Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-29
THE TRAlNl
An opinion of the IntmitabIe by One
OF His Nest Ardent Admirers
the Great Political Memberships In
dOrsed for the Presidency
In 1874.

In giving publicity to the following, We viii
not, OF course, be construed into an indorse-
ment Of any OF the ideas p~ropounded. The
erratie, brilliant, human comet challenges our
admiration, but, as we do not desire to set the
White House in a blaze, we prefer that 1t shall
continue to Hshoot"-thAt, we believe, being
its mission, rather than stability Of position as
president:
Editors AppedL-After listening attentively
to Trains d~iscourses, and having studied his
gestures and inimitable expression while
Speaking, 1 am led TO believe and to assert 1T
as my opinion that he is the gTedteSf Dld9 OF
Ibis KIND in The whole civilized world. l have
no hesitation in saying that l believe him to
be honest, and to mean what he says about
being a candidate for the presidency In 1872.
de is an able man-such a man as could do
great service as president OF the United States
He has the qualities we want for such an
officer; he is familiar with the customs of not
only our own but all the countries OF note in
the world. Need 1 say that with such & chief
magistrate the American people would be re-
deemed from the trials and Affections which
have oppressed them TOR years? 1 have no
idea whom the opposition party-the Con-
seryattves-may nave thought of as a and
date TO beat Grant in 1872, but I am satisfied Of
this one fact, that they never can find any
man who has the ability this extraordinary
man possesses, and we would do well to nOmi-
nate Train ana run him in. He would do
everything In his power TO elevate us as a ma
ton, and he is the kind of a man we want in
this trying hour.
now It has been customary to say that
"GeOrge Francis Train is crazy" but that does
not makei it 80, as we have all had ample op-
portunity TO see. When Ihe4r men say he
tTraiu) is crazy, 1t really makes me feel bad,
because the men who talk 50 are only giving
vent TO a foolish prejudice against a man SUI
perior to themselves.
row what is the matter that all this noto-
rtety is given TO George Francis Frain2 Is 1t
because Train is crazy? Not at all. 1t is be-
cause those who want 10 make such impress
sion are afraid of Train, because he is so radi-
col in aunryFhfnn Ha mas 70 the notion -
every subject he undertakes. He is opposed
to many of the established and pet institu-
lions Of the day in the world, and if he was
president we should have a different arrange
ment in the United States in the administra-
ton Of justice. There are so many who now
hold positions OF profit who would be mis-
placed in case Train should be elected presi-
dent that IL is no wonder that many enemies
should strive TO create the impression that
George Francis Train Is crazy in order to defeat
him for president II We would be a
great natton-great in morals beyond
all other nat1Ons-We should take for
our representative man one who is
the athletic, hale, able, moral and accom-
plished George Francis Train asking for an
opportunity 10 serve US as our next president,
and If we would unite on him, we could easily
put Grant where he would not be of any con-
sequence, and we ought to do 1t. We have
been prosecuted, k~u-kluxed, robbed, outraged
and gOaded to the verge Of desperation. Now
we have an opportunity to redeem ourselves,
and we should have but one idea about the
AAheblAs ~ any ~ aAOAlu LEHAAdNc OlG
moment to adopt as our next nominee for
president George Francis Train, is more than 1
can see. 1t ought TO be understood that he is
not Joking; he is in earnest; as much so as
any man ever was In anything, and WHY
should we doubt il? He is not Artemus Ward,
nor Abraham Lincoln, the joker, but the earn
est and well-meaning Train. 1 should not
have said a word about him had not so many
been saying Cray" But we know that Jesus
Christ and Paul we're called crazy when they
dared 70 utter ideas at variance with the es-
tablished opinions.
Seeing, then, that the Savior and Apostles
we're called "crazy," who wonders tina radi-
cal reformers, now or any other time, would
be ranked as insane. They say all radical
reformers are deranged. True, in one sense,
they are deraDged. Any one is deranged who
Is out of the regular or established range In
this sense the "Man of Destiny" is deranged,
for he is out Of the regular range.
Whenever his opponents can prove them
selves his equal in Intelligence and eXtraordi-
nary powers, then would 1t be time TO talk
but until then 1 should not feel, If I were in
their place, very forward in persecution. If
we are ever 10 shave peace" we must get out
Of the clutches Of the man who invented the
motto, and try another style of man at the
White House. IRA BEALLE.