Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-25

| financial, tariff, pension and all other poll
cies Of the Republican party, and as pos
sessing wise discretion and judgment as
to public policies generally, rendering him
| useful to the country and the Republican
party as a national org inization.
No man in Congress has worked harder
or accomplished more for the Union SOL
diers, or any other class of citizens of his
di strict than Mr.. Houk.
| His unassuming, but constant loyalty and
devotion to the best interests of his con-
stituents of every class, and his diligence in
their behalf, are proverbial in Washington,
and the name of the younger Houk as well
as that of the elder Houk, is inseparably
associated in the mind of the country, with
the remarkable history of their District,
tile Republican majority, under their leader
ship having leaped from seven hundred to
fourteen thousand in fifteen years, a most
unprecedented showing, being an increase
of about two thousand votes every election.
The history of the Knoxville Congressional
district shows that under the leadership of
the Houks the party has marched forward,
never backward, and the Republicans Of the
nation appreciate the fact. Mr.. Houk has
always been ceaseless in his labors for the
old soldiers, their widows and orphans, aud
the claimants generally of his district, and
ever ready to prevent, if possible, any in
| Jury or injustice to them and denounce any
thing calculated to bring reproach in the
eyes of the nation upon the fair name and
record of the brave soldiers of East Ten
nessee.
The Republican party has achieved its
victories and engrafted its policies upon the
country by reason of the correctness of its
principles and by reason of organization
and discipline in its ranks. The man who
resists or attacks the organization and dis
cipline of the party is as much disorgan-
izer and bolter as if he denies or attacks
its principles. The destruction of the Or
ganization and discipline of the party in
any district is in the direction of the over
throw of Republican principles to the ex-
tent of the loss of one vote in Congress,
not to take into account the loss of the
party locally.
To profess loyal allegiance to the princi
Piles of the party and unbounded love for
majority rule, and at the same time attack
and seek to discredit the party organization
| and leaders, has characterized every bolter
since the foundation of parties, and the eff
forts of Mr.. Gibson to discredt the regular
organization of your district is but verifi-
cation of history.
During the dark days of the Rebellion
the national government never appealed in
vain to the loyalists of your district. AS its
patriotism was the pride of the nation then,
its Republicanism is the pride of the Re-
publieans of the nation now.
Your districts heroic sons responded to
the call of the national government then,
and it is believed that It's loyal Republi cans
will respond to the appeal of the national
Republican organization now to rally to the
support Of Hon. Jno. c. Houk, who re-
ceived a majority of the legal votes cast in
the primary election and is the regular
nominee of the Republican party under its
laws and regulations.
With great love and admiration for the
unconquered and unconquerable followers
of Brownlow, Maynard and Houk and all
true Republicans of their historic district,
l am, Very truly yours
(Signed) JosEPH H. MANLEY,
Chairman National Republican Executive
i Committee.