Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-22
BAKERS BLAST.
State Affairs as Seen Through sky
Blue Republican Specs.
The Musings OF a Disgruniled
Warwick.
Cor. Knoxville Chronicle,

MEMPHIS, TxSS., Feb, IS, 1888.
II is impossible to describe the con.
sternation Of the so.oalled State
credit Democrats who supported
Bate and his miserable platform, at
the action of the caucus.
The cry of indignation that went up
all over the North when the go 1886
was repealed and Bates message read,
alarmed them, but when they realized
that Savage, Wilson q 90. had bagged
the whole concern, and were deter
mined to have revenge, their alarm
amounted to CONSERVATION.
Savage, Wilson. Snodgrass, Travis,
Tharpe, Shaw & Company acted in
good faith. They rallied for Bate,
rallied once again, and elected him.
Harris defeated Savage ANONYMOUSLY,
Dibbrell defeated Snodgrass. Wilson's
man for Speaker was showed under by
State credit hermaphrodite, and
Tharpe was kicked aside for the
fitch time, and Perry county State
credit (?) brother made Comptroller.
Savage has just had his eyes opened
to the game that is being played. and
has for the FIST time realized that he
must play for the prize in 1884.
There are 10000 Democrats in Ten
nessee expecting Federal Offices in
1885. Fifteen thousand of them are
State credit for the responsibility of
the name, and any kind of credit for
the offices. They would willingly re.
pudiate If they could thereby secure
the offices, but the excitement kicked
up at the North on account of the re
peal of 90 "a 8 6, has alarmed them
for fear that they cannot elect Pres
ident it Savage and his crowd insist
upon their programme. 1t is the same
old story OF raising the storm and fall
ing to ride the whirlwind.
Memphis Democrats are the authors
of the damnsble heresy Of compromis
Ing principle. and upon them must the
confusion fall. The honest, fair fight
Democrats come out openly and say
we are for the Republican party in
preference to Savage Democracy.
While the managers. the wire pullers
Headers they are called, discuss the
perils that surround them In knots on
the street corners, sky blue stock is
advancing every day.
Harris has not been heard from.
Casey Young has not been interviewed
since he left Chattanooga. The LED
GER, that had commenced advocating
settlement all along the line-iavored
the acceptance Of the bondholders'
proposition in regard to the city debt
was aud is soft on Folks health and
iD6rmities, is simply paralyzed. Low
tax, it cannot 60 Savage. HarmOni-
ous-it cannot compromise Demo-
cratic chances for success in 1884.
Bob Gates, Of the Tribune and Sun,
at jackson, is sorry and glad. Sorry
bis inoomprehensible position will not
appear consistent, and glad that Har-
ris is elected, and they have a pretext
for getting back on an honest, debt
paying platform when the Democracy
adopt il in 1891
George CAN'T, the author (reputed)
of the preambles to PattersOn's bill.
smiles as sweetly as a baby with a
belly full Of milk, because the caucus
allows the Memphis Democracy to
repudiate Bate MESSAGE and platform
and crawl upon one that Watterson
and Ben Butler will make next year.
Already these fellows are associatiIg
with Luke Wright and the other Sky
Blues, and 10 less than twelve months
the Appeal will declare that the 500
platform was q snare and delusion.
aud that the gallant Memphis Dem
ocrscy never endorsed the monster.
Minor MeFiwether. Bingham and
that crowd are simply iubilant.
The impression here is. that the
sacred debt will be scaled to 80 cents,
With 3 per cent interest, and there are
those who really believe that the set
Element upon that basis will be
ratified 6y the people. ThsFe is this
in favor Of it: The next election will
be very important, and so strong is
the prejudice against Republicanism
that the leaders may make the Savage
crowd agree to ignore the State debt
issue entirely and run the canvass on
the tariff, bloody shirt and spoils. II
we can act iR perfect accord and Sc.
cure a strong State credit man as our
standard bearer for Governor, | am
inclined to the opinion that we can
sweep the State for State credit and a
Republican for President.
New hirter, he Of the Agricultural
Bureau, is evidently nota newspaper
nan, and besides, poor grammarian.
His letter in the World, alluding to
John Helm. Littletcn and Bell, was a
huge mistake. never knew fellow
TO make such Roadway pitching into
one editor, but when fellow of Me.
Winters caliber and grammar throws
down the glove to three, he il in bad
fix.
II the Legislature does not appro.
pirate the money to pay Gosling for
capturing Polk, but few persons will
be surprised, but when they declined
to pay the East Tennessee lady who
filed the Office Of Superintendent Of
Public Instruction so ably, there was
not aR honest man who did not hang
his head in shame. Teachers all over
the State recognized her superior
qualifications for the position
more thorough scholar than her
father, an editor of far moro
than average ability, a tireless worker,
she earned the salary and there should
have been manhood enough in the
body 10 have given the labOrer-eyen
ii she was poor orphsn--her hire.
| am anxious to inspect that Her
mitape job, when the aanagers finish
applying the white wash. The idea Of
a member OF the Legislature, with
mock gravity introducing resolution
to inquire who occupies the Hermit.
age, who pays the taxes and ia what
condition it Isl Everybody knows
who occupies it; that no one pays the
taxes; that the State keeps it in repair