Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-14
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Market Vendors and the Sale of Their

Market Vendors and the Sale of Their
Truck.
EDITORS APPEAL-ln answer to Gear
dener," in Wednesdays issue, you say:
''The market gardeners have night to
sell their products free after eleven
o'clock, and before that time by the pay
ment of a nominal sum-" Now, if
raise bale of cotton, and sell it before
eleven o'clock, would have 70 pay the
same nominal sum? Are not both pro-
ducts of the soil? You will oblige SUBJ
scriber by publishing the following quo
tation from the city charter. In speak
ing OF the powers OF city government it
reads thus: "Fhey shall have power to
establish and regulate markets, to pre-
ventregrating and forestalling provided,
nothing herein contained shall prevent
the sale Of any product OF the soil by
the producer, or bis immediate vendee,
in any quantity, or at any time, at other
places than the maTkethOuses-"
CHELSEA GARDENER,
What shall we Do 10 BE Saved?
EDITORS APPEAL--I have been res
ident of this city for twenty.nine years,
and a voter all that time and one that
has the prosperity of this city as much at
heart IS any one, l suppose; but now the
question is presented, and, as the old
man said when he had chill, "when
death comes there is no lodging" you
are great advocate for honor, character
and ali that go to make our race what 1t
ought to be, tell me if you can, in few
words or lines, how man is to pay his
taxes at the present rate? How Is the
city council to avoid those fourteen man.
dsmuses that were served by the United
al,o1 md p
man, the largest amount being twenty
four thousand dollsrs, when it cannot
pay the firemen and police force? You
talk about credit Our credit has bsen
and now is our ruin. To see the fearful
destitution all over our land, and the
struggling everywhere, and then tell me
that the taxes and interest must be paid!
I will tell you one thing: You will not
see any one elected to our next legisia-
ture who is in favor of high taxes,
and there are thousands, If they had
a little more courage, who would be
like your humble servant and
Emerson Ethridge-advOcate a very
low rate? Why? Because only a
low rate can be paid. do not care what
you say about our resources and the tax
able wealth of our city, county and
State; and you may further charge US
with Reputation, and that all such are
the doctrines advocated by the Repu5li-
csns-such as M. Moore, Randolp, and
others-but there are thousands OF the
simon-pure-dyed-in the-wool Democrats
who will not support any man for Office
who will further increase our enormous
Indebtedness. Why is there not some
wise Democrat that can raise us up out
of our difficulties? He would deserve
monument higher and more enduring
than Nelson's. Do not for moment
suppose that am a sorehead-one that
has been disappointed by not getting q
nomination to some ofice-or that am
tiuctured with Grantism or Hayesism.
No, sir; not word Of it. l have other
matters more pressing, and that about
which 1 feel much greater interest. i!
| really desire to see our shattered and
torn-down country restored to some
thing like its former greatness and pros.
perity, when our national congress will
not have to devote so much time and
money tn the prosecution Of corrupt Off
cials and thieves. o. @. JONES.