Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

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POLITICAL NOTES.
The removal Of Miss Annie joiner, the
excellent postmistress at Greenwood, Lstlore
county, Mas, 10 make room for c. c. Nye, a
stalwart Republican. Ia this civil service
reform, or what?
The Democratic Executive Committee Of
| Lsuderdae county, Miss., have called CON-
ven,ion for the OH Of June. It has also ad.
vised against nomination for district at
torney on the 9th. -
The Rev. James Freeman Clarke recestly
Ia mixed God that he was not poiitcian.
This w.s in answer to Senator HaWsy who
had just thanked God the oih.r way. Sotn
ought 10 BE satie6ed
| ARo17r Heterogeneous ars seTsnIbIing
for.ae place that didn't pay Ram salary
| eaough to live upon. As they sre out of a
lob they rlli Try 10 worry through on $4,000
year ontil something better turns up.
TyE Birmingham Age says Alabama will
caslfour Of her eight votes for Sam Raudall
| TO Speaker of the nsxf Congress, and further
| seclares that Raudalps election means cue
sees in 1884, Csrlisle's election certain de-
feat.
The Connecticut Lsgisl.tu has passed
constitutional amendme6t providing for BIZ
ennial instead OF annusI sessions. Before it
can become law it pust be passed by the
next Legislature by tEo-thirds vote, and
then be ratified by the people.
Ex-Gov. KIRKwooD, Of Iowa, at recent
msss meeting in thai State, took strong
srounds az sinst the prohibitory amendment.
The liquor question, unless speedily eiimi-
r ated from Iowa politics, threatens 10 de-
TanraIi1a tho Rannhlioan
THE last act in the Fresdman's Bureau
performance ia about to take place. 1t is an
OLD story how tie freedmen we're swindled
out Of their money by the plunderers who
wept over their misfortuues. Now the dis
trita,isa oil Tho Anal dividend, fallen far
shert OF the amount stolen, Ia 10 be mide.
The editor Of the Chattauoogs Times, who
has been investigating thesubjse, states liz
under prohibition" in Name crime in-
creased, from 1850 10 1880, POI per cent,
while the population increased less than
twelve per cent, and that more arrests are
made for drunkenness In the cities OF Maine
IN proportion 10 the population than any
other cities of the country.
THE Macon (MisP.) Beacon pronouncss Gen.
Lowry 3 model governor. Mississippi never
had better one. He assumed no extra
dIgnity when seated in the gubernatorial
chair, and is polite and courteous to every
one. The most humble and lowly can APP
prOsch him with ease and confidence. He
is deyot' d 10 his people and State, has conf
deuce IN our resource, and strives 10 de-
yelop them 10 the utmost
The Vicksburg Herald thinks it will be-
very hsTd 10 convince will-informed Demo
Gratis that Mr.. rilden is not responsible for
Gen. Hancock'sdtfe t. To put it differently,
il ID quite certain that NJ. Tildeu could have
carried New York Tor Hancock il he had
done bis duty 10 the Democratic partg.- II
he had laborHd for Hancock as Conkl iu!. and
Gfsnt and Blaine did for Garfield thsre il
not shadow Of doubt that Hancock would
have been elected.
JUDGE WILLIAM Price, che Il u . Of The
Democratic Judicial Executive C5IDniitsee
of the Sixth District of Mississippi, calls
meeting OF said committee 10 be held at
NJ acon, on June 4, 1883, "for the purpose Of
looking to the reorganization OF the party,
the designation of the place and lime OF
holding convention for the nomination of
candidate for disirict- attorney, end further,
10 elect a new chairman in lieu Of the pres
ent chairman, who proposes iu consequence
OF his eAsssiidseY for said position to tender
his resignation as chairman of said commit
tee"
HIGH license Is making headway in Iowa.
Dss Moines, the capital Of the State, has
fixed $1,000 al the price Of license, while
Burlington as refused to reduce the saloon
liceuse from $500 to 5000. Several places
have raised the rate from Sl00 TO $500, and
in Clinton twenty ssloon-keepeTs re-
fused to pay the high tax just imposed, and
their establishments have been closed. The
setback in regard to prohibition, for which
the Supreme Court is held responsible in it's
decision against the validity of the oonstitu-
Gonal amendment, has given the high-license
advocates fresh encouragement.
In New York Sunday a few men and
women held the thirtieth annual conference
of the American Labor Reform League.
The resolutions adopted declare that as labor
is the source Of all wealth, accumulation by
interest or otherwise is robbery; that "pay
rent" is the banoer duty, not only IN Ire
land, but in New York and all over the
world; that the CIR, queens, presidents and
land, railway and bank monopolists are spe-
cial opponents OF vast confsderacieH Of or
gsnizad robbers, who may expect to be taken
of by dyDsmite, daGgers, or whatever other
mesns Tetribulive JUS ice demands to estab-
lish comm right.
The Brooklyn Iuact gro 50 severe 1t sug-
ge=ts Ihat there ia sno.t,t monumental ego
tist 10 the country wucse ximple Mr.. Conk-
ling M git -irdy with profit. We refer to
Mr.. George Fr4nci3 Tram, who come years
SGD concluded 'hs, lie WAS too wise for this
generation, Ssi pat paddock on his mouth.
Lei Mr.. Conkling go snd do Likewise. There
ia another beach in Madison Square besides
the one that Mr.. Train habiiually occupies,
and Mr.. COUkiing should buy dimes worth
oil peanuts ana hasten 10 take possession of
it. Roscos aud George would make good
companions 10 that quiet retreat in the cen
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they might while away the closing hours Of
life in lamenting the perversity of this
wicked and ungodly generation.
The Washington Critic publishes an inter
view with the Hon. s. s. Cox, in which he
denies the report that he is not IN earnest in
his caBdidGcy for the Speakership. Mr.. Cox
SAID; L am IN earnest. making the
rsce 10 win. am NOT making the race Just
TO get on an important committee. am not
making the rsce in the interest. OF any other
candid a.e, u,': sta I .aehi.i aths CrJltr-.t II,
the interest OF any section or sci of men. /
ana not conIepding for the Speakership in the
interest of monopoly. L am opposed 10 all
monopolists and monopolies, OF whatever
kind, that exist. 1 am opposed to a high
protective tariff, we'll az 10 all rings,
cliques and corruptions in high or low
places. You csn say ] su ia the rscs until
/ am either elected or defeated"
SENATOR BECK was considerably .uuoyed
while in Washington last week by the solici.
lions of bcolblacks. The boys seemed 10
have formed a combination for the purpose
OF worrying him, and it was a cold day when
he didu't have three or four Of them yelling
'Shins 'em up, boss?" ST his heels. "They
beat the deck" he exclaimed one day 10 q
friend. "Aud they remind me of talk |
had with Proctor Knott. One day we were
walking down the avenue, and I was both
cred in the same fashion that L am now.
Proctor said: Beck, divide this city into
two classss-one class l like; the other /
detsst.' Who are theyp l asked. 'Well,'
said he, 'one class is the boolbIacks; they
persist in reminding me of my inferiority by
wanting to black my boots at every street
corner. hate 'em. Why can't they let
fellow go on thinking he looks we'll? The
other class ia the newspaper men. They
talk of ones mental superiority and make
you feel good generally, il you treat 'em
right. like newspaper men,"
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OTIUMwA, IA.-Dr. J. n. Armstrong says:
81 have used Browns Iron Bitters in my
family, and recommend its use to others."