Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-11-05
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COAL CREEK,

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| Which only Makes Votes for Rule.
Coal CREEK, November 2, 1892
| Mr. EDITOR: Tuesday evening, of this
week, was the time set apart for grand
rally of our citizens in the interest of our
standard bearer Hon. VIM. Rule, and the
occasion was TUNED to the best account that
circumstances would admit The rains
which had continued at intervals during the
day, became ineessant towards evening, and
continued up into the night, SO as to render
the outlook very unpromising. But not
withstanding the rain, good attendance
was secured, and the speaking was grand
success for our cause.
A good crowd met Captain Rule at the
train, and accompanied hum to the Baptist
Church, headed by the brass band. Mean
while nice pyrotechnic display was made
in front of the church, which mingled fire
and smoke with the falling rain, until the
house was filled with anxious listen
| ers to hear Mr.. Rule discuss
| the issues of the canvass This he
did to the full satisfaction of his friends, in
an able and eloquent speech of two hours.
| 1t is to be regrs tted however, that about
four parties filled with ''Houk pizen" re-
| manned on the outside for the purpose of
creating what disturbance they and few
boys were able to keep up. We have it
from good authority that these parties went
there with the avowed purpose of trying to
break up the meeting, but found their un-
dertak!!ng too large. They then committed
themselves to such unseemly conduct that it
was denounced by good men of all parties
as beneath the dignity of men who either
| love their country, or respect the rights of
their friends and neighbors, or advocate
any cause upon just and gentlemanly prin-
ciples." 1t Is hardly necessary for us to
add that their dlsgraceful behavior disgust
ed all good men, even the better element of
Houks supporters. If this code of tactics
has been practiced by Houk's supporters all
over the district, Rules majority will sur
| pass the expectations of his friends, for such
| methods of procedure can have no
| other effect than to drive good men
into the Rule ranks, In order that morality
and decency may prevail, and establish the
right over the wrong. If such spirit as
this is TO predominant in the election of
basely immoral men to positions of pnbhc
trust, we would better call home our mis-
sionaries from the heather lands, and as
sign them to fields of labor nearer home
| But we do not believe the good people of
our district are ready to submit to this new
method of applying the lash, and we earnest
ly hope they will respond with scathing
| robuke.
The audience within, however, composed
as it was-of the honest, sober, quiet
| yeomanry of the country, would not allow
any disturbance to deprive them of hearing
the speech Upon the contrary, they
showed their appreciation by close atten-
| tInn UIpOlaI with rOI1ndC n a1onianSa. and
| when drunken Houkite was invited in to
take a seat on the mourner's bench, the
house was brought down in one continuous
| round. The character of the two cam
paigns was very forcibly exemplifed by the
speaking here. The Rule men were orderly
and peaceable, relying upon facts and
figures, with due exercise of reason,
to achieve their victory, while the Houk
men seemed to rely on the party lash,
applied by the bosses, appeals to passions
and prejudices, and the efficacy of bull
doing, to hold together the fragments OF
their waning cause. We are glad that the
day is near when the good people of our
section will be called on to render their YER
dict as to which method and what cause is
worthy of their support. We have the
very best of reasons from all parts of ou1
county, for saying that old Anderson will,
on next tuesday, give her decision in favor
of the former, and roll up good round
majority for Rule. If his speeches
| have had such telling effect
all over the district as they have
here, there is no salvation for Houk and his
Ofhceholders. Scores of the best men OF
our county went away from here fully
equipped with truth, to battle for Rule til
the polls are closed. We confidentialiy ex-
pect good majority in this county, TO,
Rule. URIAH j. HUoKLEBY.
ALIENS BRAIN FooD positively cures Ner-
| vousness Nervous Debility and all Weakness,