Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-04
LUKE K. WRIGHT
A Review OF his Course as At
tOrney- strong
Endorsements.

Bolivar Bulletin: While we do not dispar-
a-e the worth of Colonel Young, or that of
u my other distinguished gentlemen In the
strict who are emlDenty entitled to the C IN
s 'ence OF the people, yet, after calmly re-
v wing the whole political outlook IN the
d strict and throughout the south and south
st, we believe that the gentleman whose
name heads this article is the person to lead
d. 2 Democracy of the tenth district to VIC
tory against the Republicans this fall. No
nan in the State of equal age with General
Wright stands as high as he In the esteem OF
those who know him best As attorney gen.
nal In Memphis, his unhinchingly impair
tiIl discharge of the duties of that Of
fee commanded the unqualified approba-
ton Of the public. Fearless in prosecuting
criminals, whether found amid the guided
traprings of wealth and social position, or
amid the lonely surroundings of poverty and
o,scurity, yet the uprightness of his charac-
ter aud the purity of his professional honor
were never inundated by the one nor preju-
diced against the other. As prosecutor, ne
moved amid these diverse clements as a self
balanced power, gathering strength for
every occasion from conscientlousness that
never covered IN the presence of adulation
or any class of adventltlous circumstances.
As man of marked ability, he would repre-
sent this district in congress on a footing with
the strongest and ablest southern representa-
tives. Outside OF his personal fitness for the
position, his surroundings are conducive to
Democratic su cess. He is the center around
which large and Influential interests can be
made to concentrate. The masses, both ma
tive and foreign born, the laboring classes,
singular unanimlty give him their
full confidence, and when he
gets the nomination, these same ele-
ments will rally as a man to his support, and
give him victory In defiance of all Republl-
can combinations. He is an available man,
and Democratic success this fall will almost
lie an assured fact when he receives the NOM
nation In his makeup there is no cold,
phlegmatic material, no non-attractive ele.
ments; but on the contrary, he possesses in
d high degree that personal magnetism so
essential for enthuslrg the multitude In es-
pousIng any cause. In the halls of Federal
Legislation we need representatives who be-
heve that the south Is no longer upon her
good behavior before the country, and that
southern forbearance Is wearied with cring-
ing before northern se6shness whenever any
measure Is presented asking government aid
IN promoting the material prosperity OF our
section We need more backbone in southern
craftsmanship, more self-assertion, more self
asserting individuality IN our leaders.
10 the past, and down to the present mo-
ment northern Republicans, aud even north
crat demands that his section shall have re-
lief through legislation on fpance, tariff, in
ternal revenue and appropriations Tor south
ern rivers, at once secession, rebellion and
such stuff Is thrown into his teeth to silence
his voice, and, as d whipped cur, he often
seeks his seat discounted and utterly heart
less We must have change in such a
Jolicy. Our interests as a people require
that such man as Luke E. Wright be COM
missioned to go to Washington, and while he
tells the north that the south is as true to the
government as any section, and that inter-
State fraternity and peace are the morning
and evening prayer OF our people, he also IS
the man to woo and WIN his way into the
goodwill of men, but when wooing and
winning are powerless to effect results, and a
departure policy is needed, he has
the high-strung, manly courage and
intellectual force requisite to maintain the
right in defiance Of the heaviest odds
in opposition We dare not say word in
derogation of Colonel Young's congressional
record; if we could, we would not mar sim
gle honor he has won In the race of honora-
BILE ambition; our duty is to unity and build
up the Democracy of the tenth district, and
in no one way can we more surely do so than
in this race between Young and Wright for
congressional nomination to consider the
claims of these two distinguished party lead
ers as they affect the present and future OF
The Democratic party. We believe that
General Wright Is fitted personally and by
attainments to make this fall, brilliant can
vass for the party, and no lance of the enc
my, however keen It's point, can ever find a
break in his armor; for he stands forth before
his fellow countrymen in the entirety of a
English essayist, would say, she is of heroic
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