Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-11-10

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complaints to make. Under the
same circumstances / would again
| take the same course. = In all of the
seventy speeches made during the
| campaign | was almost universally
| treated with the utmost respect by
| my audiences. | did not descend
| to the level of clown or a
bIackguard, and made no
charges against my competitor
that I was not able to prove. l did
not deal In personal abuse, but in
plain, unvarnished facts, bearing
upo. his official record. l have
spoken no words and have commit
ted no acts of which [ am ashamed,
and though defeated at the ballot
box, I am proud of my friends, and
am in no sense the victim of remorse
or disappointment, I believe that L
have discharged my duty to my
party and to the people of the dis
trict. It is all over now, and what /
have done meets with the fullest
approval of my own conscience, and
| am satisfied that time will vindi
cate the rectitude of my course
I take this method of returning
my earnest and devoted friends
and supporters throughout the dis
trict, nay sincere thanks for their
sympathy and support They were
not influenced by sordid or selfish
motives Not one of them support
ed-me because of any promise of fq
ture reward IN the shape of Office or
otherwise. The ambition of my life
will be to show myself worthy of
the confidence of such friends.
l was not ignorant of the odds
against which [ would have had
to contend L knew that my
competitors connection with the
Huobell committee, would secure
for him large sum of money to be
used IN securing my defeat, as he
did. | knew that his Identification
with the '-stalwart faction of the
Republican party and his enmity
against Garfield would assure him
the support Of that faction. / knew
that I had to contend with this dess
perate and INSCRIPTIONS faction, In
none of these things have been de-
ceived, and had [ considered only
self, and only the brief present,
might well have shrank
from the task. But I was
satisfied that the future would show,
that, whether as Republican OF as
citizen, was doing what was for
the good of the country and of the
party. I have not changed my mind
and can afford to wait for the vindi-
cation that is sure to come in
time.
On resuning the editorial chair, 1
do so with a light heart and clear
conscience. My energies viii be
directed towards making the CHRoN~
ICLE the best and most reliable news
paper IN the State My whole time
and attention shall be directed to
that end I shall continue to up
hold the principles upon which
the Republican party Is founded,
! with Whatever zeal and ability am
able to command. If [ can contribute
anything towards rescuing Republin
| canism from the faction of bosses
under whose control the grand old
party met with such an overwhelm-
ing defeat in the Northern States on
Tuesday will gladly do it. be-
lieve that this defeat is the legitimate
result of the unseemly and indfensi
bic var made against the late PRESS
dent Garfield, The people have spoken
in thundertones against the would-bI
bosses, and it is to be hoped that The
party managers will take warning il
time to avert calamity In 1884
with malice toward none, Will
charity for all, with frmness in tn
right as God gives me to see tn
right, . I cheerfully resume the al
duous duties which have performe
in my humble way for these man
years, with so much pleasure t
; myself, eudeavoring to make
living for my family and q
; the same time do something for th
community in which 1 live, my Stat
and my country. Sincerely trustin
J that no occasion may arise in til
L future, when duty seems to point
different field, less pleasing an
) less III accordance with my desire
y tastes and inclinations, I am,
Yours Respectfully, &c,
i WIN. RULE,
= CO.
d AFTER all the rascality of Boz
q Tweed was exposed he was electe
: to the New York senate by te
a Thousand majority. But he W,