Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-28

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ton. The speech produced fine effect
!. the ladies and gentlemen present, and VIC
/; for Col. Young the individual indorseme
[. OF the people of that section. The speak
was introduced by Justice Bruce Ellis. Co
!, Young spoke substantially AS follows.
J. Col. Casey YOuns's Speech.
n LADIES AND GENTL EsdEN-It il 4 sour,
! of qualification that / require no intredu
= ton to the people of this county. Boz
| within twenty miles of here, it is my fortur
! to be known personally or by reputation
all OF you. 1 regret that personal indispt
: | sltion interferes to-day with the effectiy
presentation Of my claims to you. 1 may {
well state frankly that my purpose is
. overcome prejudice and 10 win friendship
Civilized procedure accords to every m an
hearing before judgment. 1 am here trus
ing that you, fellow-citizens, will give me
fair hearing. l am not here to foster an
wrangles in the Democratic party; but / ar
here TO give an account of my stewardship
to solicit your judgment on my claims.
am here to meet all accusations, to meet al
charges, apd am prepared 10 refute them al
, recognize the right of every citizen to crit
else official records, and you masters ma
hold public servants 10 a strict account for evi
doings; and Recognize the right of every citi
| zen in The Tenth Civil District TO criticise m,
record. fear / will have to enter into NOR
personal address than ia tasteful to me
Owing to misrepresentation / think il i
incumbent on me to enter into
short review of my political career
Eight years ago l was selected in convention
as candidate Tor Congress on the fifteenth
ballot, alter long struggle with nine con
testants, and L won by 5000 m majority. / en-
tered upon nv political career with higher
aim than 10 subserve mere personal ambi
| ton. L was identified with and all nv asso
Citations were with, Tennessee. Ny ancestor,
for generations were buried here, and il wal
not strange that l sympathized with the ira
dtions of the State. Owing to causes ante
dating my birth, war was threatened and
darkened the sky. foresaw, in nv humble
way, what would occur. l did not think
that it was possible for US to cope with the
| great government of the United States. /
| warned my friends. But in spite of all re-
| monstrances, we went into il, and we were
| trodden down. When the cause was lost.
saw the South PROSTATE. Our gardens were
ruined, fields blistered, and people subdued.
| During the war, elements sprung into activ-
ity acting against the peace of the country.
| Party quarrels and neighborhood chickering's
were destroying the South. saw that
| the speedy restoration of law was
| necessary to the welfare of the South.
/ saw the people of my State diefranchised
l saw it in the hands of political adven.
| turers and robbers. / believed that we
| might bring il to its condition before the
war. did all / could in that direction. /
saw that we were looked upon with distrust
by the whole Northern f,eer,ir.-4 f0reszw, +
thought, an inequality between the North
| AMI South. l believed that / could help
Nichols, Lamar and others to bury section.
al differences, and believing that much could
be acc ,mplished by temperance and fairness,
| embarked upon my career in Congress
with conservatism. l succeeded, while I
aided these great men, in copferriug upon
the people of my district more benefits than
any Congressman had ever done before me-
1t perhsps will not be regarded as modest in
me TO refer to what have DONE and would
not, If insidious statements had not been
made that I was worthless and faithless
representative Of the people. | did more
the six years | was in Congress in the way
OF practical legislation than amy member Of
that body. | refer TO the Congressional
Record, and / challenge any man here.
Republican or Democrat, friend or foe. 10
deny word l say. 1 know have been as
saulted by nameless correspondents and
anonymous newspaper scribblers. | have
not bad time TO reply to these pigmy assaults
in detail; nor has any public man. They
are beneath special notice. When 1 en-
tered Congress 1 believed that sentimental
ism in politics had passed away. 1 admit
a
no after Of a sentimental not practical nature
When entered Congress found we needed
practical instead OF theeretic and poetic
issues. l preferred TO confine myself accord
ingly 10 the practical wants OF the people of
my district. / did not believe that would
serve my people by INDUCING in long ad-
dresses about States rights, in entering upon
wild philippics on the resolutions OF 1898.
could have gained nothing by angry discus
siO mil al
as 1t would ouly have put them against me
and my measures. | considered that concil-
iation and good will would do more than
anything else. | saw Just at YOUR door q
vast empire of land which had been swept
bv the angry waves of the Mississippi-$i,-
100000 of property had been borne to the
gull. l saw that that great area had been
neglected by Congress. saw
that all efforts previously made for the Mis-
sissippi had failed. The first bill ever intro
dueed to improve the river was written by |
me and was passed by my efforts. Under |
resolution S50, 900 was expended to reclaim |
the alluyial lands II was a prosecution of |
that policy that has resulted SO successfully, |
and which has caused thousands of dollars |
to be expended on the great river. / wrote |
the bill by which 81, 00O, 600 have been ex-
pended to recover the fields from des,ruc-
ton. Various expedients had been resoried |
Bills had been introduced concerning the
jetties. / first thought that these measures
were chimerical, but finding that they were
not, introduced bill TO build
canal to the Gulf of Mexico. When it is
done the question will be practically settled.
At the first session of the Forty fourth Con-
yress / introduced bill 10 get custom
house located and built at Memphis. Out
If a great number OF bills introduced nv
lua he anil nra hat h., l. /
occurred resolution that the building should
be constructed of Tennessee marble, and
lave had the satisfaction of seeing tn at reso-
ution become law. / found that for the
,reat river bearing upon its bosom half the
commerce of the country no hospital was
'uiit for sick river men, and secured bill
which provided for the erection of one here,
nd / am glad 10 see that the building is
low going up. The second time within the
history Of this government Congress sppro-
'riated $4,000 for the protection OF the
liver front. The Committee on Survey we
located at st. Paul. On my
notion branch of the survey was estab-
shed in Memphis, and is located here now.
| threatening epoch in the city's history was
he year 1873. When the plague advanced
yer the people of Memphis our resources
ed like our citizens. When death stared
yerybody in the face, and when ] heard of
ne pestience, / hurried back to Memphis.
telegraphed to Washington, and every
hing was put in my charge, and the gen.
rous people responded 10 the appeals made
y myself in behalf of the sufferers. When
le SHOWS OF winter fell on new-made graves
80 900 was az my solicitation appropriated, |
nd examinations made into the nature of
he disease which had more than decimated
ur city. At my solicitation the Board Of
Iealth was established by Congress. Since
left frOu AZ he IL. IL |
ne appropriation has dropped to $4,000.
l have lived in great community. / be-
eve that / have listened to the wants of all | {
asses, but do not believe that have for.
often the farmers interest. 1t is charged
lat failed TO attend 10 your wants i
aailenge any man 10 show any instance
hen was faithless to you. Ny record in
ongress is open to the world.
/ was reared in the country, and did as I
Iuch work az any OF yoa in the fields. /
ave always taken a warm interest in what
ertains to il. have not lacked devotion to
he interests of the farming classes, but
ave been wanting In that demagoguery
lat pretends 10 be devoted solely to one in
rest at the expense of many. / have
ways despised the man that BY fraud and
ham curried the favor of the people. /
ever said, and / never intend 10 say, that
he government is run for your benefit, or
lat OF any one elass in this country. II is
IN for us all.
To come back to the farmers. There never
as demand made by the farmers on the
gricultural Department that was not
romptly attended to. / watched the mat l
n for six wears, and / challenge any man :
, point 10 single agricultural bill that was !
OF ample. No statesman will advocate !
leasurs to the advantage of one class and
, the detriment of another. The burden
as the monopoly OF corporations in trana-