Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-21
mAFORAETY.

for not doing that which 1t was not IN
! his or any other persons power to DO,
can tell what that paper has published
that was ineligible or tangible, We q on
fess he is more expert and quick 70
gather form and proportions from vague
and general phTaseologys and o
h.. through an Opaque body tina we are.
! Yet the BsdJetin, as II it had laid down
/ plain propositions aud argued them with
proof beyond the possibility of refuta-
ton. asserts:
i" Indeed there is not a single thing the
;, Bulletin has advanced respecting the
MAYORS official proceedings refuted-for
the reason that the Buletin's smart
ness In the matter, consisted OF the
simplicity Of truth, which is irrefuteble."
The Bulletin has advanced nothing
but a general querulous complaint that
the bfayor has not accomplished all that
could have been desired. 1t has speci-
fled nothing, save that he bad not made
q quarterly statement OF the hnaneial
condition of the city, when the Board OF
= Aldermen bad the monthly statement
OF the finances Of the city, which might
have been published by all the papers in
the city. There is not in al the articles
daily illuminated in he pbet'n, another
specI6c charge, and we are not alone IN
moi eom~prehending what that pa
per is tanning at,h except that
{ II ia twisting and turning over
its General terms OF dispsrSgement
and d~etraetion, hoping to injury
without mourning responsibility. rms
much, at least, has grown out OF the con-
~troversv which has arisen-the tacit ad-
mission that ]. 3. Bingham is the re-
s,5cDsible editor Of the Bulletin n Is
using its columns fer his wi selfish pur-
Doses. either TO ipjure those who have Of
fsnded his dignity, or advance some in
bsrsst that D. 20 rebound to his own ad-
vantapa. He never discovered that
LMavor Lohand did not discharge the
I duties OF his Office vigorously o efn-
GENTLY, until the attempt to get posses
sion OF the Memphis and Louisville rail
road by Tomenyg and Blnghsm vas
frustrated All who read the Bulletin,
ar, eUsre that the most vehement and
violent invectives were poured out upon
the management OF that road, and II the
Rlgrsf.n had been believed (which 1t was
nofl there was 10 doubt that the road
Womb be wrestsd from its old managers
and placed 10 the hands Of the new aspir-
auta who were so certain they had al
ready msde arrangements Tor a clean
sWeeD Of the employees, and the success
rsors were even invited, and came 20 the
citv. or course they were subjected to
no little disappointment, and hatred
venom have been ranking in Blngdam's
craw ever since, which he is now letting
out upon the Mayor for his trum
atty in procuriBgAis defeat. 6.
As Romeo says OF Juliet IN the play
uSbe suesks, vet she says nothing" so
it may be said Of Bingham ana MS bH-
tlsfiaZfor il is, after all, but his mouth
riecs. the other so-called cO-pRTceners
being mutes. so far SIS its control is con
/ cerred. He became 50 Odious that for his
| pecuuiary Interest it was thought best
rs name should Re retired" cut he is
1.-THE big dog Of the lanyard f" still.
W. have already shown that Mayor
Lafand did all in his power 10 oenent
the city. His recommendations TO The
Board Of Aldermen were conceived In
the RIGHT shirt and were governed by a
large. liberal and enlightened policy,
lacking always To q prudent and wise
/ economy, and embracing the best inter
e.ts of the city. These recommends
tons are not denied by the Bulletin u
[ il says:
"Even the recommendations of the
/ Mayor to others, to do the great wofks he
failed to accomplish shrink down, etc"
Now. what could any Mayor have
! UlAH.NEhNe IEEAAlLAEAA ~ A. LAO1AA .
Vgaat could he have accomplished with
I out the cooperative action Of the Board ?
And vet the BdNetjR would have people
believe thst everything lay in the power
Of the Mayor, and that for wsnt of en-
ergv or proper motive, he failed TO ae-
eompljsh any thing! In pressing the
! Mic lson pavement, he urged a contract
thai would have secured the COM
pletion of the psvemeEts contem-
Mated. and on better terms for
the city and property owners than
was afterwards determined OF against
his advice. The policy he devised would
have greatly enhanced the value of city
securities, and brought the scrip TO the
/ n~eighborhoOd Of par value. When bonds
might have been negotiated, he recon-
meuded that they should be placed IN
the market TO relieve the city of pressing
Indebtedness. He recommended that
bonds should be issued and schOol-houses
huiIt, instead Of renting and repairing
f~nronyeniept structures which cost more
than the interest on the bonds. He re-
/ commended that bonds, authorized by
the charter, should be Issued for the.
erection OF water works and construction
of sewerage, and a complete survey,
with ell the drawings and specifications,
gre in possession of the city. Thai the
action of the Mayor has been consistent
with prudence and the interests Of the
CRY. ID need only be shown who consti
tute the water-works commission, which
was ORGANIZED last March, viz w. r.
Hunt. Charles Jones, D. Pante, r. d.
Bsugh, J. J. Murphy, John Overton,Jr.
and w. B. Greenlsw. 1t would be
supposed that These gentlemen
were interested in the city's welfare, and
acting ia cooperation with them, and
sustained by the Board. the Mayor must
have accomplished something for the
beue6t Of the city. The survey cost
about SIS, 900, the amount being increased
by the depreciation OF scrip which the
Mayor could not control, any more than
he could compel banks to take it at par,
or increase their circulation to make
money more abundant.
Every effort has been made by the
Mayor to effect an economical admins
4 trstion Of the city government. In bis
last message, he SAID With a proper
SYSTEM Of retTenchment, strictly OBJ
served. III floating debt can be paid off
In ore wear, and g considerable amount
of scrio may be soon retired ia these
tweIya months notes n-nOtes to run
twelve mAuGbs, bearing six per cent.
interest which he advised 70 be issued.
He more than once advised the sale Of
! the cams and carts, and the discharge Of
the eatire street force, as coating he city
/ more than the benefit accruing from
their service, and recommended that
such heavy service as they performed
should be let out by contract as the
sheaDer mode. He also recommended
mat the chain-gang, costing the city
5000 per month, mOfe than all the ser
vice rendered was worth, ahoUld be
turned over to the Metropolitan Police.
In bis hrstnessRge to the Board, Mayor
| Lsdand advised the issue of 81, OOO. 600 Of
binds. the Interest on which would be
$50 600. He showed that the ordinary
animal expenses alone, under the old
sys.em. was for streets, St93, 2l3 wells
4 ssd ic,starns. Sl4 7S7 schools, rents and
~reBairs, SlO,4iz making an aggregate
Of S224.4l2 in three departments alone.
Il OF this. Cess interest S60,O00G, there
might be saved S154,4l2 to be applied 10
good, substantial improvements.
We have already occupied our pre-
scFiOsa limits, but have shown enough
70 sstify any but ths most determined
i~ncredulty, or selfish am0iuo1i lhst
MAYOR LOdand has not been smenable
10 the charge of ineficleney, negligence,
or want OF concern for the city's inter
He gives them his undivided at
t%ertiop, understands the affairs of the
eli 1througl the entire routine, is sober,
industrious and discreet, and has dis
charged the duties OF his ONCE with an
eve single to the advantage and benefit
~ the city. In selecting a candidate,
the CONSERVATIVES can tring no person
into The field with IS sure prospects of
svccsas GIVES.
4 RALLY IN THE SEVENTH WARD.
There vas a spirited and influential
meeting Of the Conservative citizens OF
line Seventh Ward, held last night to