Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-15

state by over $4,000 majority and the
legislature by a majority on joint bal
lot. The funders and brokers' men
we're amazed and dazed at the result,
but they recovered and rallied by the
time the legislature met. For what?
Can one believe to bargain? That
was it Beaten by the people, they
sent John Echols, Huntington's man,
to Washington to bargain with Hayes
and republican senator's to defeat Ma
hone for senator with Wickham, a re-
publican. To understand the Job, be
it remembered, the joint majority in
the legislature was small, and this
made up by a few colored men, three
or four, | believe, elected as read
%justers. The bargain was made. but
to the honor Of the colored men, be It
spoken, the goods could not be deliy-
cred. All the soft talk" to them
about being natural republicans" all
the big promises made them, and even
the partisan appeals that upon this
one vote would probably depend the
political complexion of the next SEN
ate, failed; and, then, when money was
next offered, they proved themselves
more incorruptible than have some
white legislators. Malone was elected
United States senator, not as a demo-
,crat, but as a r~eadjuster, and in spite
of the democrats'and their republican
allies in the legislature.
In 1880 tho readiuctar on~4
delegation to any presidential nomi-
mating convention, but determined TO
wait until the parties made their nom
nations and then choose from these.
if any suited them. In July they met
again in convention, decided to sun
port Hancock and English, and chose
an electoral ticket, declaring, however.
expressly, that they supported them
as the readjuster party, and not be-
cause they were democrats, or had
been nominated by a so-called demo-
cratic convention, but because they
preferred them to Garfield and Ar
thur. Then began the campaign in
Virginia, The so-called democrats
entreated the readjusters to take down
their Hancock ticket and ioin
them, many publicly declaring. 1--WE
are all r~eadjusters now" and
admitting hat the "McCulloueh set
Element" was a fraud and a failure
and that the work would have to be
done over. But the readjusters had
been too mercilessly abused and ma
ligned, and too terribly deceived be-
fore ever to trust these people again.
When the funder Establishments and
promises failed, then they got the
national executive committee of the
~so-called democratic party sitting in
New York, to commit the folly of
Illuminating another bull of excom-
m%unication against Malone and his
followers and rspudiating their cleo
toral ticket.
Yet, alter all this, when Malone
appears in the senate as a readiuster.
and in the exercise ofhis right dares
to vote according to the dictates of
his conscience for the interests of his
state, his country and his party. So
called democrats, who did all in their
power to defeat, ruin and disgrace him.
charge him with being "a ter-rai-t ter
to the dimmycratic PARTY" because,
forsooth, he will not vote with them
to keep in Office Burch, the TENNESSEE
funder, and the relatives and hench-
men ofthe Virginia and other n
tors and thus furnish them with clubs
and meaD to war on him. James r.
Randall, in 1880, figured up that the
relatives ofthe then two Virginia sena-
tors in sinsecuro Offices under the
democratic senate alone drew. |
think, over $4,000 in salaries for
doing nothing.
These SO called democratic senators
are very forgetful of their bargains.
or rather, they have convenient mem.
cries. 1t makes with them a vast
difference whose OK is gored. For ex-
ample, they forget their bargains with
republicans in 1879, in Virginia against
Malone. Certain others Of them for
get their bargain with republican sew
ators, by which kellogg was to retain
his seat and Batter to be seated, on
account of which bargain" Ben Hill
has declared it was impossible to ex-
pei Kellogg, as he said he should be.
Certain others, too, forget their bar
gain at Wormley's with Stanley
Matthews, on behalf Of Hayes, for tho
ratification Of which they afterwards
called on Hayes and got their reward
from him in the White House of which
the country may yet hear more than
they will care to have known. Some
have ~bargained so often and 80 cor
ruptly that they Immediately charge
others upon the fimsiest pretexts with
being alike guilty with themselves.
The inconsistency, corruption and
utter want of principle Of most Of
these so-called democratic leaders are
enough to damn a purer organization
than the So called democratic party. All
that Malone asks of the republicans
in Virginia this fall is hands off, and
he will utterly smash the "funder" or
brokers bill' party, and tear up by
the roots their pet MCCULLOUGH bill,h
tax receivable coupons and all.
TRUE DEMOCRAT.