Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05
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themselves and nominated W.. J. Smith for
Congress and ran HIM e--.,ax1 the regular
no~-ae- of the party, and thus secured
6e election of a Democrat to Congress
when the district was strongly Repub-
lican. 1t represents that portion Of
the Republican party in Memphis who
believe that in politics the negro mas no
rights which the white Republicans is bound
10 respect. 1t represents that class Of the
white Republicans in Shelby county who be-
lieve that all Federal offices belong to them
by divine right, as their private property.
1t represents that class of Republicans in
Shelby county who believe that they are
born TO rule in politics, and that the negro
ia bound, unthinkingly and slzvishly, to do
their Bidding. 1t represents that class
of Republicans who openly declare on. the
streets that Sd Shaw must be put down
aud crashed out at ell hazards, because he
thinks for himself. 1t represents that class
of Republicans who stand ready TO crush out
any negro whenever he begins TO think for
himself and refuses 10 follow their dictation.
This fraudulent committee, at the last
election, defrauded every Republican on their
ticket by selling out 10 the Democrats.
They put Theodore Krekel, the regu-
lar nominee, a true and tried Repub-
lican, of their ticket, and put in his place,
for County Court clerk (the best Of
fee in the county, Hugh B.. Cullen, a
Bourbon Democrat, and elected him. This
sale must have brought them big money
John Lynch, a Republican, was on their
ticket for magistrate in the Tenth district,
and had paid his assessment, but on the
night before the election NJ. 7. Williamson
sold out to w. r. Harrell, a Bourbon Demo-
crat, for $40, who was running for msgis-
trate in that district against Lynch,
and had 1000 tickets printed and
distributed for Harrell with his
name on in place of Lynch, and thus secuted
the election of Harrell, the Democrat, and
the defeat of Lynch, the Republican.
In the Sixteenth district two colored Re-
publicans, worthy and competent men, were
running for magistrate. Williamson sold
out to d. C.. Slaughter, a Bourbon Democrat,
and put him on his ticket and elected him
and defeated the two colored Republicans.
The same frauds were perpstrated by this
fraudulent, self-constituted Federal ring
committee in every part of the county, and
by it they succeeded in deceiving the people
and dividing the Republican party, and
in defeating all its candidates when there
was any opposition.
The great mass OF the Republicans are
true TO their party, and they are beginning
to see what frauds were perpetrated upon
them by this fraudulent, self-constituted,
boiling Federal ring committee at the last
election; and they do not propose, any
longer, to follow their lead in the interest OF
Democracy, but they are determined to be
active and vigilant in the November election
for the genuine Republican ticket and
against the Democrats, and fraudulent Fed
eral ring party, their supporters and allies
In their circular, this fraudulent, self
constituted Federal ring, boiling committee
publish what they denominate a forgery,
Your committee knows nothing about the
paper charged to be a forgery, never having
seen or heard Of it until it was published In
the Federal ring committees circular. i
forged at all the presumption is that it wa
forged by themselves, or by the parties CO
operating with them, who forged the names
of the Rev. Burrell Lee and S. 5. Garrett Il
a hand bill, in May last, warning all Repub
licans not to attend the Republican Conven
lion on May 18th. 1t is, evidently a thins
conceived and put out by themselves with thu
view of misleading the people. 1t is NJ
more strange or u~nrepublican than man.
other tricks these fraudulent fellows have re
sorted to for the purpose of misleading tn
people, and TO secure their own selfish end
Republicansl be not further deceived b
these fraudulent fellows. Come up to tn
convention on the 18th of September en- mass
and go to work for your party like men an
do your whole duty as Republicans in tn
coming campaign, and victory will crow
your efforts on the 7th of September. u
order of the Committee.
T. A. HAMILTON, Chairman.
l.. JENNINGS, Secretary.