Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-29


operahouse was filled to is utmost ca
pacity with ladies aud gentlemen. Mr..
Julian announced in the outset that be
did not appear as q partisan, tut as an
independent voter. He drew a fOrcible
picture Of the old parties and the poll
tical situation, and reviewed
THE RECORD OF GBANTIsM
prior to 1872, when the popular cry OF
reform WAS almost as loud as it is now,
and proved coDclusiveiy how the re.
election OF Grsat had failed to bring
about the reforms demanded; on the
contrary the mercsnsry and trading ele-
ment OF the party gradually found its
way to the front and completely appro.
pr ated the President. The speaker de.
tailed the abuses of the civil service. In
alluding to
THE NOMINATION. OF GOVERNOR HAYES
by the Republicans at Cincinnati, Mr..
Julian said: But now, gentlemen, hav-
ing shown by irresistible proofs that the
Liberal movement of 1872 was justified
by facts and called for by the times, and
that the Republican party, in
stead of retracing its steps and
recovering its lost estate, has
steadily gravitated farther and farther
from its primal integrity, it may still be
argued that the nomination of Cover
nor Hayes will cut the ugly thread of his.
tory from behind it, and launch 1t grand
ly on q new and blessed departure. Be-
lieving as Go that the age of miracles
has past, 1 find myself compelled to re-
jet this view. l am acquainted with
Governor Hayes, and believe him to be
honest and patriotic. and most gladly
and cordially would / support him ii
any Republican could explain to me
how his accidental selection at Cincin-
natl can make saints out OF the distin-
guished sinners who are the recognized
leaders and managers of the party now AS
they we're four years sg). II you place
the hat OF an honest man on the hes OF
rogue, will the roguery instantly de-
part? Every one has heard the story of
Fortunatus. He had a wishing hat,
which relieved him of the expense al d
labor Of travelling. By placing this hat
on bis head and wishing himself al q
given place he straightwsy found him
self there. Who would not join in build
ing a monument to the sorely needed
genius who could manufacture a Presi.
Dental hat that would enable Governor
Hayes, by simple wish, to change the
nature of Morton, and Cameron, and
Butler. and Clayton, and Boss Shepherd,
aud Babc0ck, and Bother. in.l law Casey,
and the rest of
THE UNBAPTIZED CREW
who are taxing their wits and pouring
cut their money to secure his election,
and will dsrken the air about the execu.
tive mansion on the fourth of March if
he should succeed? Such a hat, am
free to confess, would make Governor
Hayes a pretty respectable President,
and he would be able to take I'D the
question Of reform and dispose of it with
tolerable success. Unfortunately no
such head. gear can be found, while the
great leader Of the party in Indiana, and
the right hand man OF the ADMINISTERS
ton, tells US the party has no need of it,
and thst the men who ask for reform are
worse criminals than the thieves they
wish to expose and punish. Can you OBJ
tain the command Of piratical craft by
simply changing the figure-head of the
vessel? N
YOU MUST BXPEL THE PIRATES
and put an honest crew In possession.
This is the truth in q nutshell, ard
George William Curtis himself admits
it. His cry is "Teform within the party
which he is shouting along the lines IS
he did four years ago, as II utterly un-
mindful Of the fact that under this bat
tie cry our civil service has become IS
foul and feculent a system of official
hucksteriDg and political prostitution as
our thoroughly debauched party politics
could msks il. Bat he is not blind, like
Senator Morton, TO the need OF reform,
and he teIls Us in Harper's WeeILy that
the only hope of the party lies in the
power to persu ade the people that it is
not hOpelessly corrupt. He frankly con-
fesses that reform is only possible by
throwing overheard the Grant leaders
and trained corruptionists who have
brought the psrty into disgrace. In all
soberness I ask, is this possible? Have
the Republican masses, after their loug
and patient service under the party
yoke, the courage and virtue to take
their old leaders by the throats? Will
the rarity chiefs ] have named meekIy
and penitentislly take the back seats,
while honest ana stainless men come to
the front? The man who believes all
this must have allowed his common
sense to pack its baggage.
THE GRANT LEADERS
would reign in any conceivable political
he'll, rather than serve in the heaven of
honest government. In the mapipUla.
ton OF csucuaes and conventions, they
have long been masters. They are
journeymen and experts in the work OF
politics as trade. They have reduced
plumber and pelf to a science, and the
greed Of clutch to a fine art. Nothing
can be more certain than that such q re-
form as would implicitly dislodge these
leaders and put such men ss Bristow
and Adams in their places, would be, in
fact, the creation of new party. 1t
would have to be preceded by general
and it would be quite as
absurd 10 consider it the came party
which has ruled the country since Grant
came into power, as it would have been
to treat the Republican party of 1868 as
Identical with the old Wing party, which
had gone down to its dishonored grave.
The idea, therefore, of making the Re.
publican party the instrument of self
publication, is not only morally, but
absurd. A party once thor
Ougbly corrupt, has lost the power to re-
form itself. Owls are not inclined to
cast out devils, and could scarcely be
trusted with the business il they should
offer their services; and it Is because I
entertain these views and can not escape
heir force, that sincerely desire to see
the machinery Of the Republican party
BATTERED INTO FRAGMENTS,
and the way thus opened for re forma-
ion OF parties on the living questions Of
he hour, unincumbered by the memories
Ii the past. After thorough review of |
he character of the Republican nominee,
he speaker said: And here, at length,
reach my final question involving the |
and honesty of q
VOTE FOR TILDEE AND HENDRICKS.
1t must be quite apparent that what 1 |
AVE said has considerably smoothed the |
way to the answer; forif the Republican |
,srty is 30 hopelessly demoralized that |
Is reform is impossible, its destruction
iscomes public duty; and whoever SO
egards it has right to lay hold Of the
My weapon which can now be en-
loyed for the purpose with hope OF sue
ess, But do not rest the case on this
oint. propose to deal with the ques.
on as an independent topic, and In sp.
reaching it already imagine some OF
~ Republican friends mentally asking
ne question which has already been pro-
ounded to me several times in these
lords: How can an old snt1-slRvery
Ian, who fought the Democrats so ZEAL
lIslv IN the early dsvs of 8hOlitiOuian |