Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-10-01
--'"That fall as still
As snowfakes on the autumn sod,
But execute the freeman's will
AS lightning does the will of God"
-MaryvilIe Waterman.

As snowtiakes on the autumn sod,
But execute the freeman's will
AS lightning does the will of God"
-MaryvilIe Waterman.
A WORD TO REPUBLICANS WHO SUP
PORT HOUK FOR CONGRESS.
We have no quarrel with any
good Republican, whether he sup
ports Rule or Houk We have
fought side by side in many hot con
tests in the past, and when our
differences are settled i'll this district,
we hope to stand with you united
and work for common good. But
are you not misjudging those Re,
publicans who support Rule, ignorA
ing their number, and overlooking
the most important factor of our
division. We have talked over the
matter with many of our truest and
staunchest friends who support
Mr.. Rule. 1t is in sorrow, not in
anger, that they find a very great
division in our own party-many of
you do not seem to see that thou
sands of our strongest and
bravest Republicans, located in
every county and civil district, are
conscienhously unable to support
Houk longer. They supported him
heretofore under protest and with
his promise of reform. You know
he has not done so :; but has sunk to
lower depths of disgrace and drunk
enness, eliminating in landing in
jail a drunken, brawling, profane
criminal, in the capital Of the coun>
try. We sent him there to sit with
reverend and grave legislators, to
mature wise laws to guide great ma
ton of fifty millions of people to
greater destiny and a higher plane
of civilization. We love the grand
old party that has done so much for
our common country; but you force
on us candidate who our consciences
forbid us to support 1t is not
necessary to quarrel with you over
which was the regular convention or
who is the nominee. We all know
that in each county, and often in
each civil district, there were two
primary conventions. In some places
there assembled majority for Houk,
at others for Rule. Two very large
conventions met at knoxville; each
can find good grounds for claiming
to be the most regular. But all this
is out of the way. Our party is
hopelessly divided, because a very
large number can not be compelled
to support man they know to be
unworthy. They are not supporting
| a Democrat, but in Mr.. Rule they
found a good Republican; a man of
IA pure record and high character
1t is not a fight for Rule against
Houk; for if Mr. Rule should die
or withdraw from the canvass, we
would be as far from doing violence
to our consciences by voting for
Houk as now. Another good man
would be found, for, gentlemen, we
cannot and will not vote for Houk
any more. We have duty we are
compelled to fulfill we have a deep
interest in the good name of our
people; we have deep sense of the
moral responsibility resting on us
in exercising the great right of the
/ elective franchise, and we have fans
lies we are trying to. teach that hon.
esty, truth, morality and decency are
virtues to be rewarded, and that
good men do not vote for, associate
with or countenance bad men who
get drunk, get into jail, then lie
about it, and whose very vices are so
bad, that to mention them, would
make newspaper unfit to read.
No, in sorrow, not in anger, we
part with you, but so long as we feel
our responsibility to God, our duty
to our country and our families, we
cannot, we will not vote for such
men as Houk Give us Republicans
who are good, pure, worthy men,
and we are ever with you. But Houk
and such as he, cannot represent us
in a great Office without our most
solemn protest. We will not boast
of our numbers or crow over you II
we beat you. as we believe we will
but will buckle on our armor to light
with you in future for pure men and
pure principles.--Maryvllle Watch
man.
Loss Prevented.