The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

frogs and all the plaques Of Egypt would
| fall upon the people; and then they shed |
some more tears. They further prophesled |
that the triumph OF Democracy meant the |
final triumph and the virtual establish |
ment OF the Southern Coniedcracy. And
their teeth did chatter and their knees did |
| quake like unto Belshazzar's at Wis.
ions of bloody shirts and rebel
brigaders. As they unfolded to the
terrified negro OF the south, the awful
prophesies ..of returning bondage, the
whites OF his bullying eyes shone like the
bolts Of Jupiter and the rings OF Saturn on
the black face OF night. They said that
the national debt would be rcpudiated;
that the confederate bonds would be paid;
that the pensions OF the federal invalid
soldiers would be cut OFF, In consequence
Of all OF which and more the sun would be
yelled in darkness and the moon would be
turned to hood and they straightway
builded and made
AMADEA PLATFORM or PRINCIPLES.
1t was remarkable platform; remarkable
for its innocence Of principles and for its
reiteration of the oft and oft broken prom
ises it contained, planks that made the
whole nation laugh. The principal prin-
ciples of that wonderful platform were:
"rhc Republican party forever, + Plurbus
Unium. Hail Columbia, Yankee Doodle,
damn the rebels and high tariff" But
felow-citizens, neither prophets nor priests
nor platforms nor promises nor tears nor
entreates nor visions OF "Rum, ROmanism
and rebellion" could avert the impend-
ing doom OF the grand old party. She
went down like her fated 'Tallapoosa."
She scootcd under the waves even rs
the dividing turtle of that good
old Baptist preacher who stood be-
fore his dying congregation and said:
! "My dying congregation, ali, ] was
ridin' along this mornin tryin' to study
up somcthin' % preach TO this dyin' con.
grcga,ion, ah, and M passed the old mill
pond all, saw on an old snag stickin'
, up out of the middle OF the pond all, and,
10 and behold, all, an old mud turtle had
crawlcd up ON the old snag, all, and was II
sunnin' OF himself, all, and when got a
little nearer TO him he jumped of Of the
, snag into the water kerchug, ah, thereby
: provin immersion, all"
Fellow citizens, the turtle is still in the
! mill pond. The old Republican hulk Is
still under the waves and still this world
, goes round and round. She has gone
ronnd the sun three times and hall way
, round again since Cleveland stepped into
power, but how many Republican prophe-
I, sizes have been fulfilled How many OF the
! dreadful calamtics, iorctold by the weep
ing, soothsavcrs, have befallen the
|, country Babylon indeed is fallen, but
!, each succeeding year, as the world goes
y round, brings better times and better gov
: eminent 10 the people. There never was
y in the history OF the republic
II sucm Az END OF PROGRESS
y and prosperity M that which signalizcs
c the sign Of Democracy. There never was
n such rapid development in every line oil
} industry throughout the land. We are at
i peace with all nations. We have entan-
1 Cling alliances with none. Our fields are
a rich with bountcOus haryests; our cities
n and towns arc booming and teaming with
Il wealth and increasing population. Our
4 colorcd fellow citizens are still as Tree and
4 happy IA the multtudincss black bird
v that warbl-,s his vcrnal song in tho am
I hicnt air OF the American cornied. There
r is no slavery. There are no such financial
y panics and business crashes ~ there were
= which 10 often cursed the country under
= Republican administrations. There il not a
plank even in the Republican platform Of
: 1855 which alludcs 10 hard times. On the
7 contrary the Hon. Chauncy Dcpcw. OF
= New York, one Of the bittorcsts opponents
: OF Democracy, in u recent speech, forgot
J. for the moment that hc was Republican
n politician and accidenuy stumbled
{. upon the truth. "Neyer," said he,
" "in our history were We In such prosper
!. Gus condition aud our credit upon ~
stable basis. Never before in the his
tory Of the world has the average OF wage
Ia been 10 high and the purchasing power o
n money 80 good in the United states ~ To
~ day." IL that not glorious eulogy upol
4, our Democratic administration, coming a
=, IA does, from tho lips OF Republican
~, nspirant for the presidency OF the Unite
M States Il that not cheering news from III
No.. camp oi our friends, the enemy, ~ 500
an after the fall Of the curtain which slit
H. them out from power four years ag'
~" Fellow citizens, while such govcrnmci
rcc lasts, directed by such men ~ Grow
ali Cleveland, we have glorious prospcc
~ spread ont before MS, for ourselves ~
49, our children. "Bcyond that | seek not
,n. penetrate the veil" God grant that In n
h.i DAY at least that curtain may not rise agai
sea TuE TARrF.
and hut We are confronted today with a quo
ton Of national policy which In my jud
mcnt directly involves our progress as
100 nation aud which must affect In the futu
nc, mor than ever before the welfare ~
Nc, happiness OF the people. While u Is ri
Yer. that We enjoy an era OF unexauplcd ~,
can pcrity. Il is also truc that this prospect
90 comes In spite ot Republican war taNaiio
,rol which all along has handicapped our
D. boring classes aud cut them of from ia,
IA full measure oi reward for their toll nj
ho, that full measure III competence and 4
ro,. nestle comfort to which they arr cntitl
I'm. in common with all classes IT Amcric
m citizens. The platform recently prom
IONS gated by Our Maynard aud crring bret
an rcn nj Chicago advocates the present "
tho iarin, without any modification whatc,
n (unlcss II DO 10 increase ny,
"A a the great bulwark Of protection
nnJ American labor aud enterprise. II
,hs the same old sponge OF chloroiorm W
Iich which they have kept the people asl,
'SSI ior more than twenty years while mon,
anJ nly aud combinations have robbed the
ayy II differs from the platform Of 1884 only
nmc the fact that u rcpudiatcs the puny pie,
moi. which that platform gave Tor tariff ruioi
~ "A and In the further TACT that Il Is n III
'on,' madden than the platform OF 1881 II
cor. norcs President Arhur's ccommcn
ever lions regarding tariff reform. Fellow {
INNS zcns, in the light Of the record Of the
ihe publican party, It's platform Of 1883 IL
and rur BEST JoEE oF TuE SEASON.
.'oho Il declares that the taxes ON toba
''V are n nuisance and burden 90 agri,
tuc. The world knows that the Rep
lean party inauguratcd these taxes
rinus porpctuatcd thom through twenty y,
the oi peace. II declares It's hostility 10