Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-04
THE PROCESSION.
THE DRAYMEN AND THE WORKING
PEOPLE.
LABORERs, BANKEKs AND DRAY.
MEN.

It is known to every business man, to
svsryons interested IS a mechanic or Ia
borer, or as a property-hOlder in any
scheme Of public Improvement and pro-
gtess, in any shop, or in any work in
which the amount OF wages and sbund-
snce of employment depend upon the
clty's prosperity (snd no mechanic or
workingmsn can thrive unless the city's
credit b mslntsined)-it is admitted by
all these that the financial fortunes
Of Memphis are involved In the
success Of John johnson. Capitalists
are especially timid, and ali these, here
q elsewhere, regard the election Of
League as the restoration of the rule and
ruin policy with which he, as an ofice-
holder, wss eve Identified. BE gathered
his wealth, which he has squsndered in
buying votes in this contest, by levying
terrible exsctions upon drsymen and
upon business men Of all classes.
DRAYMEN.
The drsymsn once had q procession
which moved through the streets Of this
city emptying csrgoes OF curses upon the
round, cunning head of John League
TIE little fellow grinned and smiled, and
went bOb5ing around the city, taking
down the names and numbers of the poor
drsymen, this he might rob them and
hsye wealth enough TO buy the mayors
place, to become the leader Of Rsdicslism
in West Tennessse, and finally 20 have 3
seal in congress stuffed with ~greenbscks
wrssted from the toiling people Of this
city.
BANKERS N LABoRERs,
Capital and industry win abide In no
city whose mayor Is such g man as
John League. Negroes, through ignO-
rance, may vote for him, but if they
elect Bosgus trey bring down poverty
and want upon themselves. Avenues Of
employment VA be closed, because all
wealth except that which Losgue will
extort from tax. payers VIII be removed
No public work viii bs undertaken. The
people viii never assent; and if League
bs elected by the unholy alliances he
says he will be-between Irishmsn snd
negroes, the people viii still have power
enough to prevent the imposition
of sny tsx. Taxpayers will never
consent TO empty money into al
4 treasury into which Barbour Lewis i
and League msy insert their adhesive I'm
gers. F. E. Cossitt, who has one more &
for Memphis credit than any banker Of
New York, hiss written 8 letter TO g mer- ]
chant Of Memphis, in which he says that '
defeat Of johnson would be public I
oslsmity. In another place we present 8 t
.e5ter from q member of q New York f
clearinghouse, that deals in Memphis 6
and railroad securities, urging US 70 {
ne performance Of a duty, no more in G
upon the APPEAL than upon 1
he tells US that Johnson's de- &
viii be the signal for the 0
overthrow Of Memphis credit. This Ii
'snkeF is, moreover, a Republican. 81
the leJusr from New York. G.
uLEGA VOTERS. Il
we are told thai in order to secure the e
0ntrOl Of the city treasury, many Illegal 81
VIII be poned, that an excess of Ger d
Idcstes Of registration was issued by re- D
.ssted applications made by the same ne- III
ross assuming different names, and that 10
hese certificates win be used by negroes Ia
rom the country and from Mississippi j
nd Arkansas, gathered here to celebrate u
be anniversary Of Llncoln's proclsma. ls
The celebration was right and pl
roper, but to make this use Of it is To
and criminal to the last degree. pU
% eolored citizen who would promote 70,
le W~el1-being Of his own and ofthe white pr
whose interests are identical, will on
srticipate in sny Of these frauds pro- vo
'sed TO be prsCtioed by Leagues agents. wa
MONEY ESSENTIAL To LABOR. ru
Z. League IS q bGskeT, with his brother vo
may care very little about this his
after. In fact, they might well prefer rec
success, because, as the amount
money to locR diminishes, their per cent. HS
discount and interest i0HE increase. But
s 8 matter Of very serious importance !
other classes Of our people TO retain p
pitsl here. Our business prosperity is Ter
ysnced; our credit is preserved, and our ma
is often saved from sale by OBJ IN
ming a loan on longer time, and at a get
re reasonable interest than the regular po'
nker and broker viii grant. Therefore yes
|, importance we attach to the letter thy
70 New York snd to the declarations fre'
Mr.. F. II. COssitE. In very truth II ORA
40 League were the best man alive, his tere
ction over John Johnson, trusted as ne
lstter is at home and abroad, would In I
the greatest possible calamity that the ths'
rst enemies Of Memphis could inhict ing
N this city. VIII negroes or n other the
. Of citizens have themselves thus re- wit
ded2 fror
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