Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1882-06-10

is criminal with them and yet these
home philanthrorisls' indirectly owe
to these "poOr devils" at least thanks
for the very bread they eat and the
fat places they so unworthily fill.
AS your readers know, this is a Tax
ing District and as they do not know,
justice is dispensed "arcordip& to
Hoyle." Woe TO the offenders who
do not wear broadclolh and sport
gold watches-it would be better for
them that they had never been born.
AS this ls the "lumc of Tennessee re-
pudiation," it might he presumed
that penalties were only partially in
flicted by the local government,
which is erroneous; il is only in the
matters Of Statc and city policy, and
donations 10 tie poor, that Il certain
class here favor paying 80 cents on
the dollar" while there are some who
are for paying 0 on the one hundred
cents, in the foregoing matters.
1t is strange medley Of political
affairs that your correspondent finds
here. Political classes are divided as
follows, as uraraS | can learn: High
Tax Democrats; L0w-Tax Demo
Gratis; lIigh-TaX Republicans; Low
Tax Republicans; "lIarmony" Dem
Ocrats; Administrator, or Moore,
Republicans; anli-Moore Republi-
cans; "Don't-care-a-d.-" polili-
clans. Like many other combina-
tons in America, though, they are all
aiming TO attain the same great end
CGice!
Now for the bright side. There
) are in Memphis SONG Of the nohlcst
= hearted and most public-spiriIet
people that the South can afford
f They are courteous, atlable, symIpa
e thetic, high-toued, emtcrpriSing ant
- generous. Amid all the lryin,
scenes Of devastation and death, b,
= flood and disease, they retain all tn
! qualities of head and heart afore
f mentioned. and contribute all in thei
- power to make the city grand an,
q great. Blu, for this class Memphi
: would never regain It's place as til
e second city in commercial importamc
= in the South; aud if the fever secure
:. does not appear here this summer
VI through the almost superhuman q
- forts Of this class of men next Fla
d will find the city again on the roa
a to prosperity and greatness. All hon
h. or to the noble, energetic and wild,
le awake business men orMemphis.
AT present business is dun, the "
D. suit Of the high waters this Sprin
II and the general depression usual
t, the South at this season Of the yea
e, But tie average MemphiaU never r.
T. pines or fumes and frels about th
- which he cannot help-hc "kcel
T. kicking" and strives the harder
10 win success when matters loo
Sc gloomy. There is great deal of Yai
kee GRIT in these people, and determ
Sc nation is all that has kept the eli
ID from premature DECAY.
of The sanitary condition of the eli
he is greatly improved, though not pc
he feet. The local government seems
re lack funds to do its work thorough
10 The sewerage is excellent. for a SoutI
10 ern city; but the mud and filth in 10
A. places are abominablc, and on h
L. days the etlluvia is not only unplea
T. ant TO the olfactory organs but al!
IL the direct cause Of many contageoi
r diseases. The wooden pavements al
Of an abOmination also, and will, lear
he be tolerated no longer than this yeal
lie some have been taken up and roc
lie is being put down.
S, find several gentlemen here VIII
1t used to live in Knoxville, all doin
II well and an honor to the city of Men
s phis.
) All kinds of vegetables were j
?. market here over a month ago. Cher
It ries, plums, apples and raspberrie
e are plentiful; and the most deliciOu
? peaches ever ate have already bee
brought here in small quantities,
S The Mississippi has been on anothe
: "boom" again, caused by the melting
= of ice and the heavy rains above
= The bottom lands are again overflow
ed, and the planters along the river
are greatly discouraged. The "cut
worm" has also done great damage tC
c cotton and corn; many planters have
{ alrnadv rnnlantpd their crOns three