Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-17
ESTABLISH ED 1910.

I.hsm G. Harris, the man who, ss gov
ernor OF the Safe st the beginning of
the war, fIlced her into secession at the
point Of the bayonet sad against the
will Of the psOple, and sHerWart ran
away, taking With him eleven million
d0llsrs Of the peoples money, which he
failed s'teTwsrd to ever account for.
And bis associate on the electoral ticket
for the State at large, VIM. B. Bate,
YVES the man who, with his infamous
record, re used to be psrdoned after the
wEr, claiming that he hsd done moth.
ing TO DO paTdoned for and did not
need 1t. These are Ithe class Of men
chosen TO lead the Democratic party and
TO instruct the nlS1ses how to vote, bur
would they be rode over in such style?
And II IL only this class of secession
States rights rebels who are kept before
the p7Cple as leaders, white such men as
tbs l. -heridges, Jordars, Stokeses, Bax.
ter5, etc, are utterly ignored, and as q
consequence they, with a large proper
uon Of the Conservative UuiOR men,
are wheeling into the Hayes aud w beel
er rank, aad in November We will roll
uP 2ndsome majority and will wipe
cut OF ezisteDcs the corrupt Democratic
party Of Tennessee, snd spit on the
place it came fIOm."
We shall not insult G 9neral Bate and
Governor Harris By undertaking to de-
fend them from such slanderg. We pub
lish the above extracts for the urpose
of showing what sort CT war the Rapub.
licans Tlopcss TO insugurste. This nsne
Judge HoUk lie tainted with the Cdor
Of bribery. and he vii! be properly ven
tilated by thcae be hiss 50 wantoply
slandered. The nomination of eiector
wa5 forced upon Governor HAMS sorely
against his will q earnest protests, and
it is the duty OF the party that has made
him the target of these envenomed
shafts to defend him. This it will do.
The name of Governor Harris is as clear
as crystal ia Tennessee for honesty, and
his only crime seems TO consis; in obey
ing the behests OF the people. The IS
saults upon General Bate and Governor
Harris at Knoxville are go scapdalcu5
that decent Republicans ought to enter
their protes: against them, The career
Of the Democratic electors for the State
at large are such as every good citizen
ought to feel proud of, and almost
every good citizen does. Men who
busy themselves ia throwing mud at
uEsallIed regulations, without any provo
cation or pretext OF necessity, cannot es.
cape public scrutiny. It appears diff.
cult for Judge Houk and Dave Nelson
to select Language sufficiently sIaudercus
with which to alluds to the most ex
perienced, the rurest and most patriotic
m IN OF the Democratic pspty. There is
an innate sense Of Justice in the bosom
OF just men which recoiIs St honest men
uDjus:ly assalled, and the regulations of
Governor Harris and General Bate can
no mora BIS damaged by such creatures
as HouB AID Nelson than the bright
ness Of the moon can be damaged by the
jsckals that howl at it. Such calumnies
and ISLANDERS ss were hurled at them at
Kaoxviils will endsar them to the peo-
pie. These men, 50 rudely assailed, will
visit East Tennessee during the can.
vass, and their traducers will
have an opportunity Of repeating
their columaies face to face. We see no
necessity for a personal canvass; but,
since the Republicans have adopted
such policy, the Democrats will not |
shiIk the issue forced upon them.