The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-13

knowledged ability, but dpdtidbuiig
alone. The same holds true of
the Governors OF the several States;
al all the Senator'S and members Of
Congress. The Judges Of the Supreme
Court are only appointed for their po-
Utica opinions, and woe be unto them
II they should dare to c)rstrue an act
OF Coogrefs against the political tenets
OF those who framed the bill aud the
President who approved it. Look at
the Legislatures OF the several States
Why, they have tuok 30 low 10 the
estimstitn Of the thinking people, and
are so wholly under the control OF the
lobbyists, that they cease to merit con-
tempt.
The tax gatherer is everywhere
making his leviss OF direct or indirect
taxation. Nothing which We eat,
drink, wear or use escapes his exac-
tions. His collections are not used
to reduce the national debt, but ere
squaBdtred by the thieves in office.
This statement is too shocking to ad-
init, but denying it will not dis
prove ii.
Another fru.t'ul source Of evil snd
discomfort is the daily increasing war
fare which is everywhere croppirg
out between the laborer and bis EN-.
ployer. A great war bstween capital
and labor is already upon us. Skin.
misbing has been opened in all the
great cities and manufacturing dis
tricls OF the ration. The various
trades unions are forming in every
city and county whore the Mechanic
arts are snflic emily represented their
leaders are mastering their forces for
the grand battle which will come off
in the next Presidential election, when
the laboring men will cut loose from
cid political tieF, form a third Tarty,
run a candidate OF their own, end as
poor white men from every nation,
negroes, Chinese, Indians, and per-
haps women OF both colors, will be
armed with suffrage, they will elect
their President and their Congress.
Then what will become OF the bond.
holdtrs2
So much ss / have predicted may
at happen in four years, but who
shall dare to say that, with unbridled
suffrage, taxation, poverty and cor
ruptiop, II will not happen in eight ?
But suppose II should not trsnspiIe in
eight, twelve or twenty years, what
are all these short periods in the life
OF q nationP Surely, they are scarcely
breathing spells. The struggle will
come; the seed has been planted, and
IL is bound to terminate into full
harvest OF anarchy, from which, I'M
less wiser and puIer heads direct us
than we can now invoke, dtsDotism
will be but an escape from the de-
struction OF civilizition--a refuge, a
choice between two evils. Our liber-
ties will DO lost, but Civiliza tion will
be saved. The ltrikes and labor riots
will bs put down by the strong arm of
m liiary government, aud capital and
brains will assert their supremacy in
different form OF government.
As indiv!dualP, we can always take
lessons OF wisdom from past expe.
renee, aud from experience OF those
around US. But this rule, which is so
profitable aud wholesome in our every
day life, we appear utterly TO ignore ss
a nation. Why, Is TO meinexpllCable,
unless we have determ ned to turn
over the moet impo tant affairs OF state
into the hands Of the meres. fools aud
fanatics.
Hittory teaches us no v to Judge OF
the future de tiny q a nation by COM
pa,ingit with q knowledge OF the past.
In this respect it may be likened unto
the mariners chart, which lays down
the l5calty OF The rocks and reefs in
the ocean and points out the course
by which to navigate the ship and
avoid the perils of wretkirg, But
what would an underwater think or
sPy OF ths master of a vetsel who
should close his eyes 10 al the expert
enca OF these old navipa ors who have
ptec ded him, snd because, during
high tide, hs could not see the rocks,
declare they weTenot there, and hencr
bin ly steer his chip upon them 2
Such procedure would argue
insanity In practical business
life. Yet this is piec saly
what is beng done by those who are
navigating the American ship OF state,
Or public olllcials may be- ! kened
unto the oilic srJ Of the chin and the
people rs the crew; history il the
chart by which we should steer her
it poinm out the obstacles on which
other great nations have stranded and
broken 10 pieces; but We close oui
eyes 10 its letons; we are needless o.
Us walnings. We hstter ourselve,
tina. we ee wiser and better thar
those who have pionsoud the way il
the science Of government, and We re
ect their experience. IA u people VIZ
aye full OF Wickedne9H ard all kinds o
illumination. An honest man, In thu
true feuto, Is hard TO be found In thI
nation--to say nothing Of fading hin
Ia Off circles.
Let uB pause ard examine our own
hearts, and see II we are longer iit Il
baa free and independent nation
| Has not our religiop--Pi otestautism-
baen proI ounced failure by the very
churches who have preached II TO
centuriesp Why should not our form
# government as readily be sban
donea "a no longer worthy OF our sup
portP Let the people awake frou
their drunken feastiug, lest, like Bel
sbfzzr of old, when 1t 10 too late
they read upon the walls Of their tenn
pleR OF worship aud cspitols, "MenC
iekeiw with q second Daniel to inter
pref tho prophetic wotdl-"Thou Al
weighed in the balance, aud f.unt
venting"
With the highest consideration 70
yourselves, gentlemen, and the success
Of your beautiful and excellent jour
nal, | am, most respt c fully, your ODE
dent servant, ME-.
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