Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-21
WIDER BREACHES.
The LOW-1ax Republicans Divorced For.
ever Prom the High-Tax Wing
Of the Party.
A Lot OF Charming Scurrility and Bill.
lingsgate INDUCED in by the
Speakers.

Last night the Low-tax Republicans held
ratification meeting on the bluH. That
| they are hopelessly at odds with the High
| tax wing there is no longer any reason 10
| doubt The meeting last night was a con-
| tinuous vituperation of the High-tsxers. 1t
was not large gathering, and the utmost
want OF enthusiasm was present. The moon
smiled down serenely upon the forty boys and
| loo men present. Very Jew Low-tax men
w-re present. The crowd was made up
mostly OF High-taK Radicals and curious
Democrats. There was not single hearty
cheer during the whole meeting. If it had
been midwlnteT, the enthusiasm could not
have been more restrained and frigid.
A SHOWER BATH.
Alter several melancholy tunes by the
band Judge Bigelow arose and delivered a
cold shower bah speech, which did not re-
ceive a single cheer. The crowd didn't ap-
preciate the judge. They wanted snecdote
and joke more than any rational appeal
made TO them. Judge Bigelow denied that
his wing could be properly called the Low
tax Republicans. It was the party that
wanted to settle the debt honestly. 1t was
not party OF repudiators. He conteDded
tn at the railroads were the chief debtors in
the State-debt question, and that the State was
not liable for their debt. The platforms OF
were swind.es and cheats. He spoke about
the merits OF the different candidates for the
county Offices on the Low-tax ticket. He was
certain that Mahon If elected, would not ask
the county Tor $500 additional to pull him
through. Sheriff Athy was too much of a
gentleman; he ought to do the work of one
of his deputies If Mahon were elected he
would not hesitate to work. The boys inter-
fered considerably with the judges speech,
and he concluded amidst universal sstisfsc-
ton.
AN EMBARRASSED ORATOR.
The next orator was a colored man nam ed
Froman, who was glad Of the opportunity
TO address his fellow-citizens, though he
claimed TO be very much embarrassed. He
told several embarrassing stories to help him
out. He said the colored people bad md
jority of 467 in the county, but 10 spite OF
that they were modest. and out OF eight can
didates they only asked for two. He spoke of
the ETHEREAL High-tax aristocrscy that lived
in the clouds. They had asked the Low
takers 10 come up, but being refused said,
"Well, BY the gods, if you don't come up we
will come down" They did all come down
but Fred Hunt. Sheriff htny, said the
sneaker, was not common enough, and there
ought tn-Ls- change III his office. The
speaker was a member of the harmonical
commission that had met few DAYS pre-
until they came to register, and there they
busted on Hunt. The Low-tsxers had offered
to withdraw Evans if Hunt were Withdrawn,
and have an entirely new man, but nothing
but Hunt would satisfy them. The steady
refusal of Hunt to withdraw looked suspi-
cious, and it seemed to him that Hunt was
playing into the hands of the Democrats. If
that we're 20, he had only to cay as 6 cd said
to Satan, Get thee behind me, you black
al he -
old Quaker who was bitten by dog, and
who said, 81 will not kill thee, but will give
thee bad name" So he cried mad dog, and
others killed him.
Didn't KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
1. F. Doris, another colored man, was at |
a loss to know what 10 say; but that didn't |
prevent him from saying. He was one of |
The musicians at the Cancellation concert
He spoke about the bad feeling manifested |
here. He told few stale jokes, and wound |
up by saying that he wanted to see Memphis |
IS it was when he was a boy. He tried to
,haw up that bad little wing of High-tax
Republicans.
WINDY SPEAKER.
Arab Shaw was the next speaker, He
poke substantially as follows: 1t was said
hat there was division in the Republican
anks, but there was no more division than
n the Democratic ranks. The boilers of
10Th parties would do Them more good than
larm. They are both Bourbon elements. L.
vas these elements that have impoverished
he South and that have murdered $4,000
negroes. There are in Shelby county now
ixty-fy white Republicans. There used
o be 800 or goo. There are just enough now
o vote and hold the offices. They don't want
ny more. There are enough now to hold
he offices and run the negro. Ramsey
aid himself the other day the Federal
ring was large enough for this purpose
IRE you colored freemen or slaves. The
iigh-tax men oppose US not because of the
ebt question at all, but because we have
AZURE them Tor us to succeed. We colored
len intend TO run the Republican party of
helby county, and we dom, intend to stop
ere. We are going all over the State. | ,
Nv at Nashville the white Republicans elect ,
Democratic United States senator. 1t is :
Il right when white Republican afiliates /
it'll Democrat, but the moment a colored ,
ian shakes hands with him they say he is
GOING TO THE Devil.
Now we sent long, lank individual e
AIMED Vernon to the Legislature. 1.-THE a
'eaker here made a vicious attack on Mr.
ernon, and as the APPEAL does not care to L
Iblish slush, it is omitted.l 1 am not Q
armed, because the Federal ring will not
liJ ASV VOICE. we are sOllu IN all out |
70 districts. l have nothing particularly. 3
say against the Democratic nominees G
hey are clever enough, but they are leeches )
Id old hangers-on. Mr.. Athy is a clever v
ntleman, but you know he has got my
hce. You know that l was counted out Il
by, they were bringing thirty or forty t,
en- from Arkansas to the First ward a
vote when Mr.. Walsh stopped /.
EN- and said: "Take them men tt
another ward. We have already Ia
ted more than the census calls for. Pve Il
It my dead book here" We intend, gen. b
men, to introduce some liberal ideas into O
e Republican party, and we are going to ii
volutIonlze Tennessee. l have heard there Il
another party in the field, but l haven't sc
W it yet. Mr.. Owen-Owen DevelIy, / q
Levels its candidate for sheriff. He does il
ok like devil. l saw little hUnched-up fe
netting on wagon the other day and was N
d it was Develly. 1 didn't believe it. at IT
st. Now that man lie too ugly to be honest II
n not uneasy about him. L have no idea p
al any white or colored man will vote for
M. Ii was an insult TO put MIN before the
bic. AT this point:
AN INDIGNANT FRESHMAN "
errupted: "Mr. DEWEY is as cookbook 20
!, as you are. You have no right to say ~
It about him. He is an honest man," 4;
Sit down." said Shaw. .,
No sir; Owen DEWEY is an honest man. III n
oted for you, Shaw, against Athy, and l in
sorry ever did it now" h,
| he speaker paid his respects to Ramsey, o,
L accused him of trying 10 be High-tax- =
w-tax- Greenback all in one. He brought
ne very serious charges against Barnum n
connection with LeMoyne Institute. A
n in the crowd told him he would be W
Urged with what he said. One of Shaw's eli
n cried out 10 the man to charge it to his
'e. Shaw said Fred Hunt had made a
I'd officer but in his opinion he would not
We chance to make a good officer any
ger. He charged him with having been
ked up drunk in the streets. As for c.
Der, the speaker said: 81 will let that
lie fish pass"
DIR. Stotesbury made few maidenly,
dest remarks and sat down amid calls for
Nobody else. An embryo colored states
n named Petway made a whoopiug
ech, that threw into the shade the age OF
y, Calhoun and Webster.
GREEN EVANS
Sc then and proceeded to give his autobi-
Apply. Cream knows a great deal about
lself. 1t is really astonishing hat man