Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-01

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party-none the-less beautiful because it wa,
fancy, and none the less fancy because 1t wal
beautiful He attributed the abolition of slavery tC
the Republican party and the maintenance of the
Union to the same immaculate party. ne Repub
lican party was not dead; 1t was young anc
vet the Democratic party wanted it to die. 4 hi
seemed in the speaker eye sacrilegious thing FOL
the Democracy. The judge appeared sorely grievec
because everybody didn' tlove Cameron, Conkling
Belknap Dorsey, Babcock, Arthur and the remain
He then went into the system g
| finance and the currency. and said aid. I
had declared It was the worst possible system, ant
nothing but the inherent vitality of the countr.
had saved It The b speaker sao ne en %c5o feAc
A voice-Tell de trufe, now.
Judge Smith read some extracts from Col
YounS's speech as published in the Memphis AP
PEAL He said Col. Young's system was simpl!
| Weaver resolutions were presented before Con
0ress the record failed to show that his competl
tor had advocated them Col Young ssid ~ wa
1 system had been inoorsed by one-tourth OF IN
iSst some Democrats were in favor OF the system
| put they were mostly bank and railroad presl
dents. The speaker thought that was a strsng
| Morgan, Davis and Gibson It wa
| like the party, however. to attribute e., t
| groove Yet his competitor wanted to go on oil
This Weaver Greenback heresy. Tine was whel
| rivers, Owing to the existence of the Republican
| party all this had been remedied now, and trave
| 0nbiiean party deserved credit for thus maxim
| home improvements and for lnsututlng protet
tion of home industries The speaker road iron
messages of the Presidents to show that low tart
had had a deleterious effect upon the country. /
1886 with low taI1 t We're [eim eT,
| He contended that a system should be judged
its fruits. The Southern people were beginning
| realize these facts and were going into manual
| lures He was glad to say that Mr. voorhees,, at Al
| ianta recently had said the South needed proteC
| of a tariff for revenue only. He had seen in tn
| APPEAL an account of the recent industrial pro
| cession and that paper had, in commenting upol
il said that If this city expected progress it ha
| to- engage in manufacturer and II was rgh
Col Young mad S sta zee. nnon t6e Democrat
| platform for the last twenty years. he mad eL
| deavored to get Col Young 70 express hims ei
| Vile had got him to state that he was for tart
for revenue only Here the speaker proposed
| hold him His competitor near being
| free-tTade man was to be found in this country
The speaker concluded by saying that the RepI III
| lican principles commended themselves 10 IN
| good sense of the people, and the Democratic
| party had never suggested any improvement
| the policy of that party
| Gen G. w Gordon then introduced Ca
| Young, and said: ut is with great PleHsur
| introduce TO you your next congressman.
Col. Casey Young
| then appeared amid long apd enthusiast
| cheers and spoke substantially az followsi
1 While he had been assAiled with rancor ths
s IN SnoW SbaI ne could stand before fair an
manly audience He had to some extent 70 II
duge in illusions personal TO himself ana ms Of
| ponent. He said he would first devote himself
| answering his competitor. Judge SMITH had sal
that when States Bers setting up their own geyerI
| iican party came along and landed the countr
| upon the rock of the constitution. VINO was
eerned. ne wished that the war and its memorie
were buried in the graves OF lts ~ Vt p
1 rfv pnul1
| taid he was opposed 70 tee WAT; y
his voice and by ns P Sas da%sed By
| that could not be controlled by men II was a
inevitable thing and there We're one MIRO mo
and stripes than Republicans. as for the Snlo
generals Hancock, Grant, sherman and MeClell q
| and Fremont were Republicans; and for the r
| publican party to claim credit Tor carrying IN
SHAME through 70 ou Gnsht1 to the aee W
| He did not pretend to be an able hnanclef, ot.t
GDdSe smith lauded to the skies His competitC
spoke of the prosperity OF the country. mn ne,
was thai prosperity? Were the farms oil I5e W Su
| the city In better condition now than before? Il
said he would be glad TO discuss tne, currency
more nv tae views he expressed In his fonl
speech. He did not vote for the Weaver resoll
iion. because it made greenBaeks lsgaI lie
| netitor and iaang lind friends had accuse
q being doST sss. w saa TO
al SonId not insinuate that his opponents fai
understand him arose ed IRON S0i binh that abs
1 iute freq trade was practicable, however true
was in theory The Judge ha1 in Language NJ !,
fssetiOas tSFn S5Sie T nntfor%s
rue thai Rad95% saay
| party had no platform at all, or %hs
It did, the platform was made
| OF three words easy to be undefSto 700
Tndge smith said in praise of the tariff the speak
| regarded it the most monst-oFs system IN eA
tence Now of the tariff levied, siso,ODgG3 w
he poorer Gas es, while s66 cod 900 was levied
F s %hsP %ss qBssssa
party opposed an appropriation for the sch z 10
while the Republican party favored It. ina ina "
eighty-three million dollars was squandeIT'
OF the peoples money. ypags ainlEn w maI n,
ever DOM done. Why in one session Of coqgfe'
with majority only in one A0nse, rs $50 06
mad no special desire TO go BACK 20 Congress+;;
had enjoyed all lis honors ana ne nae sna 81 H
request :ol his fellow-ctizens he heo unasaIIA !
the race. Moreover, he had been yinoieaE sita
. | lacked by a paper iG this city, and the attac
hsd beeii scattered broadcast by its emlssarie
and was determined to meet all those attsek o u
protect his Pupils 91 IS record &C Hs
1 He said IL was stated III one OF the Menp l
8 PaGess smith wSGL4 receive several h s'9
Democratic votes. Col. oqng saio Ne, ne oi9 1oid
He wanted to know what he had Ger done iJ to :,
title him to the support OF Democrats;; ne IN a,
| never voted ior anything but the Republlcan par
| during its existence. As Raid that 1nasnuch1,
this statement had been made ne IeL cpnP ~
| TO show the inherent weakness OF Su4gr SIT.
. | public record. While that gentleman Was IN
private character above reproAa9. YET IKE az
party his political record was vuineraple. a g
ebrated lawyer and Republican congress maRs
Hon. Matt H Carpenter, OF VISIONS =
81 hone / Iahsl never hear advocated by a
American statesman the horrid doctrine oil q
| franchising any citizen OF this great rePuoIet
| do 50 would be to enslsve a freeman ana 10 brl
shame and reproach upon our boosted Irse tngt,l
tions. In my judgment no greater crime 90 nlu
committed against the spirit OF nee soNei.
and the civilization of the age Our cohs tSt
! and structure of government ioroio .na'
4 freescar should be deprived OF an!
/ his rights; except by judicial proceeding
] Col Young SAID lie bad head distinguished o.
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