Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-05
POLITICAL POINTS.

Representative Atkins, OF Tennessee, still
insists that he will not be q candidate for re-
election to Congress.
General Warner, a prominent Ohio Demo
crat, believes that Henry B. Payne OF Cleve.
| land will be the next Democratic candida ate
for governor in Ohio.
THE Star-roufe cases promise to be- thrown
| out OF court in time to permit Mr.. Dorsey
| to assume his duties as secretary of the
Republican National Committee. Brady,
who will likewise be ''vindicated," from the
present outlook, might be utilized in helping
my Dear Hubbell" collect that little two
per cent. from the entire civil service of the
country, to "show wherein the Republican
party differs from all Others" - Bosto n
Herald.
1t is the remark of the Cleveland Leader:
"All that the United States has OF the spoils
system it owes to the Democratic party, and
all that there is of evil in it emanated from
Democrats" The country has been in the
possession OF another party for nearly
quarter of a century. The discussion of the
question shows that reform has not yet taken
place. Why is this? Mr.. Jackson is dead.
Are matters better or worse just now.-Chi-
eago Times.
Mr.. Jay Hubbell, who collects the Repub-
lican campaign assessments voluntary, has
made strange mistake. Taking the con-
gressional directory as his guide, he has sent
an assessment circular TO all the Senate en-
ployes named in it. The result is that those
of the Democratic faith were rather sur
prised TO be asked to contribute-to defeat the
Democratic party, whose ascendencyh ito pow
er (Uide the circular) would endanger the
Liberties OF the people, Washington Star.
For number of years the white people
OF South Carolina have nominated candi-
dates for Congress without reference to the
opinions of these candidates on any other
subject than that of white supremacy in the
South. Times have changed. 1t is as neces-
sary now as 1t ever was before to be watchful
and bold in dealing with the National Re-
publican party, but this is no longer incon-
sistent, if indeed it ever was so, with the re-
quirements that Democratic congressman
from South Carolina shall have other quail
hcstions besides the merit of voting always
with their party.-Charteston Neps (Deu.).
The Detroit (Mich.) Free Press, while main
tanning that the Michigan items of the river
and harbor bill are all legitimate, saws:
"But because this is SO the Michigan delega-
ton in Congress should have planted itself
firmly on the justice and honesty of their
demand. They should have scorned to buy
support for their Just claims by supporting
such monstrous frauds. And because they
did not scorn to do this, because they put
their claims for the needed Improvement of
Michigan rivers and harbors on par with
the monstrous claims made for impossible
improvements in other States, they merit
condemnation of the serverest kind"
The Tariff Commission has done much in
its first move to establish public confidence
in the fact that it knows what it is about.
1t has selected Long Branch as The fitting
place for its summer session. The manufac-
turing and commercial, not to say the sgri-
interests of that port render il
peculiarly suitable for the easy collection OF
the kind of knowledge that is especially |
needed in formulating a model aud excep-
tionable tariff. The promptness and firm
ness with which the commission seized the |
seized rhe Long Branch idea, |
and the harmony which characterized the |
discussions are full OF promise.-.St. Louis |
Globe Democrat.
A Springfield (O) dispatch to the Cincin- |
natl Enquirer (Dem-), dated July 29tb, says:
General Keller carried the primary election |
in this city and county this evening by a |
large majority, but it was done by the most |
lavish use OF money ever known here at |
primary. Votes were bought outright, and |
in some wards, notably the Third and Fifth,
it is claimed more colored men were run in
and voted for Keller than there are actual |
colored residents. On the other hand, Ken
nedy's forces we're not well organized, and
no money was used in his behalf The votes
cast for him were from pure principle.
NJ any Republicans still declare they will not |
vote for Keller, and there will be a strong
tight against him yet at the final election"
A veteran distiller in Illinois, Mr.. Gersh
Martin, in letter to the Peoria Saturday
Eueniag Cal, thus plainly states his opinion
If the whisky question: "Let the liquor men
20 along quietly; let them take out their
licenses and obey strictly the law; let them
orovoke "a little attention "a Dossfble to their
let them ward off opposition by
eeking 10 eonciliate rather than antagonize
he moral sentiment of the whole country,
Ind their business will go on with as little
and annoyance as it is possible
o do. But let a financial collapse of the
iistilling interest occur now, or in the near
uture, and it will scare every capitalist and
business man from ever re-engaging in the
iistilling business. Then, with the temper
.nce element rampant, and no capital to
ight it with, prohibition could be enforced,
md in ten years there would not be left
iistillery, brewery, or a saloon in the
whole United States.''