The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-24
SENATOR GEORGE, OF MISS
STILL IN FAVOR OF THE BLAIR
BILL
For Federal Aid to EducatiOn-He
Is Still the Friend Of the
COlOred People.
IcoRREsPOSDEScE OF THE APPEAL. |

SARpIs. MISS, October %. Senators
George and Walthall have been max
ing some excellent speeches in this
neck of the woods, that have aroused
the Democracy end made the people
even more hopeful Of the future. Both
gentlemen have been warmly received,
and both, it. is needless to telFthe
APPEAL, are as popular as men ever
get to be with the masses. Both have
nat tiotic rec 1rds as soldiers, both stand
6ieh in law, and both are practical
sensible business men, who, In all
that they do for Mississippi, look ior
direct benefit for the peop'e. One day
this week Senator George made tell
ing speech here, which wss reported
at length in the Reporter OF yesterday.
Senator George was greeted win
hearty applause, and commenced MS
speech by giving sort a general
outline OF what he proposed to dls-
cuss bsfore his audience, and then,
coming down to local issues and local
candidates, he declared Judge Morgan
to have been faithful and careful
representative. OoIgrsssmen, like
other men, make mistakes sometimes.
we are all Liable to make mistakes,
and there are none OF US that are en-
1 rely free from them; and, in the
r commentator OF men for appoint
ment to Office, it must be remembered
that there are generally large num-
her of applicants for every office, and
where one is successful many are ola
appointed, and their friends share IN
their disappointment, But per'onsi
aspirations and preferences should
slways be subordinated 10 the
welfare and success OF the
paIty and the best interests
of the country. One of the highest
duties OF a Democrat is to support the
nominees of his patty, and thereby
promote party harmony and party
success. Judge Morgan has made
YOU an efficient and faithful Represen-
iative, and you owe 1t to the party, to
him and your country, nay, you owe
| II TO yourselves, to support thin for re-
election. We have labored for years
under great disadvantages. We have
had a Democratic House OF Represent
atiyas now and then, but every other
branch OF the government has been
adverse. Now, for the frat time in a
quarter of century, We have DEM
ecratc President. But the Senate is
Republican, and l very much fear the
Republican majority there cannot be
overcome during the present admins
tration, aud the coed we hoped for
and looked for is likely to fail in con-
sequence. Still, good has been done,
and will be done, Notwithstanding the
cans in the Senate. It ia
highly important that we have har'
monious Congress. We have the
House and must retain it, aud get the
Senate when we can, but we must
certainly not yield any of the ground
we already hold. l know Mr.. Cleve
land, and have given his administIa
ticn my uDh nching and answering
support. like him because he ia ar
independent, brave, bold, thinking
man. The Southern Senatorial
Democra,ic-have shown the willing
ness they feel atall times to contribute
in every way to promote the welfare
OF the VIII ole people and the glory o
the whole country. And here let mi
te | the cllored men present that W.
must all work together harmoniousiy
for il the whites go down the black
20 down too. Samson pulled dow
the temple, aud he not only destroyed
all within the temple but himsel
also, have lived in Mississippi eve
since WIS eight years OF age. AL
that l own in the world is here
aud l look at no public polio.
without considering how 1t vii
effect Mississippi. Mr.. Cleveland ]
, our friend, and / can assure you tina
j 80 long as he occupies the Presidents
, chair he will let no harm come t
Mississippi. He will stand by 20,
: and the Constitution. He stands as
: bulwark facing all the cohorts of ia
: nalicism, and will see thai they do yo
, no harm. There are more good an
! capable men in the Democratic rank
, in Mississippi than in the Republica
: by a thousand to one, and they are tn
f'test men for office. The Democ a.
= hold that public office is publ
! trust and public officer a public col
, want, The Republicans, on the cor
a trary, hold that ali public offices 81
a long to them and their friends, an
4 pubic officers are masters and not Sc
: wants. The Republicans had an arm
g of 1000 iackleg pol iicians and Joel
!. eys in Office who fattened from tn
4 public crib and grew fat from the pul
: lie treasury. Now, when 'one ma
a grows rich at the expense
= the government another bscomt
a poor, for what the governmel
:. gives to one it takes fro
a another. The government HI
" nothing except what il takes from
!. citizens. The Treasury is like a ci
"a tern. Before you can pump watt
;. out OF that you must put it there, an
+ before you can draw money out of tt
Al Treasury youS must put it in I'll
"a Treasury. The government is spent
n thrift, and not producer, and it b
A. hooves thoss who manage its sifai
9 TO exercise vigilance and economy,
10 as to tighten the burdens of the pc
IN ple. The Senator then re erred to Il
i. land graz Is and dwelt briefly on Il
N nalional banks and the tariff, and ga
- that he had striven 10 have the ii
taken off the implements OF the farr
ers aud mechsniCs-ths toilers Of Il
countty-but was told by Northel
Senator that these taxes were necC
,st sary 10 the factories OF the Mort
Said he, l advocated aud voted t
IN the Blair educational bill. 1t CONFER,
benefits upon all classes and colo s
us citizens, and l have not, aud will nj
-, cast a vote except for the bsnefit of !
- alike. Now, tell you, colored me
no that will stand by You in the mai
h. tenanCe OF your rights, and befriel
nv you in every way that can, but
lily never will consent TO reinsugul
IA ton of the internal rule Of 1876. NJ
N terra became 30 intoleFable, and (
ner prospect looked 30 dark and forb
ding then, that l thought | won
ns, take my family and emigrste, b
when looked around and saw ht
ign many could not do 60, l gave up /
to idea of going and determined to
main in M ssi'sippi ard share her Is
IN and 10 sleep within her b som VIII
- should come the closing scene OF Ii
= Thank God, the cor u t adveutur,
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