The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-03-21
MASS-MEETING.
Of Indignant citizens who ex-
press Themselves Boldly.
Our Traitorous Committeeman De-
nourced and drawn over the
Goals for his Slavishness.

Wednesday evening after The
news was received in Maryville of
what the congressional committee
had done, great Indignation was
expressed on all sides and 1t was
resolved that there should be a
grand Indignation mass meeting
held at the court house that night.
w. d. Wright, of Morgan County,
who has SO valiently and so elO-
quently plead the rights of the re-
publicans before that committee,
came over on the train that night
TO visit his brother, Rev. ]. G.
Wright, and a committee Of citi-
zens waited on him with an invita-
ton to address the meeting. He
accepted and after James Greer
had been elected Chairma, and LIS.
Goddard Sec. of the meeting, DIR.
John A. Goddard introduced the
Honorable committeeman from
Morgan, who in brilliant, able
and eloquent speech showed up
the corrupt proceedings of the COM
mittee meeting and defended the
rights of the people. Mr.. Wright
favorably impressed the PEOPLE
of this town and they are all anx-
ious to remember him in a more
sub stantial way with their votes,
should he ever seek Office at the
hands of the people.
TN. Brown was called and in a
red hot speech strongly denounced
the action of the Houk committee
men in DISTINGUISHING the voters OF
this ana other counties. He then
read the following resolutions
which were almost unanimously
ad,p,ed-Dr Blankinship being
the only man opposing them;
RHsofVED:-That We the repnb-
Leans OF Blount county IN mas
meeting assembled do hereby pub.
Iiclv express our Indignation and
utter contempt for the majority OF
Inc Republican Congressional Com
mitl.e In their nefarious action III
irving To over ride aud set aside the
S9yrTeiuu will OF the Republicans
Of this Congressional District, they
have acted as traitors to the trus'
rpposed in them, as traitors To the
cniIutic, who sent them to repre-
sat them. AS traitors 10 the lie
uup,icans of this Congressioha
blstri t and as traitors to the sent
meats and feeling of iMr play aht
Justice that rauSles in the breast o
yvry true and honest republican.
We Ne reby desire TO specially eN
press our Indignation towards Johr
Z. Hale for So grossly misrepresent
ing the Loyal Old County OF B'oun
in said committee, for utterly dis
regarding the wishes OF the repub
licaas of the county as expressed
bv their ballots for sitting still an(
keeping his mouth shut Ike a clan
while the Republicans OF GU
county were being slandered b!
John Houk before the commltte'
and accused OF defraudlng, cheat
ing and buying aud selling thei
votes. BY sitting by and seeing
the votes set side as fraudulen
and vet doing the bidding OF Dc
Austin aud J, hn Houk like
servile Siave--We hereby bran'
him a crater to his county, to GU
people aud to the trust reposed
him aud say that he is unworthy I
ever receive the confidence OF Tn
people aSaln. .
We express our admiration II
fIessrs Wright of Morgan Ellis
SEWER and Buttram of Scott IL
their bold manly and able fiSh, l.
rirht and Justice. They are worth
of any confidence the people IN"
repose in them.