Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-31

years. The following are the most prominent
| candidates for these high positions Genera
| w. q. Bate, Governor |. G. Harris, Senator
| y. NJ. Kev, Judge z. Turney and Hon James
! ~ Bailey. There are many others who de-
! sire to honor their State by being chosen for
these high places, and fully expect to be, re-
! garCliny themselves as dark horses who
will be in at the finish. These are
classed as hghtning candidates, with a poor
| prospent of being struck. If we were s'ls-
| posed to hazard anything on the result, we
| should single out General Bate as teing rea-
s9nably sure OF eleaion, with very fair snow
also for Governor Harris. The election of
State officers is also theme of much com
| ment The cfices OF comptroller, secretary
Of state and treasurer are the three principal
ones. There are larger number OF candi-
dates fer the last two but for the first there
are very few, the present incumbent being
consider d as almost certain of reelection
Treasurer Morrow i not candidate for re-
election. Colonel Charles N Gibbs, the af-
fable and popular secretary of state, is In the
field for reelection, but viii have a host of
competitors. TIE State debt will. as usual
occupy much !'fsught and time of the merl
bers. and well it 1nzy, for it is decidedly the
most vital subject t. be acted upon. Some
VIII favor higher rate Of taxation than that
now in practice; some advocate still lower
rate, while many VII argue that compro-
mise is the only safely for our commonwealth.
Whatever may be done, we hope'it viii
result in great good, and place the credit
Of the State where it belongs, as
dog law is another point that many of the
country members will turn their attention to,
as it is regarded by their constituents
as being a frst-class nuisance and an in
tringement on the rights of an American citi-
zen, though we understand it has had the
effect of making more negroes pay their poll
tax than any act ever passed by our legisla-
ture. Not half as much is being written and
said n. ont ratrenchment and reform as here
tofore, but we predict that this subject will
be acted upon and vigorously carried out.
Parties anticipat ng running for some good fat
office with scarcely any work had better keep
it to themselves until tie general assembly
adiourns sine 3ie, for the retrenching com
mittee is pretty apt to bring perquisites down
to the proper igure these hard times, and
salaries will oe reduced proportlonately.
There are many other measures of much i'm
portance that will demand the attention of
the lawmakers, and instead of cramming our
statutes full of new laws, let them put the
old ones in such shape that they can be en-
forced, and MT evaded, as they are almost
every day in every county throughout the
State.
Ex-Speaker Paine's Views.
Thomas H. Paine, of Savannah, Hardin
county, and eX-speaker of the State senate,
arrived in the city last night, says the Nash
vile Banner of Friday. He is a prominent
candidate for secretary of state, and has come
down TO present his claims to the members
of the legislature for that position. During
an interesting conversation with a Banner
reporter, Mr.. Paine said that nearly all the
people residing in the section of country in
which he lives, are in favor of the election of
General w. B. Bate to the position of United
States senator. They believe that Tilden
was fairly elected, and is justly entitled to
the highest Office within the gift of the Amer
lean people. Although desperate efforts TO
count him out has been made, he was of the
opinion that right and Justice would yet pre-
vail, and the principles of Democracy be v1n-
dicated. The Republican leaders would leave
nothing undone to conceal the vlllainy of the
party Of which they were members. but day
of reckoning would soon come, when their
misdeeds would be exposed. The people of
the south were opposed to another war bat
many had said in his hearing, that nucg as
they disliked it, if Hayes were to be saaugu-
rated BY fraud, and their liberties threat ned,
they would rally in defense of the Demo- ratio
party-the party of the people. Theinaugu-
ration OF Hayes would literally end the re-
publican form of government In the United
States, and to such a thing, he did not
believe the American people would submit.