Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-21
A COCK-AND-BULL STORY
About q Bargain Between the Bate
Democrats of Tennessee and
Henry Wafterson
To Make the Latter the Nominee for
Vice-President I'm Return for the sup
port OF the Courfer-JOurBal.

The Nashville correspondent of the Louis
vile Courier Journal writes about the cock
and-bull story contained in the Louisville
Commercial of the 18th, from its Nashville
correspondent I am unable to find it re-
published here, even in the Banner but it
goes on to report an interview" with "a
prominent Bate man." a prominent Bate
man who is willing TO pour into Republican
ears the fact that disreputable bargain had
been made between the editor of the Courier
Journal and the Bate men aforesaid. If such
thing were possible, it could only show
that the great interviewed is double vii
lain, a traitor even in his treason, who would
obtain knowledge of facts by virtue OF his
fellowship with the regular Democracy and
then turn round and expose its secrets. But
the story is too absurd for even passing
thought. 1 have talked with a number OF
the "Bate leaders" here, and they laugh
over the wonderful disclosure. Said one:
bate is q gentleman who would never
respect again any man who could stoop TO
propose any sort of bargain for offce-it
would be the last of their friendship, personal
and political. Nor can imagine any rascal
who would hint at such coalition and then
call himself or suffer himself called "a prom
inent Bate man. BAIL How this world is
given to downright lyingw Another could
establish, if he thought it worth while TO
cross the reckless statement of a nameless
party, that no such an interview as reported
in the Commercial ever took place between
Senator Bailey and Mr.. Henry Watterson.
When Colonel Harvey NJ. Watterson was a
candidate for secretary of the United States
Senate, Henry Wstterson, and his father also,
having been the warmest personal friends OF
Senator Bailey, felt indeed that of all men he
ought to appreciate the friendship. The
editor of the Courier Journal did GO 10 Sena-
tor Bailey's room in Washington, and learn
ing that he had determined to vote for Col
onel Burcb, expressed the surprise and NOR
LITIGATION which a warm and impulsiye
friendship always feels when disappointed in
friend; but as for making a threat,
er uttering a oath, Colonel Bailey him.
self will not assert it. That a bar
gain was ever contemplated where
by Mr.. Watterson is to receive the vote
and influence OF the Bate Democrats for the
vice-presidency in the next National Demo- |
cratic Convention, IN exchange for "servicesn
now being rendered in the regular Demo- |
cratic, or so-called Bate, organization, is q |
big, base, abominable falsehood, out of the |
whole cloth. 1t is great, robust, able |
bodied lie, and better grown for its age (it is |
only few days old) than any specimen of |
the kind exhibited for years. 1t is a genu. |
inc Megatherian lie, as wide as the polls |
as heavy as the solid earth, as high as the |
heavens, as deep as hades, and as black as |
the devil who dsddied it. In public and in |
private, the editor of the Courier journal |
ever since the war, has steadfastly held that |
it would be suicidal folly to name South |
ern Democrat for even the second place on |
the ticket. Besides, as for himself, his in |
clinations have agreed with his interests in |
the matter of ofice-holding. His aspira- |
tons lie along the line of the great !
and far more Influential profession of Jour- |
nalism, sphere in which power is welded |
that no senator or vice-president could |
hope to approach. His first political honor
was rendered him by unanimous acclaim,
and mis- election to, and service in, Congress |
for an unexpired term left the political path
way open to him at pleasure; but before the
end even of short term he longed for the 1
and copgenisl field of journal
ism. The foregoing is what 1 get here while
around for the origin and trust
worthiness of the aforesaid interview, and,
said each of the gentlemen 1 have consulted,
please add that no Bate leader in Tennessee
Or elsewhere but INTERESTINGLY spurns the
nsinuation as it has been published in the
Republican organ as base and inexcusable
SO far as we know and believe;
md our opportunities for knowing of such
would, of course, be as good as
hose of any man living"