The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27
CONTEMPORARY NOTES.

KNOXVILLE tribune llnnilgIaIloh
TO North America has about run It's
course, and very soon the overflow OF
Europe must 90 to South America.
CHATTANOOGA Times; Coming in as
he does on the heels of long reign OF |
the spoils plan Cleveland ought not be
lectured too severely il he don't clean
the augean stables in thirty minutes.
OXFORD Miss Falcon on the Legis-
lature: If they had done nothing ex-
cept to repeal the agricultural lien law,
il was well they assembled; for this act
in itself will benefit our State more,
eventually, than anything that could
have been done.
NASHVILLE Banner The political
situation in Tennessee is peculiar.
There is q vagueness and indefinite
ness of purpose, and noteworthy
hesitancy upon the part OF political
leaders OF both OF the parties, which
indicate the remarkable and anoma-
lous condition OF political sentiment,
SPEAKING of the election for the
Supreme bench, the Ripley (Tenn.)
Neirs SAYS In one respect we are
satisfied we can give the sentiments OF
the people OF this section-the duties
and labors Of the position are 80 ardu-
GUS that the present incumbents
should be allowed an opportunity to
take much-needed rest-the longer
the better.
BIRMINaHAM Ala Age; The Mis-
sissippi press in treating of the Car
rollton tragedy, instead of onlyarguing
TO prove that there was no political
significance to be attached to the at
fair, would put themselves in a much
better attitude by condemning the
bloody event itself and demanding
that the guilty, white or black, should
be brought to justice.
TIE Chattanooga Times, speaking OF
press comments upon the Carrollton
massacre, says awe are sorry to
have to say Il, but the general news
paper expression throughout the
South upon the outbreak, has been in
the highest degree discreditable to the
editors, who seem to think their first
duty in the premises is to defend or al
: | asst excuse the assassins."
: VIcKsBuRd Herald on the railway
: commission: The new board must
: have a clerk, and to crown their act
: the Senate actually confirmed the Sc
3 lection of an officer unknown to the
l law. and with which it had nothing
: 10 do. In doing this the Senate has
3 taken from the creator, the Board o.
: Commissioners, all control over theiI
" creature.
s OXFORD EAGLE on the Carrolltor
J. massacre: The crowd of white mer
l no doubt went to Carrollton to see
Q that the trial was conducted in a fail
a manner, but with no intention of the
2 wholesale killing that took place. Tht
blame IL seems 10 us originated will
= the Brown negroes, who brought OF
n the difficulty. These thing
y will, nevertheless, occasionally hap
u pen, for the two races will never &c
along amiCably.
= VIcKsBuRG' Herald on the Carrolltol
massacre: A similar state of affairs, II
! any community on earth where whit
- people live if they are not cravenS
n will almost certainly produce simila
~ result. There is no community
"a whites n any portion OF the SCOUT
" y who will wantonly and causelessl
y, kill number of law-abiding negroes
70 70 But whenever few vicious, owe
Ne preiudiced negroes begin to put h T.
20 In their race, it is always very eas
90 for them to get number OF thei
~ killed.
nd RIPLEY TENN Enterprise: For
as months have well nigh passed yet Il
Morrison bill anguishes in the cor
las mittee-room. Do our Democrat
or. statesmen realize that they a
Of wasting precious timer Do they co
it, slider that they will be called on
ed the people in a few months to give
oil account of their stewardship? TIL
on. they are accomplishing what years
vas disaster and defeat utterly failed TO
op, caused many thoughtful, console
a tious and patriotic Democrats TO ear
ion estly consider whether or not I
for Democratic party, as such, really
ere lists, or whether it is merely {
hat shadow of its Republican opponer