Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-18

When the list or 6lternate6 TO tn9
State committee was read, the name of
PM. Winters caused some commotiOn.
One gentleman arose and stated that
Mr.. Winters was delegate to the DEM
ocratic State convention, and he object
ed to his name being on the list.
Several yOiCes-"Take his nams off"
Another. person arose and stated that
Mr., Winters had gone to Hot Springs,
to remain a month, and he (Winters)
requested him, if he should be made
delegate by the convention, to state that
he would not be present, and would not
attend.
Captain S. S Garrett stated that Mr..
Winters had told him that be would
serve al a delegate. Sensation.
Chairman Randolph, OF the commit
tee, stated that the committee was in
doubt as to Mr.. Winters's politics, hut
the com mittee had concluded to pu. his
mama in as an alternate delegate, ss he
had been elected by the Republicans
over the Democratic nominee. After
some discussion the name Of Mr. Win
tiers was permitted to remain as an alter
nate.
A CONGRESSIONAL TROUBLE.
On motion, a committee was selected
to draft series Of resolutions for the
convention.
DR.. P. D. Beecher offered a resolution
that the sense of the convention was in
favor Of Ed Shaw for congressman.
Ex-MsyOr League offered resolution
that the sense OF the convention was in
favor of Barbour Lewis for congressman.
This gave rise to considerable discus
sion, which was settled at last by laying
both resolutions OIL the table.
JUDGE BARBoURLEwIs.
During the absence OF the committee
on resolutions, Judge Barbour Lewis was
called forward to make a speech and
consume time. He did so by making
one Of bis characteristic speeches in lau.
dation Of Republicans and sbuse Of
Democrats. He charged Iildsn with
being partner Of Twe3d. Hs compared
Tilden to Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
Christ, as be (Tide0) had betrayed his
old friend Tweed, Snd he asserted that
Judas was, 10 doubt, thief and DEM
ocrat The judge closed hi5 lengthy
speech to hear the report of the commit
tee on resolutions, as follows:
Resolutions.
We, Rel ublicsns OF Shelby county,in
mass convention assembled, hereby de-
clare our steadfast adherence to the prin-
ciples OF the National Republican party.
We indorse the Republican National
platform adopted st Cincinnati, and
cordially accept Hayes and Wheeler, the
nominees for President and Vice-Presi-
dent, as tue representatives Of Repub-
licsn ideas and prOgrsss, and eminently
suited for the high offices to which thsy
have been nominated. We pledge our
influence and our earnest efforts to se-
cure a majority for them at the polls.
2. We il sist that our State and con-
gres2ionGl conventions shall nominate
no one to Office for mere party CT
on mere party considerations. Offices
are for the benefit OF the people, and
none ought to be nominated TO thsm
but those who will honestly, faithfully
and efficiently perform their duties. To
achisve success in the present state of
the pnblic mind, or to deserve it, men
must bs brought forward whose estab.
Iished characters are such as to assure
the people that they possess the ability
and integrity that fit them for the posi-
tons they aspire to. Ii we dominate
such candidates we may confidently ask
and expect the votes and the earnest
support, not only OF every pronounced
Republican, tut Of every pnprejudiced
voter who sincerely desires oblivion for
the pTejudices growing cut Of the war,
gmity between the races, perfect equali-
ty of all men before the law, and the
universal recognition of the inaliensble
right Of every freeman to express pub.
licly his Opiniona, aud to vote and act
according to the dictates of his own con.
science. With such candidates we may
hope for success. With candidates of q
different type, not only is defeat certain,
tus we will greatly weaken cur candi-
dates Tor President and Vice. President.
3. While chegrfully recognizing the
uEquesti0pable right Of cur opponents to
exercise their own judgment upon al |
public questions, 10 vote az they please,
and to express at al times aud every |
where their sentiments, we demand the |
concession of the same rights to our |
selves. We denouDce all prescription,
all ostrscism for opinions sake, and pro. |
claim all attempts to Influence the elect |
i've franchise by threa 8, intimidation or |
bribery as utterly subversive Of the fund |
amental principles on which a govern |
ment by the people is instituted.
4 We demand honest and fair cleo |
tons, and to secure them we insist that |
the next legislature shall pass law pro
hibiting more than two of the Judges and |
one Of the clerks OF an election being of |
the same political party; and, in the sb- |
sence Of such legislation, we ask, SO a |
right from the county court, the recogni- |
sion of this principle in the appointment |
of judges and clerks of elections. Az a |
further security for the freedom of cleo. |
lions, we ask the passage or law re- |
curing that all ballots shall be printed |
or written on white paper having no
marks, devices or distip guiahing fea-
lures, and making sill others void.
5. We are in favor of the payment Of |
the just debts Of the State, and oppose re-
pudiation in every form. While we do net
object to the acceptance OF such q com.
promise as the States creditors, in view
Of the impoverished condition of the
people, and the stagnation of all indus
tries may propose, We do denounce any
compromise in the form of leg
i5lati0n operating as q moral or legal
OF the public creditor. We
hold the Democratic party responsible
for the passage of the funding act OF
1873, fJr which there was no conceivable
necessity. And as an evidence of its
want Of faith, we point to the fact that
after the creditors of the State had
funded their debts, under the pledge in
the funding act that spfficiency of the
ACfCLuC oHOulu Nc SCI apart 10 pay the
interest on the new bonds, as il fell due,
the Democratic legislature OF 1875, not
only failed, as did the legislature OF 1878,
to levy tax sufficient to raise q fund to
pay the interest, but by its very first
public act repealed the three sections of
the funding act which had set apart q
5utficiency OF the revenus to pay the in
5erest, and thus left the creditor without
any medy whatever,
6. Public taxes should be laid only to
the extent necessary. The cry of a tax
Of forty cents on the hundred dollars of
taxable property, ss prescribed by the
asst legislature, and favored in the
Democratic State platform, is wholly
II the interest on the pub
ic debt is to be paid as it NATURES. the
rate is but half enough. II the interest
g not to be paid, then the rate is double
what it should be. We there ore declare
hat the Democratic party is guilty on
he one hand of practical reputation of
ne State debt, while, on the other, IN
Ter the hypocrlticaI pretenss of confin-
ng taxation to the limit necessary to
BAY the expenses OF the State govern.
nent, it is III fact accommodating in the
ressury q surplus fund, for which no
awful use has been prescribed, or is pro-
posed, to serVe as g termination for az.