The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-10
a dollar II cents aud 81 hundredth"
say II 1.5 cents.
THE TRUTH rERsELY STATED.

IL 10 decent, lntellRent neWtphPor,
edited, published and managed by ].
Thomfs Turner, L. Murray Brown
and the Rev. T. Nightingale, col
ored men OF talent and high |
respectfully. Instead Of joining
in the howl about intimidation
and fraud, the last number Of the
Wdtchmdn gives truthful in
depreciation Of the causes which led
TO the defeat OF the Republicans and
the triumph Of the Democrats in the
election on Thursdsy last. In an srti-
Gle headed; SHELBY Gone Demo
cratic-Colored Men by the Hack
Loads Rolled TO Each Poll With Dem
ocratic Tickets in Hand-They Voted
and Worked With Alarming Vim, and
Acted Cool Toward the Republican
Ticket-All OF Which Can Be Easily
Accounted For Somebody Will Learn
Something After Awhile" says:
"The election held last Thursday was
one OF great importance and little
interest was shown on the part Of the
colored people, and especially the
white Rspub leans as far as the Re-
publican ticket was concerned, and the
result WAS an overwhelming majority
for the Democrat This election was
an unprecedented one, as the colored
men wake and rode in hack loads to
the polls, voted and worked like
beavers for the success of the Demo.
cratic ticket with an alarming vim.
The fction on the part Of the Co'oIed
men can ePsily be accounted for. The
white Republicans have no good rea-
son to present for the lukewarmness
at the polls. The Colored men are not
going TO be handicapped by "bosses"
and political leaders. The Wdtchm IN,
although it made strong fight for the
Republican ticket up TO the election, has
never failed TO show to the colored
man at divers times that he must vote
for the best men for his own best in
tereat regardless OF party. The cleo
ton was a very quiet one, and every
thing passed off without injury TO bod.
lily person. The Democrats are jubi-
liant and over rejoiced over their VIC
tory. The Democrats were well or
ganized and prepared for work, while
| the Republicans were divided, uDcon-
cerned and lukewarm. Such thing
will ever exist as long as the bosses
and old wornout leaders stand at the
head Of the ranks and give commands,
and at the time they are needed they
fall to the rear and leave the bag for
the negro TO hold. Somebody will
learn something after awhile"
In these comments the truth is
tersely stated. From the time the
polls opened on Thursday morning,
the co ored people commenced voting
the Democratic ticket openly without
solicitation, and by IL O'Clock the
news spread from ward to ward that
an unprecedented number OF negroes
were voting the Democratic ticket
This was surprise to Democrats, as
past experiments had impressed the
Democrats with the belief that the
negroes were joined TO heir idols, aud
there was no expectation and no effort
made to secure the negro vote. In
the county elections two years ago,
when the total vote Of the city was
only 1900, the Republicans polled
about 5000 votes, while in the election
on Thursday, when the popular vote
had increased to nearly 10000, there
was no increase in the Colored
vote. In the Presidential cleo
ton, less than two yeas ag',
the Republicans OF Shelby county
cast 9l65 votes for Blaine. On Thurs
day the Republican vote did not ex'
csed rs 0. G eveland's vo'e in Shelby
county wa 1926. The Democratic
vote on Thursday reached IL,
600. This increase in the Democratic
vote and the decrease OF the Republi-
cen vote Is explained in the above ex'
tract RON thu Memphis Vdtchmdn,
wi iCh icpTesen the c)lolcd man by
the hscdCads rol ed to each poll with
Democratic tiOBets in hand" The
Democrats Of Shelby county reg ,rd
the large colored voc cat for the
Dmocr. tic tickle ~ the first [ fer on
the prJ OF the blacks 10 ohl,tsr-
ate the color line and is gladly az
cepted In two elections during
the last four years Democrats
have placed colored men on their tick
cts rs peocs Offering and to show
that they had no race prejudices. On
the day Of the election thewhits Dem.
CORA cast solid vote for these colored
candidates. But the negroes cast a
cold vots against them, abused and
prosecuted them for the crime Of try
log u oblierAte race prejudice by affil-
iatipg with the whitsspolitica,ly. The
contempt with which these expert
mentSt harmony between the races
were received by the blacks, created a
determination on the part OF the whites
TO make no further oV0rtures for recon-
Ciliation between the two races who's
interests are identical, Whole destiny
is the ssms, and in the late canvats
the Democratic presr, the Democratic
speakers and the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee made no ap-
pealS to secure the colored
vote. But the intelligent blacks
raw that the Democrats had the best
ticket, and disguised with boes rule,
in the interest OF honest, economical
government they voted the straight
Democratic ticket without solicitation
lad to the surprise OF both Democrats
aad Republicans. For years the Dem
ocrats of Shelby county have labortd
to bi q about better feeling between
the races, and have paced colored