Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-31

The Unseating Of Stewart Low
and High Tax.
An Apt Illustration from the Annals
of Solomon.
Appearance Of Scion A.. Rose Before
the Convention.
of State Officers The
Memphis Bill.

great surprise to the democrats. They
confidently expected hat Buchanan
Warren, Jarvis, Lewis and Hawkins
would vote for him, but when the test
was made all voted to turn him out
except Lewis, who would not vote at
all.
The state credit men are chuckling
in their sleeves at the idea of certain
low tax men going over to the repub-
licans and voting with them; Mathews,
Buchanan, Driver and
They confidently expect to use it
effectively against them two years
hence, if there is any more trouble.
Meeting a prominent low tax leader
l asked him how this would affect his
party. affect hi. 1t will not af-
feet it at ALL" In the organization of
the house, state credit men jumped the
ropes and went off after a republican
woman for ~engrossing clerk.
Coulter, an original funder, old
man Cochran, who wants to pay the
debt dollar for dollar, Bob Cole, a
railroad lawyer, and seventeen others
we can't control Buchanan and
Mathews. The American and other
papers have prosecuted and abused
them until they are desperate. They
set the example for voting for repub-
licans and not we.
The trial before the country is sim
liar to that before Solomon. Which
should have the child? The false
claimant said, cut it in two. The true
mother said, nay, let her have it all,
The Bailey men said, cut the child
the democratic party in two. Saw
age and his friends said, nay; better
let them have it, and voted
for Bate, Bright and jackson.
Solomon gave the child to the woman
who was willing for her enemy to have
it, and | predict that the people will
give the ark of the democratic cove
nant to the low tax party in the next
election. While on this point, a gen.
uine sensation was created in the
house to-day. After the convention
assembled a gentleman stated that
sOLON A. ROSE
wasi in the convention, and moved
that he be requested to address them.
Now, as Scion had occupied so large a
space in the public mind a day or two
previous, and so small a space up to
the ballotiDg for senator as so many
good democrats had voted for him who
had never seen or heard of him, and
who will never see or hear
Of him again, the motion car
ried, and Scion appeared on
the speakers stand with Mr..
Jackson, who introduced him. He is
the very image Of General w. j. Smith,
of your city, now here, in size and
general appearance. His hair may be
a little whittier, and his chin whiskers
are much longer, and he may squint
out of his left eye, but otherwise he is
all over. There was as much
surprise manifested when he com
menced speaking. Speaker Morgan
smiled as if under the Influence of
chloroform. 1t commenced first in
the twitchings of the corners of the
mouth, the muscles contracted and
drew the corners up toward his eyes,
while the muscles Of that organ met
them half way,
Mr.. Rose as an orator is far superior
to his fortunate rival, Mr.. jackson,
and withal a sensible little gentleman.
The fires of patriotism burn Warmly
in his bosom and kindled many a
heart in the convention. He
is the president or director of a ma
tional bank, a state credit and states
right democrat Of the old school.
| heard a dozen men say while he was
speaking that they changed their
votes back from Jackson to Rose.
He paid jackson and Butler a nice
compliment In speaking Of Buffers
going to and standing by jackson the
speaker said: y y And where was
Rhoderie then? One blast upon his
bugle horn we're worth a thousand
men,"
The telegraph has informed you ere
this that the taxing bill has passed,
and will be approved by the governor
before the week is out. Mr.. Overton,
General Smith, Latham and other
gentlemen have been assiduous IN their
10 this direction.
The legislature is spending 500 per
day trying to elect a secretary Of state.
The republicans and low-taxers cast
solid shots for their iayorites, but the
state credit fellows have twenty can
didates with from one 10 four friends
each. SESEx.