Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-13

Fiat Carpenter after followed with
a column letter, devo ed partly to blunder-
inc and disastrous effort 10 show that he was
not 60 bad a nan as the great majority OF his
own party believed him to be. and partly 10
an offensive lecture on the subject OF politi-
cal morals.
THE New York Herald says that Mr..
Blaine may go back to the House OF Repre-
sentatives. He may go back 10 the Senate.
In either place he could no doubt become
once more prominent figure. But the con-
servatIye, respectable, peace-loving and hon.
est American people will never trust him
again in any executive position whatever.
They have seen that he is not Trustworthy.
We doubt il the people of Maine would elect
him their governor. The interruptions in
trigues which marked his short career in the
State Department showed 10 great multi
tude who formerly admired and followed
him that he does not deserve their confidence;
and that he is capable of gambling with the
honor and the future of The country in a
way which the conservative spirit of Ameri-
cans Justly abhors.
THE Vicksburg Herald says there is con-
siderable uneasiness for Judge Van Eaton,
the Democratic nominee in the Sixth Dis
trict. 1t Is hard fight, and fears are openly
expressed by Democrats that Judge Van
Ealon's prohibition opinions will defeat him.
In the seacoast towns the feeling against the
blue laws is exceedingly strong, and it is I'M
fortunate that the Democratic nominee at
one time took part in the total abstinence
nonsense. On this subject the Crystal
Springs Monitor, a staunch Democratic jour.
nal, expresses itself as follows: Lynch is
iaking advantage of his opponents position
for prohibition, and doing some lively work
at it. If it turns out that Van Eaton is de-
feated, it will teach the Democrats to let
prohibition alone, we trust. 1t was only
short while ago that the Monitor warned the
Democrats to steer clear OF prohibition"
The debate over the free canal amend
ments still goes briskly on in the New York
newspapers, and may soon be expected con
the stump" 1t Is argued by the supporters
Of The amendments that the great cities that
will be benefited by free canals will actually
pay nearly all the money for the future
maintenance of the canals if the tolls should
be abolished. The Brooklyn Times states
that "of every dollar OF tax collected by the
State, New York City, Brooklyn and Buffalo
the cities chiefly benefited by the canals
pay sixty-two and half cents; the inland
canal cities pay twenty-seven and half
cents, and the mainder of the State only
ten cents on the dollar. Consequently the
cities which derive the chief benefit from
traffic on the canals, and that would most
directly be benefited by free canals, will pay
almost the whole of the tax required for
their maintenance"
The following, taken from the New York
Examiner, the lesding Baptist paper of the
North, hitherto pronounced Republican in
tone, indicates how the tide is setting in the
Empire State: "The time seems to be fast
passing away, if it has not already gone,
when the Republican party, great as has
been its history in many particulars, could
with any sort of propristy lecture Southern
people on tissue ballots, or any other abuse
in their modes of getting at the will of the
people. The scandals OF the Saratoga Con-
vention, and others not needful to be here
named, make the Republican leaders very
poor preachers of political righteousness.
Somehow or other, the great party that did
so much in other days for the highest good
of the country, aud gathered to itself SO
much of the virtue, intelligence and patriot
ism of the nation, is selling its birthright
for about as mean a mess of pottage as that
for which Esau parted with his"
THE Vicksburg Commercial says of Mr.. V.
Congress in the Third District of Mississippi,
hat as Democrat, representing the princi-
,les of the party, he is preferable-other
hings being equal-to either of the Repub
lean candidates. Besides, he ia gentleman
II ability, energy and honor. He at present
epresents Tate, Desoto and Tunica counties
n the State Senate and is regarded by his
colleagues in that body as a faithful and |
'ficient member. II elected 10 Congress Mr.. |
Naddell will undoubtedly represent the in |
erests of the district as efficiently and faith |
ully as either one of bis opponents, and |
certainly much more to the satisfaction of |
Democrats. 1t is highly probable tkat the
lext Congress will be Democratic, and, in
hat event, Mr.. Waddell would WELD an in
luence superior TO any Republican in pro-
uripg favorable legislation for our section
o greatly in need of governmental favor.
We believe that if the Democrats Of the
district will organize and make the effort we
an send Mr.. Waddell to Congress, and TO
hat end the Commercial proposes TO labor
rom now until the 7th of November. We
elieve in Democratic principles and in men
rho will work 10 achieve their success.