Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-26

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CITIZENS of the cotton States: II you
congressman makes a mis-. axe on the tariff
question it is equivalent to continuing in
definitely tax Of 81 bale on cotton. What
will you do with a member who makes 3
mistake? asks the Vicksburg Herald.
TIE spoils-hunters have suddenly let up
on the abuse of Mr.. Pendleton and his civil
service bill. They have received a Fremont
ton that something is going TO drop, aud are
holding their breath for the lash of public
Indignation suspended over their backs.
THE St. Louis Globe Democrat, one of Gen.
Grants warmest supporters, gives three rea-
sons why the general will not be a candidate
again. They are short, but seem to be sufi-
cient: l. He does not desire the nomination
2. He couldn't get it; and 8. He knows it.
THE Greeuback members of Congress held
a conference in Washington on Saturday.
A committee, consisting of Representatives
Rice, OF Missouri; Brumm, of Pennsylvania
Jones, of Texas, and Ladd, of Maine, was
appointed TO prepare an address and report
to future meeting.
SAM J. RANDALL il born leader; ineor.
ruptible, independent and always reliable.
He kRows no fear when his country dem ands
his services, and when the corporate cormor-
ants attack the treasury through their in
trigues and schemes for its depletion for their
own aggrandizement.
ALTHOUGH Maine has had prohibitory
law for over thirty years, it appears that
| teetota lism is not entirely 3 success there
Senator Vest declared in a recent speech
that there were 4 great many saloons in the
| State, and the number is constantly increas-
ing, having doubled in the past four years
The Philadelphia Record says that Gone Of
Mr.. s. w. Dorsey's Authorizations is that he
ID on trial Tor stealing the State of Indians
| from the Democrats. He will never be tried
for that magnificent feat" The memory oil
man ranneth not to tn at period when larceny
was crime to be punished by Mr.. DOrsey's
party.
Gov. BUTLER, of Massachusetts,, on the
woman suffrage question proposes that all
women of twenty-one years of age in the
State over which he presides shall be regis.
| tered, and the question of female suffrage
submitted to them. If = majority of them
are in favor of it, it shall become an estab.
lished fact; if not, 1t shall remain as it il
now.
Mr.. BLANCHARD, of Louisiana, has 10 ade
beginning in a matter that should have re.
celved the attention of statesmen long ago.
He has introduced bill to change the time
of the assembling OF Congress. As the Law
is now, the House of Representatives does
not meet, unless an extra session 10 called
| until thirteen months after the members are
elected.
AT A recent entertainment TO Gov Butler,
given by the Middlesex Club, of Massachu-
sets, only one OF the gentlemen present
| voted for the guest of the evening. In in.
| troI ucing him the president of the club
called attention to the fact that it was now
| impossible to visit the Pacific coast and
avoid going through State with Demo
cratic governor. .ssd
THE local-option Law Of Maryland has
provision requiring physician to write il
ink all his prescriptions for liquor, and Il
| record them fully for the inspection of tn,
State attorney. The total abstinence peopl
have begun TO enforce this, aud doctor i
under six indictments in a test case. He hat
given prescriptions TO all of his friends VIII,
asked for them.
| The presidential succession bill, as passed
BY the Senate, ought not to be passed BY tn,
House. The single simple fact, says tn
Jackson C2drica, that cabinet officers, il
whose selection the people have had NJ
voice, are to succeed to the Office OF presiden
will be found to be very distasteful to III
public, and rhould kill it, as it doubles
will, with the members of the Hsuse.
| Gov. SLOVENIAN, of California, who was
distinguished cavalry officer on the Unio
side during the late war, having appointed a
ex-Confederate adjutant-general of the Stat
militis, is being roundiy abused by some G
the extreme Republican party papers Of III
Pacific coast. Having known nothing G
war in reality, these papers may be expects
10 wave the bloody shirt during the remainde
Of the century.
THE Jackson Clarion says that il tn
opinion delivered by Judge Wharton in tn
Myers mandamus case is correct, the laws o
our statute book are TO be construed to facili
tate the voters in the expression OF thei
will through the ballot-box, and not as il
struments for the defeat of election. Tn
public will await with patience the decisio
of the highest judicial tribunal on that i'm
portant subject.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that tn
statements very frequently made within
few days by the most able and learned of th
gentlemen OF the news bureaus 10 Washing
ton City, that james G. Blaine is not car
didate for the presidency, is in confirmatio
months ago by Mr.. Blaine himself. 1t woul
. be mistake, however, to suppose that NJ
Blaine had lost his interest In presidents
elections.
JOHN E. KENNA, of West Virginia, win
will succeed Senator Davis after March 4tt
is only thirty-fve years of age. He serve
In the Confederate army as private, and le
1t, eighteen years OF age, poor, obscure an
uneducated. He settled in Wheeling. an
by great and self-denying efforts acquired a
education and became q lawyer. Whe
| twenty-nine years Of age he was elected
Congress, where his career has been one
usefulness and credit. Notwithstanding h
age he is regarded as one OF the Democrat
leaders most skilled in debate and parlis
mentary tactics.
In the United States Senate, Senator Ii
gals has introduced bill providing for th
appointment of a commissioner to consids
the subject Of railroad transportation, "an
in inquiring generally into the condition
affecting commerce among the States, th
grounds of complaint existing against tn
railroad corporations resulting from unjui
discrimination, exorbitant or unequal rate
insuffic emit facilities for traffic, or unlawfu
combination, and in what manner existin
evils can be remedied by legislation; and I
report their recommendations and the result
of their inquiry to Congress not later tina
the first Monday of December, 1885,"
4 The Little Rock Gazeae says that tn
merit in the movement 10 secure repayment
y OF the cotton tax is that it was an unconst
, tutional tax. The demerit lays in the fat
thai, II refunded, it would not and could nc
be restored 20 the classes to whom it reall
neiongs. Resolrtions instructing member
OF cspgress 10 zoe for return Of this III
/ cons.lt utioual tan are presented and urge
in good FAM. Their nthors believe the
are serving the people, whom they know
have been illegally faxed. But INVESTIGATE
, | would disclose the reason why Conerea
though constantly besieged for ten or tvelY
: years, has never seriously considered II
question of refunding this vast sum-
}. THE Lancaster Inteili9eace saws: 9TH
: Democratic party in Pennsylyani viii n,
: permit the Interests OF its orr auixatinn
q become identical With the interes.s Of VII
|. the Tsmss calls 'Cassidyism' any more N,
e il will permit il 10 be subordinated to VS.
laceism, Rspdallism, McClureism, PattIsol
+. ism or anything else that may be understot
!, to be the interests of the man to the excl
: sion Of the party good. The lastcampaig
4 was won by means superior to these selhi
!. considerations, and the party organizatit
q can be controlled BY them, despite any effo
i to misIead or spbyert it. No Democrat
h State convention will take policy nor caud
dates shaped for il by any one of rival int
estsbsttling for themselves at the cost of Il
. party's integrity"
e Or the FIVE newly reelected senators Ii