Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-24
Meeting at the Exchange Bailding-
Speeches by Randolph, William
son, TOPp and Motley. Is
Opposition to Governor Brown as the
Democratic Candidate for She
United States Senate,
The Funding Bill-RefOrm their Hobby
and Ex-PresIdent johnson their
Candidate for the Senate.

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] nest-hiding between the Radical and sore
heads, in the PRONUNCIATION OF the
/ ticket, as appeared in the APPEAL yester'
day morning, vii the exception Of The name
/ OF Judge T. j. Latham, whose card appears IN
another column declining she Use OF MS name
on the ticket, and giving nls reasons therefor
In his stead the great refOrmers-peop TWEEN
| ~ Observation-Disclosures anti jury repuCia-
tOrs-sOreleadeG-darkl Dlack-and tan
Radical party have substituted Mr.. hitznetu.
At the beg ming Of services, when were con
Quoted by Messrs. ID. B. Mall0y, Robertson
Topp, Charles KOrtrecht, NJ. I. Will anlson,
VIM. N. Randolph, and other lesser j ghis
in the movement, there were nOt.nfty persons
present, which number was gradually aug
mented during the progress Of the meeting 10,
perhaps, one hundred and nifty OF two hun
dred p=rsOus II was discovered however
IL at the increase OF the crowd did O5 develop
a corresponding increase OF enthusiasm, IRON
which II may be Inferred that majority Of
those in attendance we've there 70 see and not
to participate in the performance. The meet
ing was called TO order by Mr.. k0rtrecnt who
moved that Robertson Iopp be called % the
chair.
Colonel Topp declined to preside over the
meeting because he came there TO make
speech, and begged that the mee0ag select
some one else.
After about twenty-five minutes consumed
in consultations among the leaders, held IN
low whispers, another attempt was made 10
Nh. Kortrecht-As Colonel Topp declines to
act as chairman OF this meeting / move that
Mr.. j. W. Wheeler take the chair.
MI W uetltI EEAA4G " a. q eAt+t. man n
meeting for the hodor conferred upon MIN
and without further remark OF ceremony IN
vited the speakers who intended 70 address
the meeting 10 come forward and do So
A General look-around was then INDUCED
IN, apparently for some one TO break the ice.
Mr. Randolph was approached by Two or
three aad urged to opsn the bail.
Mr.. Randolph was ready II no one else
would speak, and was making CemonsLfa-
ton toward the speakers stand, when some
one called upon Mr.. MoLoy, who responded
without a second bidding.
MR.. MOLLOY
said he did not propose 10 enter into the de-
tails OF the topics that may be brought before
the next general assembly, and which ne
would advocate suoulu l4e De lC 10 ~ " -
the suffrages OF the people Of Shelby county
The canvass Will be Of snort duraDo1, and lie
would not enter into elimination aud recrin-
nation in the discussion OF the political Issues
now before the people. in abiding 10 the
present political division be acknoW lodged
that there were gentlemen as honorable as
himself IN both parties, pub that ~ h "a Dee l
called Radical, which he denied. lie was
approached by one Of his friends, VINO sJaisd
to him that It was the Ia K that his a1lllau0n
with the present movement was on account
of his having gone over TO the Radical party,
which he denied. He was not a pTOscrl pDOu-
lst; did not want to prescribe man because
he differed with hin IN opinion. he compl-
mented the audience on us being
small in number; ives sorry IL was
TO larger, which he attributed 70 the
fact that the meeting mad not been
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citizens, he was SATISFIED knew nCbhlnE OF
the time or place Of holding the meeting
The country is in great distress me CITY ana
county are 10 a deplorable c0udlliOn. We
have suffered calamliies 81 various KINDS Out
the most potent one was the tax calamity
TApplause.l This was the great incentive that
impelled MIN to allow bis name 10 appear on
the ticket; he would not have submitted ms
name TO the people Of shelby county n he did
not think he could modify me resent odlo1s
rates OF taxation. Every industry-agricul-l
ture, mechanics, and cOmmer,e-Was para
lived on account of the enormous burden o
taxation that had been heaped upon
now struggling, and under which
il was impossible for any community TO pros
per. If the people, IN Their wisdom, saw
The state, he would employ every energy and
every effort should be exercised in the mOdi-
fviuR OF the Odious uaL-laW. He was in favor
ing with other creditors; they should have no
privileges not enjoyed by the honest labOrer.
de was in favor Of anu Houiu Always pc
found advocating, measures that would con
fer the greatest good on the largest number Of
citizens; he wanted TO ieglslate lOr the gen
ersI good He held that the present
near six per CENT was pandenng
to the interest Of the rich people,
and against the industrial class, and the
whole thing is wrong, and ne would use
every endeavOr TO effect modification OF 10.
some friends had told him that they were |
sorry 10 see his name on the dependent
ticket; he asked them why; their answer. was
because they wanted to support aim for repre- |
sentative, but cOu d not DO so, considering !
thar ne nad gone over 70 tne hadlcal par
ty: be replied 10 them that such was not the ]
fact. and was proud 10 Inform them that he |
had voted the Democratic ticket before they /
were born. be also stated that be voted Tor /
Iohu Bell ana Edward Everett, for president 1
and Vice-president. and was not ashamed to 1
own 10; he knew John Bell to De an honest /
mana patriot and a siatesman-aDd regard /
ID Mr.. Everett equally so. he was never 3 /
Horace Greeley Democrat lHpplausel J, and /
could not indorse modern Democracy. |
he could not define the political rights OF /
ne present day; all seems TO depend upon 1
0caI issues. The old Democratic party was 4
callant Old party. and he had followed its /
banner with prlde; me otu mig party Wes
also a gallsnt old party-in fact, there were /
patriots on both sides Ihen, and We have pa /
riots now II they understood themselves. lie |
] 3d never been anything else bat Democrat, ]
out wanted IL understood that ne did not be /
ong to the modern Democratic party. De i
aid that he had been asked by some friends 1
o touch upon the peDitentiaTy question. be 1
favored the establishment in the interest OF 1
humanity; bad participated IN the movement |
# establishing a pen1ienJary at NashNilie, !
mai the old penal laws might be done away /
branded, ears cut OF. etc and ne regarded 1
.he penitentiary as more humane |
node Of punishment for criminals. !
he did not, however, expect 10 see the Crimi- |
nails &C altered all over The state, 10 be en- ]
Dloyed in the workshops, on the building OF /
digging IN the coal-mlnes, etc., not /
That their labor should In any manner be /
brought ia competition with the honest me- /
,hanic and laborer. BE had not Investigated |
decidedly opposed TO bringing convict /
abor in conflict with the labor Of /
.he honest workingman, and was in /
,ys sSd Illustrating it in most revolving |
light Mr.. MollOy closed by re asserting that /
be was in favor OF the adoption Of measures /
largest nun Der Of citizens, which elected /
MR.. RANDOLPH
was next called up, and took the speakers
stand amid considerable applause, indicating /
hat ne is the big card Of the ticket.
be omplained OF feebleness, and WAS physlc-
ally unable to say much. He would, however
state the objects in view IN organizing an in,
dependent ticket; and wanted 10 understood /
hat the gentlemen who com posed that ticket
we're not politicians for the sake Of obtaining
)ffice, but wanted 10 be elected because Of the
great reforms so much needed. You have
evils heaped upon you, which you all know }
better than /, because you experience them.
W nat on demand now Is the remedy. The
,reateSt evils you are enduring now are pow
'rty and burdensOme taXatiOn. We propose
o advocate q constitutional convention, in
rider that the present system Of taxation may
Dc changed. he discussed the present system
It length, and proposed the remedy that the
legislature should be empowered 70 make dis
ordinations in taxation, such as viii en- I
courage the establishment Of manufactures |
md immigration. U1tll this was done, there
5 no hope for Memphis. Hou have got too
many officers; TOO many governments, aud
ef erred TO Ehs city and county governments,
which should be consolidated into one, and
which cannot be done without a change
D the constitution OF the STATE; there should
,e but Que government ana but one set Of Of
Icers He estimated the present number of
az coll ctQrs to be seven, and said, after you
ave got through with all these seven tax
atheiers YOU are not sure that you are done
,aylng taxes. he proposed 10 have only one
aan 10 collect taxes. The same Thing with
AK assessots, referring 10 the different values
gSpgSpl the same property. lie in
avor of "A hoard of assessors NOu paid in