Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

Col. JIM CAULTER, member of the Ten
nessee Legislature, wears his hair like wo-
man, bangs and all, the switch dropping to
his waist when the hsir.pins fall out. The
Vicksburg Herald says: "If he had robbed
people of Tennessee would have been for
given, and any detective bringing him back
would have been hanged on sight"
THE New York Herald says: Southern
people have one habit which is frequently
considered matter OF sbsurdity. Blood is
thicker than water, and though it may some
times seem like firing off big cannon as a
salute TO little mice, they have a way of
speaking Of that heroic old soul who pre-
sides over our Legislature,' that Demosthepic
Brown who stands by the South and that
grand old Southerner who keeps DaDcy's
Grove"
"ALExANDER Fl. STEPHENS writes to
friend concerning his health" says the New
York Mail, sand says it is some, lines better
and sometimes worse, and, it seems TO me,
more often worse than better. l long for the
life st Washington, and to meet my old
friends at the National, where l have spent
30 many pleasant hours. The goloid dollar
and the metric system OF coinage l hope will
be accepted, and that the bills to that effect
will become laws."
The Cincinnati Neus says that Kentuk-
ians are not Unfortunately to blame be-
cause they are all colonies, any more than
they are cepsurabIe for being named Smith,
Jones or Brown. Many of them are born
colonies, so TO speak, since the governor has
way of drafting the able-bodied male in
fants for service upon his staff, with the
rank OF colonel, az soon the youthful Off
Ger prociaims his arrival by the war-whoop
so familiar to the ears of the doctor-gov-
ernor Of that ''proud cid commonwealth"
THE people OF Kansas and Iowa recently
adopted constitutional amendments prohib-
iting the nlsuufscture or sale in those States
OF liquor, wine or beer. The Iowa Supreme
Court has iast declared the amendment in
that State invalid. OF tine Kansas amend
ment the Topeka Commonwealth ssys that
there has been Stree whisky in nearly every
town Of the State" since its adoption. Sensi.
BILE citizens of these States ought TO see by
this time that wise regulation of the liquor
business is better than an absurd law OF alb
solute prohibition.
The reports from the New Jersey senaio-
rial contest, If at all reliable, reveal a very
disgracefu condition of affairs. One candi-
date, it is asserted, cannot win because he
lacks the necessary financial backing. There
is no law requiring that a United States
senator shall be a rich man. Another re-
mark is to the effect that if Senator McPher-
son proposes to win he must abandon the
Sunday school method and spend money. 1t
is scarcely credible that such state of
affairs could exist in an enlightened commu-
nifty at the present day.
The st. Louis Post Dispatch says that
II l. II.
and would be much better of pecuniarily, il
instead OF allowing the Legislature to elect
the senators it should put the senatorial
nomination up at auction, to be knocked
down TO the highest bidder and the proceeds
10 be put into the State treasury. This is
about what is done now, with the exception
that the money does not 60 into the State
treasury, but Is FILTERED away in private
stresmlets where it does indeed benefit the
individual legislator, but doelh little good to
the State.
SPEAKING of Senator Hears reelection,
the New Orleans Picdyune, of last Saturday,
says: "The reelection OF Senator George +.
Hoar, of Massachusetts, won after a sharply
contested fight in the Legislature Of that
State, is as satisfactory to Louisiana and the
Mississippi valley as the election Of Gen.
Butler. The fact is that we can't have our
own way in Massachusetts,, and we can affJrd
10 be thankful ior small favors. Senator
Hosr is very liberal man, and has be-
friended the South on various occasions,
notably on the river and harbor bill, which
was vetoed by the President"
Lives of great men all remind u.s." Gov.
Cleveland sold newspapers; the governor OF
Kansas drove oxen; the present governor Of
Texas was once hostler; the present gov
ernor of California was once a sailor and
afterward swept out store in Orville for
his board; A. I. Stewart taught school and
cold tape by the pennyworth; Jay Gould
sold mousetraps; Jim Keene kept livery
stable; Rufus Hatch was locomotive fire.
man, and Clark Mills, the sculptor, was a
bricklayer and plasterer. Not one of these
men took his spelling Lessons on an income
OF Sl8, 600 year. Isham G. Harris, sc nator-
elect from Tennessee, once sold goods in
Mississippi.
THE Washington Republicans of last Thurs.
day SAYS that "the national committeeman
from several Southern States, called in a
body upon Senator Malone at his rooms last
night. The general is a strong believer in
both the possibility and necessity of carry
ing several Southern States ut the next presi-
Dental election, and gave some pleasing as
surances of sympathy by speaking of defeat
ing the enemy He displayed an intimate
knowledge Of the politics of the Southern
States, entertained the company with his
views OF political leadership, and thanked
his visitors for the honor OF their call, in re-
spouse to expressions of appreciation of his
work in the interest of honest voting and
fair counting"
CHAFFEE is opposed to the nomination of
Robert Lincoln by the Republicans. He
thinks dit would be a foolish nomination.
Abraham Lincoln's reputation ought not to
be disturbed BY making political merchan-
disc of it. His son is well-behaved young
man, but there is nothing in him 10 match
against some experienced public man. To-
deed, think we can hardly elect anybody
next time. There is one man we might elect,
though / do not say we could elect him.
Grant would make more OF a fight than any
body we could think OF. There is Harrisos,
Of Indiana. There is some tendency to nomi-
nate him. He cannot be elected There is
not much in him-nothiug 10 make presi-
Dental candidate of. I have doubts" said
Mr.. Chaffee in a minute or two, "whether
shall vote for any more Republican csndi-
dates for president. / am an anti-monopo-
list That railroad question is getting right
down 10 this pont-whether the people shall
run this government or the railroads. 10
Colorado they undertook TO elect United
States senator by the support of railroad.
We have got to take hold of this railroad
matter and bring it TO some solution" Chat
fee is The father-in-law Of Gen. Grants son.
The New York Financial Chronicle says
that when the falsely favorable reports of
the tariff commissioner bill were published
at the beginning of this session OF Congress,
tn. people were happy and full Of hope, as
they saw the outpouring of abundant crops
worth remuneratiye prices, labor fully en-
ployed at high wages, capital more than
fully employed, an apparent assurance oil
immediate relief from excessive and oppres- |
siye taxation, and consequently an assurance |
of continued prosperity. Five weeks have
passed, and what is now apparent? A gen. |
eral stagnation IN business; a weekly |
shrinking in prices of all merchandise; |
closing OF productive works, because I'M |
profitable; labor discharged from employ |
mea; and an increase in the number and |
m gnitude OF bankruptcies-a great change |
for the worse in the whole Industrial and /
condition. Many good judges
claim that there is no other rational ex-
plantation for this than the disappointment
about the report OF the Tariff Commission,
and the miserable trifing of Congress with
these great Interests. Congress has little Ca
pacity of doing positive good; but its capa-
city to do harm is unlimited.