The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-24
FROM THE PEOPLE.
An Ola Democrats Views.
To the Editors Of the Appeal:

10 the 6ditore OF tne Appeals
Permit one who has voted the Demo
cratic ticket for thirty-seven years
without ever being candidate for
Office or receiving 81 OF official patron
age, to thank you for the editorial in
Sundays APPEAL, headed "Manufact-
uring Firebrands." Your rebuke to
the mischief makers is timely and well
deserved. The syndicate to which you
refer seems to think that ii it can get
rid OF men with Confederate records,
old men on whom the people leaned
in time OF need, they will have no
trouble in "bossing" the machine"
1t is hoped the organs of the new dis
pensation will notify tho public how
old man has 10 be to come under the
ban. For thiriy.eeven years / have
served the Democratic party as dele
gate to State, district and county con-
yentions, and If am too old to hold
Office, | am too old to serVe as dele
gate, and l would dislike to be refused
admission into the next District Con-
yention. To cave me this moltifica-
ton, | want to know il Democrat So
years OF age comes under the rule
the time fixed for his retiring. In this
free country the people assembled in
convention have been in the habit OF
nominating the man that suited them,
whether he be in the charmed circle
of aspirants or outside OF il. But, &C.
Cording TO the new dispeDsation
formulated by the syndicate OF mis-.
chief makers, us two and no moro are
TO be considered in nominating con-
vention. II candidate could not
secure tWo-thirds vote that "over-
whelming public sentiment in oppo-
sition to clark horses" would not per-
nit the convention to nominate new
man, but force it to adjourn without
making nomination at all. L.
either Luke E. Wright, r. j.
Morgan, J. M. Greer, Josiah Patterson,
George CAN'T, T. b. Turley or S. D.
Weakley were proposed as compro-
mice candidates, they would be told
this convention wants no nominee
with an unscanned record although
much scanned records fail to secure q
nomination. Ii the syndicate can kill
of dark horaes, Confederate soldiers
and old men, the Democratic party
will have q "machine" and new
"bossss." l was told yesterday that
the war on old men had special refer
ence to Senator Isham G. Harris in or
der to rive place to one OF the syndi.
cate. When elected four years ago,
Senator Harris announced his deter
inmate on nevers gain to be a candidate
for ofIce in Tenn see. 1t has been
his expectation to retire. He hes made
a faithful and efficient Senator, but
the abuse and villifcition of the syn
dictate organized against him may
make his candidacy necessary
for his vindication. II be ehould be
forced into the contest the rc3ult will
show that he has done nothing to for
felt the confidence of the people he
hiss served faithfully and satisfactorily.
In the canvass for Congress my friend,
The Hon. James NJ. Harris, is placed ut
great disadvantage. A distinguished
writer once said that Gin the Romen
Senate Octavius had a party, Antony
had q party, but the commonwealth
had none" Turner has an organ,
Phean has an organ, but Harris has
none. But this weakness may posi-
bly, be Hsrris's strength, for the can
didate who owns his organ handles
sharp edged tools. Turner'S disgust.
ing praise of himself lost him many
votes, and judging from Sundays Ard-
ldnche another org'n will soon kill off
another owner. Ii Jim Harris should
start an organ to sound his praise, you
will see that he will never permit
it to offend Confederate soldiers aud
men who have spent their talents,
time and money in building up patty
whose young ofico seeking leaders
propose to expatriate, throw them
overbo rd becalse Tell it not in
Gath, pubi;h it not in the streets OF
Askelon," because they are - old.
AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
MEMPHIS, August %, 1885.