Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-20

consign him to private life, when
he may get beastly drunk without disgrac-
ing anybody but himself.
Did you whisper that ''these reports"
about Houk were greatly exaggerated?
Why the half has not been told. Before
the canvass closes the details of his drunken
acts and utterances in Washington, Nash
vile and elsewhere, will be laid bare, with
affidavits alta ched, so that Republicans may
see what manner of man is he who has
brought shame and dishonor on the people
of this district. But, really, did not the ex-
hibition he made of himself at Maryville
convince you that there was grain of truth
in ''these reports )" that he is burdened
with a habit he can neither control nor
shake off that unfts Linn to represent the
decent pc pie Vi tnis district? ID his apol-
ogy to the republicans of Blount he need
not have told them TO beware of
whisky, to keep it from their lips.
They had living evidence before
them of its blighting effects, and they fully
realize that these reports" are well found
ed, and why he was paired so often and
neglected his duties in Congress.
Consider, my esteemed friend, the cor
rupt influence of a drunken legislator
That grand English philosopher, II omas
Carlyle, left prediction that political hb-
erty will eventually result in anarchy and
social dissolution. No doubt the stern old
sage had just such awful examples as Houk
(as well as some of the misdeeds of bour-
bon Democracy before his vision when he
made the prediction. Can you contemplate
with serenity the anarchy and dire calamity
that would ensue if the Houks of America
ever get in full possession of the citadel OF
hbity; when
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climb,
And having wound their loathsome track
To the top of this huge, moldering monu-
ment of Freedom,
Hang kissing at the noble men below"
Think, Mr.. Zone who was Present" of
the intolerant spirit that whisky and ambi-
ton have developed in Houk. Did it not
almost make you fighting mad when the
boss cracked his whip and threatened the
head of an humble post-ofice clerE? Hon
orable men all over this land applauded Col
John Browplow when he hurled defiance at
the wretch who would put gag in the
mouth of each of his appointees, or on the
neck collar marked This is my dog-L.
G. Houk," aud compel them to lick his
sores and howl at the snap of his whip.
This is the hell born, anti-American spirit
that the great Garfield made war on; the
contest is going on in other States and dis
tricSs as well as ours, and by the grace of
God, the love of home and country, the
honest Republicans in this district will not
grow weary in the battle.
Now. in conclusion, my good-looking
friend, let me say you are
out of place in training
with the Houkites; they have already had
bad influence on you, as your organ letter
shows. We invite you to come away from
them; to leave the camp of the Philestines
and help us slide Houk out of Congress and
into the vale of remorse, where he can
fight his imaginary, blue blooded austocrats
and snakes We will pack his little whip
and check S baggage through, and when
you meet him en- route, with his pension
certifca in one hand and life insurance
policy in the other, you can read him the
8th verse, first chapter of Daniel, as your
apology for deserving him. Do come and
join US; Captain Rule will embrace, for
give and treat you kindly, and when you at
tend Sabbath-school the little children will
sing, especially for you, that courage-in-
spring hymn, commencing Standing by
purpose true" VIDETTE.