Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-30
SENATOR GEORGES
Great Speech at COiumbus-A Mastery
Exposition Of His Views on the
Various Leading
Political Questions of the Day-A Seath-
ing Arrangement OF the Republican
Party-The Tariff.

10 o'clock to-day. He was received at the
depot by the Columbus Light Artillery, who
| welcomed him with national salute of
thirteen guns, from their rifles and Cat
| ling guns, and by a committee of the
citizens appointed By the County Democratic
\ Executive Committee. A procession THAT
| delight of American politieians) was then
| formed that escorted the senator first to the
| Gilmer House and then 10 the courthouse,
where, with a few remarks by the senator 10
the aTtilleIymen in thanks for their escort
| and praise Of their drill, the escort was dis
| missed and the crowd entered the courthouse.
| Senator George was then introduced BY the
| Hon. J. Fl. Field, who az some length re-
| called to those present the support that our
| county had ever 80 willingly accorded Sena-
| tor George, and then reviewed few of the
| prominent points in career that has Gull
minated in his being the recipient of the
highest honor in the gift OF the people Of
| Mississippi.
Senator Georges speech.
| Senator George then took the stand, and
! thanking the people for honors which he
had been shown, said that in this we only
added another 10 the obligations which he
wss under 10 Lowndes county and Colum bus,
| extending from tina whep, in 1916, a
I young and unknown law stude Mt, the men,
bers of the Legislature from this county in
| terested themselves to obtain for him E
clerksbip in that body, which position,
humble as it was, was the key 20 all bis sue
| cess In after life down to the time when Mis-
| sissippi was in doubt which of her sous
i horIA anf hora WI he
| was announced as the nominee, it was The
| voice Of one OF our citizens, Capt. Hun
| phries, that made the announcement. That
be YVES raised in a rough school, but was
| taught by his mother that places OF public
trust were made by the people for
their own glory, and tina: the senator
is not simply to play the master
whole heart, his whole lime aud his whole
! energy 10 the discharge OF his duties; and
/ that when he SHOULD no longer be senator
/ but lake up his place once more among the
| untitled citizens, il will be the highest hap
! piness and glory if he can feel that his many
| efforts have produced at least some good for
| all classes of all the citizens of Mississippi.
He said that since 1860 there have been such
| changes, such departures from
I OLD THEORIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
! such scenes of organized public brigandage
| that our minds have been more directed to
| the preservation of our person2l rights and
property than to the consideration ot great
| economic principles, and that when being
| asked in Eew York some years siuce, 10
whether Mississippi a gEeeuback or
hard-money State, he answered that with Us
the question was not whether it should be
qreen6aek dollar or sikuer dollar but
whether it should be any dollar at all or
not. He hears that some OF our
friends are growing weary in veil doing,
and grow lGkeEarm in our cause, saying it
makes no difference who rules Aississipp;
and the nation. He says 10 such: "Have
you 30 soon forgotten the ignominioUs stripes
that were laid on the back Of every citizen
of Mississippi during the dark days by that
corrupt government Is your memory so
short that you must be reminded of the dark
days that you passed through from 1860 TO
,,SS:h? Must you be told sgain of the mon
grel BODY thai ,..i-d over you and who levied
taxes not for the good of the . S.stA; but for
their personal profit, and they, people, hed
from their own homes, as they we're refused
shelter there as being NJ longer worth oil llyf
THEY INCREASED TAXES
the first year to four times their former rate,
next nine times, next Twelve times, and then
fourteen times. Would he have to recall all
these things to these people to arouse them
so that 1t should not happen again? No,
assuredly not to these people, but there are
some places where there Rre men-ghite
men that are honored and trusted and
who rallied with US in the great struggle
Ia lSlh=th ~ b -haRaEns- sa--es.aSAf yteel
ferred their own interests, their own personal
aggrandizement, as to risk your interest, your
honor, and the glory and good of the State
in order that they may swim, though all
others should sink. He says Of such a one
L at sppeals to the recognized partisan of |
the Republican party, you may know that |
however sweetly his silver tongue may pirate |
of the Democratic party, thst he has made |
up his mind to cross thai gull that separates |
the Democrat from the Republican, which is
as wide and deep as the gulf that separated
The rich ian aud Lazarus. That if he were
On his deathbed and the hour hsd come
when every temptation for falsehood had
passed, and he were to give any advice 10
he people Of Mississippi, white and black,
hat advice would be that whatever might
;ome never to take
,NE STEP IN THE DIRECTION or THE REPus.
LICAN PARTY.
Whatever il may have been in the North its
curse here has been such that no true pa
riot could ever join its ranks. These dis-
office-seekers come before the peo-
lie knowing their dislike for the Republican
'arty; they are at great pains on the plat
orm and the stump 10 say that they are not |
republicans; but there are only Two great
arties and no halfway house other than a
esting place that leads on to the Republican
anks, aud he will find and you will find
nat the moment he has become established
q Office that moment he will make the other
alf Of the journey and unblpshiugly obey
ne orders of The Republican leaders. Look
Malone! His name stinks IN the nostrils l
all honest men, and so tightly has he
llowed the shackles 10 bind him that when e
was proposed 10 abolish the law excluding
ON Office certain ex Confederate officials d
lis man voted against its repeal, to dis p
onor and degrade the people be rep p
scented. So it matters not what may be 5
e standing OF such a one for he will
} driven TO do what, in his bet o
r moments, he would shudder to contem- II
ate. Oh, / pity the man who, having .
ught with ur, felt with US aud suffered n
tn W, should now forget all this and step Il
er and IL
TAKE HIS PLACE WITH OUR ENEMIES. :.
was grievous crime for Judas to betray
Lord for a handful of silver. Ii there is or
e great crime that can equal this, it is o;
At man, knowing what is for the good of az
, people and being trusted with the power on
,essary to secure that good, should use it ID
! for their good but for their harm. II
uld probably be considered out of place if in
hsuld allude to the measures OF finance co
ich you are all so familiar with, but for
benefit OF the eolored men that / NJ
here 1 shall say a few words on ha
t head. In Pennsylvania and other DR.
rthern States are manufactured tnearly ril
the necessities and smaller luxuries of
, but they can be made cheaper in Eu- at
e or rather cheaper than our manufactu- MI
wish to sellthem, and so these mapufac
ers, through their friends and their Fis
18th, have passed a bill imposing heavy | mo
les on all goods brought to this country.
wool hats the customs amount TO ninety
per cent; that is, hat costing 81 in
,land would cost here 81 Sc. The result
nat no wool hats are imported from Eng Ao
}, but you
, THETA INDIRECTLY TO THE MANUFAC-
TURERs HERE, I
the tariff allows him to keep his prices up Ju:
suit himsslf, and so with some 1000 Ma
Giles, the tariff ranging from ten to 104 the
cent, the average being forty three doV
hen criticised .tsome length the immense nat
ever increasing expenses of the govern Cor
t; accused the government OF over-paying adI
mployes, and then exacting blackmail Coz
i those employees down to the very ma
lerwomen for the esta blishment of q recl
upton fund with which to carry the Just
lions; that there is now in our State an | etat
er of the government on a salary of IS cou
anu 60 PNnoco WI AAhS IL tuC 4utCiCSi u | 40 !
party instead OF in Washington dis He
ging his duties. He said that change hav
even in fifteen districts, would pos
ge the complexion OF the House of cou
hence the extraordinary limo
is on the part of the Republicans. He Cha
warned the people against the immense VIII
mutation of wealth in the hands of eral
who have been aided by corrupt legisla- do
in obtaining their ill-gotten gaint, and cuss
Toned the dangers arising from the in v
OF so MUCH POWER COM
az Gould is said TO have come into pos- .sa I'd
=, ~ "a po;.t.J D. D. ~ L oii.nk N ing
? railroads. He then referred 10 his r.
on the Chinese question, and Told the Lie
} that while he was protecting the ne ~
as a workingman from an influx of Tar
> labor, that he could not agree with con,
who, to gain an object, hatlered and ssid
ID the negro by calling him the equal on +
> Whites No. the history of 5000 wears -