Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-06

united and determined effort of the white
citizens in the cause of right and JUS
tice. Colonel Wslter's speech vas re-
ceived with heartiest applause, the
speaker being frequently interrupted
by the enthusiasm of the audience.
GENERAL LUXE E. WRIGHT
came forward arnidst immense applause.
He said that he felt that no man who
had the welfare of his county at heart
would 90 to the polls tomorrow and
vote with the carpeIbsggers and SCALA
wags. 1t WAS no use to talk about there
not neing politics in this election. They
were deeply mixed up in il, and unless
all voted against the Radical ticket we
would be robbed and plundered by ir-
responsible parties. There was q princi-
pie involved ia this beyond ali other
considerations, and that was, is this
white mans country, and shall it be gov
4 erDed by honest white men or by igno-
rant negroes? This is the eve of the battle
/ the issue is before you. On the one
I side is everything for good, while on the
/ other is robbery, plunder and negro
oligsrchy. What is the Radical party
| made up of? Aragged army, worse than
| the one that followed honest John, lead
! by dozen or more white men, who
/ to gain Office and power, take
4 the front and urge their ignorant
/ followers to do theiT dirty work.
! He referred to the OdiOus civil rights bill
! in scathing terms, and showed what
/ had been done by the Radicals at Som
/ erville recently. His closing remarks
were couched in the most eloquent
! terms, urging every one to go forward
/ tomorrow and vote against negro rule
/ and negro supremacy. Their leaders are
already trembling, and unless | am mis-
taken in the energy of the young men
and the quiet determination of their el-
ders the Bartlett guns will send for h
/ to the other counties of Tennessee that
old Shelby repudistes the black moDFrei
crowd, and is for white mans govern
ment.
HON. W. H STEPHENS
made s few remarks which hit the nail
on the head, and brought forth rounds of
applause. he said that be had nothing
| to say against the nominees of the Re-
| publican ticket, but ours presented the
names Of nine good men, who were Sc
lected for their fitness and capability by
one of the best selected bodies Of intel
ligent men ever assembled IA this
county. Then let US support
their action and elect the tick
ct. He was convinced that those
white men who have strayed Of
to the blacks in the belief that they are
selling the negroes, are actually selling
themselves. They had a regular auction
aud the negroes required these men to
bid white votes for their place on the
ticket, and the man who said ne had
the largest number of votes in his pocket
was awarded the nomination. Then
Captsiu Dyer took MIN in back room
and made him put his mark to the con-
tract. His closing remarks were very
stirring. He eOunseled the towards to
run tonight and not wait until to-
morrow when we were standing shoul-
der-to-shoui6er and fighting for our
race, our country and our God.
HON. LANDON HAYNES
was introduced and showed clearly how
every man should vote to discharge his
duty to himself, his posteTity and coun-
try, aud showed the difference between
the two tickets and the two parties. He
stated that it was the rebellion which
set the negro free; the war was not COM
menced with a view to free them. The
United States was q slave country,
its constitution was for slavery,
and its flag covered slavery,
and If be was negro and loved bis free
dom he would get down on his knees 4
every morning and thank the rebels for
bringing about the rebellion, for without |
the rebels there never would have been |
8 rebellion. He turned over the carpet |
baggers, who were escaped cOnvicts or |
graceless scamps from the north who |
had come down here, and with whom |
the negroes went, Notwithstanding we
had furnished them with homes, with |
food, and everything else that gave
them comfolt. He referred to the
career and condition Of the negro |
from as far back as his history
was known to the present time,
and showed that they had always been
sewage in their disposition, and migrate
fol for all benefits they ever had oriever
would receive. 1t you would congregste
all the negroes in Mississippi and Ala
bana, and take away the white man,
they would go back into barbarism the
same as they had always done when
left to themselves. God never create d a |
negro prophet or appointed negro spos-
tie. They had never established govern
ments or made laws, and never would
accomplish anything that would go into
history The white man who would
vote againsthis race was too low down
to live, and ought to have his head
shaved and be Kicked out of the uni
verse. The white man who would ac-
cept Office at the hands Of the negro
ought to be put into the penitentiary.
Then once more unto the breach
Dear fTienos, onee more.
L make no appeals to Irish, Germans,
Italians, Euglish OF Scotchmen tonight. |
Such classification Of oar citizens is
OdiOns, and has well-nigh ruined the /
prosperity Of this city. When the Ital-
ian, the German, the Englishman, the /,
Scotchman and the Erenchman break /
away from the dominion Of kings and
elect to eome to this great and free |
country, pass through the process of /
naturalization aud have abjured their /
kiBgly rulers, they each and all become +
ADlerican citizens, Democrats or Radi- 4
Gals, and as such l shall ever address /
them. There is here in America no /
Italian, no Irishman, no German, no +
Euglishman, no ScOtchman, but all are
American citizens; and every American
citizen has now but one chOice-tO go I
for the negro or the s0tite man, because
the white skinned African on the negro
ticket is not less than tvs nty-tive per
cent. worse than the negro whom he
and defrsuds.
GEO. p. NJ. TURNER
was loudly called for, stepped forward,
and was introduced by the chairman,
and made few very stirring remarks.
THOMAS c. LOWE.
then came forward and made short
speech, which was OF very conserva-
tive nature and had very good effect.
He did not takean ultra position against
the negro. He knew there was a large
number OF that race who would to- NOR
row repudiate the mOngrel ticket aud
vote for good men to hold the Offices. He
stated what the white people had done
much for the negro since they had come
into power. The negro has no claim upon
the people Of the south, bnt the people
OF the south had beea so generous as to
give the negro everything, politically.
that was asked. Show me q place where
the people Of the north have ever placed
negro in Office. Mr.. Lowe continued
Ia this strain, and his remarks we're well
received.
Alter Mr.. Lowe had concluded his re-
marks, The lateness Of the hour necessi-
tated an adjournment, and the vast as-
semblage left the hail, each giving eY.
preston OF discrimination to work to- 1
day as man never worked before for fhe /
cause they had espoUsed.
Another meeting ss organized in tba /
street ia front Of the Operahouse af 4 /
late hour. An immense crowd listened
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