Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-24

supports Thomas would have people here
abouts believe that the seIf-loying disorgan
lzer has party at his back. The following OK.
tracts, in addition to those already furnished
by the APPEAL, disproves that assertion, AND
shows that while he has done all in his feeblS
power to do, he has failed ut g. Iy 10 make
even mark upon the politics of the times:
THE HIGH TAX REPUDIATOR.
Paris Intelligencer: Dorsey B. Thomas
who voted for the hi0heSt rate of T. xation ey
er proposed in Tennessee, and is now on a re.
PttdtGtton latform, will cut q poor Fl cure al
the election. But were IL possible for him tC
be elected, he would have no power 10 educe
taxes for the reason that the legiSlatnr", and
not the governor, fixes the rate OF tax 5: and
the next legislature will be oppOseu to repu.
diation by an overwhelming majority. Those
who vote & for Thomas in hope of a twenty; cent
candidacy can now do is to help The Repub.
hcsn party-and this he is doing with all his
might"
DO YOU HEAR THAT THE RAIDS WILL
VOTE Fur THOMAS?
Paris InteIligencer: "'The Bourbons will
vote for Porter because he is the nominee,
The Liberals, Independents snd Republicans
will vote for Thomas This is what the
Brownsville Free Press, an intensely Radical
paper, says. And this is what the candidacy
OF Dorsey B. Thomas, and every Other Jnde
pendent candidate, means-iL meaTs q com.
promise between the Independents and Re-
publicans to beat Democracy. Therefore, let
every Democrat vote the whole ticket with
out scratching single name"
THOMAS NOT KNOWN IN EAST TEN
NESSEE.
Knoxville Tribune: "The Memphis AU.
0Ldlohe will soon cease to be quoted as an
authority even in simple matter of news,
up this way, unless 1t changes the character
OF its East Tennessee correspondence from
Memphis For instance, no sane, reliable
such stuff as this: Two weeks ago a stranger
would not have supposed there was an elec.
ton pending for governor; every political con-
versation was concerning Hayes and Wheeler
Hendricks. and 81
then pending in ohio and Indiana. But now
these elections are over almost instantly new
theme or conversation, a new subject for ex
citemeut is introduced, and in less time than
a week the whole people are again agloW with
new enthusiasm. This time, however, it is
not Democrat or Republican; 1t is Dorsey b.
ThOmfs and Governor Porter. The interest
in this contest, in many localities quite
eclipses that which is felt in the Presidential
struggle Why, bless your soul, Avalanche,
you might traverse Gay street, here in Knox
Vile, a whole week without hearing Thomas's
name mentioned, unless you should ask about
him; and to-day three-fourths of the voters
in East Tennessee couldn't tell you where he
ftVes, what MS name Is,0c wnaJ6e adVoc ates."
CAN'T GO THOMAS, THE INCONSISTENT.
Ripley News: "The NetOs has not hauled
down Governor Porter's name, and will not
do SO. IL is true that we did not indorse his
coupon payment; neither could we indorse
fully either or his So9petitoss.- W ntle we
agree with Colonel Thomas in some of the
views he is at present advocating, there is
much about him that we do not admire. His
p0ntlcal record is 1uli OF glar1ng 1nconSlSten-
cies, and his former position in regard to the
public debt, taxation, etc., was such as to fur
nish ample grounds for doubling the SIM
cerity of his present views. AS a
member OF the legislature he was always
the champion of high taxes, and assisted
in passing the bill which saddled upon our
people the bonds issued under the Brownlow
dynasty, by permitting the railroad comPa-
MES TO use them in paying on their indebted
ness TO the state. Besides, we do not care to en-
courage adisorganiz alton of our party, which
can result only in good TO our enemies and
harm to us. The policy of the Republicans in
nominating no candidate tor governor was to
dlsOrganlZe the Democratic party, with view
to electing a sufficient number of Republicans
and Independents to the legislature to ena-
BILE them to capture the two United States
senators. We shall support the straight
ticket, Just as it appears at our masthead,
and advise all of our readers to do likewise.
The ticket at our masthead is now COM
plete, and we think it is one that may well
challenge the respect and confidence of the
people. While some of US entertained an
honest difference Of opinion with Governor
Porter as TO the policy OF his coupon payment,
all who heard his speech on Monday, or con-
versed with him in private, are no doubt sat-
oughly convinced that the charge that there
was "a speculation for somebody in this
transaction is without foundation. The visit
OF the governor has added largely to the
strength OF the party, by way OF healing the
divisions, many who differed with him being
now satisfied that the interests of our grand
old commonwealth are far safer in his hands
ical nondescript, Dorsey b. Thomas who ap-
pears to be his principal competitor, the Raj
tc ais throughout the state having united upon
nim."