The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-12
WHAT Mr.. TATE SAYS.
The White Republicans OF Shelby ooun
tv-What They Are Doing.


ty-What They Are Doing.
Have TIE white Republicans, after a
period Of reflection over the recent cleo
ton, concluded TO trail with their Demo-
cratic friends in local OF State clections2
Have they realized the truthiulncss OF
the oit-repeated assertion, that Republic
anism in the south is not what II is in the
north2
Verify IL looks that way.
While listening TO political talk from
various parties yesterday, an APPEAL re-
porter fell in with Mr.. q. Bowdcn Tate.
Mr.. Tate was n candidate for magistrate on
the Republican ticket in the Fourteenth
district lie ia also warm friend Of the
Hon Zach Taylor, and whether acquainted
with that gentleman before the election
or not, became intimately so during the
campaign. This state OF affairs between
the two has also continued since the cleo
ton, and it was together that the reporter
found them yesterday. After proclaiming
that he was in no sense a renegade, aud in
no wise responsible for whatever tendency
toward violence might exist among the
colorcd people, Mr.. Taylor passed on and
the party was reduced TO two, Mr. Tate
and the reporter. After discussing the
leading political topic referred TO by Mr..
Taylor, the conversation turned upon No
vember and its prospects.
"My name has appeared upon Ropub-
lican ticket in Shelby county for the last
time, said Mr.. Tate. "Thcrc in not AN
office In the county that | could be in.
duced TO make the race for on that ticket.
Without commenting upon the character
Of the late election for fairness, ! will say
that | am not kicking though did cx.
poet 10 defeat the competitor against
whom my energies were bent. The main
object ] had IN making the race was Ia
got into the county court ana lend my aid
toward bringin~ about reforms undcniably
IN the intcps Of the people. Principal
among these ! will mention the improve.
mcnt Of roads in the suburbs, north aud
south OF the city, aud which will ere long
be brought into the limits aud made
streets. In the Fourteenth district, where
a heavy proportion Of tax Is paid iur such
improvements, nothing NJ all has been cx-
pended. ! believe IL should be done, ~
that when the city takes charge Of them
they VIII be m good condition.
"What moves youto thus announce your
determination to keep oil the Republican
tickct2'
''Simply because prefer, n, least In 10.
rnl aiiain 90 go with the mass Of white
people. do not believe that la such cleo
tons principles witch govern national con.
tests enter. Rcpubichnism in the south
is not what II il ia the north and people
In this section, who know nothing about
the two parties save what h seen aud
learned here, cannot properly understand
,hat party 10 which belong | am Re-
publican from principle, and IN The Mo-
rcmbcr election propose 10 vote Tor liar.
tison aud Morton, because ! believe they
represent the best interests Of the country
"What will the Republicans do with re-
gard 20 legislative ticket aud congress
mann
II concclc that, ~ existing here, Il IA
merely the white man against the negro,
r the white party against the colorcd
Although n Republican from principle, !
am oi those who believe that the whites
should rule. because II h their right from
the standpoint Of intelligence. The ne
grocs arr continually demanding rcogni.
ton for their political services, aud favor
giving ~ Nl 10 iNttns laft tlo race Np
made by them rs Republicans In that
May."
"Must the Hon. Tom A. Hamilton and
Judge I. W. Brown, then, be left IN the
cold1'
"No. I believe Mr.. Hamilton will be
named for the State senate. Judge Brown
for a representative, aud the balance ne.
grocs, headed by !. I. Settles Tor Con.
grcss That will just about be the
ticket
"whorc Il Mr.. Taylor 10 come imp
Gle doesn't come Ia unlcps Harrison
and Morton are elected, In which event
hc will bc appointed either postmaster OF
United States marshal. believe. and
have told Zach before. that the acceptance
Of the nomination i1r sheriff changed his
name 30 Dennis. further told him that
v was my opinion the party managers
thrust u upon him 10 shut him OIL ~ a
Wuspgcliyc candidate for Congress. Ito
had hundreds of friends ia Memphis
among the whites, and business men, who
would have voted Tor him OF disassnJiaicd
from the rank aud Gle Of his followers.
~ he remarked b. mo then, IL il INV
duty 10 respond 10 The pariys call when.
ever u IL made That was his view of
u. His name, politically, IL Dennis. in
consequence, unless Harrison aud Nor.
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