The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-07

nent speaks 81 much in the story Of
the election OF 1876, and reflect that
Hayes, the greatest fraud of all.
rewarded every one who aided
him in the swindle, from
John Sherman down to the lowest
member of the Returning Board; or
Garfield, as a man in private walks OF
life, nothing i'll can be said, and oithe
dead nothing i'll should be- spoken,
but as an apostle OF purity he was
sadly deficient there are too many
charges to leave 1t a matter Of doubt
that the
STAIN OF THE PARTY
chung TO him as it had to his pledccas.
sors; and last Of all came Arthur,
placed in the Presidential chair by &C.
cdent, whose official record in con-
nection with civil ervice reform was
SO foul that ii was iepudiated even by
so rank a fraud as Rutherford b,
Hsyee. Then, lost to all sense Of de-
cency, in 1884 they chose for their
candidate that most ststesmau-like
sham, the mesnest, most despicable
one OF them all, James G. Blaine, Of
whom it may be said, as it was OF
Bacon, that he was "the brightest, wit
test, meanest of mankind" But they
had gone too far. All the respectable
element within the party felt outraged,
and the great political cabaO was
| broken by the very vices which
had kept it in power so long, and
which it believed were invincible. 1t
had gone too far. The American peo-
pie are too noble 10 permit such
man 10 enter the White House.
The Republican party have COM
united ev5Iy possible crime against
the people. Since the days OF Nero
aud the C@sars there has been no euCh
record. We must, however, give them
credit for not little sound political
sense. They every row and then 20
outside Of their own party lines to get
some thing fresh and tempting TO place
before the people, jut as they did two
years ago, when they nominated my
opnonent, Mr.. Taylor.
Mr.. Phelan then began to
RRvIEw THE ADDRESS
delivered by Mr.. Taylor. Owing to
many circumstances the line of de-
narration between the two political
parties was not 80 closely drawn as it
might be. Cor corning the main pTin-
ciples, IA stated in the earlier portion
of his address, there could be no doubt,
but owing to the immense size of the
country and the many conflicting in.
terests which had weight in different
sections, both parties were divided
within themselves on ques tions
pertaining to the details of leg
;slation. The position of Pnsi-
dent Cleveland on the silver bill,
for example, is not in accord with
the views of all the Democratic mem
bers of the House. The Republicans,
too, are divided on this and other
questions. 1t must be remembered
that these are new questions which
are now in process of discussion, and
upon which public opinion has MOI
had time to crystalline. He would
mention, however, that a Democrat
introduced the free coinage bill into
the lower house. II the Republican
party had been in
FAVOR OF FIRE. COINAGE
they had an opportunity for passing
the bill, but ninety-one voted against
il. The question is still in the in
cipiency OF discussion; it is not now
pressing question Of Importance in
party sense, as some would have
YOU believe. As the national banl
notes are retired from year to year,
the issue grows more and more i'm
p1rtsnt, and in the meantime thu
clear wine Of correct public opinion
rises 10 the surface as the fermentln
process Of discussion goes on. Whel
the question becomes an active issu
the political parties will be- prepare'
30 deal with it. Concerning tn
tn k about the surplus in the Treasur,
tnr DemC cratic party hiss not been il
power loDg enough to carry out an
complete The extravagaDt contract
made by the Republicans. When thes
IRE disposed of 1t will be ready to sui
NIT the results of its stewardship.
He wished next 10 iabe up quet
ton upon which his opponent had dc
voed much time-the question c
protection.
1t 10 the custom OF Republicans t
speak of protection 80 rs 10 coafus
the people and produce WRONG iuprel
sions. It. was question which peupl
don't walk miles to hear. The tai
laws certainly need revision, fs h
would o ideavor to show by portin
= out ma lifest determinations. ii
then reviewed the customs duties o
= a long list of article5, and closed b
saying that the protection bills Of I'll
= past had been passed not 50 much
: the interest OF the Am erican mechar.
3 and working man ss for the ben
. fit tf capitalists in certain Sc
t tioDs of the country. The south
: now beginning to g,t a little bere'
8 from it. Another question upon VIII c
great stress was laid by his opponel
Y was the Blair bill. He favored tt
principal underlying this bill, but u
3 Republicans had incorporated
I, many clauses that the principle
( Federal aid 10 educstion was lost sig
d of in the party questions involve
: 1t wasa
= RENEWAL OF THE OLD FIGHT
! on new field. II the bill as orig
nally placed before CONGRESS had be-
accepted by the Republicans it won
have passed. But they desired, in u
0 line Of the policy Of the party, to real
II out and assume control of local int
# tutions, which policy was repugua
8. to Democratic principles. A compl
y mise, or rather a substitute, for b
+ Blair bill proposed to give the pl
g ceeds Of sales Of public lands to y
d States for school purposes. II
J. speaker read letter from the genei
y land office, giving data which led to
l. belief that the proceeds from Il
Is source would equal if not exceed I
,. amount to be disbursed und
If the Blair bill. He spo
D. at some length OF the gia
y LAND GRANTS
n of the past, made by Republicans
~ railroads TO be built through uninhs
" tied sections OF the country. and co
traeted the policy of the two parties
This regard. The public schools
r Tennessee and several other Sta
rs were founded with money obtain
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