Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-24
THE DARK-LANTERN
National Radical Ticket Is an Insult
TO the ~ 0rkingmen OF Memphis,
who Refuse 10 be sold to
the Enemies or the
Democratic Party, which is the Only
Party that has Ever Done Anything
for the Worlkingmen-An Ap.
peal by an Old and Tried
WOrkinSman.

EDITORS APPEAL.-Last fall the working.
men held meeting at Cochran hall to or
ganize party, so that by united action they
could secure a representation in the next leg
islature of their own class. 1t was not the
spoIls of city and county offices that we had
in view; we wanted to get good mechanics
lien law" enacted, aud have the law restored
to our statute books exempting one hundred
dollars per month of each man s wages who
worked for salary. This was our object.
AS soon as we attempted to form an organi-
zation the Radical leaders saw In a moment
that by having ''workingmen" for their watch
word, that they could once more have some
chance to obtain power. This induced them
to put forward their ward tricksters to OBJ
tain control of this organization. And well
they played their part, for they secured en-
tire control at the second meeting,
and since then they have run the
machine" The Radical leaders would have
supported the workingmen's ticket last Jam
uary, but they saw chance to divide the
Democratic party by supporting Mayor Flip
pin for mayor. If they could elect him, they
then would raise the workingmen's banner
and secure sufficient votes from that class to
carry tue August and fall elections. Their
plan succeeded in the city election, but they
will come to grief hereafter. The Radical
National Workingmen-D Dark Lantern ticket
Is an insult to the worklngmen; they claim
the support of the workIngmen when the
workingmen have not a representa-
ton on the ticket. They claim that their
candidate tor sheriff, J. w. Anderson, is a
workingman. Let US see who and what this
man Anderson Is. The writer is creditably
informed that this man Anderson was chair
man of the National central club, and
appointed the committee that selected this
piebald ticket. At the time he appointed
this committee, he made the remark that he
could not appoint any person on this commit
tee that had a friend that was a candidate,
and at the time this committee was APP
pointed did he not know that they had the
ticket In their breeches pocket, ready made
out. As soon as he appointed the committee
he quietly slid out of the chair, and a man
took his place that always was a Radical, to
carry out the Radical programme. By Mr..
Anderson appointing this committee, the
writer considers him responsible for the
ticket. Let Mr.. J. w. Anderson be tested by
the proper test, and see if he is working
man. "As soon as manlcommences business
for himself and employs labor he ceases to
by securing it at the lowest possible
price" Therefore, instead of his being
workingman's friend he belongs to that class
that Expresses labor, and is their most deadly
foe. This, | believe, is the view that all
trades unions and workingmen's organlza-
tions take of the manufacturer. And since
Mr. Anderson is a manufacturer he has no
claim UPON the workingmen, but must look
to the Radicals for his sole support. The
workingmen intend to do all they can to elect
the full Democratic county ticket In August,
and let the Radical candidates and their
bogus workingman be retired to private life.
If the workingmen will assist in electing the
Democratic ticket in August, the writer has
the fullest assurance that they will have fair
representation on the Democratic ticket for
the legislature this fall, elect it by hand
some majority, and return our noble chief
to congress. P. n. K c.