Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-30
NOW FOR HARD WORK.
Only Tive Days More. and we Meet the
Radical Enemy at the ISaIIot-sSoX
Close Up the Column, Demo-
crats, and Touch Elbows.

EDITORS PPEAL-Myself, in common with
many other unterrified" Democrats, am
cLagrned at the inefficient fight made by our
candidates (who appear to be without any
gift of gab'1 or the numerous retinue OF
Democratic speakers who are supporting the
ticket On The stump. Instead Of waging all
aggressive war all are content with using bad
names Or aerisive epithets-mere platltudes
Their papers have been filled for weeks with
what they term war maps in the IRA
ldHche, showing excessive fees, and IN the
other papers with labored articles in defense
or IN denial, thus placing our party on the
defensive, when 1t Is, and should be, the at
lacking party on the stronghold Of Radicaism
or swooping down with our legions upon
the little band of mIsnamed wOrkngmen,
more properly known as the French COM
mune, or the German king killing socialists
If the hybrid party are really opposed 10 the
large fees CT the county officials, why do they
| complain Of our candidates, instead Of put
ting the blame where it belongs, viz, on the
constitution of the State, which these Radl-
Gals played a full hand" in making? Does
not the most ignorant know that the fees ale
regulated 10y law, which law has an equal
bearing iii every county in the State? Is
there Il man SO ignorant that he does not
know that the system Of fees was adopted in
stead OF salaries? The State of Tennessee Is
composed OF about one hundred counties. A
few are large tax paying and feeling counties,
like Shelby. Davidson, Knox, and few 9TH
ers, in less rates. Others are poor, with light
revenues, and lighter fees to the officials ike
Hickman, Hardin, Lawrence, and many 9TH
ers. la these wealthy counties the fees are
tat-the Democrats think too fat-but in the
great bulk OF the counties tirst-cass men are
difficult to find who will accept Office with its
fees. Does not every one know that the poll
tax is levied for the support of the public
schools; that the county court Is the real
trustee for the collection of this tax. and that
Old Man Rawlings obeys the orders of his
SuperlorS? Is 1t not every mans duty to
come up voluntarily and pay his two dollars
lege Of voting eight or ten tunes? If he
does not come up and settle, send an officer
after him and make him pay, including costs,
which ought to be doubled. The fees
exacted by the county officials are strictly
lawful, and until tne laws pertaining
thereto are repealed, they have a night to de-
mand them. Is there a tax payer IN Shelby
county wiling that 1t should contribute five
thousand dollars per aHnum toward furnish
ing the officials OF Lawrence first class men?
Does not the Radical Workingmen-Co Com
munistic- Mongrel party know that it Is the
main plank in our county platform to see to
1t that change IN our organic laws bearing
upon this very question of fees shall be abol-
ished? Is it net conceded to be Democratic
history from Jefferson to this day that it is
| the party of reform and economic expendI-
ture of the public revenues? BY what right
does the Republican party assume 10 be econ
omists and refOrmers? Upon what food
| hath this our Caesar fed that he has grown so
fat?' Certainly not to their administration
| Of Shelby county and Memphis affairs. This
county is just recovering from Radical mis-
| rule, while Memphis is deep in its filth and
| mire now. Is there an honest man or 81 tax
| payer who wants any more Of such chicken
pie? By what night does the so called
| Workrngmen' 5 party claim superiority, except
| Big promises through its chief repre- entative,
| Anderson, over the performances of welt
tried Sheriff C. L. Anderson? What right
have they to be exclusively called working
men, anyhow? Do l, or my clerks, who
spend fifteen or sixteen houls day at our
books, not work? To conclude, Messrs.
Editors, all these charges and assumptions
are worse than twaddle, for they are purely