Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-19
POLITICAL NOTES.


plete without H0wgate as the central rose
NOTWITHSTANDING his statement that be
is not a candidate, the 81. Louis Globe Democrat
OF the United states.
If All the counties in the Southern 5 ates
contributed to schools as much as they pay to
Keep up fences there would De no need of tax
levies for school purposes.
On q recsnt occasion the President siei
Mr., Blaine at midnight and got him out of bed for
an intervier y, IL VIII probably De distinguished
As THE contest for the Speakership devel-
ops the Indications increase that "a dark horse
VIII win the race Dorsheimer, of New York, is
being groomed for the 'home-streteh."
"THE best cit zen" rarely ever "bethers
him elf about politics. He stands back, and lets
the riff-raff and ward bummers elect theIt oandi-
dates and then complains of bad government"
IT is true that Chalmers's tariff views have
q good many kinks in them. When you straight
en- them out, however, there IL no denying the
fact that they point 10 tariff for Office only as
truly the needle points TO the pole.
ONE of the questions that are puzzling
Washington City is why the indictment against
Kellogg has not been filed in court. The grand
July presented him nearly three weeks ago, but
there mas been no indictmen filed yet.
THE colored voter is getting the 70 called
Independent otiiee-hunter down pretty n9e; ana
up" in a manner not at all satisfactory to these
gentlemen who dissatisfied with everything
and everybody.
y :
see Mcdonald OF Indiana, aud Wallace, OF Penn
syvanis on the ticket next year. Tue Cincinnati
C0nnae7ctdt SdSette tln aS IL ~Vuu pe zs
and Watterson, of KENTUCKY
The Democracy Of Ohio is more hopeful
united and harmonious than ever There are no
factions. There is good ndtured rivalry between
Judges Hoadley Geddes, and Gen. DuT6in eH MSr d.
nominated will be elected.
Er.PsEsIpESr of the Uaired States,
samuel j. Tilden, is rejuyenating, aud it is said
that he will take the p5iiticIl RIBBONS OF New
thiuk IL not likely that Mr. Tilden will ever again
enter actively into politics.
AN extensiou of the suffrage is proposed
in Canada. bill HIS been introduced in the Par
lament comforting the elective Franchise upon
farmers and mechanics sons whose fathers are
qualified voters, and upon women VINO pay year
ly rental of s2o, or are assessed on $500 income
The Boston Star says that the celebration
OF the birthday of Jefferson in Chicago by the Iro-
auois Club was thoroughly and Handsomely car
| RED out The ideas evolved on the occasion
would put life into our current politics,
il they could be made vital part Of their man
| sgement
GEN. REAGAN, OF Texas, is determined to
push his Interstate commerce bill'' with all the
zeal energy of his nature, in the Forty-eighth
! Congress, and will begin the fight by making 1t
test question in the caucus that assemblies to nom
| mate candidates for the various oitlces Oh Inc
House.
| IRDiAHA is having her boom as the sue
cessOr to Ohio in Republican favor. Mr. Arthur
chose his Postmaster General Assistant Secretary
| of the treasury and Pension Commissioner fIom
| Indiana. He remembers the importance OF carry
ing Indiana. Mr.. Arthur cannot forget that. 1t is
| historical
SOME Wigsinistic Republican prophets of
| say that the Democracy of Pennsylvania and New
| York are asinine, that they are dead. And yet
these self prophets are very careful to act on
| Joih Billings's advice when he says If he had to
| mourn over peri city dead mule he would get in
: front of it TO do his weeping.
GEN, FELIX AGNUs, an adopted French
| man we believe now proprietor of the Baltimore
American, at recent banquet, congratulated the
| thirty-six foreign nationalities that helped the
North to suodue the Southern Confederacy. Con
pant for local selfgovernment, the generals con-
CALCULATIONS ere strictly business"
AMONG the candidates for Speaker OF the
next House are Cox of New York. Eaton of Con
| nectieut, Springer and Morrison of Illinois, Con.
verse of Ohio, Dorsheimer of New York, and Ham
mond OF Georgia. None of them are prominent
mentioned" but all Of them are in the ring with
their brides off, and ready to make the sawdus
fly when the whip cracks for a CO.
THE Republican party must be bad of FOL
a pre- sidential candidate when it pounces upon sc
obscure and unknown politician as Judge Gres
| ham. He is no sooner brought into prominence
erai. than he become the cynosure of all Repuo
lican eyes" and is suggested as suitable anc
available nominee for the presidency.
The recent SUCCESS Of Carter Harrison il
| Chicago emphasizing has past successes there
have caused the Democratic press in many portion
| of illinois TO run up his name IS the n: xt Demo
hit worse men tnan Harrison, and much weake
ones and he may yet run Illinois with the sam
ease with which he handles Chicago.
THE retirement of Crowley from the m an
| agemeut of the South Carolina cases was due q
the fact that it is viler piece OF business than
, cared to be longer engaged in. MI Buttefwort
assume that Mr.. ButterwoIth will continue Il
. this employment alter he has examined the ma
ture OF the work expected OF him.
E If the Democrats are going to divide Of
| a. ha- an int
will have to take no further trouble than to kee
| possession of the government The tariff has ou
grsWn politics It is an issue which the country
z slowly but surely deciding for itssh
The present Legislature OF Peansyl yanii
i has displayed good sense in going slow 1t hs
: accomplished little in the way of making ne'
| laws. Some of the bills were vetoed by the Co
deuey of State Legislatures is towards overprodu
e | ton in the manufacture of laws. A little ecoI
omy in this direction is to be commended.
= The Alexaudrie (Vs.) Gazette saws that I"
conceive OF the extent to Which the Judiciary
e The public schools of the State have been prost
y sas,e Saihing but actual experience coul
= | induce them 10 believe thai what has been dnn
: schools Of Wig could be possible in state
N the American Union.
e On Friday, at Springfield, Ill, the cspit
v of one of the most populous and law-abiding
/
l. a bridge. reyiled and killed for working in
rolling-mill. That is mysterionsiy horrible
southern people. The great desI-s and aim OF =
S9 1ne Rsgros Sea = tadS HEX won
, their share The Vicksburg Herdid wants to kno
in the reason for this,
The Hon. Henry D. Mcdaniel, the Dem
cratic nominee for governor of Georgia, seems
eS be animated by higher appreciation OF hone
IA of some of the neighboring commonwealths.
his speech accepting the nomination he piedg
nnbIie debt as fast as the resources of the peoI
viii permit, aud of continuing Georgia in the liz
E. of material Advancement" Georgia is now I
" most PROSPEROUS of the Southern States, and wi
in It's affairs conducted on the high plane OF homes
indicated by Mr.. Mcdaniel, will doubtless &C
tinue to lead.
le Is THE Blaine boom sproutiug? asks 4
H. Cincinnati Eeuus 1t is going the rounds that 81
ri ator Cameron will support Blaine In the fie
-. with Pennsylvania al his back with the ftaIwa
ey EST of remaaiug Stalwarts at his side, Blaine m
r., | vet trouble Conkling. Rather than that Bal
should strut it over the fallen turkey-eock as no
iuee of the Republican party, Conkllng Will sgi
I'd | mi his shoulders to the columns of the Reput
tv | can temple and this time hurl il down in rut
IN Blaine will never compass the honor ne failed
III get but over the political corpse OF Conkling,
NJ then only amid the ruins OF the party.
p TIE New York Herald reviews the
IT. publican situation in that State, and says the
70 harmony is now open: II me 1tnaSs, 1 r
al Journal will out OF the party everything VIII
"a harmonious These journals aud these yot
- VINO hold with them are clearly the enemies
IN harmony Coneiiatory efforts are useless WI
las such marplots remain. If the Evening Post,
re- instance would only publicly set a day whei
- 4 would formally leave the party that would b
great step toward harmony.
The people of this country must begin
he wonder where they will get their next candida
,ds | for president. Senator Edmunds doesn't want
"a | run; GOV Butler isn't candidate and has W
W. ten letter to say SO; Judge Gressam doesn't
as leye that he can be thought OF; Tllden is
of Worrying himself about the salvation OF the col
u | trv as much he did Judge Davis has got m
ne mad and President Arthur likes 10 FISH and ira
.-ound too well to bother about The presiden
- ! m looks AZ If there panic among the II
'ue men and as if this country would be hard up
to come one TO keep il soiDg. All the same, howel
led ii is doubtful if there Is man IN the country
. day who would decline the presidency II it "
offered him.
a.. TIE ackson Mississippiaa Is OF the opin
0N9 that Gen. Chalmers on his Bonded knees before
gu Hubbeil begging for the $50 as a starter is
ture calculated TO cause the cheek OF a MlsslsSil
anto mantle with shame. In fact his whole COZ
since he was turned out OF Lynchis scat, has b
/. such only deserves and viii receive the seye
Of | Incarnation from all proper thinking peo
| That q majority OF the vote. put into the bal
ISL boxes last fall were for him, we may very N
Ilh | regret Nevertheless, ii is fact certified to,
,es the commissioners of election in the various CO
- ties com posing the second District, ana at
pc o-thirds of whom were Democrats and partiE
end Of Mr., Manning.