Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-29

most nothing has been spent upon our great
king of rivers, our vast, immense "Faiher OF
waters" We want levees that would cost
thirty or forty millions, or mores we want a
ship canal bslow New Orleans (and the
ablesf engineers tell us II can be easily
and cheaply made TO float the navies of the
worldly Our citizens have claims against the
government amounting to untold milltonsi
claims of the most delicate nature, and requir-
ing tact and judgment on our part ana the
warmest friendly consideration and SYM
pathy from the government; aud with all
these rash wants and immense interests
for which we desire the fostering care and
friendship and sympathy and generous aid Of
the administration, we are bold To rebuke and
denounce the administration by electing
Its bitterest enemies TO office. II We elect
Busby we do our best to curse. ano
insult, and eXasperate the admlntstra'
toni Is that the way for sensible men,
for wise and prudent men to act
Busby's success means to do all we can to de-
stroy our last chances to accomplish objects
of immense Importance desr and vital to us
all. Ii means ruin SO far as we can drag II
down upon ourselves. 1t means folly and self
destruction. Let those v no wish 10 see Mem
phis still poorer and more forlorn than De-
mocracy has already made her, vote for
Busby. Those who wish TO Sc her prosper
Gus and happy will vote for League.
Portions of Mr.. Lewis's speech were received
with shouts OF laughter and loud applause,
and he retired amid cheers.
The chairman announced that mass meet
ing would be held in Greenlaw operahouse on
Tuesday night at eight o'clock, 10 which he
invited ali present.
SPEECH OF ED. SHAW.
Mr. Ed Shaw was next introduced, and
commenced his speech by stating that he
wished TO answer certain charges that had
been made against him on the street. He had
been accused OF making incenGiary speeches.
He had been charged with denOuncing the
citizens OF Memphis for being shareholders
in former times, and for firing on the flag OF
Fort Sumter. He had not denounced them
for this, but of being Democrats who wished
to deprive his race of their rights. He did
not come before them as a cOlored man claim
ing their votes, and neither did Mr.. League
come as an lIishman, nor Mr.. Scbaper as a
German, but they came before the people as
American citizens. By many of the Bourbon
Democracy in the city OF Memphis, Republi-
cans were socially ostracised, and this was the
reason that the city was going back instead OF
progressing; and if the progression principles
of the Republican party We're indorsed at the
coming election Memphis would double its
population in ten years. Attempts were being
made to lntlmidate those scitng at present
with them not to vote the Republican ticket.
They were told that the Irishman or German
would not aSsimilate and vote with the negro.
They also appealed to the negro not to vote
with the Irishman. He then referred TO the
Memphis riots in 1866, and said that not a cent
had been paid for the damage done to the col
ored churches and schoolhouses on that occa-
sion, and not a tear had been shed for those
who had been brutally shot down and killed.
He then attacked the peoples convention,
and said that the names or Republicans
had been appended to the call, but these
names had been put under the table
and left out OF The publication in the news
papers, and asked why was this done? He
would tell them: 1t was because the conven-
ton was q Democratic convention. The
chairman was Democrat, and the candidates
all nominated were simon-pure Democrats,
and also eX-Confederate SOldiers. Yet ii was
called the peoples convention, fOrSOOth. But
how was it with the Republicans? They met
in convention as Republicans, and nominal
ed Republicans as candidates, open and above
board. He went on to remark that the peO-
principle, but the Republican party
had principles which they would
sustain, and were known to all the citl-
ZeDs of Memphis. He therefore wanted to go
TO the polls on Thursday and vote for those
candidates who had a distinct platform and
clear principles, and not for the BuSby candi-
dates, who had only for their platform that, If
ever they got into power, they would expend
millions OF dollars IN underground sewerage.
He said an attempt had been made to Ostra-
ciZe Colonel McRae, Mr.. Winters and others
for acting at the present time with the Re
publican party, aud when they failed in this
they tried to get the negro TO curse the Irish
men, aud wanted to stir up strife between
them. and told the negro that the Irishmen
killed them in the riots OF 1866, and were
their natural enemies. He warned those OF
his race present not to make an enemy Of the
Irishman, as by doing so, they arrayed them
selves against thirty-siX millions Of white
people, and If they did so, then they would
find themselves in the position OF the Indians,
and determination would be the result. He
charged that this was the object OF the Demo-
cratic party at the present time, but the IRISH
man and the negro would vote together, side
by side, on the first of January, and the Re
the news telegraphed all over the country by
eight O'Clock that night. He called on them,
therefore, TO go to the polls on Thursday and
sustain the candidates and principles OF the
Republican party. He then thanked the
audience for listening to him, and retired.
The meeting then adjourned.