Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-26
COnsisfency-The AvaInnohe.

~~cAOJ-AnC At4hunCnts
EDITOR LEDGER-I have before me
as | write one Of the 50.4 Compromise
Election Tickets, as were used in
August, 1879, for the people 10 vote
for or against on the 9TH Of August in
that year. | also have a file of the
Avalanche for awhile before and after
the day Of that election. | may be
mistaken but If memory serves me
rightly the same "Old Man" was
"bossing" the Avalanche then. that Is
now occupying the same relative posi-.
ton. If you will allow me, / will give
you a lew extracts from bis brief and
pungent editorials on the subject of
90 T." State debt" railroads"
"bondholders," etc. VIII aHix each
date Of issue, and quote literally the
words.
THE Sheriff, yesterday, received
a large package of ballots to be
cast by the voters of Shelby county,
next Thursday. Significantly appears
on the face OF the tickets the words
Compromise, Thursday, August r.
and on each side the figure basis so A.
with the ensign Of the State decorating
the center. On the back OF this fraud
upon the people, the word Accepted
is printed in ornamental letters. The
people, however, will have the sense
and Judgment to be not deceived by
this himsy fraud and will write the
word Not over the word Accented
as the people of Tennessee
are not primarily liable for the debt,
and the railroads are solvent, let the
issue stand between the railroads aud
the bondholders, where it properly be-
longs. FL Avalanche, August |, 1879.
How will that suit the columns Of
the Avalanche in September, 1882,
while advocating Russell, and lei
resumption stand;' said resumption
resumiDg so per cent of the very debt
which, about three years ago, the
rod Man told us hat the people
OF Tennessee were not primarily liable
for Accepted on the ticket at the
election next Thursday means fasten
ing the railroad debt on the people
without remedy. Rejected on the
ticket means that the people will pay
all the State owes = Avalanche
August 3, 1879.
1T is expected that the vote in
Memphis to-day will be nearly unani.
nous against the 50-4 compromise
All the voters now here are strictly
third class, and are in favor of pay.
ing twenty five cents on the dollar, OIL
less. Avalanche, August z, 1879
morning of the election.
There was a boom in Memphis
yesterday. The colored beam end Of
the boom kited and hit the Old Man,
knocking him into the day alter to-
morrow"
Locals-There was an election yes
terday, and the colored troops fought
nobly. Out Of the 120(
voters who cast their ballots on The
% 1 compromise, probably twenty
five understood the question to be de.
cided. Colored canvasser,
for the 5O.4 used this argument t.
to their doubling brethren: de com.
promise is what de cullud man needs
You see, if you owes a dollar and d,
compromise wins, you only pays foul
bits" That argument fetched EN-
every time.
1.-The electioD.--5O-4 carries thu
city. The following is the vote Of thu
city:
Accepted, 967; rejected, 282; sum.
mary, l249, all told; majority for com
promise, 685. "-[Avalanche, August 8
1879, morning after the election.
As the immaculate Avalanch,
claims 1t has always been censistent
on the State debt question, if in moth.
ing else, ! presume the "0ld Man
would Willingly reproduce the abov,
extract in a parallel column with hi
spicy, pungent and always convincing
editorial productions Of to day-thal
is, keep in the above as standing mat.
ter-and he could fill up the adjoiniur
column with new matter, daily which
would consist, no doubt-in a horn
Need | make further comment? Think
| won't, but leave the intelligent
reader to do SO, or you, editorially,
Selah. SHELBY.