Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-29


is crowded with presidential candidates. We
experience feeling OF suffocation here, it
should be said.
THE Philadelphia Times thinks that the
man who wants TO be president had better not
bring hirlselffout for year, at least. We
second the motion.
HANSIBAL HAMLIN says he has come
home to stay. He has but few more years
to live, and there are still two or three offices
which he has not held.
Col. IEGERsoLL admits that there may
have been extravaganza in the expedition of
the Star-route business. 1t really seems
probable that there was too much money
spent.
The Washington Post asks: Shall we make
a morgue out of cur diplomatic service? If
not, let Us drop the custom of sending
crushed and bleeding statesmen abroad as
foreign ministers.
The Cincinnati Commercial calls attention
to the availability OF Col. Tom Ocbiltree as
candidate for the presidency. He is for
the old flag and all the appropriations, and
Opposed to taxation"
IT now comes officially that Mr.. Hoar has
| decided to reconcile himself 10 defeat as a
sepator from the Bay State. a great coun-
| try like this should find some way 10 keep
| Hoar and Hamlin on the payroll.
"No RIGHTS can stand, says Mr.. Congdon,
against the manipulations OF the man who
| comes into possession OF ffty-one per cent. OF
| The stock. Such man recognizes no r ght
of Independent thought in those who are EN-
| ployed by him."
HENRY CLAY DEAN says of a Missouri
! editor, that be is perfectly willing for him to
wash his brain In the intellectual soap-sutis
| of my dirty clothes" Ii does not seem 10
occur to Henry that the editor might prefer
death in another form.
HUBBELL has branched out in business.
| He now wants TO assess everybody He pro-
| poses 10 increase the duty on imported cop
| per, from two and one-half to three cents
per pound. II he tried the same thing on
brass il would be more consistent.
Elk SENATOR EATON, of Connecticut, is re-
ported to have finally decided 10 make a
fight for the speakership of Congress- He
believes he can lind plP'form 10 run upon
some where between the protective principles
Of Randall the free trade theories of Carl lie.
The 81. Louis Post Dispatch says that,
strange as it may seem, the Cincinnati Com
Rsercid is talking about the election which is
TO come of in OHIO next October. We are
informed that il is to be an important affair"
not Of much consequence TO the Republican
party.
JUDGE TURTLE, OF Indianapolis; Col.
Gray, of Randolph, and the Hon. William
Mack, of Terre Haute, are willing TO serve
as governor of Indiana. These gentlemen
are Democrats, and have Col. Dudley aud
Maj w. H. Calkins as Republican OPP
ponents.
The robber barons OF The middle ages
could do great deal Of mischief in their
own immediate localities, but our railroad
kings can control the legislation of State and
nation, and it needs no prophetic soul to see
that they may even hold several nations n
their grasp.
AT an early day Texas pat set OF wise
fronuersmen in office who had sense enough |
to set aside the public lands for school |
fund. The result is that the State is pos
sessed of over Sl00,000,O9O and is destined |
10 have a system of free schools which will |
eclipse anything in the land.
The New York Graphic has correspond
ent who breaks into sobs at recalling the
kindness of Mrs. Gen. Grant in saving the
reputation of army paymRster, whose ac-
counts were short, Perhaps it is just as well
for the treasury that the old guard of 1906"
were showed under at Chicago.
The Macon Telegraph intimates a fear tb at
Malone is about 10 develop inio a low grade
civil-service reformer. Not so; Williamthas
a hearty contempt for the hypocrisy of his
Republican contemporaries William is
openly bad, and he commands the admira-
ton and respect of the coalition party in the
Old Dominion.
Elk GOV. VIM SPRAGUE, of Rhode Island,
has become leading temperance advocate,
and is already regarded as the standard
bearer of the independent Republican party
Of the State. He is talked Of for the gov
ernorship, and it is confidently predicted
that he will break up the Republican ring
that governs Rhode Island.
THE following States will inaugurate
Democratic governors in January: North
Carolina, West Virginia, Californis, Colora-
Dc. Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Massa-
:husetts, Michigan, Nevada. New York,
South Carolina, Tennessee,
New jersey, Missouri. Mississippi, Maryland,
Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Ala
Dama aud Texas.
OUR ignorant and conscienceless tag
penders at Washington take some $500 000,-
700 a year; our Ignorant and conscienceless
legislators for States, counties, cities, ETC., |
axe twice IS: much more; which they spsnd
oil the workers no make and pay |
he taxes. Our railroad and other monopo-
lists and Spectators take the balance; and |
hat balance seems TO collect In the hands of
,ur plundering barons, says the New Ysrk
Justice.
The Fort Smith Herald saws that among l
'ther things, the approaching Legislature {
# Arkansas will be called upon TO pass an |
bill and redistrict the State.
This is a grave duty, and will require care
o so adapt il that il will not affront "rising
taiesmen" of the Democratic party. Ii will
lEo require care in another particular, and
hat lie, how TO make the districts Fymmeiri- :
al and homogeneous, and at the same time !
aake them all Democratic.
pera1ci following story i. not used by tenn '
party of -ators, though it is good one: A |
cold piebt. -emped on. in Wisconsin on a
eratelys two ffe,E supper two drank mod
lb- aorning the lenf6 two let it alone. In
freshed, the light drinkers wen arose re-
cold and hardly able to rise, and fhEl!h
whc had drank freely were frozen to death. /
The moral is that the temperance two knew
how to w.ap Themselves up.
THT monopoiists are not slow 10 realize |
that the press is the great educator of the
peaple, and they are now making great sf-
IL is 10 control the thought of the nation.
hnce the movements which are being made
o push The circulation OF Jay Gould's Demo
ratio organ, the New York World, Cyru. I
Fields Mail and Express, and d. o. Mills !
- I'LL.