Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-22

without bis ambition and Cromwell without
mis- crimes, issued money for the payment 81
his soldiers, This had 0eVei been paid Tie
speaker next used the argument made by
Andy johnson upon the repudiation OF Nir-
glnia and Massachusetts, which, he said, in
ne former case had funded, not a Ia John
Brown, but a thousand for one dollar Mlssis-
slppi when young State, the III Dorado Of
the c0tton-world, win az her prosperity, had
repoeiateG $5G00,000. The Wings tried 10 bring
the people 20 an account for 10, and hence it
was that all governments were provisional.
themselves 70 the Democratic party, and
placed 81 the head Of the Confederate
government the gre test q rsPndiator%
Mr.. Davis protFaeted the war longer than al y
other man eou q have d0ne-its fall was not
due 70 AFR. Davis When 70 was reported that
Ben Buffers son-in-law, Governor Ames, OF
Nj ssissippi was going 20 wipe out the DEBT OF
that state, the Nashville Union dsG -Anle7Tcda
and paper OF Mem phls-he could not rsmen-
Der the name-rsis-d a hue and cry against
Bctler and Ames. he was told by Mr. La
than that ~ was The APPEAL- Why Is Il
that in the whole state OF Tennessee the low
tax people haven't a single Organf Tell
me. on, must make one exception. There
is one IN this city. That one newspaper N
this city Is The only one IN the state Of Ten
neSsee that does not maintain and sustain this
funding ring. Why is trisf The reason Is
OBVIOUS. these lunders have 81 $4,000 annu-
ally OF your money and surprising they
spend a quarter Of million OF that 70 beat
the lOw-tax men, why they nave sl,150 go lett
But 81 ppose they spend 10000 10 your news !
eeiving pay, as well as lawyers, for work
done-well, suppose they have $500 900 to con-
troll your newspapers. Why, ladies and gen.
tlemen, they have SI,500N0-that Is a pretty
good tnlng. Is 20 NOTE This win be the last
layout, or It is said the measles have broken
out in the family. lGreat laughter
He thought 10 wrong 10 raise such nov |
about Ben Better aud Ames. Because the
people endeaYOred TO elect men who would |
reduce their burdens, and promote their agri-
cultural and industrial interests, they did not
become Radicals or Democrats. He had been
called Radical, and a Qentiem an, and great
many good and bad names. he had been
Radio Al, and e. sti i a R8dical, in advocat-
ing measures for the relief OF his country.
They could call him what they would, but
whenever they called him be would be ready
70 appear in the desire to do ali he could for
the good Of his country. He had gwen his
zeal sensibility, but ne thought the people
woulc respect him more for saying what ne
believed right, than REFRESHING anything for
the sake OF popular favor. He paid eompii-
ment 10 the ladies, and then ended his speech
COLONEL TOPP.
Colonel Robertson Topp next mounted the
stage and read a list OF names 10 the dOcu-
ment Mr.. Etheridge referred 70 in the FIRST
part OF his speech. This document was signed |
last May by citizens who favored the election |
Uf men that would advocate low taxation.
Colonel TOpp tried 10 make the audience be- |
lieve that this was the origin Of the dark
lantern club which was called together a
week or so ago by General W. J. smith, as
chairman Of the Republican committee, and
nominated candidates, but he did not, as We
believe, succeed. with THIS the meeting 2d-
iOurned.