Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-21
Grand speech by joy distilled.
NIrRo-GLYCERINE BLASTING.

NIrRo-GLYCERINEB BLASTING.
Roy's Dynamite Dampened, and Houk
Digs His Own Political Grave.
The man who would loan his name or en-
gage himself for money or other considera
ton, as tool for another person, ID rob
good men of reputation and character by
base falsehood, deception and SANDER, is a
mean man. Such biped lis the Washing
ton dynamite Roy. alias John M. Bishop,
who sometimes writes up Presidential re-
ceptions, and such like, for the Republican.
But 1neaner man still is he who inspires
Roys communications, if he doesn't write
them. The pseudo representative who
would either bribe Roy, encourage Gui-
teau or seek self-praise and self-interest be-
hind the curling smoke of their burnt pow
| der and spent dynamite, 1t Is wel-known
| eli over East Tennessee and especially in
! the 2nd Congressional District, that about
/ the 1st OF last April two members of the
old board of pension examining surgeons at
| Knoxv lie were removed, and that an ex-
rebel had been recommended by Judge
Houk to fill the place of the
| third, who was surgeon in the
Union army, and is, and as has been
regarded as Republican ever sine g. But
il was not generally known that it had
taken Judge aouk and his agents, with the
help of a dozen Or SO of disappointed pen
| 40 IL n apcCmn.I Sn
the change.
The character of the board was general
Iy known 10 be above reproach and its
standing in the depaltne at Washington
had been favorably commented upon by
u1ficia to some OF our citizens here; hence
su prise and general dissatisfaction prevail
ed, and petit on after petition went up from
almost every town and hamlet in the dis
trjct, signed by hundreds of exsoldlers,
protesting 3ainst the removal and denoune-
lug the effort as not only IN just and unwise,
but n,lXed with fraud and corruption How
ever in spite of all, the change WAS effected
and the people looked upon the affair as but
g practical illustration of the working OF
that partisan political principle which had
dug for the country the grave of a martyreo
| President; aninow scorns the falling tears Of
the nations grief and the old board hac
But it was soon discovered that somebody
would be held severely responsible for what
had been done, unless the public min(
could be blinded and corrupted by false
hood and deception. Hence, Ro5's slim.
pen was invoked. which gave forth i'll thu
Republican, of April 4th, the first install
nent screening Houk's infamy, by spittin.
. stigmas and falsehood at the reputation All
history of the board. This was answere
by me in the CHRONICLE, with promise o
more anon, to which wheeling, whining
squirming pretended reply subsequently aI
peared in the Republican of May ID. This
when analzyed, but adds force to my answe
and betrays more of the masters viilaiu3
The use of certain campaign epithets, sue
as ''mal contents" ''cess pool" &C., reveal
too plainly the identity OF the author on
of dozen or more charges we made, b
pretends TO answer but two, by quoting b
former language and stating that some en-
pioyee of the pension Office verified th
substance of his language-thus cal
ing into question the honor an
integrity Of the heads of that department
From his remarks he would have the Peep
believe that the commissioner and his chi
medical officer are quite familiar with
third class clerk, such as John NJ. Ri ,hol
on alias Roy. That he, Ro', dined and bee
III lCItONSu WIN tA4CAL III 1tSt. b1ot LllAi
a. belonged to the pension office but he, Ro
az. had access to, and exclusive right to use
sc. he pleased, others being scrupulously deni,
tc. such privileges with the property of the c
:. fee. He states that 'Houk was actuated
IL motives Of friendship for the ex soldier
= their widows and their children" and th
Hood. the medical referee, unqualified
endorses it as true
Dc THIS we believe to be an unqualified untrut
Ia IF Hood knew apyth ng about what actual
Inc Houk's action, he did not know that it VI
d ae this, aud he could not unqualiiiedly endor
'od a thing he did not know to be true.
SAYS the widows and their children" ha
not always been fairly treated by the {
board. This is falls b Jod, for they are 1
examined by the board.
ses. lie iys the department has oyerruled t
W. w: board, and in numerous asses voted Pc
sions higher than their commentator
the but f:tils TO say that in ma cases the |
oil partnent votes less PENSIONS than the boz
and recommended, and sometimes even none
sn "a all. ard does not honorably show what
outside proCf effects in both cases. he s.
IN. ..he is Informed" that the records show {
dian the decisions of the board are unjust
cad many cases of merit. The board dare
claim Instability, nor question the fahol
of the department, nor will we dispute "
IN. the CLERK ABOUT DIS eNLoHslNe tuAoini"s'
,ioed nor the various sources from which his y
can dom flows lie would here have the DO
t i'f to rate each disability" infallbiy
:. further on he grows less exacting,
nm deigning, in his clerical wisdom, to exp
cad. the duty Of the board says THAT they h
! d. no authority to instruct the pension OF
sffec- whether or pot an applicant is entitled
pension" In one section he insists thu
'' is the duty OF boards to Z
! and in another appeals to
. In In sympathy of veterans like himself
any know what "they think of a board" {
Knoxville board of course) that will il
;. mon deciding claims adversely before t
lditn Get to Washington. wonder if the
leh knows what rating is ? or what he is tall
'nca- abont? He SAYS that Hood, medical refe
detailed" to him sat length the particu
wherein the board had proven unsatista
ryo Their ..blunders." their ''mistak
their failures, their arrogance t
l'churlishness, their ''impoliteness, I
.,ity Indifference" and any other terrible Il
the board had ben guilty of such as n
- ing out incomplste certificates" maj
a false statements of examinations, de
4 ing applicants" Insulting the anthorltl
dealing unjustly with claimants,
&c. This is all untrue. and