Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

CORPORATION COUNSEL A DAMS, of Chica-
90, has been sent TO an iuebriate asylum.
The Illinois Legislature is asked to legal
izs dealings in options and puts and calls.
IT is now proposed by the politicians of
Ohio to nominate Sherman and Thurman for
governor, and thus create a great political
excitement preceding the presidential con-
test.
IT became the brave and undetermined
Gordon to refer to the fact that all differ
ences between him and Mr.. Stephens were
"ephemer1l and dissolved in the tears shed
over his bier" II is the valiant and lofty
spirit that forgives.
AMERICAN SENTRY: "Bankp, railroad, and
all other corporations-the creation of laws,
all of which may be repealed or amended in
the just interest of the people, should at all
times be controlled and held in absolute and
complete su6ordination to the general good"
JOHN PAUL, who has been made Vir-
giuia Judge by Senator Malone, has nose
like that of Bsrdolpb, and it has been red
dened by the same insidious spirit. Judge
Paul can pronounce expert verdcts upon
mountain dew if not upon criminal causes.
Ind, says he shall sail for Europe in few
days. 1t is rumored that he has received an
appointment Of some kind abroad. He wss
the first man TO loan the late Oliver 2. Nor
ton money to make his canvass the first time
| for governor of Indiana.
FoRrY-NINE OF the seVenty-eight Massa-
chusetts towns that voted on the license ques-
! ton last Monday, voted "No;" leaving but
| Al, tal h.. oil #
within their limits. The new proposition IS
10 make licensing a matter OF State option,
instead of disposing OF it at local elections.
The Democratic legislative primaries in
| Kentucky are disclosing some very close
contests. In Shelby county Bickham de-
feated Robinson by four votes; in Henry
| county CarrolPs majority over Thorn was
sixty-fve; and in Mason, Kehoe, who was
defeated By four votes few years ago, wins
this time by two majority
SENATOR Don CAMERON is a very sick m an,
| and political circles are already agitated in
view of the possibility of his DEATH Should
a vacancy occur, Gov. Pattison would sp-
point a Democrat to succeed him, thus dis
Lurbing The existing Senatorial political
status. Riddleberger and Malone will
probably watch the rssults with interest
TIE Chattanooga Democrat 10 the LegiB-
lature, greeting: ITO those Democrats who
are disposed TO grow weak kneed over the
| Railroad Commission question, We would
| suggest that they try to associate 10 their
minds the words political suicide with a
| failure to carry out the promises of the plat
form sscredly made and sanctioned by the
people"
/ lgrF- ! h,
Forty-eighth Congress" says Mr.. Abram s
Hewitt, "and tend to define them throughout
the country, for 1t will start a political agi.
tation that must end in "a thorough revenue
reform. II the Democrats take Mr.. Randall
of Peunsylv snis, or any other supporter o.
this bill for their candidate Tor Speaker, II
will disintegrate the party"
THE robbery in this government ia O.
| congressional achievement, directed TO get
ting the money out OF the Treasury under al
act, and not honestiy applying 1t. S1ch 5
robbery is the silver system of coinage anC
legal-tendersge and certifcatesge, where I
few silver. producing States insist on crowd
ing their products into the Treasury's opera
tions and getting credit for il, as the Indian
once did for wampum.
WISE will probably be retained by tn
Department OF Justice 10 assist in the prose
cution of the Virginia election cases. Whist
ever the merits of those cases may be, it /
doubtful if convictions will ensue, for ur' e
the Federal jury law, it is now next to N
possible to select other than juries composed
of both political parties, and the result
that all the Southern States, In most OF thu
election cases, the jurieS disagree.
THEY have way in Maine of obtainiD
the ratification or rejection, by the people
Of law Of doubtful character by insertiD
a clause providing that the act shall not tax
effect until it shall have been accepted by
majority of the votes given at the next gen
eral election. This affords Legislators a
easy means of evading responsibility, bu
also furnishes a simple method OF obtainin
an expression of the popular will.
DANIEL WEBSTER, when in the Senate, le
the debate against the American and pro
tectivs System. He made an argument whic
the present free-traders are merely goin
over again with less ability than he. H
said the age in which he lived demanded u