The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-02-14
EDITORIAL.
EI0UK VISITS BL0UNT.

TDurseSque statesman came over 10
loyal Bl0unt last Thursday night
The day before something else
came over as fOrerunner, and we
get ii from those who are on the
inside that it spoke. with a "fery
t3Songue" in its efforts to prepare the
way for Johnnie. This "forerunner"
was shipped in keg, and it is said
1T much resembled the vessel in
which John carried his SNAKE
,VMedicine" while boarding the fero-
Sieus duck in his den. This did not
seem TO buy many votes in Blount.
That night the colored band hon
cred our Congressman with a sere-
'1ade, and he stepped out and said
IN substance this: 81 don't know
whether you mean this for me or
.Sehn Parsons. | have stood by
stsse cOlored people in Knox county
md in Biouut. | like black vote
Us well rs do a white vote. That
WAS a good piece of music you gave
rs, give US some more"
With this he could not stand the
Iyressure any longer, and into the
&xatel he bolted, never once offering
TO shake hands with the boys nor
We'll them a story, nor do anything
Chat his honored and iamented
ssather would have done. He stood
14nere cold, Indifferent and unfeel-
Mng-a miserable failure as cordial
vSwhole-soued man, and still more
miserable failureras a representa-
Give of the interests of the people.
80 what a failure!
That night he called in a few adj
''ufsers, thus following out his "star
chamber" plan Of campaign, but no
475ne in this county seemed to be
asarticularly hurting themselves in
behalf of our Congressman, and II
Eais looks next day were an index to
qalae news received the night before,
IL lis safe to say it wasn'tvery pleas
ant, for there isn't anything very
pleasant to relate on the Houk side
,oof the question in Blount.
Friday he came creeping up town
rs far as the court house, passing
- large number of men without
even speaking. Then he managed
to get up stairs and in the very
a&ck room as quick as possible. II
was rumored around town that
Houk had actually come up to the
court house, and from fifty to one
hundred men gathered in front OF
She building to see him and hear
him talk il possible. But when he
came cnt be walked straight ahead
enever noticing this big body OF
2aen, and only speaking to foul
1oen 10y actual count. This was
tsS0ne in cold and heartless man
ssse-, and he then solemnly walked
III to the hotel, going the distance
q d. three or four blocks without
Earning his head to the right oil
Aeft. With his head down he
locked out from under his eyebrows
like guilty criminal.
That afternoon he started for the
COVER end Of this county trying tC
get as far from Knoxville as posi-
& aie, where he was billed to speak
Saturday night. On his way he
G met a well known citizen of this
county who lives in the first dis
irict and told him he was going to
stay at his house that night. The
gentleman told him all right, to &c
ahead, the boys would treat him al
light, but NE could not 60 back, AZ
ae wanted to see his father, who
ives st Rockford. and had TO 60 tt
Knoxville ext day-Saturday.
Then John told him to go to thu
2epa5Iican office and tell Austin
aud Link that he had gotten far
lher ouJ than he thought he would
and it wOuld be impossible for hin
% get to Knoxville until Sunda.
evening. This you see would lie
iim ont Ufspeaking as ADVERTISED
at Knoxville, Saturday night.
Saturday TIMES man was il
Knoxville and there was grea
excitement among The Houk CO
lorts. Link, Austin and the rest @
the CAT Y we're running aroun'
seeking Information of the where
ab0uts OF ohm. In one of theirez
eited furays in search of news the
EUn up0n The TINES man and want
nd IN snnN if he had seen Johr
Eager 70 he'p all he could, he toll
lhesn tha, sheir worthy candidat
lad las. &eeA seen going at rapi
rats s0wdrd the lower end of Bloun
with John Parsons. They tels
phoaed 20 Greenback and othe
points, and runners were sent on