Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-05
BURKE INDICATED
By One OF the Largest and Most IDfiu-
entail Gatherings Ever Assembled
in Memphis.
Work OF the Taxing District Contrasted
With That Of the Defunct Scrip
Sealping Municipality.

The meeting at the Greenlaw Operahouse
last night, in the interest of the Citizens
ticket, was a grand success. The house was
crowded, and the audience was composed Of
the very best material. The assemblage was
orderly and attentive, the speeches were able
and appropriate, and the impression left on
the minds of all was that, with proper efforts
to-day, the ticket will be elected by a large
j majority. On the stage were about thirty
well-known citizens, representing various
branches of industry and business, and in
Guiding some of the very best citizens.
Major J. ]. Busby called the meeting to
order, and moved the appointment of Judge
Elicit as chairman.
Judge Elicit, on taking the chair, made
brief speech complimentary OF the nominees.
COLONEL. GEORGE CAN'T
was called for and proceeded to make
one Of his characteristic speeches, many
| of his elegant sentences being loudly ap-
| pleuded. He compared the condition of the
city under the old and the new governments,
| showing the grand success of the Taxing
| District government during the two years OF
| its existence. Good men, he said, must be
| selected TO carry on the government in the
manner it had been conducted Men should
| not be selected because they were good fel.
| lows" He was good fellow" but he thought
| he would make very poor head for the gov
eminent. When the old government went
out of existence it owed all sorts of debts,
even for the medicine its hospital used.
| The new government had made improve
| ments that were needed for years; had paid
| for them, and placed the city in such condi
! ton as to exempt it from visitations of cpl
denies. The Ledger had said everything
| was plain and smooth-going over macad-
amized road, and the grand old soldiers who |
had brought such good results could be
relieved and new men put in. He said the |
Ledger was mistaken. The battle has not !
been fully won. There are still many who |
are endeayoring to break up this good gov !
ernment, and Ie:naugurate the old system. |
Vigilance is still necessary to secure the |
results of good government. He compli-
mented DR.. Porter and other members |
of the old board; referred to the
manner in which DIR. Porter gave |
his own money TO enable representa-
tive gentlemen to go to Nashville TO secure
the passage of needed amendments. The |
lions, now being raised by the Avalanche
against Major Burke, whom he referred to as
a very useful member OF the old board, and
whose experience and ability would be
needed in the new board. He said the
Avalanche was having great deal to say
about corporations supporting the Hadden-
Burke ticket, but ne had found that the
Apdldache was a corporation. When he found
that the ticket was supported by such men
as Porter, Elicit, Overton and SO many of the
best citizens of Memphis, he thought it
ought to be elected.
Herewith we give the statement by Col
onel CAN'T, comparing expenses under the
old and new government:
Expenses of police department under old gov
eminent for 1873. 1874 and 1873. s267,7S4 Is; ex-
penses OF police depart me under new govern
favor of Taxing District, s17l.sl7 3D.
men or @ aHd @ 9d
OF fire department under new government for
1879 1850 and ISL s9I627 H. Balance in favor of
The amount of general appropriations made by
30; the amount of general appropl iatIors made
by the new government for 1879 1880 and 1881,
s56I .0sI G. Balance in favor of Taxing District
Total amount OF appropriations made by Tax
OF this amount SAG 97s TO- was paid out in the
construction of thirtyfour miles OF streets of this
ment Of the wharf; of this amount So was
paid out in paving eight miles of streets.
GENERAL W. J. SMITH
was the next speaker. He said the audience
would appreciate his position when, as lit
tie gun, he followed the heavy artillery they
had been hearing. He was delighted and
surprised TO such large and worthy
audience on such an unfovorable night. He
knew they had the interest of the Taxing
District at heart, or they would have been
at home. He called on the policemen, the fire.
men, the contractors and laborers to con-
trast the condition of affairs under The old
government and the new. Under the former
they had to take scrip, or promises TO pay,
and sell them for what they could get, or let
their families go hungry. Under the new
government, when any one had bill against
the District, Dr. Porter said: Bring in your
bill, the money is ready" The cry, he said,
about corporation was all nonsense. Colored ;
men had wanted to know how he would vote
When he took position he didn't take long | (
10 m ke ii known We waufe1 all tho 4icl,ot !
elected.
p. NJ. WINTERS {
was introduced by Judge Elicit as The man
who was sometimes called "the War-horseD )
Mr.. Winters thanked the audience for their
kind reception. He then said that when
Henry Lynn quit the other ticket, they took
the head of the Citizens ticket, Mr. MADDEN. :
because they could not get a respectable cit
lien to go on that ticket alone. He referr, d
to Chase as the bondholder put forward
by John johnson. He referred to the cry
against Mike Burke because he was con- !
nected with railroad company. Some :
people were o6jecting to the railroad on the !
levee taking work from the draymen. I
Why this objection, when the bulk OF the
railroad delivery business had already been j
taken by the transfer company? 1t was the
duty of the people to elect such men as +
Burke, man of brains and integrity. The 1
interests of the District must be guarded y
IL Tue CTCultOTS get control once |
more the mandamuses will rush in as they did
on the old government. Mr.. Winters said he
was not a candidate for office; thanked the
people for many favors, and advised them to =
vote the Citizens ticket straight through.
CARTER HARRIS
was next introduced. He said the object
'eemed to be tonight to rejoice over what Fl
vas TO be done tomorrow; and tomorrow we 4
would decide whether the present govern c
nent was to be continued, or take the risk of @
he change He said that three years ago o
he legislature had baby, and called it the I
Taxing District, and appointed DIR. Porter ii
rs i;s nurse. He had Brought up ii
he baby to the present time, and e,
low, unable to tend it longer, turns it Il
wants it to go into good hands. The speaker il
'laimed that the meeting in the interest OF il
he other ticket had been a failure, while IA
his meeting showed for itself. The meeting n
o night wss in the interest of ticket that tc
represented prosperity and success; the fc
didn't know what; didn't think its d
projectors knew what He said the whang- d
loodles were bowling about Mr.. Burke sim Il
,ly because he was employed by a railroad a
company, just conductors, ticket agents
md brakesmen. He said efforts were being
made to make colored people believe one
vas Republican and the other Demo-
ratio ticket. OF course this was done to
|
icket contained one black man, who pledged
lis honor to stand by the whole ticket, and
lie didn't want q colored to vote for d.
lin who could not vote the whole ticket. S
LYNIUs WALLACE, III
he colored man who is running for place 4.
N the board of public works, was called Il
or and made his app -arance, but it 81
vas a few minutes before the applause sub ~
ided sufficiently for him to be heard. He =,
aid he was not 3 speaker or politician; was I,
more at home on dray or pony. He felt n,
'roud of being asked to run on the ticket f
t had been reported that he had been told TO
hat if he did not run, draying would be al
AIKEN from him by certain large firms He
aid nothing of the kind had been SAID to g
lin. II it had, he would have said: "Give
our drayiDg to whoever you please" He
vas black man, while the other ticket con- 9s
aimed two who were called colored men, but M
Eere nearly white. When they talked about az
citing for negroes, they ought to vote for '"
enuine one.
MAJOR BURKE vi
Tas called for. He asked Judge Elicit to A.
cad a statement which had bee n prepared By M
ir. Goodbar, of the board of public works, IT,
egarding the railroad contracts. After the an
eading Of the communication Major Burke fri
anne forward and referred TO his connection US
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