Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-11

Stale, and every 1enneesean who thinks oil
ii should feel this way. 1t is the fruit Of
the political teachings we have had for four
or five years on the State debt question. The
Democratic managers have taught the peo-
pie 10 believe that they could steal the
money due their creditors because they were
Yankees. But this doctrine is affecting
every man in the State who has any future.
1t affects every industry-rsilroads, banks,
manufacturers, merchants aud farmers. /
have been denouncing this odious doctrine of
repudiation and condemniBg these teachings
on every stump in the State. The Demo-
crst. Aav. I'VE on with their pernicious
political teachings, ana yoS see the result.
Last year they sacrificed Senator ba,Io-,
when he wanted TO be reelected, simply be-
cause he was an honest msn and chsmpioued
the maintenance of the State debt.
Congressman Moore (Republican) )-Lsu-
guage is utterly unable to express my con-
tempt and indignation for the whole Bour-
bon repudiation policy OF the Democracy in
Tennessee as Just nov logically eulminated
in the disgrsceful and scandalous conduct
Of Marsh Polk. Il is a fit sequel to the
acts of the anprincipled party which has
been using all the low arts Of the low
est demagogues to cheat the creditors
OF Tennessee, and in the effort to do
which they have so successfully cheated
themselves. Every Democrat in Congress
from Tennessee has been pledged over and
over sgain to this Reputation policy, and Is
now estopped from any criticism on Mr..
Folks conduct. His action as the represent
ative Of the Bourbon Democratic party has
disgraced the respectable decent, debt paving
people Of Tennessee, and is cause sufficient
to bring the blush of shame upon the cheek
of every honorable citizen of Tennessee.
LOGICAL RESULT OF BAD TEACHING.
Mr.. Houk (Republicsn)-I think it ft
sequel to the teachings Of the Democratic
party under the tutorship of the Bate cam
paign leaders and the Sayages, and yet Mr..
Polk professed 10 be wholly disconnected
with them. The logical result of dishonest
political teaching is to demorslize individ-
uals, and while Polk had professed to belong
to the State.credit wing of the De-
mocrscy, so-called, be had fully aligned
himself with the repudiators by refusing to
pay the Interest on these bonds before
his peculations were discovered. Polk's con-
| due. in defrauding The taxpayers of the State
| ia only applying the doctrine of the Bate
platform on a email scale to the people OF
| the State as the Democratic leaders had
| taught Legislatures and persuaded the peo-
| pie in the name of Democracy to treat the
L VI tuc btdtc. w ulic lulbk
has ruined himself and brought shame on
the name of a heretofore untarnished
family, can't see that his alleged dis
honesty is TO affect the character or 20
liticsl prospects of the honest public met
OF the State, though it must necessarily
affect the character and political fortunes o.
that class Of politicians who have advocated
ard encouraged public dishonesty and, as
before said, cultivated dishonest sentiment
in individuals. Even admitting him to hav
been a member OF the State-credit wing O
the Democracy, the whole party with it
leadership openly and publicly and shame
ton of the Legislature, Endorsed Mr.. Polk
refusal 10 pay the interest on the bonds.