Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-10
COL. PATTERSON'S
Great Speech at the GreenIaw Opera.
house Last Night-Grand Democratic
Ratification Meeting.
Careful aid Candid Review of the POIiti-
cal SiiuatiOn-Bate aud the State
Platform Successfully Defended.
The State-Debt Question Frankly and
Fairly Stated-An Earnest Appeal
for Our COlored Allies.
Senator Harris Must be Re-EIected-He
is the Abiest Of Our Public Men aud
Ought TO be His Own Successor.

Is the Ablest OF Our Public Men aud
Ought TO be His Own Successor.
The ratification of the Democratic legi
lstive ticket took place at tine Greenla
| Operahouse last night in the presence of
large and enthusiastic audience of Il
Democracy. The old party of tlrc--r,ssar
: county ia solid for Isbam q. Harris an
! Casey Young. The APPEAL is glad to ga
that the young men are taking an actiy
interest in Col. Young's election to Coz
gress. He is himself what might be calle
young man, and be has drawn around hi,
, number oil enthusiastic young Democrat
who will carry his flag over the ramparts 0
the day OF election. The legislative ,iebe
Is everywhere receiving the Endorsement c
The people. Headed by that honored sci
vant OF Memphis and Shelby county, d.
Porter, the ticket is rallying to its supper
the best elements OF Shelby county.
The meeting last night was an encour
aging one in every respec'. The speeche
were listened TO with pleasure. Col. Josial
I Patterson made last night probably the mos
i telling speech of his life. 1t was an effor
that will help the Democracy in Shelb,
county, and it will be found TO be very in
teresting reading. Short speeches were made
Dy all the otner candidates.
L. H. Ester, jr, chairman of the Demo.
cratic Executive Com mittee, called the meet.
ing TO order, stated its object, and introduced
| Mr.. j. Il. Petit, chairman for The evening
Mr.. Petit did not make any speech, but
| advanced and introduced a man who needed
| no introduction-Dr. ID. 4. Porter The doc.
| tor made one of his short, terse speeches
| Everybody kuows that what he likes in ora.
| tory he will Ike up in hard work. He
spoke subsl antialIy as follows:
DIR. PoRTER's REMARKS.
FELLOW CITIZENs-As Gov. Harris said the other
night, the tariff of more importance to the
people of Tennessee than the State debt, / re-
gard the State debt as small in importance COM
pared with the city debt the people of Memphis
and Shelby county | have always been opposed
| to making the .laxing-DiStrict government as a
government responsible for the debt of the old
city, and have always been opposed to the
coupon feature After shall have been elected, l
To discuss this question, and whatever they agree
upon will endeayor to get a bill passed to meet
their views, regardless OF my private opinion. To
the work1ngmen, | say that am in favor of the
simplest lien law to give them absolute security
| TO pay the workingman promptly. While presi-
dent of the Taxing District, when told that con-
tractor didn't pay his men, sent for him and
| told him would not pay him any money; and I
| paid it TO them, amounting to $500. AS to the
eolored men, used my influence 10 get them on
the police force in 1873 and when contracts had
be let dealt with the bids of colored men just
vote the straight ticket and not scratch the colored
men on it,
When DIR. Porter had concluded, Col.
Casey Young was called upon. He declined
10 make speech. He said he and Judge
Smith would meet at the Operahouse this
evening and discuss the issues between the
parties.
The orator of the evening, Col. Patterson,
| was then introduced. He spoke as follows:
Col. Patterson's Speech.
4 l. of
The candidates for the Legislature, in obedience to
the voice Of the Demecratir party as unanimously
candidacy was without his procurement and his
nomination was without his consent and against
iie and If elected to the legislature had 10 dis.
position to remain i'll public life. If he looked
and the duty he owed his clients who had gea
erously extended to him their confidence and pa
uooags, ne "0mto Wltnout hesitetioh oeclne the
nomination: There are, however other duties
which the citizen owes, and there are times in tt
mount and the citizen cannot without being re-
creant refuse TO respond to the voice of society
which calls on him to perform a public service.
At this juncture, when all the citizens of Teunes
see and particularly all the citizens of Mem
phis are SO vitally interested IN questions which
sdered it mis- duty 10 respond to the demand made
upon him and accept the responsibilities imposed
of the generous CONFIDENCE on the part of the pub
lie which it implies From this STANDPOINT he
a personal candidate for the Legislature
Te would pt despse Himself if e eame
before his fellow-citizens in the garb of a mere
suppliant for their suffrages. He would despise
election was secured by any indirection, per
sonal appeals or political trickery. The nominees
people, as the representatives. OF certain ideas,
policies and principles 1t is our duty to state to
ideas, policies and principles are. If they in
accord with your honest convictions then it is
your duty to vote for us, and with grateful aPpte
citation Of your confidence and profound re-
spect for your interests it is duty your ser
WILL On the other hand, if you should dissent and
it should turn out that you are convinced that the
o se and
would promote the common welfare by voting
some other ticket then it IL your dny to do and
it is our duty to gracefully return to our several
pursuits.
THE coLeRED CANDIDATES.
Col. Patterson said there were two co.ored men
on his ticket, and 1t had been charged that
they were placed there from motives of pol
cess. s ON On behalf % of "a all IT the csDdidaies on
his ticket: ON behalf of the Democratic party,
party he Indignantly denied The charge. Porter,
Gallaway, Wendell, Kelly and himself would
higher aim. For several years though tfui men in
this community have wftnesse with intere:t
teliigent colored men revolt against some of the
policies and methods of the Republican party.
has gained strength until now it has developed
into q well organized movement in which three
y
the pro eciion of labor from the oppressive exac-
tons of capital. and the fostering of well regu
one-hundIed and thi ee and the tixty-and-six bills
were passed the colored people of Memphis were
their rsce-Cassells and Norris the pres
ent nominees the Democratic ticket.
many Of the more, Intelligent eolored men
in Memphis instructed Csssells and Norris to vote
eHts voted for the BILL while Norris unable to re-
sist the Republican party issn voted Tor the BILL
ents and his own convictions, entered a protest
against It's passage; When the legislature
and nearly ali the colered people who
ably opposed to This ons-hss and three meas
ure. When the Supreme Court declared the law
Legislature in extra session, Norris returned to
determined 10 follow his own convic-
sented. The result that Cassells voted for the
sixty -and-siX bill and Norris voted against ii.
Republican Convention met and DIN nominated at HewR
ing: The Norris wing OF the Republican party in
gation to this conyehtion When They arrived at
Nashville they were received with derision, and
K0cenGH RanGom BuIer and his followers
and expelled them from the Convention. The
what they called the Lowtax Republican party. |
In the recent county election these put full
ticket in the field and such was their adherence
to principle and the depth of their convictions
that they ran the race to the end Notwithstanding
they knew by so doing they would inevitably elect
parent that the breach in the Republican party in
this. county had wldened and deepened until it |
more dkcreet Democratic friends and they said,
we md ourselves more nearly in accord with Gen.
Bate and his platform than either of the other
candidates 1t was then suggested that they |
should call their convention to meet on the same
day that ours was to meet, and they did SO. When
the two conventions met the Democratic party in Il
its convention adopted platform of principles. |
After this platform was adopted and the Low-tax
Republican Convention became acquainted with |
its contents they appointed committee to wait |
on the Democratic convention, and after q confer
enoe they declared allegiance to our platform of /
principles, they declared allegiance to Cen Bate
Democrat Dem ior the United . saPSr' States sedsts
Now here were men agreed on plan |
OF action In perfect accord with their principles
did not the dictates alike OF honor and sound pol
icy demand the alliance? The truth about il is
nobody complained about the alliance but the /
speaker. continuing, said that every Democrat on
the ticket believed that the Convention acted
yisely IN putting the colored men on it, and he /
insisted rhst every consideration of justice and
honor requiSed that the ALLIANCE should be OBJ
served in good isith at the polls. Il would b. a /
but on the nominees Of that Convention for Dem
oerats 10 scratch the names of the colored candi-
dates from the ticket and they and their friends |
naed fear no such result Col. Patterson address
ing himsef to ihe colored portion OF the audience
said: because the Federal ring gave You All buz.
think you wiIl receive the same treatnent At tbs /
hands of Democrats. They never fire on the fise /
of an ally AS for me. y said the speaker. Il |
and PIiee defeated by Democratic votes
NATIONAL QUEsrIoNs
The speaker said that there were rwo and oplv
two great political parties in the country. They