Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-31
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L have noticed that you columns were
open to German correspondents. The
German element Of our community is
most certainly thankful, and appreciate
YOU indulgence. The writers of said
German communications have rood inten-
ttons, no doubt, and their addresses were
received and read with general sstisfac-
ton. To those who do not speak or write
the German language and have little
opportunity to converse with Germans,
L Will state here, in answer to the question
put 30 often: allow oths Germans stsnd9
are they TO vote for johnson or Loaeuefn
that not n German voter of Memphis
will go to the bsllot-box on Thursday
next with a League ticket; and that not
more than perhaps ten or twelve may be
asst by men who speak the German ian
gusge, natives Of oshsr countries. Who
dares say that b Germans OF Memphis
are not as capable Of Judging between
good and bad as they did in ali Othsr cIties
on this continent wherever elections took
place, especially stree the last reform
movement We are called upon to choose
between ohnso and League for the next
chief magistrate OF Memphis. Who could
even ask q German to vote:for the lsttsr.
when hs ts merely pushed on to tbs track
oT q rev Tammsny ofios-seekers, repudi-
aIed by the former, who never had
this or any other towns welfare at heart,
more than TO have plenty of scrip, giving
them a chance TO shave. We cannot dis
pute that Mr.. LosEue has abilities not to
be moderated. He accumulated during
the brief period of four years, IS county
court clerk, the independent fortune Of
several hundred thousand dollars, etc.
This clique of discarded demagoHues, the
very men who, not many months ago,
were The worst enemies of the cOlOred
race; vino, in the full sense OF the word
DnFgAnnGRn tho Rarnag. narna-u-nD- --sNk
the nnest OF bait are angling for their
votes. Promises are made al iafaitHm.
"A osTpet-bsg recorder, thirteen coIored
policemen in the lower district, two col
ored sergesnts and such more are among
them. Do you believe that they intend
to nske their promises good, If such q Ca
lamlty Is their coming into power should
Defall Memphis2 Mr. johnson, who, dur
ing his term of two yeaIs.hss given our
city a new impulse of greatness; who by
no n can be accused of being negligent
or incompetent-is the choice Of the Ger
man voters, and next Thursday this 4th of
January, 1872, they Will swell Mr.. John
sons majority with every single vote they
cast. A GERMAN.
cOisred Voters and Mayor johnson.
John Johnson is q man Of good solid
ems No one denies this. BE is apt 10
cay precisely what he thinks, and draws
no velvet ove his person or isngua$.
When q delegation Of colored ofice-seek-
ers called on him some time ago and asked
whether any of them would be appointed
to ofics, he answered frHnkly That he
would promise nothing of the sort. Many
of the best policemen in the city are ns-
ttVes of1relsnd, and so of the tire depart |
ment. These employees of the city, I'M
like Mr. League, are s1T5cted by preju-
dioes of race, and difficulties would be en-
g. NJ I
not willingly be responsible. AL that
those colored people aak, who do not
want Office, is equal rights and even.
handed justice. This, Mr.. johnson said. |
they shall have, and perfect security and
perfect protection against wrong at the
hands of policemen or others, The worst
thing Mr.. johnson could do for the col
mix them with the police force or to give
them places among the iremen, as Is pro.
posed to be done by Nj. League. A few
negroes might thus make a lttla money, |
but the mass of them would be the losers,
Disturbances, and fights and murders
would be inevitable, and those negro
leaders who propose to carry the whole
colored population solidly for League,
are the worst enemies of their recs. II is
most unfortunate If a few negroes, hay
ing the promise OF ofice at Leagues
hands, are suffered by the intelligent and
industrious negroes OF this city to lead
the whole body OF colored voters to the
polls and make them vote the League
ticket. Such, 1t is said, will be the fact,
break down barriers between whites and
blacks which party leaders, for selfish
purposes, have built up. The attainment
of this purpose is surely not to be effected
by b concentration OF the eolored vote
upon Mr.. Losgae. Mayor johnson spoke
truthiplly, and frankly and wisely. There
was no 'shenanagan" in his sentences.
He SOUGHT to mislesd in nothing, and II
the colored people comprehend their own
wants, and are as rue to themselves As
his ~u5terRnoss, were wise, they will not be
q solid mass, in opposition 70
the interests OF this city and Of this
HOW THE woR * Is TO BE DONE.
It is commonly asserted that two thou
sand negro votes viii be given for Mr..
League; that the negroes have been or
gsnizsd, and at sunrise on election day
will form lines at the voting places in
southern districts of the city; that none
will be suffered to have access to
till they have all voted; that
Mr.. League has caused United States
marshsls to be appointed to ses that every
negro votes.
There is no necessity for this inTerven-
ton OF Radical of1cs-holders. The col
ored people have a. perfect rights as
ana oan vote as freely. No white
man will do aught to prevent 1t. Mayor
Johnson will instruct the special police
10 give every voter q fair and full and
equal opportunity TO deposit his ballot
and these premeditated and prearranged
plans of nnonopolisings voting place, can
result In nothing but mischief. Il sig
1iaes nothing to us how the oolored peO-
pie aes. Their conduct concerns them.
and we have only spoken the
truth as we understand It.