Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-11
With the Heck Of an Independent
He Rakes in the Ashes Of the
Past.
Old Party Leaders and PartizaRs
Brought to Life and Arraign-
ed as His Opponents.
A Speech that Is Definite and In.
definite, Liberal, Independent,
Radical and Democratic.
The Past, Present and Future
as it has been Eliminated in
Avalanche Editorials.

as it has been Eliminated in
Avalanche Editorials.
Colonel A. ]. Kellar, of the Avalanche, an
independent Candidate for Congress IN me
L Ninth district, addressed the citizens OF Mem
Dhis on the political issues of the dayln me
Memphis Theatre last evening. The auditorium
was well allied, and Colonel heiiar was ns
ened TO with very great attenIloh anu IIe-
quently applauded. He spoke as follows;
COLONEL KELLAR's ADDRESS.
FELLow CITIZENSHIP you who have
Judged my setions without personal
prejudice, and to those who have sus-
tained me in times Of bitter, malignant
I i~partisanship, I owe q debt Of gratitude which
III can never discharge. supported by the
3eiIow-citizens / have walked in but one
path Of political policy, which l believed to
be the highest duty-nOt only 10 the people
OF Memphis and Of the state, but 70 the
whole country.
HIS FIRST APPEARANCE.
Before discussing the great political ques-
lions OF 1872, I deem IL proper TO speak o.
things personal TO myself. II has been said
That ought 10 have Invited the regular NOM
inee TO be present tonight to reply 70 my ar
gument. To this 1 have TO answer that mas
much as he made two appointments TOT MN
self 10 speak his asst speech" without invit-
ing me 10 be present, l could 90 mourning Dut
make my set speech IN the same way. but
] have made Appointments for speaking, and
have extended 10 him an invitation 20 De
with me. This 1 think due 70 him as vel as
1 appear before you a candidate for the first
time IN my life. 1 have never been an ONCE
holder OF any kind. The OF the
late Congressional Convention did not then,
nor does IL now, come up 70 what 1he people
expected, and what they are Wiling pap
prove.
PARTY MACHINERY.
- Aln-lu an
didates for the nomination Here compelled,
from a sense OF self-prctection ana self-re-
spect 10 withdraw their names rom the con-
v~entiOn, declaring chat they were not bound
by its action. Charges Of corruption, r1ckery
and of bad faith were made on all SIDES, ana
after two days of intrigue and baIloting the
/ convention made a nomination. Against the
nominee of that convention there was on the
day it was made a protest, In the convention
4 and out Of the convention. The opposition
did not become weaker, but stronger andmore
general. The only thing that susIalns IL is the
influence Of the party machinery in the hanas
Ofthose who have used IL for the sole purpose
Of making themselves the masters OF the
LACEY, YOUNG AND DUFF
Why did that convention refuse to nomin-
ate Captain a. T. Lacey? Why didit refuse TO
nominate Colonel III. Z. Young or Colonel w.
L. Duh7 To Captain Lacey two objections
turer, or carpetbagger from Missouri; and
secondly, that his Confederate record was NOS
good enough, or altogether nns3nna; aet, as
sand dollars to Memphis, and gave nbertIly
TO needy Confederates and their families. But
to Colonel Young neither of these objections
could be made; nor to Colonel Dun, both OF
whom had better records as soldiers than two
thirds OF the delegates to the convention.
WHY DID ALL THREE FAILe
n was because the old political leaders who
bad possession OF the machinery OF the DEM
ocraIic party in 1860 and 1861, had made up
their minds that they were strong enough IN
1877 10 force themselves on the people as reg
ular nominees, and demand from them under
the terror of the party lash, 3 restoration OF
political power, As we'll as a full Endorsement
Of all that they had done in the past
You, or the most Of you, viii recall the con-
dition OF things in 1885, when the Confederate
soldier returned home. We tnstinciVely
looked to the Federal soldiers to protect US,
as the honor Of the Federal army was pledged
TO do. The pOliticiansin 1856 when they saw
themselves ~pardoned by Andrew Johnson,
eral Government would be one Of magnanlm-
ity; these old leaders began the work Of re-
organizing political parties.
FEDERALS AND CONFEDERATES.
They first appealed with success 70 the Fed
eral officers, who had become civilians and
citizens, and made with them a gallant tight
against organized proscrtptiye Rad1ealism
that had possession OF the state, the county
and the city governments In 1855 and 1887 we
began 70 organize what was called a Conserva-
tive party, TO which belonged many Federal
soldiers, original Union men and the x-Con-
federate soldiers. For the leader of this
party the old politicians selected Emerson
A4AAAlAAABgN a 1DAllL A-AA- 49,
nessee rs a candidate for Governor against
BrownloW, and calamity led the most forlorn
cal history OF Tennessee. You all know now
we sheltered ourselves behind his banner, and
how few Of the old politicians were TO be seen
or heard.
ELECTING SENTER.
In 1859 the people of the state compelled the
politicians 70 follow Senter In his canvass
against Stokes and Acknowledgement, and the
victory Of the people through I sen6eT over 91s-
ing. The first public man who drew the enc
my's IRE was Emerson Etheridge, the second
the drst General Assembly of the people; the
constitutional Convention that gave us a new
organic law, and the Conservative party
which elected John c. Brown Governor under
the new order Of things. But after all these
VICTORIES
had been achieved by the united help Of Fed
eral soldiers, Union citizens and Liberal Re
puhlicans acting together as the Conservative
party OF Tennessee. When the overthrow OF
Radicalism was complete, then the ConserVn-
tive party was taken possession Of by another
services ofthose who helped them in the hour
Of need, and SET UP a standard ior political
who enfranchlsed them. But the old leaders
carried their policy stu further. They
changed the ralying cry of the party
which Is no longer called Conservative, Dut
the Democratic. The rallying party cry was
made a Confederate record, and they allied to
them the ex-rebels, on whose sniierings ana
WAAee
itics. Under this state of things you all saw
elected 20 Office who had never made q
days march, who had never eaten a soldiers
ration, who had never been on the battlefield,
and who never saw IN time Of war n Fed
eral soldier. except as a citizen ON the best
THE OLD LEADERS.
The Confederate war record was used as a !
rRllying cry for the politicians, and every cit
as a Radical. So Strong had the Democratic ,
party been made that the old leaders became
brave enough TO put down Confederate sol
necessary to charge that everyone who Z
did not implicitly obey them was a RADICAL I
and with this cry they pursued me because l ]
/ expressed myself as unwilling 70 q
follow the leadership Of tEOss who in 1886 and q
1851 denounced Bel Whigs and Douglas Dem q
In lSz2 you behold these same politictans
to get possession OF all the political r
DOwerin The State, and after two days OF des- 1
Derats work and caacusing intrigue they sue :
,eeded in throwing overheard a Bell Mhig,a =
Democrats, and two gallant Conied- !,
,rate soldiers, and dominating Z
LANDoN c. HAYNES, q
who Is. 1 admit. a fine representative Of the 4
I'D school,, who belonged 20 the war school Of p
politicians, and who sat IN the Confederate Il
Congress as a Senator from Tennessee without o
! constituency TO represent, so far as East a
.rennesSee was concerned, the section ne was Il
ihOsen from In order thai you may under 4
the extent Of the efforts Of the GLASS Of II
I'D leaders,, / need only state to you the f2cL, O
hat the same sort of that was D
made in the Memphis district has been made q
where conventions have been held, except in h
two East Tennessee districts. h
BITTERNESS. T
Now, fsllow-citizens, I have made to you a Z,
Of the facts as to the character OF -
he Congressional contests in this district and a
for the purpose OF showing that the old
politicians have used every element OF Politi- 5,
al power 10 push their own fortunes, and that o.
have at last felt strong enough TO brush "
aide even the ez-rebel soldier, unless he is n
,ialing 70 pc t9e Ice EsS an1 testing GS 81 81 h SitteS- Y
against them not because deny their o.
light 70 political hoBors, but because L am r
or the sole purpose OF restoring themselves 70 o.
power; not 70 The detriment OF q
torace SreeIeys anu ess5ynaine ne repre- ?
GENERAL CHEATHAM FOR GOVERNOR o
But It WiH be said In answer 70 this that the h
Id politicians made no opposition 10 the a
iominatyon Of General B. +. Chatham for s
the reasons which Influenced the old n
In agreeing 70 Cheathamls nomi- Il
alton. You VIII remember that Seneral Al
ate for Governor. The people Of Tennessee ID
esired to elect him TO the Office because IL o,
n s~eryfces and devotion 10 them and their v
interests. The ONCE Of Governor was one he
ould Ill with credit TO himself, AID wltaout n
irrtng mp any partisan malice or bitterness y
rs personal popularity was 50 great Thai the y
saw that II General Cheatham re- Y
laiDed arm and persisted In being a oandi- al
ate, he could be elected with or Without the Of
Of party conNenuons t
OLD WAREHOUSE DON'T SUIT BIN. y
L was willing 10 support him, 30 declared, Ia
nd did nOtcare whether the p~arty-nlaDRgeFs %
fould OF would not nominate him. There Is "
o doubt that The people OF Tennessee desired h
} make him their Governor, and they would rs
ave reelected him his own successor. Then "a
was thai IN an unfortunate hour no turned y,
the old politicians who had already made OF
D thsir minds TO get rid Of him. They ap- -
enled 60 hikn thai his conduct Was disturbing n
10 harmony OF tho greet Democratic party a.
Thich Wa themsolFes-that his friends said n,
lth aofEGW that there was a move on foot 70 ~
an AID % elect hkJa Is an independentoaDdi-
ate II the convention refused to nominate
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