Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-25


denCe Of the ,fIsct produced by thsi
cOuIss Of condurt il tEs Tecsnt canvass
there was not q msy - the State win
would so stu'ti'Y him,el as to under
take to defend the TsCHh mAde by th
party in th6last CW0 yssrs, and Ne sri
under the disagEeeS5.. necessity OF dis
cussing men instead O' measures, aud ~
one could inset the y ,mCcrais in Join
discussion as formerly. Senator Pease
General M'kse. JLiRe Siearns ana my.
self made a few sp6sches FOR Wells
against Howe, tue frisIi Of Ames, and
for this Offsnss we were called Demo.
| Gratis by Howe snt others. That was s
| falsehood too infamous 10 require cOO-
tradicLiOn. Nov, I lRiUk the rsal cause
| OF our defeat Is obvious. The Demo-
crsts, at al times e .dy TO use any and
! all means, fair or foul, to succeed, ],
! seizsd upon this a. q favorable time,
| when cur record could not be defended,
to produce terror sHd t. ilimidgte toe
| colOred voters, which they did.
| Whether there wRs est danger or not,
! the eolOred people believed Il, ard many
thousands OF them either remained at
home or voted ths Democratic ticket,
and hence the psscsaUls and quiet cleo
ton and our defeat. A lotheT cause, the
governor, a short time bsfOre the cleo
ton, commenced organizing the State
militia. This led The c]lOTsd people to
believe that there wss rcsl danger, and
that ALnes vas their best fsisIC aud that
he would protect Them. But few days
before the election there came
among US a strange man, 1 think
they called him Governor Chase
Il nsver met him) who took charge
~ "a T.
called, and made compromise with the
Democracy, aud Governor Ames dis
banded his militia, and now his record
having driven almost every white man
from the party, the cOloFed raen had no
moral support, and they despared of sue.
cess, and the party was an easy prey to
the political enemy, Bus while they
thought they had protection they had
nominated in some Of the cOloTed couu-
ties tickets that would disgrace Mexico
or st. Domingo, and this, too, served to
exasperate the Democracy; and thus it
is seen that our defeat was caused by the
Democrats taking advantage OF the
shameful imbecility and base corruption
Of our Slate administration and s few
adherents. AS to the com plants sgsint
Senator Peass, the head and front of
his offending Is his bold and fearless
manner Of defending the national ad.
ministration in the curse you have
tsken in Mississippi affairs, and his fair
exposure Of corruption in the State.
Colonel Wells Is called a Democrat by
the Wreckers because he beat Howe for
congress, and had the temeTity to speak
the truth concerning affairs mere. He
was the regular Republican nominee for
congress. Howe Wss the is:ue Of boz
gus and betting convention. The De-
mOcracy had no candidate, they pre-
ferred Wells to Howe and voted for him,
aud so he received the support OF both
parties, and hence his large majority.
He is true Republican and staunch
supporter of the national admins
traIiOn, as l am sure his course
in congress will prove, and this
l regard as a g0C-l test Of rue Rspub-
lican. AS g theory in gov, Tnment 1
would say, we will generally find good
people elOuRh to uphold q good govern
ment, or 10 resist a bad one. 1t is easy
TO enforce a good government, because
We will have willing people, but ii will
be difficult TO enforce a bad government,
because We will have an unwilling peO-
pie. A c0natitutiOn and laws are OF little
vaius on paper unless they find lodge
ment in the hearts OF the people. We
have good constitution, but our legis-
lstion has been unWiss, aud has given
Us much trouble, Ard this is the poiut
to which We have come: In the light
of the experiences o. other southern
States, our party hiss rushod has d iessiy
into shameful defeat. We should have
known Gs well hefCYe as since the cleo
ton, thSt the DsmCc rsts Wsrs unscTuDu-
lOUs in a contest, anu would u8ye resort
ed to every stratage1l, and therefore We
warned our friends Of the importance Of
abundant caution.
FUTURE ACTION.
Now, for the future, what is tue course? |
We want to carry this State next year !
in the Presidential election. We cannot |
do it ss we row stand. We must have |
honest men in the front; those who !
have scuttled the Ship Of State must take !
back seata. We have mea IN whose |
promises the people can rely, men who !
will give character and moral support to 4
the party, otherwise the white people |
will be against US, and the ColOred peO. |
pie will never again rally to US; we will |
be again defeated, and the architects |
Of our ruin will leave the State |
like rats leave a sinking ship. / |
believs we can carry The State next yesr !
by proper management and an honest |
course. Thousands are against US now |
who fear to trus. the Democracy, and |
will 60 with US under favorable auspices, |
and il our State administration had pur- |
sued the proper course for the last two |
years the Democrats could never have |
beaten US. know the people of the |
State, having resided among them fer |
the last thirty three years. The govern |
ment RppOintees here, we think, are good !
men and true Republicans We need |
no changes made for political purposes |
aud no troops. Leave the management |
Ofthese matters here to your real friends. |
I am sure that affairs hera have been |
to you by designing men |
for their selfish ends. think | can take |
3 fair and impartial view of the situa-
ton, having no aspirations for place or
position, but have the temerity to speak |
the plain, unvarnished truth in these !
matters. This letter, though OF some |
length, has given but bare outline of /
the character and conduct of few /
would-be leaders who have wrought our |
,ad defeat; but should they chose to de-
0y anything have said of them 1 will |
not only prove II, but strike them at |
1ther points that are equally salient.
Your obedient servant, G. E. HARRIS.