Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-29
FOR SHERIFF..
The Qualifications for q Successful and
Prudent Candidate.

EDITORS APPEAL-For many reasons
the Office of Sheriff must be conceded tc
be the most important in the county.
Combining executive with merely cler-
ical function, it is an Office charged with
the gravest responsibilities. Officially
connected with all our courts, the custo-
dian Of all prisoners, trusted with
sales of property, the collection of large
sums Of money and the oversight of all
our elections, the Sheriff is unquestion-
ably the highest officer in the county
indeed, within his territorial limits be
exercises a power greater than that Of
the Governor of the State. He can do
much to retard the administration of
justice, a shield the criminal and
relax the vengeful hand of the law; be
can stay proceedings, put OFF sales, pre-
vent executions and collections, and in
tervene in a hundred different ways that
may tell against the ends of Justice as
between ltigants and the State, and
such criminals as come within her
reach. An office so all-important, the
prompt and faithful performance of
the duties of which affect poor and rich,
should be filed only by a man
of capacity, honesty and prompt
and careful business habits. He should
possess the best clerical talent, compre-
bend the wants of the mercantile com
munity, understand fully the complex
and important duties of his office, and
be prepared to answer all the require
ments of a bar that is exacting because
il is anxious in the cause of those who
support it. He should combine the
steTnness of an uncompromising Judge.
with the leniency of the tender-hearted
woman, and he should have a knowl-
edge of human nature that would ena-
bic him, almost intUitively, to admins
ter to those under him or those COM
mitted to him according to their merit.
Among the candidates that offer for this
Office, such a man may be found.
A man who is a Democrat of the most
uncompromising order; whose fealty
and devotion to the party cannot be
doubted, and whose answering integri-
ty IS a guarantee that so far as elections
are concerned they shall always be con-
Quoted and concluded in a spirit of fair
play, challenging the praises of citizens
Of all political compilations. Such a
must be selected by the approach
ing convention, and such a man must
he elected by the Democratic party.
The community wilihave no other, and
the party should in justice to itself, and
with a view to preserve its integ-
ritv. offer no other. The Radicals
are watching our movements eagerly,
and are prepared to take advantage Of
auv blunder we may make. They hug
to themselves the notion that their cam
didate for Sheriff may fall into Office as
the better of two men, receiving the sup
port of several hundred disaffected bust
ness men and lawyers. We must not
them the chance. Wemust wisely
select and then throw ourselves enthusi-
astically into the scale forthe candidate,
For myself, 1 have no preference
the public viii not endorse. IL
simply in the interest Of the public,
interests l desire to con-
serve. AS between the announced aspi-
rants / hope the public will make its
wisely and well, and then stand
by il, until he is indicted into office.
Let the convention but give us a good
strong man, possessing the confidence
Of the people, and we can elect him. As
said at the outset, the office of Sher-
III is a most important one, and it
be filled by none other than the
best man that offers; and such a man is
Charles l.. Anderson.
CHICKAsAW.