Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-21
Kew THE PEOPLE OF MEMPHIS ron.
MERLE ELECTED ma TOR8.
CUrIVE COMMITTEGs AN IsNO-
VAIION.
AsE APPEAL SUSTAINED BY PRE-
CEDkkT.

aE APPEAL SUSTAINED BIZ PIE.
CEBkAT.
q The Memphis Tammanyites are still
[msrohing up the hill and then down again,
with their cornstalk musksts bristIing
above their shoulders. They prsttls about
tas ussEss OF the party, aud lecture veto
ran Democrats who we're fighting for De
m7eracy while they were conspiTing with
Kaos Nothingism In the dark, or sliding
about the kitrhen door In their sWsddling
clothes. Ths juvenile members Of the
Memphis Tsmm&ny ring declare pom
J honor that Il has been the invsrisble Gus
tom of the Democratic Executive Com
mitJss 70 call convention 10 nominate .
candidate for Mayor, and, 4 hsttsring them
selves into ths belief thss their own as
sertions are true, they pirate about
, changing the usual Democratic msthod
OF making nominations" We can eK
euss and forgive the fAlsehoOds or misrep-
rsssntlOns Of these unhsdgsd politicians
upon the ground Of Ignorance; buE they
ought not TO make assertions with
ouE first informing themselves.
To prove that the Memphis clique is not
sustained In its oourse, and that the AP-
FEAL hss adopted the usual Dsmocrstic
n sEh0d OF making nominations" F" weahslI
rstsr 20 the various else ions held for
mayor during the last twenty years. On
the D n Of Juns, 1856, the people elscted q
msyor-A Il. Douglss and Thomas B.
Carroll were candidates. NotEithstand.
lag presidential election was then i'm
pending, sat the political excitement was
Intense, we find no Democratic executive
COMMITTEES talking about conventions and
insisting on Democratic ussges. , Thomas
B Carroll WAS elected. and the day before
tbs election the APPEAL uttered the same
sentiments it now ustsrs, ss will be seen
from ths following srticle, from the AP-
FEAL OF June 25, 1855:
Whist We dssirs TO say on the subject OF our|
munic pal erection. which takes place to-
mo rOE. is this: We hear rom good authort
u tusI the "AmerfcEn" councils have de-
clintd 10 make nominations TOR city IN cerr.
ana We are tod thst there Is no Euch oDliga-
non fmp po-s upon the memos OF the par y
70 cast ihelr votes for or against particular
tic - a. uszz-ly results rom q regular
nomInat'ou. We were pleased 70 hear this,
an Irlst thzS l. 8 naovement viii be carried
out IN goOl lEitn, and un az there Will be no
Elce-sl lectioDe esrtng OF pT yste appeals 20 the
political pr udicss ana feelings Of voters on
either EICs. ne Democratic party stand In
sn Independent posi- ion, also, with reference
% tnls iecliOn- They cave made NO nomi-
nstio e., Gnc every member OF the party feels
perfectly iEee 70 cast his vote without refer
encs 70 Lhe party preoilecttonB OF ths can0i-
dStes. ana win the sole view 70 the prosperi-
= This A. II h. d.
monstrates that the clear sense Of q majority
Ofthe mem oers Of bOtn parties - sgalnst a
By E2ica they indicate q sound sentiment
~ b regards more the prosperity and Oh ar
acs-r u t.s olsy ., an the attain Dent OF q
mere party, h&sTdh triumph There are ex-
zmples enougB before as Of other cities
whicn bsVe u de rational politics q test In
their municipal e4ecslons, where the rspuh
upon The pros perity OF the city hss BEEN evu
and only svili where insompetent and cor
rupL men cave been e,sysscd 70 TIE most re-
Hp0nsible poaftio4 only 70 abuse thens and
ing the oBly e1ds aimed al, have besn ST.
tanned Al the e. penss II the peace, good Cr-
der and gerMsneRt welfare and good govern
ment OF tht ci y. NeTereat that II may be
Impressed forcloly upon the minds OF our
felloW-clg Ms, that " here rar y sup smsey
sluns il soasht foT IN a uuniciosl electlonsY
every . h sOod Is Lost sight OF, reason and
jos .ce srs det tnrsns1 Ter The DOnce, intem-
pea - "a Is 50 nstiT utsd for tnat calm
eli0srsloa which 8 -Oald sway the voter In
xslCsIug frsnchlse, and the end is at
yaln q Dy he sac lncs OF every interest
Wnlcu the people ought 20 have a. heart and
eEdsavOT = suLserys IN tbe conduct OF their
muI lel pal = airs. 1t Is well for The eittzs
= tots OuDg ana CROWNS city 70 look aponJ
3sll ana consider calmly whether they are
Fili - 70 sac dee every other great interest !
for he sake i party trium ph. which H1ll be /
ephelnsral IN Its cnaracfer, and which, after |
al, sIlI exercise no Lausnce In moulding
msEL WsWil AL have an sbGndsnt and !
sailsiaot1ry opportunity 70 dam onstrate our |
los . . 70 our party yriaefplss In Nove1nher |
mex, -nd Ehy should we not then postpone |
any "a tests, where other and equally a. |
VIA an teres . sre Involved, uniD that Tine |
and iet the motto Of every voter 3. present |
De -ofDsr good government AZ home, |
sDhsre our dsdT e.g fHisTssI and uA0ss o oar 6as-
Gaes are 49, cJ4c.sn- lhJ4 Ouk1 aud eoonom
O. ul4ln straLiO1 o our municipal Affairs, |
STRONG apo Eells le police system 70 Protecs |
person nd PToperty, slr1ct and severe &C |
O. IN ability Of IN GERS ~ the Jar Of . Jus /
pub o5lniOu, Dedience 20 the expressed |
VI OF lne constr Ue1ty, wharfage privileges |
IN p VDoft on " Wnsr age charge tn iRht-
en- q g.ultsry resulaliObs aud measures, the |
striglssl lmpArJIslIty and integrity, In Let. |
ting cut cJH.rs els for the be A. OF the city |
due aItentl 70 the imp aovement OF cur /
comm school system Lhs reduction OF our /
clly la2atlOns Wnen TINS can be aone with a |
on regard " the tndeDLe9nsss ana credit of /
TIE corp1TzLlon This L. our platform In !
ths ele0tlo1 tomorrow ana, IA oar Juag-
. single voter In Mem ohis. Tor MAJOR or al |
1erman, whether be - q democrat or Amer |
oAn, snO l. not Wiling % subscribe 70 these
lesolng prln a pies Of IN sial duty, and VINO IL
not 80 o possessed Of lie hoaesty, expeIiencsd
and basiuess czpsc G. . 90 faithfully aud Stern.
y oarr5 them oat IN prGctics.
se attend " be gOver1sd By these princi- !
pies oGrsslFes Ia The psnding election, and
We a. giao 10 see tai both oar oOtsmpora.
nnFessI Fedy ooo .ltteo themselves 70 q
slAlusr policy. Il Mem phlA viii lake her pO-
al i1s o. tDtEs prize pies, she WA elevate
neT cnSracseT ADrO ID, reform evils and
sDusss q. hume ami present for her sister
esLlss tne rsEo sEsmpi OF = model admin g.
Lra ion VI N uatciP-l interesta, the bensnuS Of
nO4lioR o. DuslnSss, OF social progress and
moral refUrLn-
The Democracy, In opposing the election
OF r. d. Baugh for four years, never
br rJugbJ into reputation q Democratic
elected Mayor IN July, 1861, by the Demo-
cratic party; bus be Wss not nominated by
6 convention called BY g Democratic sX-
ecutivs committee. W.O. Lodln6, was not
placed before the people By g convention
csllsd BY sn executive committee. We
hear nothing Of = convention 70 nominate
3 osnIt tidAte for mayor until Decem-
Der. Iss,, when one was called, but
not By DsmOcrasic executive com
mittee. Then taS various wards held
snd slsOteS delegates. The
met, and tbs delegates
nominated A. 7. Lacey for mayor.
Many refused 20 support the nOminee,
and prominent AMONG these was one OF
tbs present ssssilsnts Of the APPEAL, and
now q Distant champion of the very mAn
he then repudiated as well as the Oonven-
ton that nominated him. The o0nvsn-
ton that nominated A. 7. Lacey was re-
zarded a. 6 farce and q mocksry. The
ward meetings were reported a. packed,
sod represented BY delegates with bogus
and the sctloB Of the con-
vsntion wss 80 obnoxious that it
yas spurnsd BY the people, and
Iuse such 9 mass-meetiDg - Is
now ., opposed was held at the Green
law opefs House, and the Hon.
John W. Gsftwioh was nominsted
and elected. In visW Of these facts, We
hope 10 hear no more shout PrecedsDce
and the sADctity of oOnVsptiona, and the
duties Of executive committees. But this
is . progressive age, and the Juvenile poll
ticisns who have usurped AL party man,
would have it that our party
leaders heretofore were mere tynos, or
thew sculd have discovered daring their
5av the vsi2s OF Al executive committee,
and the nseeasity Of nominating . mayor
by convention.
Nrrr rhur.dsy evening MsIor W. ].