Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-12
or the Tenth District-A Plain and
F0reible Statement Of His Just
Claims.

| lions 10 become useful ana honorable. en-
Outraged and gratifed. 1 owe a deep ant
lasting debt of gratitude to the people O
this district, and particularly to Hardemar
county, where for number of years 1 hav,
| grown, as believe, in your respect and es
| TEEN. The people of three, if not four, o
| the counties of this district have in thou
sand different ways shown their appreciation
OF my efforts TO win their approval, anC
strengthened my determination to deserv,
their regard. To their constant kindness
shall ever be indebted for whatever attain
ments it may secure in my future life.
| feel, therefore, a natural and think a laud
able pride, in wishing to have the authors o
my first success in public life, to become tn,
witnesses of any other ambitious hopes tina
arise In my bosom. i frankly admit that
| had rather become by honorable means the
representatives of these people in the Con
gress of the United States, than
WEAR THE JEwELED CROWN OF ANY PoTEN
TATE IN EUROPE.
Hardeman county has never received the
| honor of having representative in this dis
trict in the national halls at Washington
and while The people of this county nave
every two years been invited to the feast
they have been forced to content themselves
with the scraps and bones that fall from the
political table. Each nominating conven-
ton has been SO constituted that some other
county has received the candidate. / offer
no complaint at this. 1t may have been
right under the circumstances, and Harde-
M sn has not allowed dissensions on this &C
count to drive her from the support of these
candidates. On the contrary the Democratic
majority of Hardeman has more than once
turned the balance in favor of this nominee
even when her own sons have been defeated
in convention. But, fellow-citizens, we all
love to see "fair play" and
"TURN ABOUT Is FAIR PLAY"
1t is to the credit of our sister counties
now that numbers of their most influential
citizens magnanimously agree that their
next convention shall confer this honor upon
Hardeman, if it is consistent with the best
interests of the district. They have SO ex-
pressed themselves by letter and otherwise
to me, and favored my nomination as a wor-
thy and available candidate from Harde-
man, conceding the justice of reciprocatIng
the compliment heretofore received from the
voters of Hardeman county toward the NOM
nations OF the convention. l am assured
that my long and extensive acquaintance,
ami favorable regard shown toward me
throughout the district, argues for me an
availability equal perhaps to that of any
other aspirant, because this acquaintance
has brought me in pleasant and personal
contact with nearly every man in most of
by large msjority to the Office of attorney
general of the Fourteenth judicial district
is pointed to an evidence of popularity
and approval,
WHICH PROMISES A LARGE POPULAR VOTE
if the choice of the convention should fall
upon Thus encouraged, / feel that,
without presumption, / am fairly persuaded
10 become a candidate before the convention
for the nomination. My fellow-citizens, you
have q right to know my political views,
which are already known to most of you.
I AM PROUD TO CALL MYSELF DEMOCRAT, !
and L believe in close allegiance to Demo-
cratic usage and Democratic organization. |
A man without party is like ship with
out rudder, driven about by every wind OF |
doctrine. In this faith 1 was reared and
Taught, and through all dhe varying shades
,t public sentiment since was a boy have
ound these opinions strengthened and con-
irmed. / adhere tenaciously TO the Jeffer-
'onian construction OF government as wisesi
md best, and if elected to Congress shall de-
7ote my every energy to the maintenance OF
hese principles; and in this see no neces-
ty for pursuing contracted and narrow
news. The times demand such liberal and
opinions as will best promote
he progressive growth and development of
he whole country, and more particularly
'ur own section of it. That man must
,e blind indeed 10 the true interests of the
suntry who fails to discover the advance
nent that has been M ade in the last score of
ears in the needs and demands of the ma
erial interests of the country, and we young
nen who are now called upon to step for
Tard and assume the responsibilities of ad-
this government in the near fu-
ure must not lnger and loiter amid the pas
ions and preiudices of the past. nor become
hronic grumblers over It's failures, but
acing bravely the demands of the present
D mold and shape public sentiment and 80
,gislate that the car of progress will not be
starded by useless obstructions, nor overbur-
ened with the rubbish of former age.
THE TARIFF QUESTION
as become a most important one, and upon
lis my views are in full sympathy with the
leaders of the South, believing
nat tariff for revenue with incidental pro-
,ction is the only just restriction upon the
zee trade of this country. Since was quite
boy the cry of protection" for home fac
,ries has been the demand OF The opposition
arty. Then it was said TO be the duty of
ongress TO take the infant factories under
lie special wing of government, and the same
" exists to-day, and will exist for all time
, come, when BY levying high duties upon
nports it proves to be bonus paid by the
,nsumer into the pockts Of the manufac-
lrer. Ii is wrong in principle 10 force one
ass, the consumer, 10 pay OF their substance
hiding the interest of another class, the
anufacturer, and when any system Of tariff
necessary surely it is doubly and cruelty
rong 10 discriminate against the poor and
eir necessities in f-vor of the rich and
cir luxuries. / advocate more direct and
tactical legislation in favor of
he AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS OF THE
COUNTRY.
is past comprehension that while every
her industry is receiving in one way or
iother more or Tess attention IN legislation,
e great producing interest, the farming
dustry, scarcely receives a notice. The
.ricultural department OF thu government
ould be represented by head in the cabi-
4 councils, and fostered and cared for as
osely as the department of the interior, the
,stai or the war department. Information
! this subject should be collected and dis
ibuted, so that the farmers of the country
ay receive promptly needed ipforma ion
regard 10 the growth of crops, and certain ,
election from the speculations of the :
arket and the ruin of their hopes. Farmers
ght TO demand from their representatives .
sislation on this subject. L favor q liberal
for the improvement of navi
lion on our more important rivers, and
st OF all in
REcI.AIMING THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
We have here an extensive fertile domain
ficient to feed the millions of population
Europe, seemingly provided by Provi-
nee with water navigation and an outlet :,
,ich, in the near future, under wise legisla-
70. will make this valley the garden spot 81
the world il our government will show I!
yacity to reclaim it from the waste and r
iderness in which its riches slunbsr.
yilization cannot and will not afford to
I'VE these broad acres to remain in their y
esent uselessness to the world. favor | b
,islation upon the subject of railroad
lnsportation. tr
AM FRIEND OF RAILROADS. Ii
They are great civilizing influence, and
absolute need OF the age in which we live.
would make no unjust war upon them, and y
lieve in promoting and encouraging this
Eat factor, now become of such importance. &c
It they must be placed under "Iaw and %
le," and tie government owes il to the
ople to place such restrictions and control d
on them, as will prevent extortion and un- 81
g discrimination from the power in their
nds. They are subjects and not rulers, and re
emselves will generally agree that the gov :, e
,msnf should lake strong hold OF any evil | ef
,dencies that may arise in this new and :.
nderful development in the world; and ~
noe in vhnse hands this Industrv In will