Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-06


by ignorant crowds Of blacks vho know
nolhing Of government more Than their
ancestors did in the wild glades of their
native land.
scathtng Letter ON street Railroads.
EprroRs LEDGER: To my communica.
ton under date of the Both ult, in refer
euce to the nuisance that ladies and gen.
tlemeu are subjected to in riding on the
street cars in having big, burly, filthy
negroes of both sexes push themselves in
and take seats by their sides, ! had no
other object than hope of doing the
public service Whose sympathy have
fully); therefore had no thought OF ex-
plodine mine under me, or having walls
of wrath poured out on my head for me-
ticing abuses which any one had perfect
right to do. Twas not looking for q de-
claration of war SO soon be made. But
your correspondent says, Justice with
out courage is like water without soap.
..rrA .l.Ln :. Jaaoon or self ali
1n. uss ' 3" H.eO..-,,,>r i.oosnon.a -
v' 49,. r.alf enlisted far n
'ns' 80 s..-,sra,ha a;rt oF a Stack.
- -. .u,,or;nr ,ha r.a Of
soap, and thus give him an opportunity
u '' 80.
''.s - .a,n,.,;o, for cour.
ah,;.h !. rsII known 10 his
aso 80 L. H.. i. - ~. hoooma
Aos .o..,ho,ao.n % Ian,
.. ne'es' az. osnnao,;onI win add
~. 20 &C. q. u, ~, !" ha;na h.cLsd Nv The
!. -. ,.an y "a. ba would have the pub-
:. H|r"s",rsv No., ',b;s T,tla thing
~ Mamnb;. street railroad is
49, ia ma,.asd rsm;pds me of the
- a.. ,nnrnn .,luded N Inv
~ .I;,r .,,.ot. an him
80 tooraa Nv N. "b;o c,,s" of the
S n". e.
IL .,.o rou;nd uStockbolder,'
~, amnIoved IN ride in the
80. ,bo;r manager tn keen me-
s u,onono,;,;ro ,aa,s 70 the OK.
, 90 wh;,e roonle as "stock-
80 ...., - ;rs;naate Is the duty Of
ao,saaasro =, nasseng.rs." for the bene.
c. and nroe, If This soulless corporation.
~ "' ,:m.,,:. 81 a;,h. :,
l engage IN dihcuities' on'ys ei'hef ~
defense of my own rights or those OF my
;,,;mata friends who are unable to defend
-. us,ooLholderp dss;ras 10
'nemse,'e" .,.r. ,s:.
shirk the responsioii'y anu iea'e ~
others, while he reaps the profits OF the
hns;ness 90
uc.S-,L.,a..n sors ,hore ia M sucb
o'o'Auo e.
penalty attaching TO- passenger az mug
of one hundred dollars Oil no. And
Tins With a dash of his pen, stock
,,,,,a tho rosnors;h;l;fv
ho'uer "o"u so-..s. &C
OF protecting the d'gnity anu decenoy =,
bis own business TO passengers and
.,ranss,s" and sit smiling BY pocketing
-, s,ro,r ,b;s Ioroo. baar,ad
tue pion's 800.
magnanimiiy deserves copmenuauon
and regard. Doubtless the next sugges-
,;on will. be for the. "passse myers and
- .-,r % ,.La ohara. a ard RIM
s'rausere " 80 800 -
the cars frse o. expense 'na' o'ocA-
holder" may esjoy his Ofium cum dig
initiate. "A
The suggestion that gentleman
should engage in q negro muss" every
time he enters car for the luxury (D OF
riding few squares, would be ludicrous
we're it not ridiculous and stupid.
Stakeholder" is very willing to shrink
from what he calls penalties laPosed BY
that "rascally concern at Nashville, "A
but deems it quite proper Tor his patrons
to assume the responsibility OF the PEN
atty as individuals, as personal rem
counter With o negro would cost the
passenger only stU, wh'is the gee
ton OF negro from the cars oy the drl,
yer would cost the corporation SloOl
This is his argument, deslgneoiy forget
ting thst distributing the one hundred
dollars sIHope The etopshoiders would be
less than ten dollars to each and lsaying
out Of view the werGt damage g gentle
man would suffer from the contest, which
could not be repaired by dollars and
cents. suppose, however, stock
koldsr" drew this idea out Of his fund
Of expeFisBse,' end is very like the game
"tails ! win, heads yeA lose.
As our population is largely made up
of negroes, Stakeholder" has con,
caded, possibly, that the pleasure OF
riding negroes through the city on their
sixiy. mipptes-per-mi concern would
Al. - sbatr animal inonman