Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Democratic and Republican Execu-
tive Committees of Madison county, Miss,
agreed upon the terms of fueion in that
county for the coming election, on Monday,
and have Issued calls for nominating con-
veDtions to ratify them.
The Canton Picket announces that the
Hon. John K. Lynch has written TO a prom.
iDent colored Republican Of NJ adison county
advising him ITO steer clear of Chalmers and
his gsngp The Hon. John +. Lynch re-
members tina Gen. Chalmers oco pied seat
to which ne was not elected for more than a
year, and he does not propose to forget 1t.
SENATOR PUGH, of Alabama, "dees not
regard Gov. Cleveland as the man who may be
regarded as the coming candidate (of the
Democracy for President" 1--WE should
say not" sage tho Jackson (Miss.) Clarion.
He has betrayed the party which
elected him, and deserted the principles
which he promised to carry out, and is as
dead as door nail in New York. What
reason exists for his nomination."
AND now they are beginning to talk OF
Gen. Rosecrsns for President. The suppo-
elton is that the Presidency Is a civil Office,
and 1t seems to Us that a civilian should fill
1t now and then. Gems Grant, Hayes, Gar
field aud Arthur, all military men, have
occupied the place in succession, and we
now is about the time 10 begin to think of
rotating the military out and rotating a
civilian 10.
THAT Hendricks should be willing now TO
see the old firm name of "Tilden &nd Hen
bricks" on tAe ticket IL, says the New YORK
World, in no sense astonishing. Mr.. Tilden
is nearly four years older than he wss in
1880. His health is good, bat il is aot,
| naturally, frst-class. II he should be elect
ed President the Vice-Preeidency would be
worth more than il would hav- been worth
in 1880. Mr.. Hendricks certainly under
| stands himself.
The Boston Advertiser observes that "the
Presidential canvass is not begun, thong b
yet already the Democratic papers are at
leggerheads over the tariff Take a given
| score OF journals, and their sentiments range
| from plan to dodge the tariff question 10
an ultra free-trsde position. The New York
World is helping on the good work by pub
| fishing letters which indicate the inevitable
and wide difference OF opinion among the
| Democratic leaders. Not knowing its own
mind about the tariff, hopelessly divided
about what ought to be made the chief issue,
aod With candidates multiplying, the Demo-
cratic party is unhappy already, and next
year will be ready for its usual defeat.D
IT is said that the Pennsylvania Union
| League has resolved upon a new conquest OF
I the South, and that under it's auspices a &c.
ries of mass meetings will be called in the
most important Southern Giles, which will
be addressed by corps Of imported Repub-
! licsn speakers. The campaign will be
opened in Atlanta, though what the precise
| plan OF operations or the distinctive ipsues
to be discussed will be has not yet been de.
termined. The general pose OF this new
I crusade is the reorg auizAtfon OF The Republic
can party 10 the South. 1t is also not i'm
probable that the pig-iron patriots ofgPenn
sylvania may have adopted this method o.
making converts 10 the protectionist faith.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Charleston Nesc
Comments on the remarkable returns of tax.
able property in South Carolina. The ag
gregale value Tor taxation, as returned, give
an average OF So per acre, but an investor
would fnd il difficult 10 go into any count,
and buy land a. any such figure. In tn,
item "value of buildings" the aggregate fol
taxation for the whole State is s1S GA $3.50
OF this amount $40, 49,, SIT lie for Charleston
with lis $4,000 people. The average cost, OIL
this basic, OF housing each man, woman an,
child in the city Is $500, while, according L
the reiuIDs from the rest of the State, wit
its popul ation Of $50, coo, the average cost
only S9s In the Two il, ms of lind an
houses The correspondent estimates tbs
S26S, 100000 of values beyond fire limits @
Chsrleston escape taxation if The return
from that city are taken as The standard.
Or The revival of the cold ticket" of Til
deu and III, ndficks the New York Tim,
says that IF the mausgers of the Tide
movement put 1T on the boards as an ENC
tionsl drama, they will see it fat igpomiu
iously. If they contriye 10 give it the ton
} OF an ingenious and audacious farce, the
would have, We suppose, one chance 10 10
600 Of carrying it through. 1t has the di,
advantage OF having failed when last undsl
taken: but ssweeping change in its chsracte
) and new distribution OF roles-e1cep', {
, course, the principal one-mieht give 1t
cerl ain popularity. Mr.. Herdricks's prelin
, mary announcement, however, il aitogeihe
. 10 the wrong vein. He should be prompt
called in, and the bu-in,ss left TO orr cleve
contemporary, the Sun Tor inst auce, aided b
M. Dsniel ManuiDg. They have shown
talent in piquing public curiosity, while az
pesriug TO try TO allay it, which, in the n
vival of piece to at had been gu Rposed 10 I
played cut, is simply invaluable"
The Mining Journal, of Fort Wayne, Ind
, suggests TO Sam K indsil, who is anxious {
repeal the internal revenue act, that "if Sal
and his friends would substitute for iutern'
revenue repeal, the distribution of the pre-
1 I
population, to be applied in the first i ST snc
10 payment Of expenses of the State govern
, mep,s, 30 as TO remove all occasion for pay
ment OF Stale tsXes, he mig hit cut some fgur
in tue contest Tor the Spesker>hip. The il
terusl revenue from b. r, spirits aud tobacc
! alone amounts TO 1888, 100000 snDusll,
whiie the aggregate aunuat expenses of H
the s ale governments do GOT exceed $50
I 1000. By such distribution Sam migt
not only make beer, whisky and tobacco pa
all the expenses of the State government
) but put a handsome amount into the FEEDER,
treasury besides. Or, il This would not Civ
quite IS good scope for high tariff proleciio
as Sam and his ffieDds camor for, he migf
let the whole Sl33, 100000 from beer, spiri
and tobacco, go TO the States 10 be spplled b
the latter 10 municipal purposes sf,er psyiu
the State expenses, and 10 this way not oul
relieve taxpayers from payment OF Stat
: tszes, but from large part of county an
township taxes besides"
A DISPATCH from New York says "thel
has been an entry of satisfaction 10 The css
OF Wa. d. Murphy, d mocrstic 81 ate
man OF Albany, s2sinst VIM. II. Englisl
oil Indiana, candidate for Vice President
the Democratic party in the last nation;
election. Mr.. Murphy b,gsn the suit in th
Supreme Court, in January, to recover Sis
tor services rendered IN the way of spet ch,
: in Indiana, from September TO Octootr /.
: 1850, and expenses incurred while irsveliI
in that State. In his petition he estimate
!. the value Of twenty five speeches at 500
;. ard stated his eIpeu-es at $3.50. He T,
|, ceived 500 On account, and sued for Il
balance, alleging that he had been hired
: Mr.. English TO deliver The speeches. NJ
!, English, in his answer, d. MED the indebted
: mere, denied that he had hired Mr.. Murph,
asserted That the speeches were poor an
|, worth 10 compensation whatever, and III;
the contrsc, Of conlrsct there was) W;
against public policy. Mr.. Murphy's coui
, sci dtmurred 10 The latter Piles, and Jude
, Lsrremore sustained the demurrer on u
ground that The question turned on ii
statute Of Indiana, which did not fcrbid sue
, contrscls. The Gaze was appealed, but pens
ing the sTguDent il has been settled Il
about s4O0, for which Algernop S. Sullivs
has. given his check 10 L. G. Ecciezine,
counsel for Murphy"