The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24
THAT OMAHA LETTER.
John Houk Denounced by other
Honest Newspapers.

OF some of our exchanges in regard to
the letter Houk spoke Of in his speech
at this place. fhe following will be
found of interest coming from other
papers. Wonder if lying Johnnie don't
wish he hadn't said anything about
that letter.
The cambridge News copies the.
same letter which appeared in the
TIMES Of two weeks ago and adds:
"I'his letter was also sent to all
other republican papers in this dis
trict. Quite number of them, in
Guiding our esteemed contemporary
the Messy Creek Visitor, the Mary
vile TINES and others--in fact all the
papers it was to except three-replied,
their prices ranging from $500 to S.
600. The News is one of the three
that did not reply. The only thing
that kept us from doing SO was that
We were, outside of living, making
reasonable good profit out Of the
News, and we did not know how we
could better that, and also at that
time the editor had a trade for home
in view. that he wanted to make if he
could, which he did some time since
and has settled down in cambridge to
stay.
No one would ever thought that
John Houk had hand in this, but in
his speeches he is giving our brethren
Of the quill blazes because theyofered
to sell out to a Nebraska democrat,
claiming he had the letters in his po-
session.
The letter contained only bust
ness proposition and who cared what
Mr.. elders politics were, and what
kind of paper he would run? AS a
matter of business the editor of the
News would sell anything he has, ex-
cept his wife and baby, to Mr.. Glider,
Mr.. Houk or anyone else, If the con-
sideration will sufficiently reward us.
But sell our principle. Mr.. Houk
never!"
The Knoxville Daily Journal in
commenting on this says;
at is upon that basis that Alabama
Dicks candidate for congress is at
tempting to show that the county
press of this district is corrupt and
venal, and that ergo, their endorse
ment of Judge Gibson has been Sc
cured by the corrupt use of money.
1t is difficult to speak Of this matter.
with moderation: but the Journal will
endeavor to speak moderately.
The attention of the reader is di-
rected to the letter of Mr.. Glider, who
1t now transpires, was the tool of ma
liclous schemers. 1t is SO carefully
written that no man on earth, and es-
pecially no newspaper man, would
suspect an Interior motive. "On &C
count of the bad health of my wife, "
says Mr.. Glider. Not satisfied with
being a tool, and an hired one, in all
probability, he hides behind petticoats
to execute his employers scheme.
Honorable man!
He then proceeds exactly as prac
teal man who desired to change his
location but was prudent and eau
tious. Note the questions. What is
the the population of the town and
county? What per cent of the popu-
lation is colored? What legal print
ing do you getp Circulation? Credit
or cash system? How much of job
outfit What make of presS3 Cost
of composition? Union or non-union?
Lowest cash price? What could be
more innocent on its face or more
business like?
To this letter as the News says, q
good many answers were made, bona
fide business propositions and these
answers Mr.. Houk has been exhibit
ing, but not reading, as an evidence
of the venahty of the county press
Oh, shame, where is thy blush? TC
what depths of ignorance MIR. Houl
must think his constituents have faller
or to what depts of deceit Mr.. Houl
himself must have fallen!
But the end sought viii not be &C
complished. The truth has fou
weeks to run in and in that time i
will beat falsehood even though tn,
latter has two weeks the start TIL
Journal knows every newspaper pub