Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-06
The COIOred Candidate for Governor OF
Tennessee-He is Charged with
Being In the Interest Of
the Democrats.
What the New York Herald has to say
About Him-GOOd Advice on the
Race Issue" My Race"
Played Ont.

| hNOAVlLLE, september o. Aruiey,
the Republican candidate for governor,
spoke tonight for 90 hour and quarter
to good crowd, mostly coiored. He
denied the charge that his candidacy
was part of a concerted plan 10 disorgan-
ize the Republican party and play into
the hands Of the Democrats, and thus
lead the colored voters astray. They
have too much intelligence to be trans
ferred to this or that party. He said he
was not the candidate OF any ring or set
Of individuals. He had announced him.
sslf at the earnest request OF many Re-
publicans, both white and colored,
throughout the Slate, and would meet
Governor Porter and Colonel Thomas at
Lebanon on the eleventh instant, and
they had agreed to divide time with
him. He wants the poll-tax feature Of
the constitution sbolished, the civil
rights bill strictly enforced, and the COL
ored people of the State to have equal
rights in schools, churches, theaters,
ETC.. with the whites. He ia for keeping
the taxes at forty cents, and ridicales
Thomas's idea Of twenty-cents tax
He is in favor Of paying all the just OBJ
legations OF the State, and is opposed to
reputation in any form.
Denounced
Knoxville Chronicle, September
HALL HAYES AND WHEELER ULUB,
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, September l Z
At regular meeting OF the Hayes ard
Wheeler club OF Knoxville, composed
exclusively OF c0lOred men, among Other
proceedings, the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously passed.
WHEREAS. We, the colored Hayes and
Wheeler club OF the city of Rockville, |
have seen with painful regret that w. Il. |
Ysrdley has deserted and turned traitor
to our race and to the Republican party, |
by his acts in the past, and by. recently
announcing himself rs candidate for
governor OF our State; aid, whereas,
the said Hardlv; I'll our recent county
elections, sold himself to the Democratic |
party, and attempted to sell and deliver
the colored voters Of Knox county over
to the Democrats; and, where's, VT
have every reason TO believe that he has
been. hired by the Democratic leaders Of
the State to run for governor in the in-
terest o! the Democratic party, and thu
sell snd deliver the colored voters of the
State to the Democratic party; therefore, |
be it
ReSolUed, That we deprecste ard de-
n0unce the course of the said w. F
Yardley, and that he Is not entitled to |
the support and e0untenance OF the col.
cred people Of the State, but is richly
entitled to their executions and abhor-
renee; and, be it further
ResoLUed, That we will use our ut
most ond s&yoEs to place before the col
ored people OF the State the said w. f.
Yardley in his true characteristic char
acter OF traitor and deceiver.
Several speeches were made, and a.
though the attendance was very large,
there was not voice raised for Yard |
ley, and not one friend of his in attend |
ance.
Ga motion Of James Riverson, a com.
mittee was appointed to request the
Chronicle to publish there proceedings,
that the character of Yardley might be
made known and his purposes exposed. |
ABRAHAM KLINE, Pres't.
E. B. SHIELDS, Secretary.
We might add that Yardley spent the
greater part Of the day in endeavoring
to fad colored men who would indorse
his candidacy, but utterly failed to find
a single friend, Snd, after loafing around
the Club hall for half an hour, left in
disgust. The Democrats spent the day
in endeavoring to persuade the colored
men to attend and indorse Yardley, eX-
horting them to stand by their race and
color. 1t is plain that the Ysrdley move
ment is a Democratic move, but Demo-
Gratis will live long time before they
become smart enough to deceive and
mislest the colored people. The colored
people have long heads In politics.
Mr.. Yardley Takes the Stump.
New York HERALD
w. f. Yardley, colored man, an
nounses himself as Republican csndi-
date fer the govern orship in Tennessee,
and, in q very straightforward letter,
declares his determination to MAKE q
canvass of the State, and asks the Dem
ocratic candidates to meet him in public
discussions. We hope they will do so,
and "let the bsst man win" But we
advise Mr.. Yardley to omit in his public
addresses all special reference to "my
rsca." In his letter he spasEs several
times OF the advantages and the good OF
"ny race" Mr.. Ysrdley is sn Ameri-
can citizsn, and appeals to his origin
have no proper place in his public utter
ances. La the north we hear occasionally
of German candidates ard Irish csndi,
dates, and we have frequently taken &C.
casion to rebuke such narrow and clan.
Fish appeals for votes. A candidate for
Office IN this country must be an Ameri-
can citizen, and he cannot be anything
higher than that. Appeals TO "racen or
color in the south are fl only for dema.
&c CUES. What is of use or advantage to
men Of Mr.. Ysr6ley's race must be
equally useful OF advantageous to all
ciUZers Of the commonwealth, and we
hope Err. Yardley will on the stump for
get that he lie man OF color. In the last
Louisisns legislature, en- an occasion,
colored member hsrped fer consider
able time upon his rights IS a colored
man ard the rights of colored members
generally. At last very black member,
gifted fortunately with common sense
and some bumer, rose and said indig-
Dantly: "MT. Speaker, l want the gen.
tlemsn to understand that am SIS white
as any man on this floor" There was
burst Of laughter and applause from both
Democrats and Republicans, and this
remark settled the question of color for
the time being. We commend the ex-
ample to Mr.. Yer Hey.
OBITUARY.
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