Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-25
THE PRESS AND RON sCorT.

haps, to the whole indictment 70 say
that when Tom Scott's policy was
deemed detrimental to the Interests
Of Memphis and Of the Memphis and
Charleston road, the APPEAL opposed
and certainly aided in thWartlng
schemes, the execution Of which 1t
was believed he contemplated. When
the Tennessee legislature had done
its work and a way OF escape
for our great eastern railway line
was provided, and Tom sScott
was owner Of connecting East
Tennessee roads, it becameth the policy
Of Memphis and Of the whole country
along these railway lines to promote
their consolidation. We can't buy
scott's road, and therefore, as the
next best recourse, would sell to him.
The trade advocated involves none OF
those Objectionable features that dis
tinguished other transactions of Ike
character, and there has been no in
consistency, as supposed by the
Republican, In the conduct Of the
APPEAL. This whole system Of rail-
way consolidation may be wrongful
and most unfortunate in many IN
avoidable results; but the APPEAL
cannot stop it; the South cannot. Com
mercisl and practical gains to cities
and people Immediately involved can
not be denied, and therefore when
it was promotive of our local interests
to oppose the schemes, real or sup
posed, Of Tom Scott, the APPEAL
vas guided by considerations Of local
interest. 1t is simply a question Of
dollars and cents, as the fortunes Of
our people are affected by it, and
when Tom Scott proposes to enrich
this city and State and Arkansas by
railway consultations, the APPEAL
is the friend OF Tom Scott. He can
us, and Malone, failing to bay
McGehee's East Tennessee roads, can
not. The Knoxville Press and Herald
The APPEAL, which but q few days sgo
was deluging the land with sympathetic
tesrs on account Of the SD fate Of the
stockholders in the East T~snnessss line
chsined as they were to the triumphal
ohsriot wheels of the great railroad king
6 the old APPEAL dismisses its fears
st the approach of royalty, and surveys,
for a time, with hslf.persusded look, the
glittering e~quipage, then accepts The stu
alton, tosses high its ancient cap in the
air, and loudest of all pesIs forth its
shout OF "PtVe Ia Scott"
When Tom Scott's ring at Nashville
was hostile to Memphis, the APPEAL
not denunciation; when this
same ring proposes to subserve our in
t~erests, there is oblivion Of the past.
The trade we propose to make with
Tom Scott is, however, very unlike
that made in East Tennessee. We did
not weep because East Tennessee
roads were sold; but because, the lit
tie stockholders were robbed. In this
Memphis and Charleston trade all
alike are protected-and all share
are paid alike. The RepU6li-
,an denOunees the APPEAL because it
aid that Our merchants 'should re-
,Ognize the worth of men like Tom
scott, Messrs. Plant, Walters and
These surely may boast Of
commercial worth. They bought the
East Tennessee roads for the least pos
ible sum-. It was no crime Of theirs,
,ut of the vendors, If any were COM
In fact, this whole question
esolves itself into an inquiry as to the
interest of the people. The Republican
links the Southern Security cOmpa-
", Of whom we have only seen
iessrs. Plant and Waters, win their
7ay by money. Then it must be
Onfessed that they have most win
ing ways. II, as the Republican in
imates, the Southern Security rail-
gay company be a moonshine COM
nation, it must have glittered like
be sun when it shOne upon East
.'ennessee, and so dazzled rail- {
Dad owners that they went down
5 by a sun-strOke. Having
We millions Of property there and /,
n millions visible elsewhere, and
uying the Memphis and Charleston
ad Memphis and Arkansas roads at
alt their cost, we would imagine that s
ven an insOlvent company, with :
lch a-ceessiOns of luck and property, :
'Ould do to trust. In conclusion we
ave to say that when Tom Scott ]
ould promote the prosperity Of our !
we are for Tom Scott; when !
IS plans are adverse to our fortunes he
scOmes,a public enemy, and in these q
poets we have discussed his acts and Z
laracter. ;