Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-14

LIZ NODgIesS Will perslst 10 providing ar
educational fund for the States on the BASH
| for its distribution. The danger is that but
a small portion Of it will ever reach tn,
| illiterate.
THERE is no longer any doubt that Gov
Ben Butler has his weather-eye on the pres
idency. He is posing Just now as the tribune
OF the people, and if he misses The Demo
cratic nomination will undoubtedly run a,
an independent and a reformtr Of all abuses
| in the land.
| The Boston Advertiser says that Butlerisna
is not without its compeusaiions. 1t has
acted fite preciritsie in rhep,;stry, so that
the exact status of certain politicians is
ascertained, and they are relocated to th al
limbo where they belong. At all events the
| Republican party is rid Of them for all time
IT is estimated that $4,000, 900 only will
be needed TO pay for the proposed addition
to the pension list; but when the modest
estimate of the amount that would be re-
| quired to satisfy the arrears of pensions is
recalled, people may be excused if they are
somewhat skeptical about it. It is more
likely to be s2O,O0O,00O.
GEN. BUTLER, who we see, is being put in
nomination by come of his friends in Boston
as the Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency, would do we'll to remember that it ia
not enough nowadays, as he and they posi-
bly, suppose, that a candidate sheuld be able
to carry his own State, unless it happens to
be the State of New York.
The Boston Journal (Rsp) says: eve
would net be willing to support Senator
Hoar il his reelection depended upon mi
nority OF Republicans i'll alliance with the
Democrats. We want Republican senator,
chosen BY Republican votes, and we believe
that any other result than this would be q
misfortune to the party and to the State"
that majority of the members OF the Legis-
lature of Florida is in favor of constitu-
tional convention, and that majority of
those favoring il advocates the "shert-cuf"
method of obtaining it. the Times explains
that this term short cut" means the obtain
ing OF constitutional convention BY an un-
constitutional method.
A FEW days sgo Gov. Butler, of Massa a.
chusetts, was talking with the editor of a
paper that had persistently and bitterly OPP
posed him. Said the ex-editor: HSir, we
have met on many bloody field, but 1 be-
AicNo yOo hOFOi Chiicu mc q lOOi IN your
paper, did your" mo, general, 1 never did"
"Al right, then; if you lever called me a
fool, don't care about the resi.n
Mr.. CHAUScEY BLACK, son Of Mr.. Jere-
miah Black, was chosen lieutenant. governsr
of Pennsylvania in November. Mr.. Black,
it is said, Is to assert his constitutional right
to preside in the Senate at times, that he
may earn the salary which the State assigns
TO his Office. In thatc after the appoint
ment of the committees, Mr.. Reyburne, the
Cameron man, who is president pro tenn. OF
the Senate, will simply have his place on
the floor.
THE governor of Michigan delivered a
message the other day which was uncon ven
tional in the extreme. He thinks the title
of governor "hsrsh aad inappropriate
Principal servant" pleases him IS descrip-
tive phrase. al was delighted" and 81 was
amused" are phrases which appear in this
state paper. The governor has free and
easy way of giving advice, and the infor-
mality Of this official will please the "plsin
people, in the rural districts Gov. Bsgole
is Gresnbacker, and this accounts for his
freedom 0fspeech and unh ampered STYLE.