Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-09-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
THE New York Times acknowledges that
had the Republican leaders been true to
the trust reposed in them, and faithfully
tried to make of the en~franchised negroes,
as rapidly as was possible, intelligent citi-
zens, fairly exercising their new rights, it
would be a very different matter. But
they were not, and the division of the
negro vote is now not only inevitable, but
desirable.
THE New York Sun is being besieged
with letters inquiring if the man Holman,
whom the Sun is booming, is the Holman
of patent medicine celebrity. A New
Jersey correspondent sends a "testimo-
NAL" which must be peculiarly gratifying
to the Sun. lie says: 81 can heartily in
dorse all you say in praise of Mr.. Holman.
l have worn one OF his stomach p~lasters,
and find it the BEST thing l ever tried for
biliousness."
THE Augusta (Ark.) Fidette says that
"the trouble is, the people do not think
and act for themselves, but are led by
cross road politicians, who sell themselves
and their neighbors to the sharp town
trickster who gives them a meal and a
little taffy when they come to town. If
the people will only be true to themselves,
they will nave no cause to complain of in
competent or dishonest officials"
THE Mobile Register says that time has
many revenges, and produces many alb
surdities; but none greater than the claim
of Maryland and Kentucky to direct the
policy OF the Southern States. No doubt
each OF those States can point to very in
telligent citizens worthy of public con-
fidence, but history fails to record their
services in the most trying period that a
people ever witnessed. A border State
never produces great men.
THE Holly Springs Reporter, noticing
that the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee has put out a list of appointments
for Senator George, beginning on the 9th
Of October and running throughout the
entire month, hopes that the committee
will next make out a list for Senator
Lamar. A few speeches from the last
named gentleman delivered in the Second
Congressional District would prove very
beneficial to the Democratic party.
PREPARATIONS are being made by the
Republican party leaders for the cam
paign of 1884. Well knowing that the
party record on the tariff will be disas-
trous to them, they are attempting the old
~threadbare game of arousing the negroes
and melting them to acts of violence. Bad
white men, who may be emissaries OF Re-
publican politicians, are doing all in their
power to bring about a bad state of feeling
between Southern whites and blacks in
Texas.
THE Governor of New Hampshire re-
Gently vetoed the railroad commission bill
as passed by the Legislature. The bill
provided for three commissioners, one o.
whom must be a lawyer and another
civil engineer. The Governor declared
that these provisions were a violation o.
the bill of rights, which says hat "every
inhabitant of the State, having proper
qualifications, has an equal right TO cleo
and be elected into Offices" After tn,
veto the Legislature passed, under a sus
pension Of the rules, a bill free from tn,
Governors objections, and it has become
a law
THE Fort Smith Independent suggest
that, Gas the next Arkansas Legislature
will elect a United States Senator, the oil,
practice of stalking out men for the Legis
lature in the various counties, favorable t
a certain candidate for the Senate, may b
INDUCED. The public eyeglasses SHOULD
be turned in that direction, and the fir,
man caught in engineering such a schem
in his W interest should be branded an
boosted out of line. The individual VIII
would tamper with township politician
for the purpose of elevating himself to tn
high seat of United States Senator is un
worthy Of the place"
A WASHINGTON letter says: s'There ar
some reasons for believing that Senate
Malone was quietly informed by an o.
, fetal, who was sent on a special mission t
/. see him last week, that he must not pres
the recent assessments levied upon tn
employees of the Norfolk navy-yard. Thi
assessment has been the cause of more vi
; favorable criticism than anything that tn
Virginia Readjuster Senator has done fc
a long time. The result is that the recer
! levy upon the workmen of the Norfol
! navy-yard will not be insisted on, thong
contributions from all who are willing t
, pay will be thankfully received"
Mr.. +. p. HOWELL, of the Atlanta Con
s%titutjoR, while in New York the other day
( was interviewed by a World reportel
THE result of the Ohio election" NJ
+ Howell said, 81 shall consider as an ONE
; for 1884. A Democratic victory this ia.
means a Democratic triumph in 1884.
This moves the Birmingham Age to ask
"ls this the best prognostication a ConSt
tuition man can maker Certainly a Demo
cratic victory in Ohio, a Republican STATE
( would augur a sweeping Democratic SUI
cess in 1884, but how a Democratic defes
in Ohio would be an omen against tn
party is hard to see. Moreover, Ohio ha
been as surely Republican in PresidentiI
years as Massachusetts,"
A CONSTITUTION for the State of Dakot
| has been adopted by the first constitt
! tional convention, which adjourned aftt
a two weeks session Saturday, and is read
to go before the people of the propose
, new State for ratification in Novembt
next. The Estate of Dakota embrac,
/; all that country south of the forty-sixt
: parallel, and the forty-sixth parallel rur
) south of the Northern Pacific railroa
about seventy-five miles. 1t covers a
area OF $4,000 square miles, and is said [
possess fully 100000 people. The majc
portion of the State is settled, most of
as thickly populated and almost as we
!, improved as the interior of Minnesot.
: Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and 9th,
l Western States.
The Fort Smith Independent, noticin
that the Gazette and arkansas Democrat al
, wasting much valuable white paper in
wrangle over "thc o~ssential doctrines"
the Democratic party, says: "The readir
public only need look back a little ov,
twelve months to discover those pape
declaring that party doctrine as set fort
in a platform of principles, amounts
nothing. Support the ticket, but let ii
platform CO. will doubtless be recognize
by II capital contemporaries as one
their original expressions, and one whicl