The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-19

kCnohoLAyt uuu COLAompt iOf yUu 1u0
your few white, discennolste, Office
seeking followers.
FoURTH-pAILoT Rox sTvyyIEd.
1t is not true that either Senator
George and others, or l, in any speeches
made by any or either Of as, In the
canvass just closed, or that Senator
Lamar, or Gov. Lowry or /, in any
speeches made by us, or either OF as,
in the year 1884 or a. any other time,
advised any other than lawful methods
to be pursued In carrying elections;
nor could anything said by sny, or
either OF us, at any time or place, have
been otherwise construed by any fair
minded man.
Opt Willis Hunter and Capt. John
W. s. Tate and Il. L. Braden may have
made the remarks attributed by you
TO them. All three OF the gentlemen
have known you personally and as q
politician for great many yesrs, and
well understand that you are the great
master and professor OF all the election
tricks and crooked methods known in
the art Of ballot manipulation, and
when they heard you, with apparent
gravity, prating about "a full vote, a
free bsllot, and fair count" doubt
not that their mirthful feelings got the
better Of them, and they may have
used some such expressions as those
attributed by you 10 them; but that
they intended thereby TO encourage
frauds upen the ballot box, deny. /
aver that every qualified elector in tina
district who defired to vote for you,
clIne TO the pods and voted for you,
and his vote was honestly counted for
you.
COUNTER STATEMENT.
And now, for further answer TO your
said notice, Imake the folio wing state.
ment: You have, since you attained
your majority, proiessed to be Dem.
ocrat, and claim 10 be such now. You
were elected District Attorney when
young man ss a Democrat, and to the
Senate OF Mississippi, in 1875, az such.
You we're elected TO the Forty-htth and
FoTty-eiIth Congresses as Democrat,
and commissioned to the Forty
seventh as such. You were, when
member of Congress, chairman Of the
House Democratic caucus, and you
were candidate as Democrat for
seat In the Senate OF the United States
when Senator Lamar was elected the
last time. Having been ousted from
a Democratic seat in the Fohyseventb
Congress in April, 1852, on the contest
OF John r. Lynch, you found a few
moments Of leisure In which TO nsedi-
tate upon "the mulability OF human
affairs" and the possibilities Of the
future. There was now, as demon
strated by Lynch's success, no hope
for you Ia your old district. There
was no chance for a Democratic nomi.
nation In any other. Inside the Dem
ocratic organization there were too
many in font q you, and darkness
shrOuded the prospect la that direO-
ton. You had just closed canvass
OF the State for United States Senator,
but 1t 30 happened that not one OF
your supporters" got to the LegiBla.
lure. The Second District OF Missis.
sippi furnished q most promieipg field
for a new start. There you had spent
the earlier and happier days Of your
youth aRd early manhood. Your
parents before you had lived, died and
we're buried there. The memory Of
their honor9d names was fresh In the
minds of the people, and was held in
high esteem by thousands. Bearing
aloit the standard OF good name, re-
ceived as o legacy from his father,
your distinguished brother, Ham
Chalmers, had carried il into tue
household Of thousands of loving
friends and families, ard had, by his |
intrinsic worth and the practice OF all |
the noble social, moral and manly vir-
tues, invested the vey name Of Chal. |
mers with q ba,o Of affectionate re-
gard. II was from this district, when |
an unknown Young man, aided by the |
good name and fair fame OF your
father, you we're elected Dietrict At. |
iorney. A largo number of soldiers
by you during the war,
and possessing that strong, living affec-
lion for their comrades born OF hard
ships and sliierings endured in COM
non In common cause, and known
only to heroes, still resided there.
1t was O Democratic district, but at
that timo cast u strong and we'll organ
zed Republican vote. You perfected
IN arrangement with the leaders OF
he Republican party, the result of
which was that you moved into the
district aud declared yourself an indie
pendent candidate for Congress. Soon
lftBrward Republican convention
rave you the Endorsement agreed on.
The canvass was one q the most re.
and holly contested ever
lad in the State. Among the score OF
distinguished white Republican lead
'rs who took the field for Yen may be
mentioned the Hon. Geo. M. Buch-
man, the Hon. q. @. Chandler, the
Ion J. L. Morphis, Col. T. ". Harris
Greenbacker), Capt. \. w. Turner,
ohm S. Burtor, A. 7. Wimberly, O.
\. Foster and Edgar West. Among
he many oolored Republicans who
we're engaged In canvasslng for you
Inder the inspiration OF their leaders,
nd who were paid sums of $50 and
ver, were the following: