Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-01
Speeches Of Hon. T. w. Brown, AttOr-
ney-General Wright, ]. ]. Busby,
P. G.. n. Turner, Uncle Tom,
and Others.
Congressman Barbour Lewis and Colo
mel ID. K. McRae Arraigned at the
Ber Of Public OpiniOR-OVer-
Whelming Enthusiasm.
The Peoples Candidate Warmly Greet
ed-GlOriORs Close OF the Municipal,
CanVass-VietOry TO be La.
bored for To-Day.

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enthusiastic to have the meeting called to or
der, which was done on the motion OF Mr..
Ofviu 1ergeT to select Mr.. James Roosa chair
man.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Roosa said that
the object OF the meeting was to hear adj
dresses from gentlemen, who ould arguethe
the previous evening. After music by
the band he would Introduce the speakers
The band then played a lively air, where
upon Mr.. ROOsa introduced
Judge Thomas w. Brown, who said he
had never deemed 1t would be neces-
sary CT polite TO address the citizens in
relation to a municipal question. He thought
the selection of municipal officers should be
considered on a business basis. There was
n0thfng in the municipal affairs 10 be con-
verted TO politics. There was no necessity for
the people for the purpose of securing
Office. Yet he was necessarily driven from his
position by means OF the course pursued by
the opposition. He never dreamed tt was
necessary to invoke the aid of a congressman
nor the advice of an of1ce-Seeker TO tell the
people whom they should vote for. The labor
ing man was vitally interested i'll the city's
prosperity, and the election of a man
calculated to advance its Interest lat
this iuncture Major Busby appeared
and was received with great applause
Labor was now seeking Memphis from the
north because OF the financial distress and
maladministration OF northern cities. Nearly
every night laborers came TO mis- home asking
for work. No laboring man should hesitate
about what sort OF business intelligence and
integrity should control the selection of q
municipal candidate. 1t was no use to con-
suit member of congress, nor ask OF politt-
clans what sort OF "a man should be Sc
lected for mayor. He told the mem
ner Of congress- v,I5 that the sooner .iae ne
for him. The people OF Memphis needed nc
political adviser. i hey were able TO manage
their own affairs. He attended the Cochran
hall meeting. p. NJ. Winters, the recorder
and chronic office-holder, was there. General
smith and General Patterson, clever gentle
men, but chronic office-holders; the city
attorney, william NJ. Randolph, and the con-
sTeSsTnan. BARBOUR Lewis. also chronic office.
holders, were there They were there to sub
serve their own interest. The people had
something else to do besides catering tG
the wishes of these chronic Office-seekers. AL
the disturbance and excitement of the can
vass had sprung from the efforts of office
seekers. At a recent meeting a gentleman Of
recent political adhesion said tlat he tthe
speaker was an aspirant for senatorial or CON
greSSiOna hOnors. He said this in order, per.
haps, to justify himself in the CONSCIOUSNESS
of supporting ring OF ofhce-holders. HIS
chances were as meager as the aspirations oi
the gentleman who made the false charge
He would never alter his political opinions
for Office. At Cochran hall he heard Ed
shaw speak, and thought his speech better
than RandoIph's 0r Lewis's. The latter said
Major Busby should be opposed because he
was born in this country. This seemed like
knownothingisnn reversed. They had re.
ferred to his Irish nativity. He would STATE
that he was born in this country, in whOsS
national prosperity ne ever nh0 Oneflsneu an
interest, and would entertain pride
His parents were Irish He had
always advised that people to act fol
themselves, to avoid ward politicians
and national leadership in this country. He
had never kissed the blarney-S5one Tor the
sake of political preferment. The extent ol
his partizanslIip had been 10 find out the true
laws, to observe them and obey them. He
condemned the effort made to array the negro
against the southern white man, and loathed
the act of inciting national prejudice. He
ernment would refuse justice to q
man because he was a Democrat
He answered that he (the tnterrogator1 had
been a Confederate soldier. The congressman
was sworn to do his duty TO the whole people
and vet he used this argument 70 ejudice
the people. He liked Democrats when they
acted with him, but loathed them when they
supported BuSby. The men had LEFT the Dem
ocratic party in order to secure plunder. What
amount would be given them. The nomina.
tion of Busby was originated by people re
spectacle at least, and who have been
longer on this bluf, and more identified
with the interest of Memphis, than the b : n
orabIe congressman who tries TO prescribe
them. He remembered when the congress
man was, like Uriah Heap, Exceedingly
humble" The meeting that nominated Bus
by was an honest attempt to nominate can
didnte irrespective of politics. Both Radicals
and Democrats are supporting Busby. These
men are liberal, and not proscriptive. They
have never bowed, and hope you Will never
bow, to the doctrines first advocated
city, that you must forego all political opin
ion for the support of the administration
such proseriptfve tendencies were not en-
forced in Republican countries, nor was free
opinion muzzled in Kingdoms. when the
people were willing to embrace such doc
trines, then they became Mt subjects for abjeci
slavery. This was a surrender OF the last hope
Rich officeholders could indorse such doc.
trineS, and to establish a permanent system
of political opinion, but a poor mana labor
ing man, could not. He did not believe the
n the declaration nf iTdanHndnnPf
were as dead ashes upon the altar of liberty
If it be true, as he asserts, that Grant sen1
him here to control you, especially the color
ed people, you should say that the federal sd
ministration is assuming the office o.
imperial concentration, destructive alike
to national and local Liberty. Dc
thinks? These men say you mus
learn 1t through US. l do not like TO accept
the dogma of such men, do not believe Gen
eral Grant seeks to interfere in our munietpa
affairs. 1t is an attempt 10 use Genera
Grants popularity for the purpose of saving
few desperate politicians of Memphis. Al
though a Democrat, l stard here to defenc
General Grant from suei : -tarement. Th'
city attorney, Mr.. Randei,' VINO has en-
ioyed a handsome salary for fou
years, said not in the lsnguag
of Virgil that JohnSons administration
had been the best Memphis bad enjoyed. Tn
congressman. however, denounced 1t as thu
worst. At the last meeting the CONGRESSMAN
had eulogized it; he and the city attorney ha'
doubtless held q cabinet meeting. All that b.
knew about Leagues Republicanism wa
what Judge Lewis had said, to-wit: That h
had assisted in inangurating the dynass.
known as Brownlowism. This curse TO Ten
nessee was denounced by the nationR
Republicans of the north througl
It's a, organ, the New 1 nork Irloent ,
ment was repudiated by the Republicans
Mr.. League takes this as q cause for his politi
cal opinionfaR makes the burden OF his pa
triotfsm the excuse for his acts. He inaugu
rates and 4naintains the same deSpotiSm fron
which League and other lrishmen fed
Irishmen were too true TO tndorse such
nefarioIls SYSTEM, unless they wished to be
come oppressors tnstead OF refugees. He ad
vised them to go 10 the polls and votS Ink
Americans irrespective of nationality, but Il
! the patriotic desire 70 promote the good OF tn
whole country, and to elevate its glorious lit
erty beyond the pOlluting reach OF selfish POI
iticians and noisy demagogues.
ATTORNEY GENERAL L. E. WRIGHT.
Attorney-General Luke E. Wright in re
| spOnse to loud calls, then came forward ami
| loud cheering and said, that If he had though
| that the present meeting was organized b
any political party, he would not have bee
| there, but as il was organized in the interes
/ of the people and ]. j. Busby as mayor, b
came before them with all his zeal to assist Ii
electing him to that office. tApplause
| Major Busby was nominated by the people
and was not the nominee or the creature G
any clique, and no "ring" had pu
him forth. All nationalities, all creed
/ have come forward to his support, as he ha
| as the representative of the Independent citi
/ zens of Memphis. Now IL seemed 10 be tn
strongest card OF the opposition that Msjo
/ Busby was Democrat. and this strong card @
| theirs was drawn from the bottom of tn
/ pack. lCheers and laughter But he woulI
ask them was Judge Bigelow Democrat
| jefferson a Democrat? or, was Tow
| bridge a Democratf Certainly not. Thi
showed that Major ,B1sby vas sup SUI
/ BE- eleeted by all parties. TCneers.l Now ther
4 Sgss his friend Colonel McRae llaugbterb an,
1 he called colonel McRae his friend "a voice
l HGive him HILL although his ground-and
] lofty tumbiing lately was most extraordias
| ~ acrobatic performance. In his speech OF
| the previous night Colonel MeIeae had toll
c-st Tor forty years, and that he never dc
serted that party untl tne party deserte
/ MIN. But there was something behind 81
that, and he said II with paiEs But that
/ iaughterl 7he fact was that shelby count
and the state OF Tennessee mad hitherto faile
4 to estimate Colonel MeRea at the full yalu
! ae put upon himseif. Laughter and az
/ iolanse.l Fcr thirty years Colonel Mere
l had been Douglas Democrat, and followe
/ the banner OF the Baltimore convention, bu
I he had now deserted IL because bis old friend
have nominated mayor. He failed to SO
/ how Colonel McRes. could assert, after thirt
years service in the Depaocriltie ranks, ths
| the party did not carry orIt ais principles, an
therefore,, he goes ever, bod
\ and soul, to Barbour Lewis. [Appianse
| They all knew what ne hsd sssid-~that he IA
opposed Horace Greeley, a Republican,
I noble man, whose motto vas UpiyeIss
! amnesty and universal sSoncll1ation. Wh
should i,oloDel Nc Fae show his diaappEobs
! ton by nov going ovsI TO EAFuue
Lewis and John LOa9ue. It was fik
going over to the enemy in the fac
OF general engagement. Now, thes
facts were ineontrovertible. he lGeneri