Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-21

LAGOON, wrestling hopelessly with The
twin serpents, says the Springfield ReP'0s,-
can, is the 6t prototype Of Judge Folgers
attitude.
THE people understand what affects their
welfare, and the man is not friend OF pop
uIar government who is not willing to trust
the people"
THE Democrats are unable 10 give any
good reason for the election of two RePubli
can congressman in West Virginia, and 80
they ascribe it to money.
BECAUSE Abrabi has sent TO England Tor
lawyers to defend him the Chicago Times
suggests that i; would have been wiser TO
send for Dorsey TO fix the jury.
The protective tariff, now in force, Is The
friend of the rich and the enemy oil he poor,
and vet Gen. Chslmers ia in favor OF this
tariff and supports the Republican party
The home of Mr.. Rutherford B. Hayes
wen, Democratic last Tuesday by 800 major
ity and the home Of the late President Gar
field gave a net Democratic gain OF 80 votes.
SENATOR DAN VOORHEES, urges Senator
Ben Harrison not to believe that he is a Sec
ond Oliver P. Morton, because Morton's
strength was not altogether in his fathers
name.
THE Democrats of Indiana say their State
was solid for the Democracy in their coming
election, but the result in Ohio makes 1t
more than solid, and is worth to them 10000
votes.
ETHE Tate County (Miss.) Record says that
those who heard Senator George last Saturday
had their eyes opened to the way "things is
run" in favor of moneyed monepolies OF the
North.
THE Aberdeen Enax,iner thinks the
Mississippi congressional delegation should
support John Griffin Carlisls,of Kentucky, for
speaker of the National House of Repre-
sentatiVes.
In a recent letter to friend, Sunset Cox
is reported to have declared: am be-
coming rather memory than hope" We
are afraid that Mr.. Cox takes too modest
view of himself.
Mr.. HOWARD CARROLL ventures the as
sertiou that "the use of money degrsdes
politics" That was evidently the view OF
the gentlemen at the Dorsey banquet; hence
they call il "soap."
afrSat ri
Mississippi have made their minds to defeat
Gen. Chalmers, and they will do it despite
the efforts of their secret and open foes and
of Arihur's administration.
The Crystal Springs (Miss) Monitor has a
spirited sketch of Major Barksdale's speech
at that place, and says that sit was the abiest
p ,litieal speech heard here since the memoir
able contest of 1875 and 1876"
JUDGE HoUsroN, the late opponent OF the
Hon. E. John Ellis, of Louisians, for the
Democratic congressional nomination, has
written that gentleman rendering him his
services throughout the canvass.
HuBBELL claims tn at if the next House
is not Republican, it will be because the
Republican party do not want 1t to be Re-
publican. Just SO. Old Simon Cameron
says it will be Democratic, and that it
ought to be.
ASSISTANT PosrMAsTER-GENERAL ELMER
disposes of one argument Of the Star-route
gang by showing that while the cost of the
Star.route service has been reduced $780,
900 since Brady's time, the service has been
increased 100000 miles.
BUrTERwoRTH, OF Ohio, il will be remem.
bered, compelled the ladies 10 retire from
the galleries OF the house by his obscene
language during the last session. But he is
not apt to do go again, as he has been retired
from the congressional ranks.
Is there, asks the Cincinnati Commercial
any warrant in the New Testament for the
declaration that the manufacture and sale Of
spirituous liquors is "a crime against God?
Perhaps some Sunday school student may be
able TO answer the question afirmatively.
SOME Republican organs are expressing
the opinion that the only way TO have theii
party united in 1884 is 10 let the Democrats
make clean sweep this year. 1t Ia very
probable that the Democrats will make s
clean sweep without Republican permission
MONTGOMERY BLAIR is very sanguine OF
mis- election to Congress from the Sixth
MaTyianS s--~-;I----~ - s>~:--4-
| to the fact that Tilden had majority of 6SS
| in the district when he ran for president in
1876, and Mr.. Blair thinks he is fully a
strong as Tilden.
THE Oxford (Miss) Falcon reminds laDt
owners that the election on the mo fenc'
| law" is tobe held to-day, the 21st instant, anG
urges that every man and woman entitled tc
a vote thoroughly advise themselves on th'
subject and then go and cast their ballot IL
accordance to their convictions.
SENATOR JONAS, the Baton Rouge CdPi
io,ila- Aae0eots aud, rs'ands, Is going up iut
i the Filth Llui-isua District TO assist Ger
King in his canvass against Gen. McMiller
who is backed up 10y the Jay Hubbell assess
| ment fund and the Federal othceholder
from the New Orleans customhouse.
THE nominee of the uoited Democrac
for mayor of New York, franklin Edison,
the head of the firm of Franklin Edison
Co., one of the most influential members c
the Produce Exchange, and at one time ii
president. He is representative Ne
Yorker, is president of the Free Cans
Union, and lie identified thoroughly with tt
interests of the city.
GOVERNOR CoLoUITT's friends In Georgi
say that there is no doubt Of his election
the seat OF the late Benjamin 81. Hill in Il
United States Senate. They have canvass
the Legislature recently chosen, and say tn
their candidate will be successful on the fir
ballot. The governor has now only ~
rivals in the field for the position-Judi
> Jackson and General Lawton.
8 THE Republican defeat in Ohio hiss r
8 vived the talk in Pennsylvania about gettil
c both Beaver and Stewart to withdraw fro
e the gubernstorial field, and substitutil
8 some candidate acceptable to all factions
: the party. Ex-Associate Justice Strong,
e the United Statee Supreme Court, is me
Q toned as a suitable man for a compromi
' candid ate, and one who would bring out