Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-25
,rr Rnndn1nn,s Sneech.

Mr.. RaHdOIpn's Speech.
| Mr. l. NJ. Hill Introduced Mr.. Randolph,Who
| said Mr.. Young bad placed himseh on ON record ,M M
In congress, not as secessionlst OF 1851, but as
| a asecessonisl OF 1876. He would not let Mr.
Young nor his party alone on this subjec', as
| IL ia the one Of most Importance 10 the coun-
| trC The Republican platform declares 'ihls
| Government TO be nation" while the Demo
| Cratic platform declares it ITO be a conteder-
| 9cv1 Thts latter comedies the right of Sc
cession, an infraction OF the constitnllSTIn' SI' |
and Mr. 10qng GeSartne Toiea spsE Secession
to be a. an end" The doctrine Is put IorGn
tnat the time may come when states may eG1
| ercise what they call the "res rived rights
| This is the same doctrine which came near |
| wTecAing the Union in 1882, in lsoZ, ana IN
| 1861 While Mr.. Young as Union man Ia
iSSi was right, ne is as a secessionist wro~g
| now which was better 10 nave oeen
| wrong and now r ght Ike himself or TO nave
been right but now wrong Ilke Mr. 1ouhg
| This secession doctrine OF Mr. Young ana ms
party are dangerous, ana may LEAD ~ " IS illSIe
danger than this people anticipate. he sPohe
I | 10 them as a southern man, born IN tne
south, believed in the war, and at us
sSifieT for he never wanted TO oe g soldier.
- ~. s = h ,1t T r exercising e his TssGom oi
thougDT ne, like every other EepuDl' can, IS
| denouucsd He cares nothing for these a.,
: | punciations SO long as he tells the trutn DLu
r | he believe there was anything IN Ihe hepuo-
can party degrading TO a s9aLneIh me MAJ 'bTv T
: | accept he would leave the R9puoncan party.
: | he asked an investigation OF Che hep9otlcSn t
f | party and its principles, ana leau itSLt ,t
| Gayes's letter of acceptance to show that
: | iheTs is nothing IN IL that the southern
\ | DeopIe should not accept. The public der was
: | cTcated bv the war, and the fourteenth
g am andYnent says this debt snail never De re
!. nndiaT.d The Democratic conveation at st.
: PoniS Endorsed these constitutional amend
, | ments. he could show that SranIs 5 'uIhlnls- @
e | tration, leaving out the expenses OF tLe wat
- | was forty times cheaper than any other az
- | nninistrafion. According TO the figures pup
v | iished in the Memphis APPEAL, the deoI OF
5r | New York city under Ti!den and Iweed @ lu-
- n,inistration has been tbrib5led. According
y to the figures published in the Memphis
q mo is not a Republican(2', Governor
n Porter and the Democratic party
e. have increased the expenses OF the state
10 of Tenn essee, yet MIR. Young In ms canvass
+ has been doing all in his power 10 aid GOV
~ ernor Porter. He would row call upon MI, Mt.
al Young to state whether or not he Is In favor
ne ofGoVernor Porter. Applause MI; Young
is -"I9l answer that wnen reply. M, ,o aaa-
1e doInh sad he wanted Mr.. Young to answer
OF oi tb{e nnsstion. and then read Colonel Jessie
rs | Browns campaign hgures 10 tlle eIect Inal M
Id the state Of Tennessee undeE Ine Dsn0 } I;
n costs the people annually S4570OO more than II
mr. | did under Republican rule, Tie he,
Sy | publicans had reduced taxation ana elearea
e2 | Of $3.50 600 900, the federal taxation Delng
On | OnIy 1TSn tobscco, sugar, and such other lux
nv | lies as people use. The State taxes mules
OF horses, cogs, and even the human SeS e
on they call the Democracy pure ana ecOhonlI
is cal party. He wanted MI 69ung 10 W if III
yer railroad, the southern Democracy haVlht
on voted to stop expenditures for rallroaus n "a
ed | south The Republican party had buitt tt
nd | NHTthern and the Union Pacific railroads, ant
he wanted to build the southern Pach
mis- | railroad, in order to enable the south, ike
ne | had the north. How could the south be en-
Re riched, if the Democrats voted against sPpro
nd read the resolution against appropriating an
zen money to public or private enterprise 5,
by passed by the democrats IN congress, anu anu sal AZ
, If | r. was aimed at the city of Memphis ana Ia
der | south His friend, Mr.. Young, had occupied
1re- seat in tbs house nine months. Volce II ~
; IN | nine months"-cheers and laughterl Durin
I'm; this lime Mr.. Young had carried OF
icS ~ ~ the conntry AS to the 764 defaulters, th
M | TEss . srnsll humber out of SOO1O and thes
lug too, appointed not 6y Pie 1enC bnn
ith- sDeut 81 900 900, and yet failed TO snow I'M
un any single individual ever S5oIe a u9liai 5iS W
lWn | of the public treasury. Balknap dld ste
1ip- from private parties, but not from the Puol
was treasurer. 1t wss disgracetul ior Mr, l 1oul
irth TO SANDER whole nation ana the cohgress s
the Wbjch he is member. He takes Repur licS
ion. | testimonv for this but does ne a'w :,
e 10 | teke Repu blioan testimony? Mr.. FltZlogo1 u
cod | Iamocrafjc doorkeeper, was doubtless know
I re- | ag bavInn stolen almost from OuJ OF J.
&c ts.orIEv a., vet nothing was said about To
rs of Mr. kaIdoiph said ne mad listof three inc
"A of sand NAMES OF Democrats who mac s.oIen ,
light fore the war. voice from I9e g%aIIel % l
IS at late nowTl Mr. Randolph sara ne Gysncat %Ti%
-ss a | read these names, for no party auNOcdI
| the I fraud and stealing. However, men "
ms of steal and stealing is unavoidable ahd can I
: RE- | heInad IApplause and immense IsughIt
cent | II does no. matter whether man Is new
ond az nd haar tying 10 prove himself bs.ter
tical | publican than he thandolp1). lLaIgL!t'
that At Moscow Mr.. 4ouog aecIS[So fi tbt tp.v "
id u (YOung) was an aDolLIoh!sGi pIh IT, Won
M is Immense laughter.l He told MIN k1Cu ~ 4
pLial if such were the case, then ne IouneJ ,
,urss, the only one In Tennessee. lLau SnLeI,i a
nded 1amocrats in congress attempted to req
npon the srroy, and MT. Young voted for the rt
ntauS | intton to disband the four cOlOred regime
ZION aItbourh Mr.. Yoang represents dlst
atIor- where one-thjrd of the voters are cOloren,
1f% n Mof a coiored man Yves in the convention
zen so nominated MIN CIies CI NJ Los & ~ JIas in
Durse, gToes.l Not single coiored man WaS s III
1tiOn IamOcratic convention at 81. LOUIS
-,,t l,T1fG iph e
n and gTess The Democrats have never q
that an Office to a colored man. An ei
Sti0n a0E EGs , PSae Ry asking K o II he favored
h p1h to sending send of troops to the south;
optBs Gfe saidiers nSd 0TS would be sent to the SO
0WgTs If the people can suffer the election e e
oman carried by fraud and ntim4at13p, I'D ne ,Gl q
5ize a address letter to the President, saying y
Is Drs pre: :ence of soldiers IN the soutn wa wa W ~
a and 5iya 10 the people, and that the electlon WI
S,I1ic6 he held fairly and without Intimidation,
an ca tSat there would be a Democratic and a
m mad nnbIican supervisor appointed ioT eacn
plaSffc tpSan bs (Randolph) would sign the petl
when | rot TO have troops sent here. Mr. IOun
llselI @ tHsea @ @aIIeTv taT Don't you seed de petite
nv tri- a Democratic congress pa sSd 8 IesolutlC
Seonh- not vote against it because he was SCI
I,is on tnpnosed MIR. Young voted Tor the act U
nom the poor lands of the south and theTS3 T,3
Leased Driye he poor occupants OF nome, Ci DII
eciaTed ernment bonds ever sell for eighty cents
: came | ri tsNo no." from the negroes In the gan
hey did Only once dld thsy ever SSll Ot
ublicsn under Bucnanahs t is'I IoIs inte
epubi- dOph sara tne goveILi11 ~ ,,,aS, is goI
yentiOn to pay the Donos IN eotut o. a. ys,resnb
vas dis were useless 10 pay DoIn ~ ~ no =
e death such is IKE d man pay a InS hiG
,atss as another note. ae saaI - Since
ed both of the "denonelLsttono ,S s,I,,ar cf
ne there has been Out SoiOoo,S ~ u 81 iron
by this snm hai Ions CeSSSu ~ Sriior ,9as az
Inight 70 he twenty eight grains more than wv wv
.ect mat silver dollars Ihe government heh tli'
lched to 10 regulate the Naiue VI tociIs mon
acsd my silver money 70 max 49, oInni a tei
acSd my committee has a Iesuy req ~ ste he stly
public, the next congress WI { If marty To
uesLiOns gold question: hIS7to n co1se its .ircu
opdItiou would drive ali the gold out 0I ciIeu'