Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-12
A BALD LIE.

We copy the following from the Pitts
hurg Leader as a sample Of the lying t
which Radical editors lend themselves
for partisan purposes, lying by which
whole communities composed or reputa.
ble and industrious men and women are
traduced and placed IN positions which,
IL the malicious editors would only re.
feet for a moment, they would see il
impossible for any except cOnvlcts OF
outlaws to occupy. The stupid or mail
Csous fellow who edits the Leader evil
IDENTIFY believed the following, and gave
II publication as q Don bouchc for politi-
cal effect in his issue OF October 18th:
Probably great many readers of the
Leader gill remember William L.
Bruulngs q United States army officer
II war time, and during the early part
81 the rebellion commanding officer at
The Ersenal in this city. Bruning was
an old citizen here. and previous 10 his
military service was chief cook OF Joe
Eucker's restaurant, being q regular
French cook of the school Of the famous
culinary artist, Prof. Blot. He distin-
guisbed himself in q number of ways
chile here, and after the war went
south, where he piled his former vOca-
Ion IN several leading cities. But the
sunny south became monOtOnOus to our
friend. Latterly il had no charms for
him. He lOnged for the smoky scenes |
OF his first loved American city, and so /
few years ago he determined to leave
New Orleans, where be then was, snd /
come 10 PIttsourg. He stopped at Men, /
phis, and thinks he had a pretty read /
aole experience there. We are of the /
same opinion, and 50 devote a part OF /
our space TO short interview which !
1908 place between a Leader reporter |
and MIR. Bruning yesterday evening:
We been told that you saw some |
thlng OF the white league while YOU
were IN Memphis, Mr.. Bruning, said |
the reporter.
Yes, sir" said Mr.. Bruning, in his
pecu lsr, broken dialect, which il would 1
oe altogether too much trouble to repro |
ooce IA this place. Eyes, sir, saw /
enough 70 Convince me that, whatever 1
may be said, the white league still ex-
ISIS, and Is the same rebelliOus organi- 1
lAuon that its worst enemies at any
tipe reported it to be-"
What did you see Of them?n
Well, I saw them drilling in hall
IN The third ward in Memphis, after
midnight, with arms and munitions of
war;
And did you have anything said to
you 10y any Of them?n
Yes had TO leave on their Orders.n
''tor what ressOn?n
" ell, because l didn't exactly think
ner organization was right, and be.
cause was Pennsylvania
rs IL crime there TO be Penusyl-
vayian9"
"Oh, yes. II man there says he is (
nom any pisce north OF Baltimore his
goose Is cook ed. 4
What had you said2'
81 merely expressed my opinion 1
against the league in such 3 way that 5
some Of them heard it." S
And what did they say then?' I
one Of the lesders asked who / was, [
ana some more questions. / told him {
ny name, and said ! was going to Pitts q
)lrg, where L belonged. Oar said he, '
YOU better get right out Of this; we don't {
want any Pennsylvania - ola - {
bout here The chief Of police, Chss. I
, Harris, was sitting near and heard it, I
lu- that made no difference; he said s
lothiug, and had TO leave"
And 50 Colonel Bruning is back in n
-ltJsburg, and he says he is going to a
tlek 10 the best town he ever saw, for 2
he balance Of his life. II
On second thought we believe the Z,
dItOr who admitted the above to his
o.umns to be fun as bad as the lying
uthor Of it. There is no room for US to
eleve otherwise, Had he intended to I
e fsir and just, and to represent Mem
ms and her people as they are, he could
asily have had the truth from a score
{ old citizens Of Pittsburg, now and
)ng residents Of our city-gentlemen q
'ho are known and honored here 81 L
mong our best citizens, and who o
ave never had occasion to feel -
therwise than at home amongst "
:, Notwithstanding they differ with p
lost Of our people in politics. q
hese would have been happy to have =
'ld him that Memphis is a more order n
? city than Pittsburg, and every way IT
lore desirable for residence. Then. too. "
be had inquired be might have aseer- y !.
Ined that cur chief Of police is named al
thy, and not O'Harris, and that be is al
far removed from cOuntenancing the y
'wdylsm which this seoundreI Brun- :,
g lyingly retails, as R.ny chief of police Il
lat ever has lived OF ever will hold Of I'll
re. The Leader should hue its head 81
reyer more, fer it is not fit to lead any p
ing. -
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