Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-21

The Cincinnati Commercial (Rspublican)
| saws an Eastern exchange has commenced
busting off Judge Jere Black, OF Pennssl-
, | vanis. for use in the Democratic pantheon OF
1884. Not bad idea. We nominate e1-
Senator Whyte, OF Maryland, for the tail OF
the ticket. Black and Whyte would be hard
to beat.
Il Mr.. PALMER, the Democratic candidate
, for mayor of Boston, is not popular, snd the
Post Dem.) says: ~We advise him, in all
kindness and good will, 10 decline nomins-
ton that promises little honor in any event,
and that bodies ultimate political disaster 10
himself and the Democracy OF Boston II
persisted in" He is likely to stick, how
ever.
MR. FRANK H. HURD and other leading
Democrats OF Ohio have arranged Tor
.sriff and labor dinner at Columbus, on
| January SIN, Wnen -LIsai - n ~,
aid, Watterson, and others viii respond to
toasts. 1t is TO be hoped that Watterson will
| conf lie himself TO the tariff and make no
more apologies for the South.
The Atlsnta Constitution says Congress-
man Blouut favors Carlisle for Speaker over
Randall, to whom he was formerly devoted.
Congressman Hammond, OF the Atlanta Die
tricl, lakes the same view Of il, and We
shall probably be spared tue sight Of the
Georgia members voting for proiectionist
for Speaker OF the House, in which the tariff
issure 10 be leading Issue.
Mr.. SPRINGER, OF Illinois is not so hope
ful over the result OF the election as most Of
his party. He fears the Republicans viii
recover, because they still have the admins
tration and the treasury, and adds: 'De-
fested parties are generally profed by
defeat" If Mr. Springer will hump himself
in Illinois, and be careful OF what he says
and does, he need not fear for Democratic
defeat.
! JUDGE DAVIS expects 10 spend the rest OF
his days, after March 4tb, in peaceful
| Bloomington; Blaine will have none of the
Presidential nonsense in his hereafter; Til
den and Seymour are thoroughly retired
from politics.; Conkliug i, devoting himself
| to the law assiduousIy; Ben Butler is salts
fed to begovernor, and will not be a candi-
date fer the Presidency; Sam Randall is
ready 10 step down and out if Carlisle per-
sist'.
The chances of tax reduction al the COM
ing session of Congress are being already
discussed in Washington. The protectionist
policy is easy to predict. 1t will, as hereto
fore, be directed toward sweeping reduction
OF internal revenue taxes by way of warding
off any reduction of duties on imports. The
Democrats will hardly improve their posi-
ton by lending themselves 10 this pro-
gramme. Chaotic as public opinion may be
on the subject of the tariff, the majority of
| the American people are certainly not in
favor of making whisky and tobacco cheap
that all the necessaries of life may continue
dear.
THE Charleston NeDs and Courier, in an ar
tiele on the results of the experiment of ne
gro suffrage, pronounces it a failure, instanc-
ing particularly the conduct OF the popula-
ton of Beaufort county, where the negroes
have a majority that enables them 10 do as
they please. This journal says the negroes
State government because If their venality !
and corruption, aud that the administra- |
tions in which they had power were con-
demned at the North and West as we'll as at |
the South, and by Republicans as we'll as by |
Democrats.
THE late election in Utah was, notwiIh- |
standing the manifest violation OF the spirit |
of the Edmunds law, encouraging to the |
auti-Mormonism population of the Terri |
tory. The table of returns of votes for the |
past twelve years shows that the strength OF |
Mormonism is decreasing and that of the |
Gentiles increasing. The Mormon vote in
1870 was 21,656, the Gentle vote, 1869; |
in 1882, Mormons 19,443, Gentiles 1907. |
Another encouraging feature OF the recent |
campaign to the Gentiles, the most sig |
niiicant, was the boldness of Mormon can
didate named Caine in declaring his indie
pendence Of the Mormon leaders.
The New York Herald says that "Demo-
cratic candidates for the Speakership OF the
next House OF Representatives are springing
up ali over the country. Mr. Sam Ran
dali, OF Penusy lyania, of course wants it and
ia angry that any one else should dare even
TO think OF being candidate when he is in
the field. Mr.. Carlisle, OF Kentucky, is in
the race. Mr.. Hurd, OF Ohio; Mr.. Cox, OF
New York, and We do not know how many
other bright and rising statesmen, are all
anxious to serve their country and party in
this capacity. L, is difficult TO decide be-
tween them. Why cannot they get up a
siI-day walking match and give the belt
the "gate money" and the Speakership to
him who comes out ahead7 This would be
practical way in pecunisry and perhaps
in political point of view of settling the
question. The election will not take place
until December. 1888, SO that all have ample
time 10 go into training for the race"
The New York World calls attention to
the fact that the Republicans continue TO
twaddle about Folger, forgery and fraud as
the causes of the Republican collapse. What
had the Saratoga Convention or Gov. Cor
nelPs war upon its ticket 10 do with The
choice of Gen. Butler and gain of congress-
men 10 the Bay State, or with the wonderful
result in Connecticut, or with the downfall
of Robson, or with the results in every
Western State between the Monongahela and
the Pacific ocean? Had Mr.. Wadsworth or
Mr.. Seward been the candidate in New York
of the Republicans ins,esd OF Folger, the
votes for members OF Congress in the dis
tricls and for the chief judge of Appeals
distinctly prove that Mr.. Cleveland, or any
other respectable Democratic candidate,
would have been chosen by 10000 clear ma
jority. The true causes of the Democratic
success were the extravaganza, neglect Of
revenue reform, jobbing and general miscon-
duct of the Republicans in power.
Mr.. E. ]. DoNNELL, the author of a
pamphlet on Slavery and Protection, calls the
attention of the New York COMMERCIAL Bul-
Letin TO the interview with ex-Speaker Ran
dali. recently published in the APPEAL, in
which, as candidate for the Speakership of
the Democratic House of Representatives,
he declares in favor of 'the absolute and en-
tire repeal of all internal revenue taxes"
He also declares himself in favor of
thorough reform and sinpli6caton of the
tariff laws" Lastly, he expresses himself
not in favor of tariff enacted upon the
ground OF protection simply for the sake of
protection" because he doubts its constitu-
tionality. This whole move has an occult
side, which the public should understand as
soon as possible. Last year, the protectionist