Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-01
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
HON I0HN ADAMS.

In an article under the caption, "The
Campaign Opened.n the Water Valley
Courier pays the following compliment
to distinguished citizen OF this city:
"Judge John D. Adams, Of MemphiP,
being on a visit with his wife to rels-
tons in this city last week, was invited
to address the public at the courthouse
on the political issues of the day, which
request he complied with on Friday
night. As this was the first political
speech of the present canvass for our
people, 8 good many Of our citizens
turned out to hear Judge Adams, and
they were not disappointed in hearing 9
good, sound, logical and deeply inter-
esting speech. Judge Adams, as we I'M
derstand, formerly resided at this place,
and is pretty well known to many Of our
people, and hence they were prepared to
hear a good address, and to all others it
was an agrees bic surprise. The prfnci-
pal point in the judges address was the
financial question Of the day, and be
handled it with mastery touch. We
wish the people all over the country
could hear Judge Adams on the neces-
sity Of reform ia government affairs, es-
pecialIy as relates to the finances Of |
the country" The Democracy Of |
Memphis and of Shelby county most
cordially indorse this tribute to Judge |
Adams. He is recognized as rising |
young Democrat in West Tennessee. |
During his brief career as judge Of the |
criminal court he won the respect and |
confidence of the bar and the community
generally by the dignity with which he
presided and the promptitude with |
which he decided grave and intricate
points OF law. The vote which Judge
Adams received in the county conven-
tion, In opposition TO some Of the Oldest
and most prominent lawyers of the
county. was no mean compliment. 1t
was the noble bearing of Judge Adams
in the convention; the grace with
which he submitted to defeat and the
msgnanimity with which he rallied
to the support of Colonel Logwood, his
successful rival, that gave the Demo-
cratic party and the friends Of Judge
Adams still higher appreciation Of his
character; but the Radical party seems
to have conspired for the destruction Of
Judge Adams. 1t was reported on the
streets yesterday that they had selected
him as their candidate for criminal court
Judge; that tickets we're to be printed
with the names of Anderson for sheriff,
for trustee, and Gordon for
Encouragement of the Bartlett court,
but the name OF John D. Adams would
be substituted for that Of Thomas 81.
LogWocd as the candidate for judge
Of the criminal court. We be-
lieve that Judge Adams is an able; .
faithful exponent Of the party which he
seeks to lead as elector for this district
In the Presidential election. We believe
be is true to the party to whose strength
be owes his present prominence, and to
the great principles he so ably promul- !
gated in Mississippi, and that he will
rise superior to the peril in which the
Radical have placed him. There is
something too sacred in the obligations
Of an aspirant who has gone before q
convention, for any honest
Or honorable man to disregard; and We
spurn with Indignation the thought that
John d. Adams, the candidate for DEM !
Ocrstic elector for this district, ne who {
has borne himself 50 nobly since bis adj
vent into public life, will permit himself ,
10 be made Judas, ready, for the pal !
Try pieces Of Radical silver to betray his
party. He is not the man to secure Of !
fics by 3 tortuOus course Of intrigue, )
which would make him tbs possessor of
The diseased craving Of an office-seeking
instead Of q high and /
audsble ambition. Judge Adams Z
Justify Iroclaims that be is not q party !
TO the disreputable use Of his name. But
he owes it to himself and to the party,
over which, in short time, he has Sc t
cured strong IL huenee, 10 denounce the y
use Of his nsme-a use. =
which IL triumphant, would only serve
o demonstrate that dupIicity, intrigue
md chicanery were the true passports To 7
distinction. 1t Is part of the pro- ~
'ramme Of Independents to be ignorant d,
Z the use Of their names by their Radi. N
a allies; bot it is slsO q part OF their
'ogrsmme to quietly submit to q con. u
piracy for the defeat OF the Democratic II
AitS-a conspiracy which every true re
e mocrAt' not consumed with the greed DC
once, would denounce with vitba,. "A
ls soorn' and which no man would Der. At