The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-01

III uuotlcI IltIt vi tiiio hiThhh W. P"D-
fish the report Of an interview with local
politician who il ardently and urgently
for tho reelection Of Gov. TAYLOR, because
he is popular with the zone gallus and
copperas brooches" fellows and pleases
them by taking every possible side Of a
public question in the same speech. This
Is a free country, and every man in ii
Is free in his selection and choice
OF representatives, the poor fellows OF the
the 'onc galus and copperas breeches'
US we'll as the rest We have met some Of
these fellows, and are free TO say that our
experience with them is that they are gen
orally far moro particular MS TO the man
they vote for than the average man in
cities or towns. They arc particularly
careful and often scrupulous M 10 q mans
characteristics as well as character, and
politicians who have frequently stumped
the State say they are far more appreciative
Of really good speech reviewing the
topics Of the day than a city man. Bob
1aylor's best results were obtained not in
the country so much as in the towns and
cities where the party is held together by
the agencies Of the machinery which is al
WAYS kept a-grinding and is always in
readiness 10 grind for any candi-
date, be his merits what they may.
The local politician thus interviewed
seems TO have very poor opinion
Of tho zone gallus and coppcras
brooches" voters, and does them anything
but justice, especially when he supposes
that they are 80 ignorant that they cannot
discriminate rs TO the right or wrong of a
party question, and that they could not dis
cover Bob's 1ops on leading issues, even iihc
made many in the same speech ON
the same evening. II this were so 1t would
be folly in men Of intelligence, such as
now represent the State in Congress and
hold the State Offices, TO attempt a
serious discussion Of these issues and
make a canvass OF the State. But
the fact il IL is not 80. During
the last Gubematorial canvass the
people in tho country were everywhere
within lis limits quick to determine the
finer natural ability and more scholarly
atiainments and gifts OF speech Of Bob's
brother Alfred. The reputation Of the
latter in these respects preceded him TO
Nashville and 10 Memphis, and was con.
ccdcd here, rs II had been flint perceived
by what our interviewer styles the zone
gallus and coppcras brooches" fellows.
The truth Is. there is no longer a distinct
class Of this type in the State. The news
paper, the telegraph, the schoolmastcr,
and steam and the rapid strides made in
every direction since 1870, have almost
wiped II out and made the popula.
ton Of the State more homogeneous
and averaged up its intelligence. II
Gov. Taylor's friends are running him
upon any such view as that the people in
thccountry are too ignorant to discriminate,
they are running him towards defeat, and
II he has any such view Of them. and they
become convinced that he has, his defeat Is
ccriain...ho will never be nominated. but
TVS ArPEAi, while Il docs not conccdc TO
the Governor any but very mediocre
place among the public men Of the State,
gives him credit for shrcwdncss and cum
ming enough TO steer clear Of 10 insulting
and insolcnt an assumption as to the in
ielhgcncc Of any proportion OF or number
Of the people Of his native State. lie
knows they know him; he knows they
have his measure, and he knows that
II they give him their votes, II
will be a. tho nominee Of the Democratic
party. They know his weight and worth.
his Inconsistencies and weaknesses Of
speech and power, NJ well a. the
people Of Memphis or Nashville. The
sons and grandsons Of the men who heard
He'll and Nciherland, Grundy, Carroll
White, johnson and Others Of that class,
are no, to he attracted TO or caught In the
ne, Of men who can speak rs well on one
aide as the other m the same hour, and
would be likely TO insult their intelligence
by attempting H.
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