The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-08-09
SI.oo A YEAR.

orably dismissed from The ar@F.
with having been engaged in rS@-
sing counterfit money, anJ wits
having been removed fIom kiS ~
flee as judge by the legislature fts
drunkenness, but the people elected
him to congress in spite OF those
charges. defended Judge liouk
against these charges; defe en9ed
him with my voice, my pen and my
pocket-hook and | never then eX-
pected that the day world come
when Judge Houk's sons w0uA
show their gratitude TO me fer de-
Tending their father, by trying to
make people believe that ] glis in
the rebel army and never was con-
nee ed with the union army.
When Gibson was fighting Judge
Houk's battles he was great m&a
and good man, and was deemed
worthy of all honor; but now ihas
the Judge is dead and Siokmf's
friends think that his tiine has a,
last come to represent them in eer-
gress, behold Gibson is charS@a
with being very bad man.
The people see through these
small political tricks. The people
love fair play, and I am willing
that they may decide between als
and the men who are abusing ale.
by repeating falsehoods invented
seventeen years ago by democratic
politicians.
RUNNING on HIS PEACE RECoRR
The claim that | am running Cor
congress on my "war record ia
one made by my opponents ta
throw newspaper balls at. l re-
spectfully inform my opponents
mat am running for congress on
my peace record. These are days
of peace, and not days Of waf- ID
they were days of war l w0ai&
cheerfully give way to my warlike
opponents, and would rejoice 10 see
them marching to the front, sald
facing full battery loaded to the
muzze with grape shot and canis-
ter. But the people do not need
soldiers right now. The war AZ
over, over twenty-eight years ago.
We now want men to devise means
to enable the farmer to get be tier
price for his produce and to enable
the laboring man to get more work
and better pay.
My reace record covers twenty
six years of active work in behalf
Of the republican party. In that
period | have made fourteen can
vases, speaking from twenty Ia
sixty times in each canvass, many
OF The canvasses covering the whole
district, and several extending ta
other sections OF the state. Many
of my speeches have been publish
ed and scattered all over the-state.
| have attended most the congress
sional and state conventions sjncG
the war, and have drawn several
of our state platforms. ln lhtS
same period | have spent several
years as editor Of republican news
papers, and when not editor MY
pen has been at work in the cause
of my party. l served ia the con-
stitutional convention Of 1870, and
in both branches of the state legis-
lature and the work ! did in those
bodies remains on the statute books
to this day, and will be brought ia
the attention of the people in due
season. This Is the reco d / ana
running for congress on; and / asn
W ling to compare my peace rec
ord with that Of Mr. John Q. Houk,
also.
THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT TIME.
Iii the republican party thinks
twenty-siX years of hard, faith IS.
ceaseless work for its welfare 4 sUl-
ticient apprenticeship for a seat ia
congress, | will be proud 0I tas
honor. If they think Mr.. a;US
has a better war record or 4 better
peace record, or can do them ninGa
and better service In congre's, i-k
him be chosen.
These are hard times in wii5h
we are now living, j. may be that
neither congress nor the lpgislatuve
can help US. Nevertheless, the
people feel that they need their
most faithful and most experienced
men to serve them; and candidates
for congress should be engaged in
discussing the needs Of the people,
the cause of the hard times and the
proper measures to bring betlet
/, times, instead of throwing mua az
! each other, and comparing "wat
records" and digging in democrat
, ic graveyards.
In due time | expect to give my
opponents a chance to meet ms;
face to face before the people, to
discuss with me all such measures
!, as each Ofus may suggest ta bring
better times. hope to engage IN q
canvass that the people viii con-
slider honorable and fair; and / will
not resort to tricks; nor mud throw
, ing, nor abuse. have too mucb
respect for the people, too much re-
spect for the office 1 hold and the
office l seek, and too much respeci
for myself, to engage in misrepre-
sentatiOn or abuse. Ihe United
= States is now the greatest naJis3l
! in the world, and the mau who ~
pires to be one of her ccSr, ga
; to make laws for her, shouts - 1
man too broad-minded, too large
hearted, too open-handed, to en-
gage i'm little schemes ard tricks.
, In conclusion. wish to return na,
j thanks to the thousands 0f'srDn an,
tried republicans who are actiVsIl
and bravely advocating my eisf
, tion in all the counties. The mass