Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-02
STATE POLITICS.

The fact ia the original RUSSELL supporter
are few and far -MuJreesboro Nesus
Only three men in Haywood county fol
Fussell. Hurr4h for Haywood county,
Brownsville Democrat.
Nine tenths OF Tennessee's most prominen
Democratic politicians advocate Genera
| Bates election Winchester Home Journal.
The progressive" "sky blue" party are
exactly on the SINE ground they abused
Low-tax men for occupying two years ago.
Manchester Times.
| General Bate is gaining ground every day
| Wherever he has spoken the enthusiasm hal
been outpouring. He is virtually governor
of the State.-Neioban Enquirer.
| The Murfreesboro Netos has hauled down
| the Russell banner and run up Bate's name
at its masthead. /, is enthus astic for the
| nominee and platform.-Muury Democrat.
Ebenezer james and II. NJ. Doak holding
| up FusselPs arms at Jonesboro while he gave
Bate shell and hemp" is one of the loveliest
chromos in the Book of Time.-Nashulitc
World.
The heart OF the Democracy of the State
goes out in the warmest sympathy for the
young and gallant Robert L. Taylor, in his
terrific struggle with his ancient enemy, Pet
tibone.
The Hon. Zach. Taylor will, more tn an
likely, be his own successor in the State
Senate. He has made an able and fearless
representative, and is an honest and clever
gentleman.-Corin9ton Call
II the Democracy of other counties do their
duty as Haywood will, Bate will be elected
by $4,000 majority and Extra Alvin buried
beneath an avalanche of popular disap-
proval.-Bropasriue Democrat.
There is no doubt that the popular tide is
IN id III g.
eral Bate. He is candidate who attracts,
not repels; all sections of the party can sup
port him with espect.-Fdyehepiae o.
serrer.
Hon. John w. Boyd, of our county, was
nominated on the first ballot as candidate
for horial representative from the counties
OF Upton and Haywood. at the Republican
convention at Brownsville last week.-Cov-
ington Call
With no intention of questioning the ve-
rac.ty of the Nashville AReriean, Banner and
other FHssell organs, that insist on the idea
that papers that support General Bate
"scratch the PLATFORM" we ask them to pub
lish list of such.-Sprin9ield Record.
Evidently the $4,000 corruption fund
for Tennessee has arrived, and a reasonable
portion of it is being used 10 flood the country
with such newspapers as are engaged in
furthering the schemes of Hawkins, Butler,
RUSSELL, Beasley & CtarE.riHe Democrat
Hawkins, the great Tennessee bashi-ba-
zouk aud looter, Justify cries out for honesty,
State credit, etc, but has never offered to re-
fund cent of the money he extorted from
the people of West Tennessee in 1865, while
he was United States district attorney. This
backmailer should practice what he
presches.-BrouBsriUe Democrat.
Government patronage will be brought to
bear freely in behalf OF Hawk MS and officers
will be assessed TO raise corruption funds,
and those who refuse will be removed; and
railroad officials and lawyers will exercise
great ingenuity in the effort to create Demo-
cratic dissensions and strengthen the Beas-
ley and Russell movements. - Brownsville
Democvqt.
Senator Howell E. Jackson, after much
hesitation, has concluded TO go to Erin to
meet Senator Harris in a joint discussion.
This Is the most h3grant act of discourtesy
cbronicied in our political history. Ii Is the
first time, in the annals of any party, that
M an claiming to be Democrat has entered
the field 10 unseat fellow Democrat in the
interest of the Repsblican party.-Naahuils
World.
The Banner and the American and their
present editors were opposed 10 Wilson two
years ago. They supported Wrights Wilson
proposed to pay the debt proper in full, and
nothing else. They represented Wright IS
for settling the entire debt at ffty-and- -four
or less, which ia ons-sixth less principal and
oae-third less interest than the Hawkins
Fussell platform on which they now stand
Nashville World.
If the Hon. r. NJ. Edwards, an able law
yer and good Greenbacker and an orthodox
christian, received less than 1000 votes, how
many votes will Beasely receive, who an
orator and statesman falls far below Colonel
and who denounces the Catholic,