Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-01

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A time has at last arrived when the
issue, So. long delayed, is to be msde,
Whether white men are TO rule in thiI
1 city whether we are TO be governed by
negroes through uuprineipled aud siru
/ leut partisans, and our city government
to be put under the management Of iner
notably leaders Of the negro elemsnt
Radical in all their tendencies, and en-
trely under the manipulation Of 4
gigantic monopoly.
Are negroes to govern, or white men
The answer is plain and must be given
by you at the ballot.box on the day ol
election.
Too long have we suffered under the
control OF Radical politicians. Our
State affairs, 10 hopeless confusion
are entirely at the mercy Of the class
you are called upen to oppose at the
ballot box, and our city and county are
well nigh bankrupt by the same man
sgement. Taxation has swelled 10 .
sum beyond ths ability Of our best raen
70 pay, and our city, prey to the worst
elements Of society, is overrun with bad
men, whose violence, vinked at by Rad
ical judicial and other effice- holders, has
brought opprObrium upon the city ard
so endangered the interests Of every
man In this community.
The property-holder, the merchant,
the mechanic, laborer and professional
man are all bound by ties OF synpa .hy
and interest 70 vote the Conservative
ticket.
Do not be deceived by the advice OF
designing men, active in the interest of
Mr.. FITcH. They will tell you that
there is no possibility of eleeting our can
didste. Pay no attention to them.
Determines that, win or lose, you viii
perform your whole duty, and vote the
Conservative ticket.
No true man will measure bis piin-
ciples by success, or be guided by success
in the support of party. Thst is the
conduct only OF the weak, the denaa-
gogue, and the time-server.
We DO not ask you to vote for n en-
merely, out measures policy, and the
ascendancy Of our race.
Remember the elections Of last year
Remember TIC poor black men herded
like cattle to the shsmbles, driven 70 n's
polls and forced to vote for the men
Rsdlesl selection. Remember tbs at is
the Radical Legislature -.,sssdd & tkelr sp-
poiutees who have Listened upon US all
thst Is odiogs5 6urdensome and intoler-
able Of State, city and county legislation.
And remember that to vote for any man
in sympathy with that party is to vote
the perpetuation Of their powers and in
fuences.
The people OF the Northern States
look to Us to do something for ourselves.
That they are in sympathy with US the
late elections prove. Give them your
vote for the substantiation OF the Con-
servative party and the election Of the
ticket.
DR.. Lef5wich, our candidate for Mayer,
has been tried. True to principle, up
right in his dealings with his fellowman,
devoted to theinterests Of Memphis and
the State CT fTennessee, and experienced
in public affairs, we feel we can present
him to you for your sufffages, confident
that not only your votes will be given,
but your every exertion viii be made ln
his behalf.
or the other candidates we need not
speak. They are known to you, and
will, we ask and hope, have your en-
a. the polls.
Quietly, decently and orderly, work
at the seYera! polling places. Be not
content with depositing your own vote,
but 90 after your Indifferent friends, ard
make them vote also. Look well to
your interests, and do your whola duty
BY order Of the Executivs Committee
Of Memphis.
+. D. BAUGH, Chairman.