Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-21
LEXINGTON, ARK.
a quiet Election i'm Phillips County
Pastor White, of the CoIored Bap-
list Church, a Fraud.
Use Kind of "Fres Ballot and Fair
eonnt" the Republicans Believe in
Good Crops In Sight.
special Correspondence Of the Appeal. !

Special Correspondence of the Appeal
LEXINGTON, September Is. - The cleo
ton IN Philips county is over and the
people can again rejoice at the achievement
oil Democratic victory, which will insure
peace and quieiude for the next two wears.
There were a Jew personal rows st the polls.
caused by some OF the Republican leaders
trying 10 carry on side-show ballot, but
they we're soon quelled, and with that excep-
ton The election passed off quietly, notwilh-
Standing reports from other sources to the
contrary.
j. L. White, the colored leader of the Re-
Publicans, and pastor of the eolored Bap-
list church in Helena, year or two since.
went vigorously to work, ostensibly to raise
money for the purpose of 5uilding an insti-
tuition OF learning for his people, promising
to abandon politics in the future if the white
people would assist him in obtaining the de-
sired funds. The white people Of this county,
and especially the Democrats, as we'll az the
paofls throughout eastern Al kansas, donated
freely and literally for the supposed laud-
able enterprise, and White, on the day set
apart for the laying OF the corner stone.
chartered the trains on the railroads at
sum sufficient for him to make "speekp bv
enticing large crowd as passengers to Lc
present at the ceremony. Well, the "corner
atone was laid" and that is as far as the
money, estimated at about $4,000 from this
section OF country, proposes to let the con-
tsmPlzted edifice take care of itself, tried 10
90 back to politics, and wanted TO be elected
a member OF the Legislature, but the peo-
pie did not say so and he "got left -
Your correspondent saw a letter from
this immaculate apostle" in a recent num-
Der OF the Little Rock Gazette, In which he
said he would sell his home in Helena for
kaIf =
have been much better for his people h ad he
come to that conclusion some time ago. TO.
he has proven a greater fraud than even
Niles and his followers, who figured SO ex-
tensively here last spring. The Republicans
OF this county raised a great howl about a
free ballot and fair count" They have
forgotten how they extended that right
years ago here by counting in the Clayton,
Hadley q Co. ring, when this State was over
$4,000 majority Democratic. They have
forgotten, also, how Clayton's militia marched
rough-shod over this State in 1858, LAYING
homes in ashes, pillaging farms and murder
ing defenseless men. They have forgotten
when in this county at the elections man
dare not open his mouth against armed
mobs, and could not openly express his sep-
tlments on the stump, and when a mans
COW or -his hog mol safe outside his gate
White has doubtless forgotten when in 1868
ne mdIcHeu dt ine uedu Oh oUU OF MS men
to LaGrange 10 burn the village, and would
have carried out his piece of villainy but
for the timely interference of w. II. GREY,
who, through the Kindness OF his nature,
made strenuous Efforts 10 prevent it. No
the few rem aiming leaders of the Republican
party will never control this county again.
They will have 10 import more honest set.
The crops OF the county are better than
they have been for years, but the recent
heavy rains are causing what is known as
blight" and fears are entertained that the
yield will not be as great as was expected
the few weeks past.
1t is always pleasure to read the APPEAL,
the strong advocate of Democracy and the
earnest vindicator of honest principles and
Southern rights, which comes to me every
Friday.
Every Democrat here hopes that General
Bale will be the next governor of Tennessee,
and that at your coming election the Demo.
Cratic banner will float triumphautly over
every citadel in Tennessee. THERON.