The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-17
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE PRESIDENTS QUIET DEMO.
CRATIC WEDDING.
The River and HarbOr BiII-PrOba-
BILE Discussion OF the Tariff
-Oapital Notes.
lcoRREsPoSDENoE OF THE APPEAL. |


WASHINGTON, June 14.-The Presi-
dents marriage has been a quiet and
unoetentatious one, though accompa-
MED with sufficient state and dignity
becoming to the chosen head of great
republic. Miss Folsom was plainly
but richly dressed, and wore no je wells
save the marriage ring. To the
thoughtful, and lovers OF retrospect,
this quiet ceremonial reads like the
handwriting on the wall at Belshaz-
zsr's feast. We hope it is. We hope
it p,esages the downfall OF too much
glitter, pomp, and ALLEGATIONS of for
eign courts. For twenty five years the
administrations Of the pest have been
characterized by themCst reckless and
profu d spay. P liticians from the
Norih and West, ad o ates for protec-
tionists and railrosd kings, monop-
olists of all colors and shades, have,
with seductive and meletriclous elo-
quence, harIngued the halls of the
Capitol, sentimentaliSinH with great
swelling words" the advantages of
the pro e'tive system for the poor
man" wh'ls their deluded constitu-
ents at home were toiling aud
moiling for the bare necessities
OF life. These unselfsh Statement
built themselves paatial homes here,
and their wives decked out in all the
bravery that wealth can bestow, have
entertained lavishly, magnifCently-
gold dust to throw in the eyes of the
multitude. Let us read the signs OF
times. Let us remember the carton
words of Patrick Henry, Eternal
vigilance is the price OF liberty" ere
We be chained and dragged along
without volitiou, to the Car Of power
and luxury, or like "dumb driven
CATTLE" goaded on to the shambles.
We must send from the West and
South our bsst representative mem
men like John X. Jones OF Arkansas,
Wathall of Mississippi, and Others Of
whom they are true types; Bre ckin-
ridge OF Arkansas, McMillin, Ballen-
tine and Richardson of Tennessee;
men whose lives are clean, who esome,
modes of domestic purity and
happiness. They are men of
braius, good, steady "horse sense"
sound integrity, wise statesmandship,
intelligent and progressive without
fanstiCism or crankiness, gentle and
courteous to women without offensive
di. play OF words or manner-heroes in
whom we can trust, who have ready
proved II on the battle field, and there
is a grader battle going on now for
constitutional integrity and principle,
80 long smothered, and which will still
have to be fought with more dex-
trous weapons than the sword = wise
and cool heads and not to1 hot
tongue! The wives of such men shine
vita reflected lusier in our society
here, they are true types OF our best
Southern women, socially gifted with
that bright, attractive magnetism that
marks the daughters of the South
clever takers, with the heaven.born
refinement that puts the most awk-
ward at cess, not pedantiC, not anx-
ious to display superiority on any sub
iect that aiises, not English You
know nor French, but Thoroughbred
American women who are as intelli-
gent and capable in the kitchen
So they are in the psrlor. As
a class the average Northern
men and women lack individuality,
and often originality. They sre tco
much like articles turned out of their
msnuiactories-very highly finished,
no doubt, but the stuff IS not always
genuine. Our Southern people are too
much the opposite. They lack steadi-