Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-10
AYREs, THE RADICAL CANDIDATE FOR
CHANCELLOR,

Ii is indeed the tree prerogatlve OF
every man in this county to run for
Office and no one has the authority to
prevent it. The privilege, so far as it
extends, amounts to nothing more than
the mere publication that John Smith
has this day announced his great anxiety
10 live at the cost of the public. Some
are taught to regard it as a feather
in glory's cap even to have been
heard of in connection with a given
office; and &c defeat should over
take them, it leaves the unfortunate
the consolation Of retailing his griey-
ances to acquaintances with whom he had
before been on terms of electioneesipg
familiarity. Surrounding the position IL
halo of martyr light that invests the
victim with temporary notorlety which
small men are exceedingly fond o. Like
the dog bsying the moon, these Office
expeetants rarely, if ever, look to gain
ing their prize, and are gratifed in bark
ing at the distant object, to reach which
would be impossible. The community
should curb their Impotence, and permit
a general free race for State and county
officers, regardless OF the vexatioSe an
noyances of incompetents who are for
ever thrusting themselves before the pub
lie eye Our remedy is the ballot-box.
and we should be careful that no name
goes into its sacred precincts but such
as are known to have clean Democratic
records, and have been before endorsed
by the friends of the party in eopyeB,
ton. The people should know the men
who are now aspirants for the grave
aud responsible positions of Judges.
1t requires the pen Of no writer to estab-
lish the claims and capabilities Of the
Democratic nominees before the voters
of this county They have been
thoroughly searched by the scrntinizing
eye of malignant foe, who would Hof
permit the least defect in Democratic
candidate to escape them, and nothing
has yet beenurged against the ticket, and
indeed there cannot be. What, then, are
the claims Of the independent whose
personal vanity has induced them
10 accept the nomination of the Radical
party FOR these Judicial positions ?
Their qualifications dc not consist in
the legal ability they possess, for iG that
they are sadly waiting Take, for in
stance, the last Radical Richmond in
the field IT. S. Ayres. Who ever
heard Of his being more than snail
collector of notes and accounts, with
scarcely legal knowledge enough TO bring
an ordinary suit at law for the collection
Of such Indebtedness. He has, perhaps,
fewer friends thah any man in the city
Of Memphis, and could only be induced
10 run against Judge Morgsp when
ASSURED that Barbour Lewis asa
the negroes would back him. Ills
pretence Of being an independent is
the snerest subterfuge, and used 10
hooduink Democrats who might be
little disafeeted. Il e. the latest dodge
Of the Radicals TO thus style fllsiF candi-
date. a. il is known that they could ne.
elect one OF their SET uudsr the unfurled
hammer Of the party. Ayrss looks for
ward. as does his renegade coRfreFe,
EIdFzIee. 70 the E=in snpport q she
:. nagur on the day Of election. a. ihsy
arr both aFsre that the respectable
white people ycald BY no means give
Them their snsrsgs. Tbs game IS not