Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-12

of malice. To think that he may again be
candidate for the presidency, and thus revive
before the country all the fearful history OF
the great crime of 1876, by which he was
cheated out of this election, is sufficient to
make them quake and tremble with dread.
THE Nashville American gays that General
Bate has presented in eloquent form the ap-
peal from the thoughtful element in the
State to the unthinking and the inexperi-
! enced for the development of an independ-
| eut manhood which will insure the steady
unfolding of the hidden wealth OF the State.
II is the outgrowth of the time and the
hour, when every man should remember that
/ Tennessee had reputation before the men
now on the scenes were known; that this de-
termined, tireless, patient and conscientious
| Democrat is struggling with all the might of
this combined force of character to inspire
the Democracy Of Tennessee of to-day with
a full appreciation of this sentiment. He
represents the virile power of the State, that
years before his day twice furnished their
chief magistrate TO the United States.
THE New York World states that the an
nouncement is made that Ex-senator Bruce
has no intention of taking the stump for Gen
ersl Oh almsrs, but ia, on the contrary, in SYM
paiby with the Republicans of his race in
Mississippi who have placed Mr.. Carter in
the field as straightout candidate. We hope
it is made by authority. 1t was in the ex-
pectation that such an announcement would
be made that we forbore to comment upon
the first report that he was to support
Chalmers. Mr.. Bruce is one of the few col
ored Republican leaders for whom most
Democrats have always had sincere respect,
and they would have been sorry to see him
rally TO the support of General Chalmers
with the same disregard of the prophecies
that General Chalmers has displayed in fly
ing into the arms of Hubbell as soon as
Hubbell had ousted him from Congress.
THE Atlanta Con stitttiOn, answering some
stupidities Of the Boston Globe, says that the
negroes of the South are voters, but that is
all. They have no appreciation of the re-
probabilities of citizenship. They are Re-
publicans not because they know anything
about Republicanism or care anything about
ii, but bsczuse they started out as Republi-
can voters and are in the habit OF voting the
Republican ticket. They remember that the
Republican party had some connection with
The military pageants Of a few years ago,
and that it is the boss of affairs. Thousands
of them believe that General Grant ia the
commander of the United States, and when
a white Republican office holder tells them
that Grant has sent them word to vote the
Republican ticket, they religiousiy believe
that they are compelled to obey the orders.
THE sweeping charges of corruption made
by the Hon. Z. John Ellis, in February last,
against the Judiciary OF Louisiana, and his
reiteration of those chares in his recent
interview, has induced the New Orleans
Times Democrat to invite that gentleman TO a
more particular statement. That paper says:
at seems to US that Mr.. Ellis owes it to the
State he represents, to the party that has
repeatedly honored him, TO the judiciary he
has publicly arraigned, and TO himself as
well, to make public the information he
seems to have, and bring before the bar of
public opinion, and ultimately before the
courts, the judges, if any, who have dragged
their ermine in the mire, who have dishon-
ored their high offices and outraged the peo-
pie over whom they sit in judgment. Let
Mr.. Ellis speak out in clear and unmistaka-
BILE language"
THE New York Herald says that Mr.. |
Blaine's deliverances on the subject of civil |
service reform would carry great deal more |
weight If at any time during his political or |
official career he had given any indication of |
believing in the principles he now advocates
There was very little civil-service reform in |
the raid on the New York Offices, which was
the greatest effort of Secretary Blaine's Off
cial life, if we except his dabbling in diplo-
there was even less of it |
there. But not for worlds would we discour-
age Mr.. Blaine's somewhat tardy and per-
functory professions of repentance. Rather
shall we emulate the charitable though eau
lious old Presbyterian divine who, when a
sinner asked him whether a hand
some legacy to the kirk funds would make
his prospects in the next world ahy brighter,
replied: 81 Wilma say that it wull, posi-
lively, ye mind, but the expeermint's worth
ryingp