Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-29

IL the iOlloN Ing earl, published IN
yesterdays a UaJancAe, JudgeSCKUCGs
makes certain mistakes, which may
be pardoned to youthful indiscretion :
BOLIVAR, June p.
Editor AUdEanche: After my interviews
with the editors of the APPEAL, 1 was sur
prised to see in their issue of Sunday
morning q semi-oficial order TO the rank
and file of the party to vote for Judge
Swayne. Positively there is not the
plain directness of 4" by authority" about
Il, but it is none the less meant and I'M
derstOOd. That il is the work OF the
senior Of the APPEAL Il most manifest TO
ms; the Junior would not have aimed that
blow at me. As the editor Is not a resi-
dent of the circuit and has no vote IN
| the election, L am at a loss to ind a
cause for this intermeddling, unless he
thinks that his Memphis ring has a
right to rule the voters of this circuIt, or
is inclined still TO pursue me for refusing
to submit my name last May to a party
convention for a judgeship; although
when the nominations were made, 1 de-
/ clined the race and voted for all the NOM
Trees. I desire 10 state here, once for all,
that / seek no newspaper pulls, nor the
aid of any clique or ring" L am a can
didste before Che people of the circuit,
and. thanks to an experience of nearly
fortv-two years, / am far better known
than the senior editor OF the APPEAL, and
can count my friends with him, ten to his
one. Respectfully,
p. T. SCRUGGS.
What Judge Scruggs can mean by
aHusiOn to interviews" we are at a
loss to perceive, since neither to
Judge Swayne nor to himself have
we ever come under any obligation to
be neutral, or to support either
against the other. Besides, there are
two other candidates in the field:
Messrs. FIippin and Steele. Judge
Scruggs mistakes in abiding to our
article as dictatiOn, and he equally
mistakes when he says it was so
4" meant and understood" The AP-
PEAL is independent enough to speak
as it thinks, and sensible enough
never to attempt, otherwise than by
reason, to influence an intelligent
community. If we have eompli-
mented Judge Swayne, so we might
also compliment our friend Scruggs
in a day or so, if he would not run off
in a huff, and declare himself an in
dependent" candidate, and refuse
praise, and defy Democratic OppOsi-
ton together. He says we informed
die; but we tell him the home of the
APPEAL extends among thousands
hundreds OF miles away, and far be-
You'd the limits Of the Fourteenth
District. He is rather indiscreet, for
one having AN experience of nearly
forty-two years." in drawing a dis
tinctiOn as to the GTFiBguS of the editors
in a matter about which they are
agreed; and he is welcome to count
friends with one who never hattered
or fawned for an Office, or went out
friend-hunting in his Life.
Being so much "better known" than
the senior Of the APPEAL may elect
him over Swayne, Flippin and Steele
for aught we knew, provided those
who know the Judge know much
that is good of him. To be too much
known is not always advantageous
you know. But, seriously, we think
Judge Scruggs is man of capacity
and character enough to make
a good judge if he should
prove the favorite with the peo-
pie. And at present, we are not
disposed to ignore him in this contest,
Notwithstanding the fact that he has
impertinently undertaken to win pop
ular favor by thrusting the odium of
opposition to him on an individual,
who has never soughtt to disparage him
half so much as by so doing he has
disparaged himself. 1t may as well
be understood that the APPEAL
usually speaks on consultation and
with one mind.