The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-31

Previous 10 that il doesn't count. But
there seems TO be an advancement of the
colored brother from that state recently
and many OF them propose 10 swing out Of
the old ruts and vote for Phean aud his
associates on the Democratic ticket.
And now there comes up a cry % apathy
in the ranks OF the Davidson Democracy
Is it catching?
Senator Isham q. Harris will speak at
the theater Saturday night under the
auspices OF the Jacksonian club. The SEN
ator will arrive at $3.50 o'clock via the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, and will be
met at the depot by a committee of cit
liens aud members OF the JacksoniaE club
and escorted TO hotel, where he will
spend the afternoon receiving callers. At
T30 o'clock at night the senator will bc
escorted TO the Memphis thcatcr, where
he will deliver an address TO the people.
The following is the committee on rcccp-
ton: 7. 4. Edmondson, chairman; W. !.
Yopp, j. ]. Barry, John J. Mason, Maj.
J. r. Petit, John W. Bailey, Judge j. $.
Galloway, J. H. Algcc, John Il. Goodwin,
J. j. Duly, W. ID. Beard, John X. Speed,
Col. George CAN'T, Gen. Luke T.. Wright
Julius A. Taylor. Judge X ]. Morgan,
Yves. j. Crawford.
Gov. Taylor viii speak here next Mon
day night under the auspices OF the jack
soninn club.
Secretary Mason has issued q call for the
Jacksonian club 20 meet nightly NJ Demo-
cratic headquarters until after the cleo
ton.
Col. George CAN'T and the Hon. James
phclan willaddrcss the people Of the First
ward. corner jackson aud Main streets,
Tuesday night. The Hon. Luke Wright
and President lIaddon will hold forth ut
the Beale street markct-housc ON the same
night. Workingmcn are especially invited
10 attend the meetings. ~ the tariff qucs.
ton will b. discussed nj great length.
in. Mcdowell, In the coming issue Of
the Toilr, will say: There are hundreds
Of good, conscientious citizens IN Tcnncsse
who are thinking OF voting for Mr. John
son for governor, believing Il will advance
the cause OF prohibition. Now, let's rca.
son about tho matter little. Has there
ever been a single State In the Union that
was carried for prohibition by q political
prohibition party2 Not n single one.
Maine was carried for prohibition over
thirty years by submitting Il In a non-par.
tisan way. Vermont, New llamshirc. Iowa
and Kansas have all been carried the same
way. One hundred aud seventeen thou.
sanl votes were cast for the amendment In
| Tennessee last year. Docs any man believe
| II il had been understood a. political pro-
hibition party move u would have gotten
one-iourth Of that voter Certainly not.
| The writer Of this as well m hundreds Of
other speakers over the State, last summer
denied the charge that IL was n political
move 10 break up the Democratic OF Re
publican party. Now shall We 90 back
upon our words and positive declarations
made then 10 the people 10 get their votes,
( that We were opposed 10 third OF political
1 prohibition party2 lot us be consistent
and stand by our declarations You can
| do this. reader, and not surrender youI
| conscientious convictions on this question.
| II Is not laying aside principle, but now
! while there Il no hope OF ciIccting any good
by Il and may do the cause you love much
| harm, had We not better prove 10 the world
our sincerity by carrying out the promises
made in the Prohibition canvass last year
| Tho vote showed last September
that n majority Of the peopl,
o, Tennessee were opposed 30 pro
hibitlon. There Is no amendment az
10 vote on now and no shadow u n chance
10 elect Sir. johnson. Then what Is I,
be paincd2 You may defeat one OF th'
other Of the two political parties In Ten
nesscc by drawing more largely iroln one
than the other party the votes Mr. John
son will get m W, YOU will only maxi
that party mad, aud drive from your caus'
thousands Of men Who voted With you l0
the amendment. Democrats love the
principles Of their party on great question
which affect the financial prosperity o
the country. Republicans believe ih'
same ~ 20 the principles Of their party
and while thousands Of them favor ih
abolition II the saloon. they are not will
ing 10 lay aside these great financial prin
ciplcs affecting their prosperity ~ nauol
and as individuals 10 carry out morn
principle which they believe can be NOR
effectively secured within the lines Of th
old marty. The Prohibition part
has woman's suffrage plank i
lis platform, and without eloT
ming TO discuss the merits Of tha
question, will say, there are thousands an
tens Of thousands OF honest, consciontiou
prohibitionisls who will never indofse iha
plnnk by voting for Prohibition candidates
Thoy believe il will lower our respect an
love for woman 10 mix her np with th
. rude political world, and that her prop,
spherc and influence for good can b
hotter cxcrled by steering clear II polite
Z We have been m ouispoken opposcf
saloons all our life. and ouf record on III