Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-22
to have system belonging to the State
OF he wanted no system.

EkhhMAN'a = GANDlOAIlAE n SOkEs
My competitor, said the Governor, will
come before you as candidate for the
Governotship partly, but principals as &
9rant and Wilson Electof. Laughter. /
He had no notion of being elected Gov
ernor. That was all a Joke with him.
Laughter. He was going over the
State making the canvass, Ostensibly as
candidate for the GOvernorship, but in
reality for the purpose Of eleetloneerine
for the Republican party. He CLOTHES
the Republican party on evefy stump.
He is a recent convert to that belief him
self, and he is always promising to take
ine Iuuo the Radical church. BE has
not spent his proper probationary time
himself. Heyoted FOL Etheridge against
Brownl0A, the bfaifis Of The purity
[voice, "He did right"l. Yes, he did
right that once [cheers. Then what
did he do when Seymour and Blair
ran against Grant? He voted for
Seymour and Blair, and against Grant,
who was then the bead Of the Republi-
can party. He was the man who prom
ised universal amnesty. He was the
avowed champion of the party of pro-
gress and Repuhlicauism, and yet my
competitor voted against him then. But
now, when Grant is shown 10 have vio-
lated the pledges made In his former
platform, having broken his promises to
the nation, having proved unworthy of
mis- high position, Mr.. Freeman is for
Grant. Laughter
HURRAH FOR GREELEYi
The Governor then attacked the adj
ministration of Grant, by showing him
up in comparison with other preceding
Presidents. My competitor, said the
Governor, lodges these questions. He
fails TO defend the administration. He
fails to answer the Ghafges. He lodges
them, and no response can be got out of
him.
He advocated the election If Horace
Greeley because he wOUld help to es-
tablish peace and concord between the
section. For myself, I don'tsee why we
should indulge in examinations and re-
about the late war. He ac-
me every day of fhaving been Con-
federate soldier. He acknowledged it,
but that fight was over now, and there
was nothing left for which the war was
wagea. Horace Greeley was the first
man in the North who proclaimed
this universal peace and forgetful-
ness of the past. He proclaimed that
doctrine: He declared it in
The face of fanatics of all sorts. He Is
-he guarantee Of peace and good fellow
ship all over the country. His cOmpeti-
jOr was in the habit of telling his audi
1nce every day that there. was no hope
or Greeley, because of the news from
he did not think the
,ause of Greeley hopeless by any means. /
de knew of cases in which Pennsyl- /
yania went one way In October and a
iitterent way in November. Besides, /
hings were greatly changed. since /
got the name of the Key |
tone State. He felt that he /
lad grounds for hope, Notwithstanding /
he October elections. He believed /
hat honest old Horace would be elected. /
Tremendous cheers. The speaker said /
! few more words, in order to show that |
he election in November was filled with /
lOpe for the country, and that the ticket |
lad every prospect of success. HespOke |
bout an hour, not counting Interrupt /
ions, and was succeeded by his oppo- |
lent, who at once commenced to talk in |
mOnOtonOus, sing-sOng way, that ena-
led him to speak a great deal but not |
o make much of an impression.
a. A. FREEMAN.
He talked about half an hour without
aging much in particular, but at the
nd of that time launched out at right
ngles, by saying that every official act
( Governor Brown was a blunder from
lis inaugural address down to the pres
Mt moment. He said that the Demo-
rats of the State were directly charga-
lie with the debt of forty-three millions
f dollars which burdened the State.
he extraordinary outlays made by the
radicals were issued for the purpose
rebuilding and repairing what the
democrats had ruined and DESTROYED
uring the civil war. Governor Brown,
e said, takes credit for the party, be-
ause he has retired thirteen million
Ollars of the State bonds. This was
one by selling out State property, rail-
lads and such things, that were worth
vice the money. Cheers He claimed
nat the Radicals left the penitentiary
a condition that was paying the State
handsome revenue. Sneering laugh
II. 1t was bringing into the treasury
inety thousand dollars per annum, and
Ow Governor Brown makes a merit of
asing it out at thirty-three thousand
Ollars, thus losing sixty thousand dol
rs to the State. He went over the
.hOol question in his own way. He
i'd when the quotas of the national
nd would be distributed according
illiteracy, Tennessee would be en-
tied to a larger share of that
und than any other State except one.
II. Freeman said several other things
a desultory manner. He interrupted !
mself frequently by saying be might
well stop, as the rain was thinning
1t his audience very fast. He quit
)out ten o'clock or so, the candles hav-
z all blown out and the audience left
lcept about the score of people who
i'll remained about the stand. The
Getting may be re-inaugurated tonight.