The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-07

neSSee daughters, Dut, LORD nave mercy
upon her; she has no husband. [Great
APPLAUSE
lie stated in the outset that Democracy
had right TO control Tennessee, NJ she
had given to the world James X. Polk and
the great commoner, Andrew Johnson.
Signs OF the times pointed TO the con
tinued rule OF the State and the nation by
the Democratic party. The August cleo
ton bctokened this.
The Governor then gave word OF
ADVICE TO THE CoLoRED PEOPLE,
especially those who had recently been
nominated for the Legislature by the Re-
publicans. GAN the use they have for you
is to secure your vote"
lie then took up the history Of political
parties, beginning with the Wings, follow
ing on to the Know Nothings and then to
the Democracy. ''rhe Republican party"
said he, sis the hardest party the Demo-
Gratis have ever had 10 fight. We have the
| old cat by the tail, however, the knife is
in our hands, We are whncking away on
its neck, and after next November there
will not be left a single handful OF fur.
This old party commenced its career TWEEN
| ~ years ago in violence. Having been in
trusted 10y tho people with full and ALSO
lutte control OF the government, this great
Republican party cntronchcd and fortified
itself behind the national treasury, behind
the public patronage, behind partisan lcgis-
lation, behind the pensions department
and the military power. IL squnndcrcd
the public lands in donations and sub
sidics 10 the extent OF l50000,0OO acres,
representing an area greater than the orig
| inal thirteen States OF the Union. II
IN "A
navy greater than that OF England and
the result OF this vast expenditure was the
dark and frownng 1Hllapoosa, which
sank beneath the waters in 1894, and car
ried with IL the boots and brccchcs ol the
Secretary Of the Navy. Under the pre-.
tense Of protecting our homo industries
and our homo labor IL pcrpctuatcd an
enormous war tariff in time OF peace, and
thereby built up and encouraged the most
stupcndous monopolies, corporations and
combinations oi capital ever known in the
history OF tho world. Thus IL went in It's
reckless management Of the government,
| playing with the fortunes and happiness
Of the people as the cyclone plays with
! the feather or the wolf with the lamb.
] Where Is your party now, MIR. llawkins2
| Why IL Il that after twenty years OF power
and wealth II has sunk into such over
whclming popular disiavot? One Of its
first acts was the prosecuting Of Andrew
johnson, and now comes your great
leader, James q. Blaine, who saws that
Andrew Johnson had committed no crime
against the constitution. How is that,
Mr.. llawkins!"
RuBniNu IT M.
The Governor then armycd the Rcpub-
| leans ~ the pension slcalers, land grab
bors, aud oycry oIher political crime, turn
| ing ahcr each point aud imppSing II
upon his opponent. "Whcro is the Amer
lean flag today, under your adminsira.
tom Where Is the navy your parry built.
and where Is American commerce. It's
all gone. the moneys all gone, and your
pariys all gone. but before IL went
II built mp the great whisky ring aud
the star route ring, both Of which robbed
the people of millions 81 dD.luTs.'
lie then referred briefly Ia the fraud
prncilccd upon the country IN thc seating
ing of HAYES, who, to the disgrace Of his |
party and the public. occupied the chair |
Tor four year 20 which 1iidCn was elected" |
The Arill came in Tor q rather lengthy /
review. the speaker Insisting that the Re.
publican party was attempting a. mako
false ir,uc IN this campaign. They were
raising thc cry OF Tree Trade and every
little wAippvr-snnppvr In their ranks was
ready to cTy "Ftc tradc'" T,cy suy Il IL
honest labor against the pauprr labor oi
.I-.rH. $50 such ISSUE cOul h. found in
ftg Willis b.ii. which leads only 10 thrill
o. .urM. Tbs, thH speaker said, every
politician agreed upon ~ public nccgs-
siir Tho surplus Ia the treasury should
b. rducyd Whenever Si.Ollull were
boarded up there, u WIS sl.OllunO un-
justly Lkgu from commerce aud honest /
labor.
nrNoiNC u NOM.
the Republican party was doing all In |
lis power io make money rcvrrHr in Menu
pitts. Their platform Oi 1855 gave the lie
10 OIL iit ,ufmrr professions. Il denounced
the Mills bil. rs q Tree trade measure, pud
that in thv tJ,r of the iuct that ii lri the
tariff higher than inNorcdb y pani,lWclstrr
M lNlh The parry had violated every
promise mrdr 81 a., pcuuIr Ipr,,ulaur
| The speaker then read ,Xtmr.s lrnm
pH.,hr. Of Recognized Republican leaders.
which ho drlUWiugbl w "Wimcssrs
against ihr self righteous Republican uifty
col today leo hnt citation was from
John sherman, the second from Ruihpr.
iuul H. li1Ng. no rather from ihu urII
commission which De- appointed. m,
nest was ir1n thc Hon, lsuilmin llbui.
SON, ui Indiana, ihp announcement III
whu." unur c'iciiUd great applause aud
laughter John 4. Logan was uls1 quoted.
'llc r'ryIr boo un luuDpd grave, Nj llaW-
kius, hut hfH voice comes back and .lNs
stop, Me- ilIWkuf, You prp rulug back
uu What ! have Al. 4 number nj
u.hOr luli.n were brought up s Wit-
nua-HH against thC Republicans. "bc.