Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

The prohibition amendment now before
the Missouri Legislature, the Globe. Democrat
says, contains enough material for litigation
10 keep all the courts in the State busy for
twenty years. The lawyers ought to be in
favor OF it.
THE Pendleton civiLservice bill has been
called "bill to create an office for Mr.. Dor
man B. Eaton and 10 retire Senator Pendle-
ton TO private life." 1t will probably effect
the latter end, but we doubt about it doing
the former.
In the defeat of Raum in the senatorial
race, the Legislature of Illinois perhaps did
not intend il, but il did wise thing. No
Federal officer should ever be allowed the
opportunity to use his place and the officers
under him as means to place.
Polk, the defaulting State treasurer of
Tennessee, has been in Wall street good
deal, and he left a good many thousand dol
lars there. His "hyers" we're generally in
Richmond and Danville, and Memphis and
Charleston stock. So says the correspondent
OF the New Orleans Pieayune.
THERE is wild desire on the part Of
many citizens OF the United States TO put
God in the constitution. The Friars Point
Gazette says that sin view of the gigantic
amount of political corruption existing
therein, it would be far better 10 strike the
city of Washington out of her geography"
The people are, soon or late, to derive
greatly increased benefits from their post
office. A good step has just been taken By
the Senate Posiofice Committee agreeing to
report to the Senate bill providing for the
issuance Of postal notes for the transmission
in the mail of sums lees than IS, at a cost TO
the sender CT only three cents.
The Hon. A. V. Waddell, who canvassed
the "Shoestring" District in Mississippi for
Congress on the Democratic ticket, died OF
pneumonia few days since at b rmiDg ham,
Ala. He had recently taken up his residence
at that place. MIR. Waddell at one time
represented the Sardis District 10 the Missis.
sippi State Senate, and has been otherwise
prominent in public offices.
SOME of the unterrified subj .cts OF Great
Britain, born in Ireland and now residing in
Boston, can't "abeaI" that the lion and the
unicorn should appear even in bronze
figures on the old Massachusetts Statehouse,
where they are memorials of the last CEN
fury. A formidable petition has therefore
been sent to the Board of Aldermen to have
replaced by American eagles.
The New Orleans PiedrRne is looking far
ahead. 1t has been examining the political
condition of the twenty five States in which
senatorial terms will end in 1885; and main
tains that while all the fourteen Democratic
senators may be saved, the Democrats may
also easily gain six Of the Republican elev-
en-. The eleven States last mentioned are
lowe, NeB Hampshire, Pennsylvania, WIS
eonsiD, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New
York, Illinois, Vermont and Connecticut.
The esteemed Philadelphia Times is beg
cling the President to promptly veto the
whisky bill, but, cay the Atlanta Constitution,
as Mr.. Arthur is what the Hon. Frank Hatton
would call an able and ingenious Republi-
can, it is doubtful whether he will even take
into consideration the purposes Of the bill.
From beginning TO end it is piece of job.
berry and corruption. 1t is desperate al
tempt 70 swiHdle the public, and the weak
ness of congressman has made the attempt 50
successful that nothing remains but Tor the
lobby TO secure Mr.. Ar.hur's signature, and
in the very nature of things this ought to
be an easy matter.
The s.. Louis Globe Democrat, in an edito-
iAai Urging az aPpfoPfiahou W the euei 81
government in the interest of education at
the South, says: "The country has reason
10 rejoice that the South is doing go we'll as
it is, rather than to complain that it does
no better. But children born since the wal
are almost men and women, and will soon be
parents. Universal education can never be
brought about more cheaply thsn now.
Every year that passes aggravates the difh'
Guilty. The question for the rest OF the
efforts to get out Of the slough Of despond,
or to Isf IL si.k AID emother.o