The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-08
was a certain kind Of logic in hi
claim.
TEE EKGROEs

was a certain kind OF logic in hi
claim.
TER NEGROES
were greatly in the msjor ty. He wae
negro. IL was proper, therefore,
that the msjcrity of the voters should
be Represented by Que Of tbems-lves.
This issus prf sented by his candidacy
was narrow and essily understo ID.
The Democfstlc patty s'w the danger
underlying s success; it realized the
effort 10 macs one race against on
other, brute numb rs against property
AID Intelligence, and risiGg, equal to
the emergency, under Ger. Catcniugs's
lesd, it promptly defeated the eff-rE.
In Judge simIalls candidacy the
same Issue is again presented to ths
Deope OF the ois riot, bot without its
former lcgic rf lea dersaip. If the ne-
gfoes, as a race, were to govern The
district, and Cic:ate The epreeentst on
Of it's great material interests in Con-
gress, t Was logical and right that that
reprt sentative should be one of them
selves. Somewhat of patriotism, an
ignorant sort OF pa riotsm though it
might be, somewhat OF reason, though
Of an Inferior kind, nj ght be predit at
ed OF
PEARcE's CANDIDACY.
He desired and thought that it was
iltt that be should ieprt sent his race
in Congress, because that race was in
the maj ority. He was its NEST incl
ligenG represe NATIVE, aud would in
bis own person llustra lis fitness for
self government. Here was a motive
which, az east, wa above contempt
He bad eome reason too to suppose
that The int ligrnce end properly OF
tie i trict, embodied in & Demo-
cratic psrty, might scquiesce. 1t had
dcns 80 in thu preCe ding elect Oh,
when Judge Jeffords obtained I re seat.
But } ldge imrall's candidacy is on
vastly lower plsne. HIS does not
purpose to iIlusua G ibe titatss Of the
one rtct or the other for felf govern
ment. He IS not of t at race which
needs iliustra ion and tue race which
does l. OF ne it simply spurns him.
lie bad no right to suppJsa that the
inlellig nee ana property inter g 8 OF
the d riot would acquiesce in his
candidacy, because il bad are 6y
unanimously selected Gen. Catchings.
He cJuli not have been a,tusttd by
any patriotic desire 10 serve the ma.
ta'ial in erssIs of the district, bee luse
Of bis know edge of Gh4t Gen. Catch.
iDgs hgs done and Of his holding a
pcs ton to 90 moro in the future; one
witch Judge Simral! knows he could
not teclre.
JUDGE sIMRALL
is ling time resident of Mis- issippi
he is thoroughly familiar with the pc
Cuiar conditions of this d strict; he
has had familiar Acquaintance with
the sc cial and indust i,l conditions OF
the people of Mississippi, b, tn al a
citizen and rs one of lts Supreme
Judges; he knows that to secure
well ordsied government, it 10 neces-
ssry that jnteuigs nee, education and
property int ests should control; he
knows that the dominance OF The
VIII to race liz, at least for the present,
essential; be knows thai that race,
representing as it does the intelligence
and wealth Of his district, spoke 8
wish snd d6s' re in the nomination OF
Gen, Catchings last sumner; he knows
that 1t was no sort OF wish or desire to
be represented by him.
What motive then prompts his can
didtcy Tor Congress? Personal greed
CT otfic pure and simple.
Up?n what vote does he rally? The
negro vote; and upon two grounds
First, he il under the delusion that all
negroes are RApub cans and that he
has but 10 sia'e that &c is a ReDub-
lican to ct their vote, Second, he
fesls that tue bsa. CAIN 10 their vote
is thatthtir white fellow eitize s will
vote aganSt him,
Judge Sim all is fully avarp, none
mo 70, OF the evil effects of such a
CANVAS. He kcows that it is regard
ed with anxiety and apprehension by
the best cit'z ns OF tbs district which
he seeks to represent. He knows thai
so far as his candidacy is concer1ed it
is the result end offspring of meeting
of few characterltss and unaurhor-
IL, negroes, gotten together by him
telf in
lin INV Of NhhENNlLLEt
call'rg itsslf an Executive Commit ee,
followed up by an equally character
l,ss and unrepresentatvs convention
of the same kind, from which he came
forth dubbed the "Repub ican candi-
date for G nRressH
Pesrce could not Rave oeen prop
erly expected TO co sder very ma
turely or to herd mu'h the welfare OF
the white e0ple Of this dis'rict. HIS
Cand dary had in it sentiment, the
aspirations q a man for bis rsc4, the
desire Us one Of that lacs to represent
il.
Judge Sjmr3ll has no such sentiment
or aspiration. He defires the offica ),
To gain it he is wiling to ante gon re
the wishes of the best citizans If this
district aud t. use the h1lmiul and
evil working race antagonisn Of an
ignorant psople. Against the insidi-
Gus wiles and intinCere protest ltions
of such candidacy, we warn the
Democratic voters OF the district to be
on their guard, The old i,sue is pra-
seat d again. Shall wa allow ignorant
numbers end racS prejudice, without
an effort on our Fart, to control the
Interests and destiny Of our district 2
The outlook in every way but especi-
ally Tor cur material interests, was
never brighter than now. The future
is in our own la d. But IL it ia to be
future worth living Tor and leaving
as al inheritance, it must be wrought
out by vigilar CO, activity and loyalty
10 the high principl's which prompt
true aud honorable citizens.
By o. der of the Democratic ExCcu-
tive Committee.
WA. PERCY, Chairman.