Esq, who said that he had known
Mr.. Rule for years, and that he was an hon
est, upright man. Mr.. kuie then took the
stand and spoke for about two hours. His
speech was one of interest to the people of
the second Congressional district of len
nessee. After giving brief sketch of the
two conventions at Knoxville on August
24th, and Of the nominations a. said con-
veuuons, he gave his views on
questions that involve national legislation,
after which he showed up L. G. Houks
record as representative i'll the councils of
the nation. At the conclusion of Hon. VIM.
Rules speech, he was presented with bo-
quet of flowers by the ladies present, which
was presented by Mrs. Prof d. w. Rucker.
The ladies had decorated the NJ E. Church
for the occasion, but when the hour came
for the speaking, it was found that the
chnrch was TOO small for the crowd, SO, by
the kindness of the trustees of the Nj. E.
Church, South, the people went to it, and
then 1t was full. Rule is gaining every day
IN this county, and his friends feel
that they viii not lose anything by to-day's
proceedings but that Houk has. 1t seems
that MIR. Houk's friends were too hasty in
their assertions that Houk would use Rule
up on the stump. Why does he not meet
Captain Rule if he can use him up? NAV
we not expect Henri Gibson to take the
field next? Mr.. Rule has scared Houk OFT
1t will take Houk, Gibson, Yardley, Hub
bell, Henderson and all their understrikers,
and then they cannot bulldoze the people
OF this district into voting to send a repre-
sentative to the calaboose instead of the
halls OF Congress. Rule is going to Con-
gresS and Houk can go where he likes, ex-
cept to Congress. We have been misrepre-
seuted long enough. The time has come
when the people see that it is to their in
terest to send sober man as their repre-
sentative and thereby show to the world
that they respect the cause of temperance
and morality, as well as Christianity. We
believe that the people ought to set good
example before their children, and if voting
to place confirmed drunkards in our offices
Is good examples, we do not know what
bad examples are. 1t is saying to their sons
that the way to position and honor laws
through the bar-room and other places of
vice.
But for fear that I may intrude on YOUR
valuable space, [ will close, by saying to
Rules friends to not get weary in welldo-
ing, and victory is ours. But let us not
forget Hawkins, our present and next Gov
ernOr. Yours