The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-08
CONVICTION, TENN.
The Recen Election the All Absorb
ing Topic of Interest.
CORRESPONDENCE OLE THE APPEAL.

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE APPEAL.I
CONVICTION, Tenn, August 6-The
election here yesterday for county
officers, Attorney General, Judges, aud
other minor Offices came off quite
quietly, and everybody went to bed to
sleep except the officials holding the
election and few of the candidates
who already knew they were beat
from the way tho votes were coming
cut of the box in this district. From
the 1eurns now in, 4 o'clock p m
from other districts three OF the cand-
dates are safely elected, namely, Har.
RE, for Trustee, Stephenson, for County
Court Clerk, and Tally for Circuit
Court Clerk.
Register and Sheriff still uncertain,
as there is two more districts to hear
from.
At present psace regns supreme
along the Big Hstchie, and law aud
order is triumphant.
And now, sir, | wish to make few
remarks ia answer to the structures OF
"F. T." upon the few facs / gave you
LAST week upon our county convention.
He says all my letters contain elbows
at prohibition and temperance men,"
Now, this is not 20. Being temper
ale man myself l have struck no
blows at them, but merely at 'prohi-
bition," which is ss iptempeiate rs
drunkenness itself. He says l write
in the interest OF whisky when / am
also writing in the interest of civil
,inbfs opA Y,rnnarto ubiob ia a,,arv-
where deprecated where prohibition
pretends TO rule. "F. T." gets mad,
and says "the whisky men want to
gag and throttle the voice of the peo-
ple." Not ut all, because when the
convention showed under" Joe Town
send they also "suowed under" the
very principle of fanaticism and intol.
erance comprehended in the word
prohibition" and 1 deny that the
people of this county are in favor OF it,
Besides, there was no occasion 10
pass resolutions TO submit it to the
pc pie, because the law provides that
such course must be taken il the
amendment passes both "houses" by q
twO-third majority.
Now, | think that people that live
in glass houses ought not 10 throw
stones. His armor ought TO be invul-
nersble. And again, what is sauce for
the goose ought to be sauce for the
gander. Now, if saloon keeper was
10 sell drink on a Sunday, and "Joe"
could prove it, he would be fined $50.
Yet he himself has learnt the lesson
where it ssys run in the way OF the
Lords commandments" and Joe al.
ways 1uns, but not always in the way
of the commandments but every Sun
day he runs counter to the third, which
says that your cattle ehall have one
days rest in seven.
| know that a livery stable keeper
cannot afford to keep the Sabbath day
holy; then why should they sign such
clapirap norssnse as "a church and
schoolhouse on every hilltop and no
saloon in the valley"
l hope that all the words Joe"
spoke to the several hundred vo ers in
Haywood county fell deeply into their
hearts, and that together with the 5000
Baptists referred to in the report, will
forever cease to "smile," and will vote
the straighout Prohibition ticket, if it
ever comes before the people, which
the signs of the times tell me it never
will do.
"Joe" says that l am an "alien" and
will not get vote upon prohibition.
AS one vote is only like drop in the
ocean that is Of no conse quence, as
there are enough true men in Tonnes
see to snow that question by some
thousands majority. But 1t is a pity
that an "alien" should have to stand
alone in defense Of the Constitution"
and the inaliensble rights OF "iree
people," Again, he says l am the
"fatoer of three saloon keepers in our
town." and "derive my support from
the whisky people" The first state
ment is one-third false and two thirds |
true, which is pretty good for Pro-
hibitionis'. The other statement is q
lie full measure, as l have got "sup.
port without it.
In conclusion l wish to say, even II
i were 81, man that is afraid to de-
lend bis own legitimate rights is no
man; he is worse than worm, which
will turn when you tread upon it.
My grandfather dying bequeathed to
his son a good name which, unsullied,
descended TO me. For my cons ! will
1t, untarn ished by shame,
md it still f ON a spot shall 20 free.
Farewell from Territory" alias
Liberty" alias "Ebenezer Paine"
Mr.. Nobe Harris is elected Trustee
~ a large majority, and Mr.. Don
smith, now deputy, is elected Sheriff,