Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-30
LIS SATURDAY, DECEN1BER

men, with the maximum OF brain and the
minimum OF conscience. The Goulds, the
Yauderbilts, the Keenes, the RobesoDs, the
Blainea the Chambers, do more 10 sap the
found ations OF the republic than do thou
saud coarse criminals or a million iliiterate
negroes.
THE Evansville (IDd.) Journal heartily
seconds the nomination Of Judge Niblack
for president by the New York World. Ii
we are 10 have a Democratic president, the
Judge would make a good one. His lnteg-
rity Is uEqUestionable, his private character
uublemished, and his popularity in Indiana
acknowledged. Judge Niblack is well &C.
quaipted with the public men OF the nation,
and with the political history of the country,
having served several terms IN Congress dur
ing the stormy times of the war. Although
be has never figured favorite SOD, his
party will not easily find a man better calcu-
lated 10 make 4 good race and good ex-
ecutive, we're he elected. He is a more con-
spicueus man in every respect than Cleve-
land, of New York.
TIE only reason the New York Sun
gives for IFS advocacy of the protection-con-
sDirscy scheme 10 repeal the tax on to-
bacco ia that the excise is annoying 10 the
tobacconists Of New York City, who are en-
deavoriHg TO defraud the government out
of the tax and get caught at it and punished.
"We knew" says the Chicago Tribune, "the
Sun had some reason for supporting the
Sam Randall Pig-Iron Kelley high-tarif
conspiracy against the public, but il had not
occurred 10 US that desire TO relieve fraud
ulent tobscconists in New York from pun
ishment was what caused our highly
esteemed, ETC., TO advocate the cheapeniDg OF
enervating luxury-fsr too cheap now
for the good of its victims and the throwing
z kf..os
of which would be to retain the war tariff on
the clothing of the people and on all the
other necessaries OF life. A very curious
proposition from professional reformer."
The Philadelphia Times, Independent
Democrat, has been collecting some more
views on the subject of Republican unity in
Pennsylvania. Gen. Beaver, the StalWart
candidate for governor, said: 81 believe
that so far as the people are concerned there
have never been any real differences, and
that all the trouble that now exists in the
party was manufactured for selfish purposes.
If men" he continued, "who assume 10 speak
for one side or the other would let the peo-
pie alone, they would soon come together,
aud there would be no occasion or necessity
for the interference of those who set them
selves up as leaders. In speaking Of leaders,
/ refer as much TO one wing of the party as
TO the other. Both sides have been to blame,
for the idea OF few men on either side
presuming TO exercise supreme control OF The
party is all wrong, and must be
abandoned" Senator Mitchell replied:
81 certainly do regard the reunion
of the two opposing Republican organi-
cations in Pennsylvania as practicable for
1884. Referring to the second question,
to what policy or methods L would suggest
as the best 10 assure the unity of the party,
/ have to say that nv policy would be- first,
to curtail by the most stringent provisions
of law the power aud patronage of govern-
ment officials, elective or appointed, national,
State, county and municipal; reduce to the
minimum the temptation to obtain public
position by making it unlawful for any man
having secured one honorable and lucrative
position TO dictate, directly or indirectly, to
them in another public position"