Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-05
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reading" The i've extracts fol-
lowing are from the RsptIbticdn, of NoVem-
Der, 1881, and of the date indicated by each:
There is mol an honest Democrat North or sun
statan incoTtistenty deIricked out Of seottaot ne
holds by title as victoEs as GRAND LAhChSh '--'o
When Gen Chalmers is derricked out OF enoth sff
mans seat in the Houss ne c01nt would Ike 70
hear from that statesman on the peIsea $3.50 ~ sns
suenee Of c0w;itch as cam Rs,g stS
Webster defnes eow-itch IS q les she-o |
Rairs which penetrating the flesh cep1 s. zen cen
ton and itching II Is olSed Gown to 50 nDe
a poiut that he can tell the House CoLnmittee ~ "
Elections just how many eoi9reG w ~ bnsbel
driven away from the polls by the use Sd - hstTs
Of these 'cow-itch pods covered with sharp nSiiS-
Gov CSalmers professed great interest in the
census last year. This induces Us TO nope M
has not neglected to furnish tne ne reistion
betyTeen Democratic majorities and coW-iicn PVIts
in each of the counties of the shoestrins NS
TSs AgTcuItural Department is expecting its
annual supply OF seeds men sSe,,id be permit
led to draw few pounds of cow-itch seed IN oIaer
eIStic yictores into his district-NOVem
Der 18th.
Az the time for the meeting OF Congress
csme nearer, and after it had assembled nj
Gorham redoubled his exertions to Dust S1en.
| Chalmers from the seat which the APPEAL
had previously declared Was obtained by
fraud and violence, and kept up rapid and
continuous FIRE upon the so-calIed representa-
tive from the Shoestring District. During
the month of December, 1881, Mr.. Gorham
paid his respects to Chalmers as tolleWs, on
the days named:
There should be no unseemly display Of issting
between the distinguished senator IRON ss ~ ,he
| comparative merits OF their respective
Al toe ~ of being charged with .'shaktng the
bloody shirt" we beg leave 70 remind me PrSsens
mourn me 1pss 81 hasbands and fathers who were
cruelly sacrificed for opinions sake N tne
manipulation of the Shoestring District CnaltleLs
again WITH unexampled effrontery, presents nin
self as the member from that district'-DeceN
MI. Chalmers Is profoundly interested in a pro
ject for recognizing the Federal Judiciary but ne
1enSb \" 10 1ef the anxious county know how
| many colored voters can be or1yen from tne Po1I
ing-place by the skillful use OF a bushel OF cow
itch pods.-becember 2lth.
| The idea of a Democratic Congressman from the
5otSon Of t1fnns Hades into mammoth refrig-
| eratcr.-December 3lst.
During the months of January and Feb
!, ruary of the present year, 1882, the attacks
upon Chalmers were continued without inter-
mission and with no abatement of vigor or
yiruIence. as will be seen from the following
specimen bricks:
Look at the shoestring District on the map; read
the story and the purpose of its construction ano
then confess that science cahLoe ~ 6emors
who claims seat in Congress from that distric"
MI Chalmers need not suppose he is to have :
:, | monopoly of the elimination business Inc oeI
rick that hoists him out Of another man sea- WI
perform the same service for some Of MS irleno
Whe1 NJ Chalmers is lifted out of Mr.. Lynch
: seat in the House be can make good stake .!
hiring hail and lecturing on 'Cow-Itch as a Con
i Ne don't see now Mt. Chslmers will be able Il
excuse his calming to sit in the House for IN
shoestring District unless he resorts 70 the lnsP
:, | r ton tneory.-yanuary 18TH
A really proud and honest man would be a
likely to be caught with his neighbors sheep o.
= his back al midnight ss in trying such game a
| the proposed theft Of the Shoestring distinct
Chalmers. of Mississippi is not the only Bour
d bon who is trying to steal a seat in Congress-
b PERHAPS there is not another man in the Unite
=. states capable of using another mans ProPert
| as Mr. Chalmers displays while holding on TO Nj
Lynch's seat in the Aouse.-February 18th :.
SuupOse the Democrats had majority 10 IN
70 HOUSE based on such frauds as are represented
shelly AMI Chalmers what sort Of g9Ye1nmen
10 | should we have2 How long would any lntetiBcn
| people peacefully endure such bold usurpatlons-
February 18th.
10 The foregoing extracts show the estlmat
- of Gu almers by the Republican party andii
national organ while he was pretending
be Democrat and representing stolen di'
=, trict, and it may interest our readers t
is know what this same organ thinks OF th
a. s'cov-itch statesman" NosO, when he BIS
abandoned his party, deserted his friend
and, with the aid of Jay HubbelPs biaci
" mail, and the active service-of men IN the pa
IS OF the government, he is laboring with mlgt
st and main to radicalize the State of Missi
IA sippi, and chain her people to the chariot
:. Chester A Arthur, President by the act
Guitesu, and candidate by force OF pswe
~ and patronage, for the succession IN 1855
e As the enemy of his own people and thsl
f best interests, as a supporter OF the admins
,e traiion, Mr.. George G. Gorham now regard
Chalmers as very proper man, and Is pre-
pared TO welcome the "cow-itch statesma an
70 back TO the halls OF Congress. The follow
< ing extracts from the Republican bear OF
Is what we have constantly asserted-th'
if Chalmers should unfortunately
:, elected. he will enter the House OF Repr
u sentatives as thorough Republican, oppose
ct 10 all Democrats and Democratic measure
I'd and as malignant, vindictive and implacsb
u against his former friends and associates
a is his prototype, little Billy Malone, OF. vi
= ginia. Chalmers could not, if he should Il
: a week, define his position better than 1t hi
ed been done for him by his friend Gorham, II
BY alIv and defender of the Star-route thieve
no in the following brief passages:
a, The accession of Gen. Chalmers to the ranks
the Southern Liberals is great gain TO the AM
m Bourbon cause. The more the Boureons gros
~ over it. the more certain we may be that they a
IL suffering from his blows. AS TO his course VINE
elected, 1t will not be dictated by the Bouroon
~ nor will he aid by any vote OF MS In carrying o.
The behests of their caucus--August 18TH 80
- We think that the earnest and true fr1enost
e free government will not. upon Tefec1on az q
- tr1Ie understanding of the case. doubt the w1sdo
OF Sustaining Chalmers, or withholding their syI
>, pathv and approval from the Republicans OF y
o Second District OF Mississippi, VINO have, va
~ their eyes open and upon the strength OF Chl
- meTss open declarations resolved 10 give MIN the
~ votes Chalmers publicly declares IN a lett
Z dated August 17th, and published IN the Memph
m APPEAL, that he will support the adnlnlstrAuS
IA candidate for Speaker.-September 1th
ID If this does not satisfy every Democrat
is the Second Mississippi District as to the pa
=, that duty demands he should walk in, no .
!. gument can ever reach one SO deaf to eve
appeal to reason.