Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-08
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it9 Suppose we take up
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ana We ind IL was as much Republican ss DEM
Ocrat. There Is q corresponding number Of
and then the salary grab, thst meAsure was
neither Republican nor Democrat. When you
come 10 the currency question you md you
have as many Iemoersts on one side as on
the other. What has become Of the great
Democratic party2 We have ha1 20 many
departures that 81 Is hard 90 say in what sea
we are sailing now, and thinE the time has
come when We should consult tnst old log
book of principles that We may get our
RECKONING, ard get bsek within eo1sttq-
donal nmits. IN EL-Republichn Prcsi-
denti What was that put In fore
, am wiling 10 believe that it wss
put IN merely to round OF a sentence about
the EX-kepuhicsn President Stokes was
upOn the stump, ana Stokes Advocates the
same prlBciples a. those OF johnson Now,
tuis remarkable editorial is preoicated upon
a dispatch based upon single sentence torn
from a speech, without giving the connec.
ton. In lBe9 stokes was candidate Tor gov
ernor, with Senter running agalnst Din. By
request OF some OF my frieods I entered into
that canvas, speaking ls All portiOn5 OF the
state, urging the people 70 support senteT
The result Was thai stokes 81 defeated. II
seems 20 me that The service then rendered
the party ought not to be forgotten. / et IN
Chattanooga Mr.. Stokes happened 10 be pres
ent wheD I made speech, and when closed
he was called for by some Of mis- friends. BE Is
AN INDEPENDENT CAEDIDATE
for congress, and Is the audience was made
m of an clasSes aud as ne had htE friends
present, don't see now ! am 70 oe heia re
should be connected. Charles v emperor OF
Germany, after running for long time a
very successful administration became tired
OF his dulles, and, turning over the govern
ment 70 his SOD, retired 10 monastery and
undertook 20 regulate the movement OF
watches. but sOOn found that ne could not
make any Two Of them keep the same time,
and was IN this way led to reject upon the
folly OF attempting % make men think alike,
for he had undertaken 20 make everybody
think as he did in religious matJsrs Wen
people Ill fer from me, and am willing they
should, but when am classed as BePu0i-
can think 10 Is unEiud- Il VIII not 90 70
say that the editor OF the L ion and AHssTt- |
ca Is ignqrant 81 the history OF
the past. ! vii say right ls, here d,tI,i tnat !
into political life have been a constitutional /
Democrat. as taught BY thai great siaJasman, /
Thomas Jenersoui snd tnat patrlot soluleI,
JzcksOn- When Democracy Wa ~ rs greatest
trou bles IN Tennessee, you did aOt hear such
talk - this wren help was needed 70 carry
our banner through, but for The south We
yield the palm 10 any living man In support
or these great principles OF Democracy lAp-
plause.1 In 1850 Mr.. Lincoln was elected
President In that canvass supPortsd
breckeuridge in Tennessee, - would have |
supported Douglass in Illinois. In speaking or /
Mr.. ItncoIn's second nomi inatiOn, he says this /
was held IN Baltimore a national /
union convention-composed OF men OF ali /
parties; that convention nominated M lLn- |
colin FOR President and myself for Vice
President, but so far as adicalism ls con- |
cerned 1 never drew a Radical breath in my |
life LangsteT 90 a9' @ sS9 sS} t9s sscId i d,sre ~
Dem acrat. never sought the place and never |
asked for It, when IL was presented TO me |
uusought owed Il 10 my country owed II |
TO nv children 10 accept Il. Look at my let !
ter OF acceptance N you would get
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.
In that letter I S ated that 1 was a Democrat, !
coming up 20 the support OF the Union That
g afI.r aHr "a m
election came on: ar. Lincoln was re elected |
President, and was elpcted Vice President. /
shortly after the election, by The hand OF an I
assassin he was called from time 70 eternity, |
aud b. the constitution OF n1y country was /
made President The oath was administered, |
aud sWore % support the eonsiitution OF the /
We had on our hands an army or million /
men. These were mustered cut - soon as /
possible. looked at my cOuEtry, and feel /
able 70 thanE Ufod that had the manhood 20 |
riss 80 I'VE party, above prejudice 70 the dig |
Bity o, The constitution Of my country. lAp- |
plsura The army vas mustered out early In |
June, IS. W nat was then 10 be dones Here
were e ven States lying prostrnte. You re- |
m-mb that provisional state goNernofs /
Were O., pointed They called constito tional |
conventions: aud from G. c fifteenth OF April |
up 20 ale hrst Monday In Dees m Der, when |
congress met, under executive innuence, all
these States had resumed their proper funo- /
uOns, with the exception Of Two, AND they |
we're taking steps - 40 30. When congress /
met, the President sent Ia MS message reclt- /
THEN THE STORM COMMENCED.
The committee OF thirteen the committee |
on reconstruction re- used to admit men who |
bad been elected 10 represent the south ID the 1
sonata ana house OF representatives, Then /
the ireedmen'a bureau bill WAA passed The
uext thing was The civil rights bill, that you /
have heard 20 much about recently. 4 have /
been asked how stood on the civil rights bill. 1
Laughter The INST civil rights bul, which /
I Netoad ia l5j1, contained the germs Of The 1
present bill The bills laying the south OF /
into military Ctstricts came next, and these 4
vetoed. Against ibis time We began 70 have /
things pretty lively. The executive power Is |
wholly neaauve-tt IS not aggressive. \
Win u, you can simply lnlerpOsc the veto /
and postpone measure until the people have /
time 20 consider. This veto power Is one OF /
the most harmless powers IN the world. II /
can do nothing, but only prevent wrongs nom
being done. II seems % me that wbat did /
for tie people OF tue south was pretty fair for /
an ez-Republican President. lLaughter.l /
While exercising this veto power, distin- /
guished senator would come IN and say, |
Din the constitution; we have the NUM-
bers;" aud tell you, friends, that congress |
With q tWO-tnirds majority exercises q power /
greater than th8 autOcrat Of kusafa. II does |
very well % talk about stoke and Hawkins.
Let me tell You something about Hawkins |
They can say what they please about him, but
when ths country was In danger, when the
constitution was being trampled upon
Hawkins came 70 the rescue OF the people OF
bis own stale. Speaking Of
THE CANVASS OF ls72,
He says, was fighting against MI Maynard
and my friend General Nheatham, against
whom ! have nothing TO say. You know
what an able, willy maA NJ. Maynard Is He
pressed me 10 say Whether ] supported The
nominee OF the Democratic party, and
finally was compelled 20 say that I used
II Grace Greeley, ~ ] would use a crooked
stick. 70 beat back a maddox Laugh ter
have said this much with regard 10 the past
In order 70 set history right. I was arrAigned
aud tried Tor doing nay duty by that very party
ft "a insinusted belong 70. am free 70 say
70 you, ny cOunlrymeu, on this eubieot that
n could be sent back 70 the senate again,
from my knowledge Of the men, from my ex-
peflencs in public lie, from my familiarity
With. corruptions that have been trauspirlng
there could render my state some service,
and 20 thimklngr my name was presented 10
the legislature four years ago. Tho Democrats
had q mal oTity IN that body, and four days
were consumed in ballOiing without result
You know / was beaten by two votes and you
know steps were teken 10 secure theEe two
vote IN that race. The Uia-on ami s ATserfeun
yTas my friend, and am no more .. .hepubll-
eau now than then. lApplause At mid
nighf
A SECRET FOUL COALITION
Wa formed ct the City hotel IN Nashvllls,
which defeated me Who was contested
With that osali uon Why, q candidate for tbs
saue E1rEhfp 81 thia time and who is hsid IN ro-
serve. The DnieR Gnd ApleTfeGR can suggest