Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-07
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
For United states senator.

EDITORS APPEAL-If it is in order TO
make suggestions for the vacancy in the
United States senate, OccssiOned by the
death OF the lamented EX-President
Andrew Johnson, we would like,
through the columns Of the APPEAL, to
present the name OF our felloW-citizen,
Colonel B. N. Estes, as q man most en-
inenuy qualified 10 represent Tennessee.
he has been q citizen OF Memphis since
1851 during which time he has held
place IL The front rank Of the legal pro,
fession, is thoroughly identified with our
interests, and withsl possessed of dis
tiDguished ability as a debster and the
entire confidence Of the people. We
know Of no one upon whom the respon.
sihiiity could be repOsed more suited
IMAM colonel Estes. GIVES.
The Use OF n Useless Thing.
EDITORS APPEAL-YOu, as well SIS
many other party journalists, are fond
Of beratlng Independents" and "Lib-
erals" so that your readers, probably,
have come to regard them as a very
worthless tribe, whose existence aud
purpose like mosquitoes and other
pests, are a mystery. 1t is q favorite
theory that this prescribed race are
made up mostly Of sOreheads and disap-
pointed politicians, aud it cannot be de-
MED that every new movement is apt
to attract a thrOng OF camp-fOllOwers
and adventures. Indeed, it has been
wickedly asserted that the whole Demo
cratic party, in 1872, after waiting long
and impatienuy for something "tO turn
up,n rushed with eager haste to the
camp OF the Liberals, inspired with
raveuing hunger for Office rather than
vii ha Ey-I,
some principles which were offered for
their digestion. But q really new move
ment or departure is always started by
some bold, original and independent
thinker who has broken away from the
grooves Of party wherein nothing is toll
Grated unless it gives prom
Use Of success and a longer lease
OF power. Such was the movement of
1872. Greeley, SchurZ, Chase, TTum-
bull, Banks, and many like thsm, were
not sOreheads. They were strong think
ers, true patriots, enlightened states
men, who saw that the times were out
Of joint, and that something more was
necessary thsn the old party slogans.
The county has discovered what thew
sooner discovered, and the political
revolution Of last year is the legitimate
result Of the rising in 1872, The revolu-
ton OF last year, rightly Interpreted,
was not 50 much 8 great slide toward
Democracy az it was a protest. against
all parties and a demand that the gov
eminent should be administered in the
interest OF h0LeSty and justice, instead
Of merely in the interest Of party. The
Democratic party happened to be q con-
yenient instrument, and was, therefore,
used, not because it was preferred, but
because IL was handy. Politicians
who overlook these obvious facts,
and who shape their course re-
gsrdles5 Of them, viii nsEe 8
great mistake. Hence We see the
ablest and snrewdest Of them are fully
cOmprehending the new order of Ghipgs.
Thus Lamar protests against q color
line, although last year this whole south
ern country b8 Tled itself hoalse in IA
vOr of a Wuite.man's party. So we see
no steps backward, but universal agree
ment that it is just and right that all
men should have equal protection under
the law just in accordance with our great
declaration, whose approaching Centen-
nial seems to give its truths new force
and inspiration. The Liberal movement
Of 1872 was largely instrumental in
bringing about this great result, which
is a virtual and final settlement of issues
which had ragged in stormy contest OF
twenty years or more. II # is q great
good achieved, Independents and Lib |
erals deserve some credit, and they, for
their efforts, have not been useless. Let |
anyone ask himself the question, wheth- |
eT the two great parties could have |
thus come into accord concerning the |
principal questions dividing them |
unless some men il both had not |
broken the chains which bound them. |
But Independents are destined to bestilI |
more extensively utilized III the future. |
1t is not desirable. il il were possible, |
that the organizations Of parties should |
be destroyed, but it is highly important |
that they should not be abused for the |
elevation CT unworthy men to Office. |
This is precisely where the power of the |
Independents will be felt. They have |
created healthy public opinion. They
show no Insignificant number who |
know no party shibbOleth. Therefore
neither party will dare to ignore this
power when they make their nOmina-
u0n5 next year. So the abused and |
hated independents will dictate the
nominations Of both parties. Thus the
most Insignificant things have their
uses. The mosquito is natural phlebOt-
Omist snd prevents feveTs. So scientists
taeoTize. Ali things have their Uses.
SAT.