Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-13
~EY LEGISLATIVE CANVASS.


That an independent ticket under
some plausible title for the Legislature
will be presented has seemed probable.
II is morally certain that il such ticket
is announced the Republicans will make
no nominations and give their support to
the so-called Independents. If, on the
other hand, from any cause, no indie
pendent ticket is named, it is reasonable
to suppose that the Republicans will put
out q ticket on the eve of the election,
not in the expectation of electing 1t,
but to show that they are in the field.
The prime instigatOrs Of the independent
movement have been busy at work for
three or four weeks, but with discoursg-
ing results. One of them confessed at
a select meeting on Friday night that
they had found great difficulty in procur.
ing available material for the ticket,
and they will certainly find much greater
difficulty in electing heir unwilling nom
inees. even with the aid of the Radical
party. The country districts will vote
as soldly tor the legislative ticket as
they will for, Judge Porter and Casey
Young. They are not willing to turn
backward and blot ont the vote they
cast at the August election. Whatever
dissatisfaction, wire-puIling and sore
headedness may exist are within the
corporate limits Of Memphis. The pro-
moters of division in our ranks are net,
as we suppose, men who have given good
service 10 one party long at
a time since 1860. They oppose
all organization unless they are
in the lead, and if they could build up
new party Of any description it would
contain all the elements Of speedy
disiutegrstion. The game played two
wears ago cannot be repeated this time,
for the causes have passed away and
the Conservative masses see the evils Of
strife. which few restless spirits are
always ready to create and are zell
united against 1t. All manner Of mis-
representation, and utterly bsseless, has
been resorted TO BY self-cOnstitzted
political regulators. who have nothing
to lose and precious little to gain. The
masses Of the people, however, are too
intelligent to be misled By anonymous
rumors spread by the agents Of They
Saw" who have abundance Of leisure
time hanging upon their hands. The
people will show at the ballot box that
that they are as wide awake TO their
interests as their selfelected advisers.
The name Of Colonel George B. Fleece
having been used on one Of the made
up tickets, be responds in the folloTin g
card:
WILsOx STATION, SHELBY Co.,
October 10, 1874,
EDITORS APPEAL-I have been strong
" solicited by numerous friends, and
among them some of our best citizens,
to become q candidate for the Senate,
and must acknowledge that l am deeply
sensible Of aud highly appreciate the
compliment implied in the unsought in
dorsement OF citizens whose political
scheme, from all that | know Of it, is a
most worthy one, embracing, as | under.
stand il, most salutary reforms and
measures looking to the pacifca.ion OF
the country and to the general well.be-
ing Of the people. While | would very
gladly, and with zeal and earnestness
that the noble cause mustinspire in anv
true friend of the country, do nv ut
most to spread these salutary politiica
sentiments and measures, | apprehend
that ia the bitter conflict likely to ensue
the cause to which | am devoted nigh
suffer BY its probable identification with
Radicatsm, and the general effec
might be a pseudo Radical victory; ant
therefore must decline the nomination
having no sympathy with Radcalisu
and unwilling to occupy any position il
which my sentiments in this regart
could be misunderstood or my infuenc
misdirected.
Very respectfully, etc,
GEO. b FLEECE.
This is quite creditable TO Col Fleece,
but he seems to labor under the impress
sions that "sslutary reforms and mea
sures looking 20 the. paci6cation Of th
country and to the general we'll being O
the people" cannot emanate from tn
Democratic and Conservative ticket.
he will refer to the Nashville platform
70 (which the candidates must look f.
their inspiration. and hear their view
upon the live questions Of che day PEI
hans be will find them as sound as b
cosid ,'ssirs. BE has no doubt bee
ni,Iss b. the class Of sgitators to Ehoo
.. b.vs ~, ed. We believe the can