Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-20
HAYES M 81 eLEB:
Formation OF the First Radical Club
Rules and Regulations Adopted
Speeches by Messrs. kor'
trecht and Turner.
Social Ostraeism Presented In Another
Shape-Frances Thompson and
Gantt's Speech Turner's
Reasons.

Gantt's Speech Turner's
Reasons.
The first regular meeting Of the Hayes |
and Wheeler club was held at cochran
hall last night. There was very good |
attendance, about One-thlTd OF the num-
Der being coi0red. Much interest was
undoubtedly felt by the meeting, and
perhaps not few were present TO near
what would be said by z. J. MuIvihill,
Colonel q. P. M. Turner, Charles KOrt-
recht, and Harry Hill. The meeting
was called to order by Vice-PTesident
Gronauer, and the minutes OF the last
meeting were read and adopted.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
William Randolph, chairman OF the
committee, reported rules and Tegula-
tons for the government OF the club.
On motion of g. ?. NJ, Turner, the
rules and regulations, as reported, were
adopted, and are as follows;
This club shall be known IS the Hayes
and Wheeler club.
Its officers shall be q prosiaeE-ti tnree
vico-pFeeicfuuts, three secretaries, ana an
executive committee, consisting OF me
president and ten members OF the CLUB,
of whom any five shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business.
The meetings Of the club shall be des'
ipuated by the executive committee,
whose duty it shall be TO provide suits-
BILE places for the meetings, to give the
proper notices, to arrange the programme
of each meeting, designate the speakers,
and do whatever else may be required
for the convenience and comfort OF the
club, It shall also provide the means
required for the payment Of the neces-
sary expenses Of the club.
The object Of the club is the election
to the Presidency and Vice.Presidency
of the United States Of Rutherford b.
! Hayes ard William A. Wheeler, aud
| the members hereby se7eIally pledge
| themselves to use all honorable means
within their power to accomplish that
| end.
Any voter who intends to vote for
Wheeler and Hayes for President snd
Vice. President of the United States may
become a member of this club by sub
serib'ng these articles.
Vice-President Gronauer invited ali
gentlemen who wished to Join the club
to do 30 before speaking commenced.
Calls were then made for
CHARLES KoRTRECHT, ESQ,
one OF the vice. presidents of the club
This gentleman said that few days age
a Democratic friend said to him, it is an
easy thing to be a Hayes and Wheeler
man in this town, but hard thing to
he a TiIden and Hendricks man. He
thought that gentleman iroDical, but he
admired moral courage. For a man tC
| L 10 n a or
self of business. Different with Repub
licans. A Democratic merchant lose'
his business if he makes it known
a Democratic lawyer loses his clients
and q Democratic doctor his patients, il
they don't die; even Democratic
preacher loses his congregation II ht
avows his Democratic principles. Th'
newspapers here, especially the Ledge
and the APPEAL would be rich if they
would come out and advocate the popu
lar side. The APPEAL is forty year.
old and is still poor; it woul(
be rich aoon if it would become Repub
CAP, and advocate the popular eide. Tn
Post, q Republican paper, had made it
publishers so rich that they got allow
their business and stopped It's publlcs
tiop. He had never heard OF "Crutchy
Frances Thompson), VINO was not ex
amined by The congressional committe
ten wears ago, in the same w8y IS sh
was examined by the Democratic doc
tors. He regretted that that cOmmitte
did not find out "Crutchy's" sex In thre
DAYS, as she lived here ten years before
and ten years since, without the dlscoV
erv being made. From the APPEAL b
saw that Colonel CAN'T made speech
! and said that 'Crutchy' was not coUeTe
by either the thirteenth or fourteeDt
amendments. AS Colonel CAN'T SCENE
very much interested upon the SUBJECT
he suggested that he Colonel GSntt
cOveT the case. he the speaKerl ma
lived here for twenty-eight years; allhi
interests, friendships and association
, were here, and he was always deslrou
, | of voting for the best men and to pro
mote the interest of the State. He kneN
that the great msjority Of the intelligeu
men who lived around him differ wit
him politically. Believing the prospect
tv OF the country dependent upon til
Republican party, he had the mora
courage to stand up and advocate th
: PRINCIPLES of the Republican party. b
respected the political views OF Others
and asked the same respect. Mr.. hoT
tTecht then discussed the RepublicR
and the Democratic platforms which, b
said, now occupy the same position. In
Democratic convention which nom1
mated General Mcclellan declared tn
| war q failure. The Republican part
favored the prosecution of the war, an
: the Democracy was gloriOusly whippe zee
In 1868 the Democrats objected to tn
constitutional amendments; the Reput
] licans favOriDg them. The DemOcrac
: was again defeated. In 1872 the Demo
Gratis said that these amendments wei
} | settled, but the laws passed undo
. them were wrong, as 1t Wa
r against the rights Of white men. III
/ | Democracy presented the name Of M
Greeley, the father Of aOolitiOnism, bu
/ the Republicans met the issue and d.
!, feated the Democracy. The speake
read an extract from the st. Louis pls
1 form, which he said was not formerl
D Democratic, but Republican in chara'
q ter. If they could now defeat the Den
: ocrats they would hereafter adopt IL
e full Republican platform, and become
t better friend to the colOred man tina
]. the RepU .icans ever dared be. I'll
l Democratic party is progressive, an
= when one platform fails TO win the
D adopt another. Mr.. Kortrecht next d.
= nounced the st. Louis platform as
d high-sounding specimen Of nonsens
j. and went on to discuss and criticise v;
It rious portions of that platform. His q
y gument WAS dividei against the final
S cial and debt complaint. Republican
: in congress have prevented Dem
= Gratis passing bills increasin
8 legal tender issues to eight hundred mi
t lion dollars aud upward, and now, vine
II the Republicans have defeated these e
{? forts, the Democrats charge them wit
e increased taxation and debt. The Il
e publicans have paid three-sevenths
}, the national debt, and reduced tsxatiC
n to five per cent, and paid all the e.
q penses Of the government; yet the Der
Al oc, ats say the Republicans have not pr
/. vided sinking fund. The speaker ne
It sssaiIed the word "reform" in the Der
q ocratic platform. While crying out
n reform, they do not suggest any mo-
,r by which revenue can be raised; fGr Il
g. only way to secure it is either by dire
it taxation, Or tariffs on imports. TIT
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