Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-21
THE EXAMPLE OF TEEE
"TEN1 H.'
Elect Good Men as bGminees-
ward Meetings Demanded.

EDITORS APPEAL-Some days since
you republisht letter from the Nash
vile Union and dine ic0R, in regard to
our county election in general, and the
Bartlett movement in particular, in
which it was stated that the Bartlett
movement was cOncOcted by the city
politicians, in order to secure them new
lease of power, and without stopping to
discuss or refute this statement, | wish
TO make few plain statements, which
l. think the friends OF the movement
would do well to consider. That there
IL a growing belief that the old political
hacks, who have thriVed and fattened
upon the tax payers, propose to take
charge of, and control the convention in
their own interests, cannot be denied
And how this is to be prevented is what
should exercise every friend of the
movement. To my mind there is but
one plan, and that is to follow the ex-
ample of the "tenth ward, y and throw
overheard the chronic delegates, and
thus restore confidence in the assertions
contained in the resolutions adopted at
Bartlett. The citizens of the tenth
ward have shown US that this
can be done, if the people will
only turn out as they did there.
l presume that no one will deny that the
ostensible design of the Bartlett move-
ment was to throw overheard those who
seem to labor under the impression that
| the offices were created for them and
theirs. But what do we see2 They have
| Joined in the movement, which is all
right and proper; but for what purpose?
To re-establish the old system, and for
| this purpose are working like beavers to
send in delegations pledged to them.
While it is true that some of them have
made faithful and efficient officers, is
shat any reason why there should not be
plenty more of the same kind who would
do their duty just as faithfully and eff
eiently? Are honest and competent
men so scarce that when you find one
you must keep him at the public expense
| forever? think not. AS / said before,
there is a growing suspicion that we
are to have just such another convention
as the last; and if that should prove
true, and the convention fail to select
the very best men who come before it
| mark my wOrds-there will be an
opposition ticket put in the field,
which will be very favorable, no matter
how much the press and friends of the
ticket may cry out about the civilrights
bill and Radicalism, for the press OF our
city have repeatedly asserted that there
is "nO politics in local electiOns,D and
taught the people to think for them
selves, instead Of blindly submitting to
the dictates of such conventions as we
have had in the past, and unless the one
soon to meet, is composed principally Of
better material than those Of yOre, the
people will not only think for them
selves, but viii vote as they may choose,
without regard TO the nominations, and
hence the necessity for sending good
msn to the convention, In order that the
best men may be nominated. 1 know
this win not meet the appreciation ofthe
yard politicians, but we must throw
them overheard or else be prepared to
have the people throw the nominees
overheard in August. c..