Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-24
RADICAL RATIOCIN ST ION.
For and Against the Slippery Barbour
LeWis-The Respectables Become
the HOstiles.
Another Candidate to be Put In the
Field The Negroes Grumbl;ng Be.
cause They are Neglec ed.
A Barbour Lewis Ratification Meeting
CalIeJ "A Chance for Three Radical
Candidates for Congress.

The action of the Hayes and Wheeler
club, at its meeting in Cochran hall FIJI
day night, repudiating Hon. Barbour
Lewis, the can idste for congress nOmi-
mated by the Republican convention last
| Thurzdsy, has excited M little commo-
ton in the party OF which he Is a prom
| inent and able 10 amber. The matter is
talked shout generally, bu. the Rspubli-
| cans are the persons most concerned.
So far as we have heard, the nomination
| Of Barbour Lewis meets with almost un-
| exceptional dissatisfaction among the
| intelligent man OF the Republican party
| ia this district La fact, this dieaatistac-
| ton takes the form of indignation, and
| at times is expressed 10 terms OF bitter
| and unmeasured denuncistiou, though
| not without some feelings of reglet. Toe
| white Republicans think that Mr.. Lewis
| is too unpopular to command respect
and secure support from members OF his
own party. They are certain that Mr..
| Lewis C al not attract any Of the disap-
| pointed Democracy or sOrehea5s to his
| support, and Iealizs the fact that his
nomination will only serve to make the
opposition stronger. They want man
OF liberal views and fairness of mind to
| make the race, and say that with
SUCH A CANDIDATE
as William NJ. r Randolph, Charles Kort-
recht, or Judge Henry Il. Smith, they
could secure the active utilization and
besrty cooperation CT large number of
II fluantial persons who vote with the
Democracy under protest. The negro
faction OF the party, under the leader
ship of Ed Shaw, claim that Mr.. Lewis
DO buf offion. .ooakrr onh hos M II q
for the colored citizens except to gain
iheir votes. They are tired of being led
by the noIe by white men
who hold all the offices,
although they are so largely in the mi
nority. tt is q singular fact, and yet |
lamentsble, that while there are thou
sands Of negro voters, and but three or |
four hundred white Republicans in this |
congressional district, every Federal |
Office, without exception, is aud has |
been filled by the white Republicans. |
After years of political slavery and CAM |
psig1 assessments, the negroes are now |
awaking to The Consciousness of their |
tue condition under Radical power. |
they speak, they shout and they vote,
out they do not hold cffice. Possibly it |
vas this consciousness OF the condition |
10 which faithful
POLITICAL SERVITUDE
bad degraded the coIOred people that the
Memphis Planet, cOlOred organ, gave
vent TO an editorial upon "Rt publican
Il justice to the Negro" in its issue OF
April 1st, 1876 In that editorial the
Planet says: 1T does not suffice thst
race has been redeemed, 1t matters little
tnat they have been allowed to exercise
their birfhright privileges, il in their
lyo hoU fo9inry oil fha HiFo arnot Fiea |
Of political slavery" The sans editorial
asks: "Has the Republican party been
laithfdl in its pledges? Has it done in
obedience to lis professions? Are we so
blind, 30 insensible to the claims OF
manhood as not to observe q bsC king
down from its principles? Blackmen to
the front! Down, 0OIOn with the trem-
bling coward! Dare to maintain your
own, compromise with no power nor
party that tramples on your manhood"
Again the editor of the Planet says, in
behalf Of his race: "We claim that it is
the Republican party itself that is max
ing that capital, that set ks to degrade
and dispRrage the negro in order to win
votes from the Democratic party. 1t
seems to be ashamed Of its own work
ashamed that it did ever assume the
grand title of being called The Emanci-
pHksH, LuO DLdOA uAhA |
party 'ths Abolition party
For tais," says the Planet, 1--WE ar
raign the Republican party before the
whole civilized world; for this we rebuks
the leaders, and and them as
POLITICAL DOUBLE DEALERS,
wanting in the practice OF the principles
spoke the colored journal, whose presi-
dent, Ell Shaw, has always been recog-
Dtzed as a party leader. To this, All
FromaD, IDS editor, sub;cribes, and to
this the c0lored people seem now about
to come. How far this dissatisfaction
extends We know not. MIR. Lewis has
drilled the negroes well, and in the
school of political legerGemain hes
proved proficient master, all Of whose
deeds appesr as magical blessings and
wisdom 20 tho me lrity of the Ignorant
coiored people. There is at lie at gen.
eral fuss in the Radical camp, and while
this is going Oh, Hon. Barbour Lewis
has gone north, and Is enjoying the
pleasures Of travel.
HIS TRUsTY FRIENLS
in Memphis are actively at work to
eounteract the effect OF the Hayes and
Wheeler clubs action last Friday night.
They know that VIM. NJ. Randolph Or
Ed Shaw will be selected as the Repub.
lican candidate, aud be nominated by
convention, and are therefore deter
mined TO resist this rebellion ia the
party, headed, az it is, by the leading
and prominent white Republicans.
They have therefore determined to hold
Lewis ratification meeting at Assem-
bly, hall to morrow (Mondsy) night,
whea addresses will be made by Ex.
Mayor John League, T. D. Everett,
Hon. John Malone (colored) Justics j.
A. Thompson (coIored), Green Evans
(colored), Jim PCsey (coiored). Henry
Roland (colored), T. d. Eldridge and
other.