Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-25

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forty thousand soldiers in Memphis 10 jon
the Good Templars, at their hail, No. fjl
Bsale street, 70 helD Us hight that great mon
sier, King Alcohol. Come one, come all com
rich, come poor; come male, come female
and Join the temperance army. We are IN
only temperance society that takes IN ladies
and II they have not a right % help hgnt IN
this cause. who has? We receive ali owe
Independent order Of Good TemplaIs.
The Vote on she Senatorial Question
ED TORS APPEAL-It is not my pur
pose to object to the proposition OF the Demo
cratic executive committee, that yot'
should be taken for United States senator
though I think such committees are clothes
with no other than executive powers, for III
purpose Of carrying out the mandates OF IN
conventions they represent i desire simply
70 call attention TO what suppose Is a defec
In their plan, viz: that voters should plac
on their tickets, for the instruction OF mem
beFs OF the legislature, the name OF the candl
date preferred by each. Such a vote IS likely
to give an advantage TO one candidate oVei
another in any county in which, though
there are several candidates In the fed, there
is but one prominently before the people
Tickets will be printed abundanuy with the
name OF that one upon them on the one hand
while on the other no name VIII be printed
on any ticket, and must be written on every
oue. Everybody will see what the effect OF
this Will be on an election. Andrew johnson
would receivea SHORTY Of the votes cast fOf
senator, whenhe might have far less than q
mOiety OF the whole vote cast. suppose
am opposed to johnson, for whom am 1 %
vote against him, when / have not yet had
q fell opportunity 10 determine my prefer
ence OF all the state Or suppose am iudif-
ferent as between Johnson and Ia euty more,
only seeking on fun advice 10 make the best
choice can OF the most available and useful
man for that high office, how am 10 vote
The only proper remedy l can ses now is 10
let the vote be for AnCreW johnson agai INST
the field, or against mis- being chosen at this
DEMOCRAT.
cheap Frefghts.
EDITORS APPEAL-After submitting
my proposed plan Of relief for the shippers OF
cur city 70 the committee on transportation
OF the chamber Of commerce, and after re-
ceiYing their Endorsement as 70 It's entire
feasibility, with their recommendation,
after a debate, il was referred 10 another e9nl-
mittee, composed OF three cOttOn-factOrs, Two
buyers, and two agents Of freight lines. Why
those interested in cheap u eights should plas e
tions, are Interested in as dear freights as pos
81 ule, and from whom we are seeking relief
why two such persons should be placed 10 sit
in judgment on the interests which they rep
resent, and from The unjust and oppressive
determinations OF which We are seeking re-
lief, l cannot understand. Bat not
withstanding that disadvantage in the
way Of speedy understanding and
early action on the proposition, l. have
buyers OF its feasibility and dssirabluty, ana
feet confident of be lng able 70 convince about
nineteen out Of any twenty men OF intelli-
gence and experience in shipping. NOtwith-
standing the opposition aud statements con
htcung with the position I had taken-made
by those W6oIn one would think ought TO
know, namely. the freight agents-I have
seen no reason why should change my Opiu-
ion In the slightest as expressed 90 the cotton
exchange. These two representatives Of freight
lines claimed in opposition TO me that they
made and controlled night here the rate OF
freight from here TO the east, and promised
This committee that the rate should not be
advanced beyond ninety-twO cents tall raid
TO New York this sFaSOn; whereas, only a
day or two after this promise was made
the railroad convent on sitting IN
Chicago, and wherein one If not both
OF the lines represented here by the
above mentioned gentlemen were repre-
sented, raised the rate 70 one dollar, and this
rate VIII go into effect on Monday, the tweu-
ty-siXth instant; and am 10 formed by gen
tleman who represents anO her line, and VINO
recently represented one Of the two before
mentioned lines, that those two gentlemen
had no authority 10 make such promise to
the committee OF the cotton exchange. This
is a clinching confederation OF my views, and
will prove so disastrous to AL opposition from
similar sources that they VIII probably not be
expect any further statements 10 be at all pa
tiently entertained when we have found them
in a matter where they should GER
tainiy have known. But whether this prom
Use results in anything or not 10 the interest OF
the shippers the very fact OF its being made,
even before the proposed protective freight
for good the union would have 10
exisiant. have shown that such an
organization would save from one hundred
10 i've hundred thousand dollars Ter
annum. Would that be az the Denent that
wound result rom It? No. For such = saw
ing would change the direction Of the ship
ment of and bringing 10 this market
two hundred Thousand bales OF cot
inst viii not otherwise come,
and Will bring orders for at least
all OF which viii increase the aggregate ia
come OF the buyers, sellers, iusuro nee COM
panies, compressers, draymen and iabOrers
over one million Of dollars, besides what IS
saved on the freight 50 this becomes a ques-
ton in which ali trades and professions An
THIS city and all planters with commercial re-
lations with this city are interested, and to
,he extent Of over million and half dollars
per annum- Some people are prejuliced
against combinations. And h is true thai a
may be a most diabOtical or
most righteous iustitutiOn-accOrding
q its object and the use IL Is put 10 An III
urauce company IS combination, the
ihurch and the state are not only aggrega-
ions but combinations, aud the United States
Ire combination. Moreover, the railroads
re nearly always, If not always, in combl-
ration 10 make you pay as much as they can.
My should you not use the weapon, in the
Use OF which they have set you the examples
: there any wrong IN defending yourself
With that with which you are assalled, es-
'ecially when 1t rebounds TO the good of the
Thole body politicf Respectfully.
J. E. LANPHIER.