Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-01
HIS DAILY APPEAL-FRIDA Az,

! He accused the Republican party of being 5
party OF reputation. In 1865 il passed an
act TO repudiate sill Tennessee bonds owned
by Confederatss. No such bonds were found,
and the scheme failed. At the Close of the
! war it had disfranchised the people, attempt
| ed to divide out their substance among its
own members and had taxed them for the
support Of bloody, merciiess militia to
rule over them. The speaker read a publica-
| lion made by the bondholders' committee in
1850, accusing the railroads of corruptipg
legislation, and commented on it to show the
character Of the Republican party What
does 1t say? That the Republicans from
| 1865 to 1870 sold the entire public credit of
the State, and divided the proceeds between
/ themselves and the railroads He took up,
ore By one, the attitude OF the Republican
| party in reference to the State debt. ipclud-
| ing It's
SUPPORT OF THOMAS
| the Low-tax candidate for governor, and
showed that its only effort had been to an
tagonize and split up the Democratic party
on this question. He detailed the negotia-
tons between the representatives of the
State and the bondholders with reference 10
the settlement of the debt, and read various
publications of the bondholders' committee,
showing that no one was authorized to ac-
cept any compromise in their behalf. He
quoted the language of Senator Bailey ad-
vising the Democrats TO stick to the party,
whether the platform was high-tax or
low-tax. He compared the character
and services of Hawkins and Bate.
Alvin Hawkins has fought 100 battles
against the people of Tennessee and never
one for them; he had robbed the people of
their ballots by military force, and now asks
you to give him that vote he robbed you Of
Bate has fought 100 battles for the people of
Tennessee and never one against them.
He has risen 10 prominence by his own ex-
ertiOns, and the Democratic party owed him
debt which they will pay in November.
The meeting then adjourned to O'Clock |
Pm, when Elders Operahouse was crowded |
10 hear |
THE HON. JOHN F. HOUSE.
He commenced by referring to a private |
letter VIZ itten by him 10 John Morton. of |
Nashville, and which had been seized upon |
by his opponent to make him out incor-
SIrlcHis LII RAdl lSticf ne udu SdlQ uc WtS III i
favor of any settlement which was agreeable |
to the people of the State ard to the creditors,
and he said so yet. The June convention If
the Democratic party was representative
convention, no proxies allowed. The Legis-
lature that passed the one-hundred- and-three
act had forfeited the confidence of the poop lie,
and he did not believe that the people wo uld [
iuHorsa Cd n - |
though it had been twenty-and-three. He
was opposed to any settlement that corrupt
Legislature had made. He had never adj
vised Legislators to
VIOLATE THEIR PLEDGES
to their constituents. II was not true that the
lOw-tax element would coneede nothing.
Wilson's platform refused to pay any of the
railroad debt while litigation was pending.
They now propose to pay half. Wilson's
platform refused to pay any of the State
debt proper unless submitted to a direct
vote of the people. Tney now propose to
pay it all. Do you prefer the settlement of
witt the people of Tennessee
at its back, or that OF sixty three-four five
and six, which is to be perpetual source OF
discori? You will force a settlement of
this debt down the threats of the
people? If you do they will throw it up
again. In the convention OF June goth Cen {
eral Howell E. Jackson had drawn up res
olution proposing 10 settle the debt at fifty
and-four. Call us readjusters now. The .
people of Tennessee can't be forced. This
debt will have to be scaled, and whether you
settle it at ,
sIXTY-AND SIX OR FIFTY-AND-FoUR
The uncharilable can call you repudiators.
Ii RUSSELL and his faction represented the {
pure Democracy he had better retire from
politics and become sSunday- school superin-
endent. Jackson claimed that he had been
employed by the Northern Democrats 10 G
preserve the honor of the State. The
'pesker didn't believe that single North
,rn Democrat was opposed to the election of I
Bate. Imagine the National Democracy
coming to our State line and saying: "Tve
;ome down here IN search of the Democratic
party of Tennessee, where is it?" RUSSELL E
teps forward and says: "Here it is" The c
National Democratic party looks and says, t
'Where@ "Why," Gays RUSSELL "here." 1t
ooks again aud discovers nothing, then with :
microscope looks al RUSSELL and says: b
What's your name?" Joseph II. Fussell," P
) the reply. why, we never heard of you. Z
Who gave you the banner?" "Fussell re-
lies: 81 am one of the chosen few" Fus-
ell will not carry a single county. The
most he can do is 10 defeat the Democratic
arty. We must stand together and crush :
he boilers. No party can stand succession d
i defeats. n
ented with flowers.