Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-05-17

: rupt purposes, coed men of all partie
g should associate for self protection. Ye
{ the time has come when the good meI
1 of the country, when those that love Law
{ and order, constitution and principle
8 should come together and unite as one
r common brotherhood. Men so united
{ in principle stand upon elevated ground
they are men reliable as a party anG
r better able to destroy corruption and
: venaIity.
: 1 think, then, so fe- as this question o.
training is concerned, there never was
: such a time for the pure mentor the
; good men, without regard to party
! names-to come together, and stand by
! their country, and battle for lhe remov-
} al Of the oppression and corruption that
rest upon the community like a night
mare. We are told to ignore this fund
ing question because EadicaIs and DEM
ocrsIs have proportionate share in the
pie. Laughter. Then comes what is
, called the salary-grab. When we come
to analyZe it, we dnd that all parties
shared alike; therefore that should be
|, ignored. Then we come down to the
CURRENCY QUESTION,
and we find the same state of facts
| thiTty.six Democrats and thlrty-six
tons are all to be ignored, and they say
when this man Johnson happens to say
anything about them. that he is a dis
tarber and disorganizer [laughterl !,
and he is not Democrat. / was q
Democrat before the oldest of these had
got out Of their swaddling-clothes, and q
Democrat before the most of them We're
born; and yet these men set them
selves up as the very quintessence
! OF Democracy. I am a Dem
Ocrat, and one upon principle, and
l expect to continue one and save
the country. I am for peace and harmo-
ny. There has been much said, and re-
| quest has been made that 1 would say
I something while in Memphis in refer
ence to another that is directly connect
ed with this; but went very near for
| getting little application that l intend
! ed making, and will 90 it now. There is
close corporation in this State that has set
up, and it seems they have gathered in
a kind of urn, what they consider the
pure and unadulterable stuff of Demo-
cratic virtue; and those who do not con-
form to that are to be tabooed. This
reminds ME of sentiment which was
delivered by person who was called
upon, who commenced by saying:
Here's to me and my wife, TO my son
John and his wife; to US four, and no
more" Lsughte1I The speaker here
referred 10 the evils of the national
banking system, and said:
Ii is our first duty to prepare in earnest
for our recovery from the ever-inereas-
ing evils of an irredeenlable currency, |
without sudden revulsion, and yet
without unJimely ,prccrastinatiOn. For
that end We must, each in our respect |
i've positions, prepare the way. [ hold
it the chief duty of the executive |
to insist upon frugality in the expedi- |
lures, and q sparing eeonOmy ia itself
great national resource. OF the banks to |
which authority has been given to issue |
notes secured by bonds of the United /
States, we may require the great |
est moderation and prudence, and the |
law must be rigidly enforced when its |
limits are exceeded. WE may, each one |
of US, counsel our active and /
enterprising countrymen to be |
constantly on their guard to Ii |
quidate debts contracted in paper /
currency, AMI by conducting business
as nearly as possible On asystem of cash /
payments or short credit, to hold them
selves prepared to return TO the standard
of gold and silver. To aid our fellow
"
their monetary affairs the duty devolves
on US to demand by law the amount of
PAPER EoNEY
He also went into a careful analyses of
commercial, banking and farming
transactions, showing that while the
farmer made an average only four per
cent, the banker made eighteen, and so
in few years was acle to possess him
self of the fruits of The labor of all
the industrial classes. He was very
severeiupOn mOnopolies and mOnOpolists,
and insisted that these should be
regulated by honest legislation.
While in Nashville The other week,
picked up one of the papers which is
considered orthodox. II like to go to
and l like to see then.) It asked the
question why l kept alluding to ma
tional affairs that should, of course, be
ignored, and not let them know
MY VIEWS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
How he could be SO malicious as to
do me the injustice OF Putting such a
question, passes my comprehension. !
Does not every nan here know that |
vetoed the first civil rights bill, and was
impeached for so doing? l was there.
Don't you remember the excitement
that peryaded the whole land during
two-thirds of a session of congress? 1
sat there, solitary and alone, determin-
ed to vindicate the constitution of my
country by the exercise of the veto :
power. LApplause. My record !
against the civil rights bill is
were you when Mrs. Surratt was hang (
ed? Cries of 'Kiek him out!'' "Put
him outr' "Haul him out!" etc. !
Mr.. Johnson said that sort of thing has /
no influence upon me. 1 can say in re-
ference to all these matters that did my
duty fearlassly and conscienciously. I
The EX-President here had reference
to his frequent exercise of the veto
power, and to his impeachment and in
famous impeacher5. He got to
be an obstacle and had to
be removed, and was tried
but not convicted. Loud applause.
And there is one other subject that
would call your attention to. In several ]
Of the States there have been proposi- !
tons introduced to transfer
THE ELECTION OF SENATOR
10 the United States from the legis-
Iature to the people. When we pick
1p the history of an election we find that
The majority Of senators have been elect
ed by corruption and fraud, and he who !
has the longest purse can secure his cleo
ion to place in the United States sem
ate. He who is the greatest intriguer ,,
and most uBprincipled is generally the |.
most successful man. 90 to the senate :
Jf the United States now and go I
% it in other days. Look at your senate l
n the days of Webster and Benton, Cal I
lOun, McDuffey, and Grundy, and I
hat long list of patriots and sages. Go q
o the senate of the United States
when it was considered one Z
# the most dignifed and elevated !
,odies in the world, when we were al
most ready to call them our p0tres con-
cripti. Look at the senate then, and
Ook at it now! 1 invite You TO look at
and make the comparison. How does
our senate stand as compared with it &
hen2 What has been the result of it?
And what has brought this result about?
simply the
oRRUPT MODE or CHOOSING sENA- s
TORS,
disregard of the popular sentiment in .
lot selecting men that are known, and q
D whom the people have confidence 1
nd respect. was going to suggest, and 81
yOutO say, NGulu IL aCb DS UelJeE IO1 The
'eople to elect their senator directly, as ,
hey do their presentatlves? Itwould .
equire no more trouble. / know that is {
lot part of the constitution, but it is a
'eiDg considered in congress, before a
which a proposition TO that effect will 8
,e brought. When this is done u
What legislature dare then-per- 8
laps they migkt-violate popular 4
Judgment by disregarding it, and /
lecting somebody oaber than the per- .
on indicated by the peoples should II
hink not, Then let the people elect
heir senators; let them express their .
will and go back to that old doctrine of Il
nine, bring the government nearer to =
be people. | know chat some may say I
hat am sensitive upon that subject. !
may bS little sensitive upon it; feel i
hat two or three Yeas ago, when my L
lame was before the legislature as can
idate for senator to the United States,
{ my name had been submitted to the u
'eoDle, the people would have preferred q
ny going there to the indiyidual who q
vas sent. 1 believe SO; and now II there v
} any one who believes himself "a fa- Q
-oriteu with the people, and feels him. q
elf com peteGt to represent them IN the q
enate of the United 5tat5s, K
LET him CONE FORWARD, y
nd, like man, show his principles and a
ay what they age. They may think !,
N a little sore and aorid, but they for. a
et that l referred tofthls matter, in my n
Message, to the senate, and it was given =
0 the Judiciary committee for consider y
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