Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-06
. wopD on PROPERTY QUALIFI-
CATION.

Tn the discussion of question LOT
nublic information we regard 1t as unne
cessarv to belabor it and besmear 1t WIN
all the filthy words of our language We
nr.sume upon the intelligence OF our
readers. and only state fairly our views IN
a, clear and precise English as possible
The attempt of few old party dema-
youues and interested dead beats to have
The needed reform in the pending CITY
charter before the Legislature stricken
ont will doubtless fell. The bill has
rassed the Senate with the appreciation
of every good citizen in Memphis
The House of Representatives Will now
take it up for action. What will be lis
fate we are unable to predict Knowing.
ones pretend that the property part WIN
be stricken out If such should be the
case II would be contrary to the desire OF
every interested man in the city. we
hear a great clamor through the col
umps of a certain Black Republican
sheet of This city sbou; the rights OF the
moor man. etc. Well the people under
stand all that, and have no faith IN
;ourusl that has belied its people and
PARTY in every instance when interest has
held out the glitteriDg reward The
amount of indignation felt BY this Jeffer-
son street newspaper can all be trace
able to its own selfish purposes. A
rssnectabIe Board of Aldermen and
CITY Council would not, perhaps, CONSIDER
10 the selection of newspaper Tor The
city printing this dirty and filthy sheet
that 90 loves the dear people as to be re-
CARELESS of color or sex. Ithss assumed
to represent the poor mans interest ana
views, when every gentleman almost In
he land ia of that cissa. They scorn
to be represented by newspaper which
regards the negro as good as white msn'
II would, no doubt, tickle the heart OF
this old leviathan to have our city gov
eminent filled with blacks. These are
the poer only who plead SO sloquently at
the gate Of our contemporary. We ctal-
lenee the investigation of any map or
newspaper who feels interested in the
the property qualification, as prescribed
in our city charter. to 90 round and in'
quire of the good people OF this commu-
nifty as to what their views are on this
subject, and eight out of every ten will
declare themselves in favor of it. The
reasons are obvious, and are made mp by
the bitter experience Of the past
Now, we believe that there are not ten
honest poor men in the city OF Men,
phis who ever contemplate. running for
the position of Alderman. or who desire
40 much. The fellows who are 80 blatant
about the poor mans rights are chiefly
those who are too lazy and worthless to
20 to work and make an honest living BY
the sweat of their brow, and hope to
glide into the Board with the intention
of taking the frst bride that may be Of
fered. Whenever a man leaves of
an honest trade or profession, with
the intention of running for office,
just 10 ok with suspicion on that one, for
he will bear watching. If the efice
would seek the man. and not the man the
office, there perhaps would be more hon.
esiy 10 the Government. But there are
men in our community who never pre-
tend to have a calling save that Of
hunting after Office. We desire to place
curb on such men and restrain them
within bounds where they cannot Iraju-
dice the interests of the industrious,
thrifty and honest Of our society. We
may again allude in gentle terms 10 this
matter before the passage of the Charter
through the Legislature. We have no
Ak ourselves TO grind, and are only in
terested as q member of the community.