The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-26

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proved by a prominent Democrat
OF that county. That he now
adm tilted that he had advised in mis-
speech at Byhalia the putting on CT
sixshooters and knocking down the
negro leaders at the polls il they Or
gauizsd in squads of tens. The or
SANITATION OF voters into tens with a
leader 10 see that they registered and
voted YVES Tilden's celebrated decimal
organization Of 1875, aud when l Dor
rowed it from Tiiden in my circular,
Morgan showed his Ignorance OF
politics by calling it loyal league
organization, and recommended That
1t be brosen up by sixshooters and
clubs. With such record it is i'm
possible for Kim to receive any negro
votee, and ii they are counted for him
the fraud will be transparent. l am
informed by distinguished Green
back friend that Judge Morgan's
speech at Ba'esville was an open ap.
peal to Democratic leaders to res jrt
TO the same practices in the election
that were used last year. And Sena-
tor Georges spec ches as reported to
me amounted simply TO this: The
Anglo-bSKon races are the only races
fit 10 govern and must govern at ell
hazTds. win the election honestly,
II you can; but il not-win the eiec.
tioU."
II is we'll known that in this Con-
Rressional District the Auglo.Saxon
race is in the majority, and therefore
there is no necessity for any such
appeals to race prejudices as
are reported TO me TO have been made
by Senator George. There must be
division among the whites before it is
possible for the blacks to have any
chance TO control or even assist ir
controlling the election. II the whites
were divided on two white candidates
and TIE blacks controlled black can
didate there might be come excuse for
an appeal to the whites to stand to-
gether. But when the only Candi-
dates are two white Southern men,
and both ex-Confederatss, such
speeches simply mean that the blacks
shall not be permitted to cast the de.
Gliding vote in favor OF a white man,
or any other man, unless he is the
nominee of the Democratic party.
1t means not that the Anglo. Saxon
race must rule in tina South, but the
Democratic party must rule in the
South. IL Is but repetition OF Mr..
Lamar's celebrated speech in which
he poured water into ink, and said
that thereby white men became black
entd and contaminated who voted
with the negroes or attempted to lead
them agsius, the Democratic party.
1t Is pain declaration that the Dem
ocratic party shall rule in this dis
trict without regard to numbers, AID
l propose thatthis question shall be
squsrely presented before the Ameri-
can Congress and the Amert.
can people II Judge Morgan is
cJunted in at boxes where the
majority OF ballots are cas-. by
colored voters. l propose to lest
the question whether the Republi-
cans, Greenbackers, Knights of Labor
and others who oppose the Demo.
cratic party will permit this bold
assertion Of higher lswism not only to
dominate the South, but by this
usurpatio1 of power to dominate the
Union itself. have always opposed
the domination OF thu white man by
the black man in the South, and am
opposed to 1t now. But j believe this
can he prevented by fair, honorable
and intelligent means, short OF either
fraud, bribery or violence, aud l am
in favor Of adopting all said means to
project the Anglo.Sixon race and
none Others. But utterly repudiate
the doctrine that the white man be-
comes contaminated who undertakes
to teach anH lead the negro in re-
liglon, morality or politics. 1t is the
highest duty of the Southern white
man to aid in elevatlng the Colored
race and leading them in the true
path to prosperity, and every party
should be free TO engage in this work.
And it is only the dict tie Of coward
ly despotiHm which teaches that 10
man but Democrat shall organizs or
instruct the negro in politics.
He discussed at length the machine
government in Missi,s ppi; said it was
both eXtravaRant and corrupt and
showed by the report OF the same
State Treasurer, Hemingway, that the
cash in the treasury was $524,3SS on
the let OF July, 1876, when Ames
was Governor, aud only 1870 on the
lat Of July, 1856, when Lowry was
G GOVERNOR, and the Legisla ure author
lied the "a Q of $5O0,000 of bonds to
carry on the STATE Government this
year, and that the total public debt
had been increased 100000 since
Lowry became G lvernor, and was to-
day greater under Lowry than it was
under Ames. That the taxes were APP
parently reduced but in view of the
price of cotton harder TO pay now than
under Ames. He said that Burkett,
representative of the people, had ex-
posed the Lowry administration and
said he should be imptached, and for
this q con of the Governor stood at the
gates OF the capital with a shot gun TO
him-a disgraceful scene, uu-
psralleIed in the history OF free gov
eminent. He discussed the school
law and showed how uujustly it was
dis rlbuted He said the promises of
economy and reform were equally re-
pudisted in the National Government;
that the number Of Federal offica
holders bad been increased and the
for next year were
S54 600, 900 greater than last year.
He said Senator George denounced
the Republicans for their immense
lard grants 10 the Northern Pacific
railroad, when Lamar, Hewitt ami
McLsne in seperate Congresses had
reported bills from Democratic COM
mites to a Democratic House to ex.
tend this same land grant. He said
Morgan made q most ridiculous claim
that Democratic House had restored
land grants unearned by railr ads,
when everyone knew that the Demo-
Gratis House could do nothing that
was not approved by Republican
Senate, and that George and Morgan
had both violated the Democratic
platform in voting to retain the land
grant of the Gulf aud Ship Island rail
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