The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-13
The Dciusion of the Memphinn..

The Dclusion of the Memphians.
Memphis, Tennessee, is remarkable
place. II is remarkable for the Appeal which
is one of the best newspapers published in
tho Southwest and does noble battle
against the great Fraud. 1t is remark
able for its statesmanlike merchants,
who sit around on nail kegs and gesticulate
with plug OF tobacco while they dis
course upon the inestmablc blessings OF
tranquility under tho excellent Govern
mcnt we have received at the hands OF
WELLS, ANDERSON. john SHERMAN. and
STANLEY MATTHEW'S; and for its thought
ful groccrs who take in the Appeal every
morning with their buttercd mullins. and adj
journ straightway to the Exchange to re-
solve anew in favor of Fraud
But Memphis is also remarkable for CASEY
YoUNG and for KELLER. KELLER runs the
Audimche, an organ Of Fraud and OF KEY. the
nominal Postmaster-Gencral. KEY. it may
be remembered, erred and strayed away
like a lost sheep, but KELLER found
him again and brought him to the
arms Of the shepherd. with the stolen
crook and the brand Of Fraud on
| his brow In consequence of this SER
vice, Mr. KELLER has grown great in
| the Post Office Department; and while the
erring brother is carried about the country
in the train of the Fraudulent President,
and occasionally exhibited ON the rear
bumper OF the ear, Mr.. KELLER attends TO
the little matters OF contract and other
business which Mr.. JIM TYNER conde-
scendingly RENTS TO his nominal chief.
We think. however, upon mature rcilec-
tion, that the most extraordinary Of the
productions OF Memphis is Mr.. CASEY
YOUNG. He Is extraordinary, because being
n man Of abilities, II lawyer Of respectable
learning, and "A soldier without fear, he
deliberately prostratcs himself ut the feet OF
| HAYES; and herein Mr.. YoUNG appears n
worthy representative of the Memphians.
II will be recollected that when the Por-
TER resolution was first introduced, Mr.
YOUNG led the Southern doughfaces In an
effort to amend 1t SO as to declare the
Fraud perpetual and indestructible, This
was voted down, or perhaps 1t would be
more correct to say IL was hooted down
Everybody then seemed to see the folly and
the wickedness of any attempt to consecratc
fraud for the legal ascertainment Of which
theywere even then making provision. But
Mr. You've has found means in the interval
to bring the whole Democratic party IN
Congress over TO his views. He ought t.
stand very high with the fraud-lovinG
Memphans He has not only boldly avoweC
that he himself would never lift finger t.
redress the great crime Of 1876, but he has
managed to extract pledge from the repre-
sentatives of the millions. cheated of thu
right of sclf-government, that they will no
attempt to resume the right while 1t pleasei
Messrs. HAYES and WHEELER to remain il
Office against the public will.
We do not wish To do Mr. YOUNG injustice
1t must not be supposed that he look
with affection upon the electoral crim
itself. As to that he shares the horro
Of every decent citizen. and he would b.
glad TO see the suburned perjurers, the pai'
ballot thieves, and the hired assassins O
American liberty properly punished. Blu
as to the results of their work he has
strange notion that they must stand. IL
says in a speech on the 18th of June:
The only danger to our institutions or at least IN
gravest to which they exposed l. 10 permit
crimes to unpunshed until by their frequent repct
ton public virtue Is tainted and the very fountain OF ou
political lite Is filed with a deadly poison which wi
surely bring to our Government weakness decay,
death. We can only guard against tins by stern
ruthless exposure every crime against the purity m
ballot box and the dignity the elective franchise
by mhctin- prompt and speedy punishment upon ever
, criminal who perpetrates such Offences
/ That is all right, and we subscribe t
, every word of it. We ask only that tn
iron hand Of justice shall be Embossed mn
9 permitted TO descend upon all these Grim
| nails, great and small, alike. But shout
| that occur, we imagine it would prove yer
o serious disturbance Of that tangled skeln {
fraud and perjury which is called HAYES
| title 1t would put HAYES himself in tn
+ pcnitentiaryi it would render nearl
e every department headlcss, and va
s cate tho principal foreign mission
4 Over in New Jersey HUNTER wa
|. the other day, convicted Of murdo
I for procuring another man to knoc
y ARMSTRONG on the head, HAYES sent IL
: visiting statesmen to Florida and Luu
5, lana, to act in his namo and by his autho
u ity, and they procured these crimes to |
h committed for rewards which IIAYI
t has scrupulously bestowed 1t is barrel
= possible that TILDEN and HENDRICKS hay
g suffered II personal wrong for which there
Il no remedy except at the ballot box But "
II deny utterly that the people of the Unite
States are bound to submit for an hour to
, Uovc1nmc~t-which- rncy not- only nov,
z | chose, but which they distinctly repudiate