Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-15
MEMPHIS APPEAL
FOR MAYOR,
JOHN N JON
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The people of Memphis desire The ser
vices of q good hnsncier, but they are
not ambitious to elect q mayor q ID
the course of ten or twelve years, can
amRss a colossal fortune out OF 8 petty
county office. 1t is VIGOROUSLY true that
John League came to Memphis q few
vasrs since with his fortune In his carpet
bag. 1t was said that his horse was 50
nor that he had 10 cover him with 8
bsnket to keep the wind from blowingth
grass out through his ribs; ard when the
horse died he wss SO light, thst the blank
ct, not knowing he was gone, remained
suspended in mid-sir. This poor horse
was sn Unlisted balloon In comparison
with the fsbby and impecunious League.
But fortune smiled upon her fsvorite
child. The casualties of war snstched
John League from his saloon and occups-
ton as pedler, and brought him to the
front. By one of those mysteries which
neither science nor philosophy can ex-
plain, he was found lord of all he sur
vsyed, in the office of county our clerk.
How much he was worth when be entered
upon his duties as public functionsry, the
records of the county s1d city tax coll
lecsors will show. But League seems to
bs a shifty fellow. he went into Office a
beggsr, and in the short space Of six or
seven years he M out q banker. This
is a specimen of laundering which would
do credit to Tweed in his palmiest days.
We do not mean to insinuate that
John League ever stole q dollar; but
II he can make 8 fortune Of Of a
little county Office, how much could
he make as mayor Of Memphis?
Such financial ability as John League has
developed during the last ten years ought
not to be neglected. To acquire wealth is
the ambition Of every youth, and Mr..
League can sid vastly to his already in
Hated Golfers II he will deliver q course Of
lectures and show the mOdaS operdadi by
which the Lazarus Of 1850 became a Dives
in 1s7O-how, in ten short years, the
b5ggsr John League can become John
League the banker. The people of Mem
phis do not propose to elect as their mayor
An old oficeholder who can acquire riches,
without the aid of Alsddin's lamp, 50 sud
denly. For years Mr.. League has gone
hand-in-hand with sl the Radical thieves
along the h~oEery-psths Of Office. He has
reveled with them in the vaults Of the
public treasury, and had g share of all
the astonishing financial achievements by
which smsll Offices have enriched mendi-
csnts. For years the Radicals ~plundered
the taxpayers of Shelby county. John
League was 3 formidable member of the
partnership. his partners helped them
selves, snd it seems League did something
more than hold the doors open. If this
most distinguished representative of the
old Radical p~lunderers should be elected
mayor Of Memphis the same hands that
enriched their proprietor, while county
clerk will sdd to his Golfers. The
pIsee-hunters and contractors would use
him g. robbers use q small boy, whom
they push through the pantry window,
to open the door for them from the inside.
The money feeced from the people will
be literally expended for the purpose of
securing & position to rob them again.
The effort viii be successful unless our
register, and vote and work for
John johnson.