The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-11-10
A TENNESSEE CANVASS.
Congressman L. Q. Houk Tells How It II
Himself, With Word about His Rival.
Knoxville Tribune.

Knoxyiile Tribune.
began the campaign At Maryville with =
decent speech. [Applause.l It was moral
speech. [Applause.1 It would have dons
to deliver in Sunday school lapplausel, .
Methodist conference (applausel, Presby-
terisn synod [spplausel, or Baptist associa-
tion. (Applause.l But Rule followed with
his filthy, dirty, villifying piece, and I now
mean to fight the devil with fire. tApplausel
But Mr.. Rule Is trying to come the morality
dodge over me. [Hurrah for Rulel. Oh,
he Is so COED. (Applausel. So good that !
wonder he remains on this mundane. ZAP
plsussl. So good that It is wonder he has
not, like old Elijah, gone up in chariot Of
fire. [Applausel. And he will 60 up on
I'd day Of next November. [Applausel. Blu.
let us see how good he is. An attempt wsa
made some time ago to reorg anizea certain
church in this city for the purpose Of defeat.
Ing mo for Congress and elscting Rule.
lHurrah for Rulel. lHurrah for Houkl. II
was the Methodist church, the one belong
to. [Derisive jeers.l (Hurrah for Houk.1
And the one Rule belongs 10 (hurrah fol
Rulel and am in good standing, too, ZAP
plause aud jeesl, though II tho discipline
was rigidly enforced the Lord knows where
me and Rule wsuld both be; but you see
always pay the preacher [hurrah for Houk]
and my Methodist brethren always vote fol
me. lApplausel. But Rule accuses me oi
drunkenness [hurrah for Houkl, but car
prove by him that have been sober for two
weeks. (Applausel. I can say that If 1t had
been in my power would destroy the art Of
making alcohol. It Is . bad thing. It gets
away with fellow sometimes. [Applausel
know it by experience [hurrah for Houk]
and so does Rule. [Hurrah for Rulel.
acknowledge that have taken little toe
much when tired and weary. [Hurrah fol
Houk.] But Rale drinks more whisky than
do. [Hurrah for Rulel. He Is an every.
day, constant drinker. (Applausel. He
guzzles it all the time. [Applausel. I Ionly
Congressionally get too much. GHurrah for
Houkl. ("I have heard 1t sometimes lasts q
month";" said voice in the crowd.l That
depends upon the kind of whisky, my friend.
[Great applausel. never drank until my
health was destroyed in war, and then wsa
advised by my physician to do it [applausel,
and sometimes think the medicine Is worse
thu the disease. tApplause.] Twelve
years ago resolve never to enter bar-room
and have never violated that pledge. IA
prolonged whistle from some one in the
crowd. But Rule walks right up to the bal
and drinks his whisky and guzzlss his beer
right over the counter like . common sot
CApplause.l Rule says was drunk in
Nashville all the time during the Senatori-
al contest. [Hurrah for Houkl. 1t Is lie
but Rule was drunk himself. [Applausel. ]
know 1t and Arch Hughes knows II. Zap
plauseJ. If Arch Hughes will write le.tel
stating that Mr.. Rule was not drunk in Nash
Vile then will abandon the canvass, &C
home and vote for Rule. lApplausel.
say saw him dunk. (Hurrah for Rule,
saw him leaning helplessly up against ,
house with mutilated cigar stump in hi
mouth. (Applausel. And he was so drunl
that he put the lighted end In his mouth an,
burnt his tongue prolonged applausel, an,
the scar is there yet. (Applsuse]. II tn,
! scar Is not on his tongue I will agree :,
abandon the race for Congress. tHurral
| for Houk.1