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


As to the resumption act, he wanted Mr..
Youpg 10 say whether he was greenback
man, like Hendricks or hard-mOney man
ike Tilden. lApplaqse.l
Mr.. YOuG2's RejOinder.
He was with Tilden and Hendricks on
ZIONIST except in 81 far as the commercla! IN.
terests REQUIRE, nor is he cOntrRcuoDtsJ as
carried ON by the present systein. o. a. 5--.,l naa
Porter in any OF his speeches. However, IL
Mr. Randolph will tell which OF these gem
tIemsu will make the Repu olicaus restore the
5000 GOO Of public .choOl fund which they stolas
he would support that man. [Cheers he
asked the negroes how many Oflces the Rs
Dublicans had ever given the negroes? VINO
Says them the school law ana supported the
public schools? AS TO the seven colOred cor
gressmen, every one comes rom colored
district, where white republican could not
be elected. II they would show him where
coIored Republican had ever been elected to
office nv white Radicals, he would do him
like NJ. Randolph wanted TO do the Republi-
caus before the war, he would eat him.
TCheers and laughter.l Mr.. auce and Mr..
Lynch were both elected by cOlOred
consti iuents. He voted to repeal the law rel
stive to eOloCed and white troops, but wanted
1t TO remain as IL VS. Without disLEctlOn.
BE had no objection /, the negroes going out
west TO fight tae Indians. Mr.. Phillips, col
ored man, holds an office in this city, given
him by Democratic mayor and council Inc
house OF congress called the " Confederate
con Sress," has given more ofhces 10 colOred
men tnSgl we're ever given by the RepuDlcans
in all OF tlelr existence ne IudUC IuO
only speech made in the house urging
a system OF general N prOvement in the sOotu.
He voted against Mr.. HOlman's resolution, as
did most all OF the southern Democrats, u
being mainly supported by Republicans and
northern ID Democrats. When the Dill 10 sell the
public lands was offered, the Republicans
asked the Democrats If the bill was correct,
saving that when southern Republicans pre-
sent a bill they ooubsits integrity Ihls phi
was presented by MI. q wlIey MeLs' o., 0i MIS- MIS-
sissippi, o. e OF the best Republic ans IN con,
gress. As to the statement about Jhe FeoerAI
iax-gat b. erer never being seenI Mr. Kanuolph
rehaShes the speech OF Mr.. Etherldge: Durins
the last thirteen years every lndlNluual De-
fore him had paid SSl3 per caput. Every man
nov now pays the Federal government " 5O
per capdt for the interest on the puOllc deDy'
AS to the petition to the PresldenC OF Ine n
United States, he did refuse to sign II, Ior Dy
so doing he would thereby Imply that the
people, by fraud, violation ana lhIiniuatlOn'
would prevent a fair election. Before he
| woul1, ike Mr.. Randolph, stand up ana aG-
Cuse his own people OF crime, ne WouII @ sSeS "a
contrary to law, and the effect OF petition
dolPh is, intended as an an IanS insult tho l9
| letter of General Sheridan to Belknaps secre-
| tary-of war, and asked Mr.. RandoIph l! ne
| approved this dispatch and this decIaTaIon. I u
| He hoped to live to see the day when no such
| thing shall disgrace the history OF American
| politics. Mr.. Young said there Is no PREF uolce
| between the people OF the north and the
| south There is a deep seated Tejud1ce every
| where in the Union against the hepuDICcSan ca
| party, which party does not cOusSIIute ny ny
| neople of the north any more than they
| constitute the government OF lhis country
| This is no more true than the statement o
Mr.. Randolph mat "poittlcaI lrauus a. a i I9J cf
| is illustrative OF the peculiar IDEAS o. Cne NC
| mn ican party when 1t gets lnJO once ~
advocated free thought and free speech. ~ ~
could recall no act or utteIance OF MS WnIu M
| IN congress not made in the interest," VI VI VI
people. II elected he would try to act tor IN
| .oOd of the Democratic party anu the "LO'
| "A
Mr. RandOIph's RejOinder.
Mr.. Randolph said he never believed in Sc
ceesion but when the time came, ne oeneyeS
the people should act together. InaG was as u ~
| did then. he believed IL was patrioIlc lot GLi
people to act together. Ever since the war ~
whole course had been in behalf OF peace an
harmony. Mr.. Randolph said Mr.. Young ma
failed TO say who CY9ung) was was for, FOR,
, Thomas or Porter. he asseo MI MI
men he Young was for. He was not Il
Porter and was non-committal. (At this JunS
: | ture 1t became apparent that nSltneE VI
| Randolph nor MI Young would tell Whlch {
r tue above candidates they favor) The Den
] | Oeratic platform indorses every prlnclpie pc {
4 | the Republican party. half OF the souCheI
/ goIild but examine the platform
e and ascertain its principles. The Repu oilcs
| party had carried on the war, preserVea u u
5 | iJnton and would remain in power. II u
e | Republican pariy's principles are right, Wou
e not the people ike to be with TINS parry III M !
| triumph? II matters not now ltuueoSo0 SON
> nor his election to congress. he wanted
present these facts TO the people, SO as 70 sci u
:. public mind right, Mr.. Young bad oaa Iisiieo
u Tfidene The speaker next repeated U
S | thread bare falsehCpGS of the Radicals agalL
, | MIR. Tflden, and also gave Jew cOmpIlmeI
d | 10 JOhn Morrissey. MIR. Iilden, he sald,
} | no better than Mr. Young, as neither nave
ri wife Did they ever know q soldier OF I
y | Fsceral government to commit wrong lcIl
7. of "YesYil except TO enforce the law? \
n | Randolph then read the law respecting I
n | sending of JIoops to the south, he hau ne'
1t | said anything ag 4inst Jefferson DAVIS
n ;ha end of the war everybody "
rs forgiven; not One single Individual was pu
h ished, No original secessionist was te blan
g. II sincere in his belief. If, like Mr.. 1oul
It. he had fe!t the southern people were wro
l. in carrying on the rebellion, he would
s. have gone into the Confederate army.
r, stesd Of beiI.g sScessiOnist at the ceglnnl
d. OF the war, Mr.. Young Is now secession J,
b. and is yielding to popular ideas ike ne alu
OF | the beginning OF the war. He arrays MINIS
d. on the winning side, puI
lg ! questioned, Ar. Young would
us found to be almost a Kepnphlto
n, 1t costs a man something to ne HepuDilC
or | in this country. Already half of the auolel
ty ! having left the house when hs arose 10 ma
lie his reioinder1 He did not believe IN
.S5 color line, bat SO long as there Will Os
". united white Democratic party In the sou
lr. so long will there be united black hepul
or can party. So long as the rights OF cltlz'
ng are denied, so long will the Republican pa
n exist.