Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-17

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WHITE STATION, October 16-The legis-
lative candidates spoke TO a large and euthu-
, elastic audience here to-day. Col. Patterson,
In the course Of his speech, was for the first
| time directly asked the question whether the
candidates for the Legislature on the Demo
cratic ticket would, if elected, favor the
repeal of the flour mile law" to which he
, made the following reply:
THE FOUR MILE Law.
The elements in Tennessee opposed 10 the De-
mocraey have not hesitated TO resort 70 any argu-
ment. however absurd, or any advantage however s
the wll Of the people and sustain IN dena1ee 81
! | the positions assumed by them the most unfair,
nncandid aud senseless Is their attitude in regard
| to the four-mile law Let for moment CON
sider the facts in relation to this law: In 1877 it
was passed by Democratic Legislature, ana from
that day until this it has remained the statute
| - In 1878 the State Convention adopted a
| platform and nominated Gov. Marks. Not one
1 word was said in the platform about the fourmfle
law; and the Legislature at its succeeding session
| stste Convention failed TO agree upon a platform
| aud, unfortunately for Tennessee, broke up into
| opposing factions. The convention of each wing
date in the field. In the platform of
| ence made 10 the four-mile law; nor was
il discussed in the heated political canvass which
| followed The Convention which nominated
| Gea. Bate adopted a platform, and again not the
slightest reference was made to this law IL might
well have been supposed, after an lntermisslon OF
five years. that this enactment WAS a permanent
law in Tennessee. 1t seems to me that all sane
| men would, under these circumstances, nave con-
sidered that purpose existed in any quarter TO
repeal it. In July, after Gen: Bate was nominated
| in June, the boilers met at Nasnvlle, ana NOT
| withstanding the carnival OF debauchery 1naugu-
rstea by me soPDy si s1 they TesoIyed Them
1 selves into miniature convention, and vocl1er.
! to he repeal of the sfour-mile law" Now these
the pie facts of history, ana yet The sense
! II some imaginary whisky ring engaged
| waging upon this law. II has been
1 charged with pretense OF seriousness and can
ior that the nomint OF the Democratic party for
the Legislature here in Shelby county are IN fayoI
aims than to subserve the supposed wishes OF the
1 whisky dealers The artifce is apparent to any |
one observing the current of events. III we take
/ sround against the four-mile law, then it is be-
lieved we will lose the temperance vote; whereas,
will lose the vote of the men dealing in whisky.
AS this question is not put in issue either by our
ETY. peremptoriiy decline 10 give an expression of
our Individual opinions on the subject. Howeser.
new issues by asking us questions in respect 10 |
matters not embraced in the platform of princi
| to answer the question now propounded to us. |
now, therefore. on behalf Of my associates on the
TT Of al concerned that we are opposed to the re;
peal of the four-mile law, and If elected, we viii
the subject should come before the Legislature:
the Republican party LED by mSSkin1 yoa ana
man, Mr., russell. are responsible for the onehun-
doubt many good men in the Legislature that
passed that bill, yet the people OF Tennessee be-
lieve, and the conviction is firmly rooted in the
pu bile conscience that corruption at the bot
tom of its passage, and that 1t found its way to
Iative treason which will forever the escutch-
con of the State and for this the darkest page in
the annals OF her history. the Republicans and
their boler allies must answer at the bar OF public
opinion Is it any wonder. then that they should
gratuitously and In the last extremity declare
opposed? Is it not a peace offering to the public
conscience which had been so ruthlessly rebuked?
hundred-and three bill unconstitutional, and
Gov. Hawkins convened the Legislature in extra |
know that they were acting in defiance OF the viii
OF the people? Did they not know that by that
stitnents, but the viii of Wall street? The seclsr
aton that they are Opposed TO the repeal OF dne
atonement for this outrage on the people OF Ten
nessee, and we do not intend that it shall avail
them anything. They must face the people on the
record they have, and stand or fall by it.
MuIdrow and Lyon I'm The First Dtstriet.
Special Correspondence OF the Appeal
huntsville MISS, October 13.-The Hon.
II. L. Muldrow, Democrat, and Judge I. Z.
Lyon, Independent, the rival candidates for
Congress, met at Burnsville, October 9th, in
joint discussion. The house was full, and
the audience manifested intense interest.
About 80 O'Clock Col. Mnldrow, in a loud, {
pendent Radicalism aud the defense of De-
mocracy. He is an unfaltering Democrat, {
and defended his position manfully, amid |
wild cheers. He ai50 cf0qurntly and truth | !
fully exposed the insidious dangers of Ma t
hone Chalmers Independentism. Col. Null |
irow has served in Congress six years, and s
has always been faithful TO his constituency,
and his character has been eminently above
-eproach. His fame never shone with more
brilliant luster than it does to-day. The
people enjoy mistaken confidence in his
ried ability. He has imbibed all of the
'ound Democratic principles advocated by
his immortal prototype, Thomas Jefferson.
He gave a brief description of his v
course in Congress. He voted for the
coinage of gold and silver. !
lie voted 10 add more 10 the
'olume OF the peoples paper currency. He ~
7oted for the revision OF the present tariff
ystem. He does not favor a protective
arif that will drive foreign goods from our :,
ports and thus enable the New England 81
to monopoliZe the earnings
# the laboring man. He introduced bill n
o add a commissioner OF agriculture to the h
Presidents Cabinet. He has been faithful in
title we'll as great things, and the people d
II the First District will never forget or il
ease 10 appreciate his Jealous devotion 10
heir interests. He will be elected by a
Iandsome M ajority After Col. MuIdrow's :,
ime had expired, Judge Lyon presented his
ause in clear, lucid speech. He, well ],
Is Col. Muldrow, was gallant Confederate ~
fficer. He was under Col. Muldrow's COM u
q and during the war, and they have always q
cen warm personal friends. Judge Lyons
haracter is above reproach, but the people b
I Mississippi can never support man of Ii
often political principles. Judge Lyon, as fo
re have said, served his country faithfully
nd well during the war. He rode sixty in
niles into Gen. SheTman's rear to carry an ii
rider when no other man would go; and il RI
e had only held out faithfully his services
1ould have been remembered and rewarded. i,
But true-hearted Mississippians can never | "
ssist to deliver their State into the hands of =.
er most implacable foe-the Republican
arty. We can never Iconsent TO Mahonize
ur native State. We will only add that ID
udge Lyon came out badly behind in the W
olitical discussion. DEMOCRAT. ~
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