Daily Republican., 1878-12-20
rhe REPUBLICAN has the largest
sirculati0n Of any paper In Dels.
ware. Advertissrs take u note OF
fRtu.
what IL Wrong In the south.

is not attributable to Republican rule.
The city of Memphis, Tenn, for many
years past has been in the hands OF the
Democrats, and yet Memphis to-day IS
utterly bankrupt, and about to pass in
to tn hands of a receiver. Had this
happened to some city in the North un-
der Republican municipal govern
ment what a howl would have come up
from the Democratic press Of the S nth
but now that it is Democratic Southern
city We hear little about it, but pess-
ing note, and rs Memphis has had an
attack of the yellow fever, every
body is inclined to say poor Memphis
But the yellow fever story don't pan
out very we'll for the local officers had
neglected their duties and embezzed
the moneys long before the yellow te-
Yer made its appearance. As standg
ing invitation for visit from the vel
low scOurgt, 0tf Stretts were all DToksb
up, impossible, and in horria condi-
tion, and with sewerage in such bad
condition that it was worse than none
This was the condition of that once
proud and prosperous city until the
yellow fever came sweeping sp the Mis-
siSsippi river, hunting some toll, I'M
healthy spot for stopping place
and finding Memphis, settled there
for the balance of the summer, and
soon completed the work of destruction
inauguratrd a-d carried on by the dis
honest mayor, councils, heads of de-
partments during the past ten years.
Now receiver" is to be appointed,
who is u supreme autocrat, an absolute
'tycoon' upon whose actions there
will be no restraint, except that he will
have to be honest and prudent and
make his official reports to the courts
of the city tor approval. While the
Fvery Erening is finding 50 much dis
honesty and extravaganza in Whining
ton, We wonder why it mas nothing to
say about Memphis, where neither a
carpet bagger nor a Republican has
been in office for many years.
But poor Democratic Memphis is not
tn" only place in financial straits in
the South. We clip from the exchanges
Of yesterday the following reference to
Virginia's finances
The House on Wednesday adopted
resolutions providing for a conference OF
the creditors of the State with the
Finance Committees Of both Houses,
and declaring basis on which set
tlemeut of the public debt can be made,
the conference to be held on the 18th
of January next, and the basis to be on
the principles of the bill known as the
Barbour BILL" and that the rate OF
taxation prescribed by the said bill
cannot be exceeded. tn House also
passed the Senate bill providing for
the REIMBURSEMENT to the United States
OF the title to and jurisdiction over
lands in Virginia for life-saving sta
tons. The bill now goes to the Gov.
ernOr.
The bill referred to means nothing
1Aore nor less than reputation Of a
part or tue whole Of the public debt o
the State. The old mother of lresi
dents is so hardly pressed down witt
debt that even with the aid ot ne Moi
fat bell punch She cannot meet her hon
est obligations, and therefore she pro
poses to he honest no more, and ye
there has not been Republican Sta,
officer elected in Virginia for decQd
of years. Did this but take place unde
Republican rule what howl We woul,
hear from the Democratic press, AM
none would Join the howl with a NOR
hearty vigor than the Erery Lrenjng c
lnis city. nut it is tie other OK that i
aored, and silence reigns supreme. LIE
it reign.
But we are not done yet. We can
not close without paying our respect
- that city Of cities in the South, NOR
cursed from Republican carpet bas rul
tnan any other city in it. Charleston
the que city of The South has betl
r.deem,." more than two years from til,
Republican carp"t-ha, gers, and surel,
charleston is all right. Let u, see
Here i, what is leading paper, tn,
Charleston 6. c. Ae,r, m,d rorier pub
lshei last SATURDAY.
"Ihe spectacle presented 70 the coun
try hy th" Publication of the city She.
itl'S noticr,fnr thu sale Of the real estat,
and other property Of nearly tHelv,
hunIrru rtih"us OF Charleston, ma,
well fill BE- minds Of It's people wit
grayest reflections as to the cause.
which have induced this wholesal,
auction ot the city Of tharl.ston. There
never was a period OF time duriug til.
past fifty years when thrr" was 50 uni
versal money famin" among the peo
pie of the city"
The above is what the leading Dp,r,
ocratc paper Of th,t city says, anC
that must he true. The Democrats hav,
been in power over two years and thi
is the report. Nothing of the kin,
ever took place in that city under R,
publican rule, and if it had what
howl of Indignation would have arise