The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-04
TO THE PEOPLE.
The Issues Very Clearly Set Forth.
The Address Of the Executive Com
mittee Of the Peoples Ticket.
Let Every Friend of Memphis Read
and Understand.
Make the Street Car Companies
Pay the City It's Dues.
A 100000 Prize That Is Worth
Making a Strong Fight For.
CLOSE Stores and Shops, Go to the
Polls and Stay There,
Down With the Men Who Would
Wreck the Government.
Save the City from the Grasping
4 Street Gar Combination.
why All Good Citizens Should Op.
pose the Chase Ticket.
A Ringing Appeal Which Everybody
Who Has the City's Best Interests
at Heart Should Heed, and Heed
ing Go Forth to Work.


markable for the number Of representative
citizens attending Il, nominated the Peo-
pies ticket.
Believing the issues joined between 1t
and the so-called Citizens ticket to be OF
such magnitude as to virtually affect the
prosperity Of Memphis, we, who compose
the executive committee Of the Peoples
ticket, deem il incumbent ON us to call
your attention on the eve Of the election
10 the real questions involved.
The offices TO be filed at the election on
Thursday are not offices Of profit. 1t is Inn
possible for any honest men TO make money
holding either Of them, yet they are OF
vital importance to us. II is not too much
10 say that our prosperity in the future as
in the past depends on the selection OF
true and capable men for these places.
In opposing the election OF the gentle
men ON the Citizens ticket, we do
not charge that they are either unworthy
or incapable men. We have no war to
wage ON them as individuals. The issues
TO which We would call your attention arr
not personal.
:, TO THE TAXING DISTINCT GOVERNMENT
,-,6e Nc indcbt for dc mcramplod prosperity
Of Memphis.
TIN PEoPLE's TICKET Is IT'S FRIEND. II
draws its inspiration not from Mr.. Had
den or any other individual, but from the
principles and policies underlying ouI
present form Of Municipal Government
Memphis is indebted TO the old City Gov
eminent for the msiortuncs and disasters
from which Il recovered under the Taxinl
District. The fact cannot be disguised
that the Citizens Ticket il animated by
the spirit Of this old and dciunct govern
ment. Underlying the pending canvas
there is a great and vital principle. There i
not a man in Memphis who would return
10 the old order Of things that is not for Ia,
Citizens ticket. That ticket finds fricnt
and an ally in every man who would NJ
turn 10 the old warl system. On the othcI
hand, the PEoPLE's TICKET is backed by
the great mass Of citizens and taxpayer
who believe in the Taxing District Govern
ment. DO not suffer yourselves 10 b,
hoodwinked or blinded TO the main issue
Let no hue or cry divert your attention
from the real point Of attack. The op
ponenis OF our present form Of municipa
government are Jshiad Iic Citizens tiokd, an,
they are working against the present ordc
Of things with the determination TO throt
tie the Taxing District, Let no man be de
cciyed. let every citizen remember whcI
he goes 10 the polls on tomorrow that HI
will find there the friends Of the Taxinl
District marshalcd on the side Of the Pco
pies ticket, and IL a,cmis marshaled Of
tho side Of the Citizens ticket. This Is
THE Finsr AND MAIN ISSUE.
but there Is another, and We say Il with
out disrcspect or any purpose Of giving Of
Tense 10 the gentlemen composing In
street car companies II Is known TO In
citizens Of Memphis that there are two O
these companies. Tho charter Of tho oil
company expires In a few years, and tina
Of the Citizens, n new company, continue
for great many years. The same gentle
men own both companies. II is greatly 3
their pecuniary interest 10 consolidat
them into one company, under the charto
which has longest TO run. This consolida
ton when effected would result In fran
chisc Of immense value. II Il was put n
In the open market and sold 10 the highc'
BIDDER, II Is estimated that Il would brin
from $4,000 TO sl,0O0,0OO. This Is th
prize for which the street car companio
are 10 eagerly contcnding and the Taxin
District government is the lion In thel
path. II objects 10 the consolidation with
out compensation TO the people. II say
10 the street car companies you sha
not consolidate and have the free an
unirammolcd uso Of the streets Of Memphl
without in return doing something for th
public which coniers 30 great a benefit
The requirements Of the Taxing DistriC
were only such reasonable requirements q
are made Of street car companies by othe
cities. Yet the street car companies n
fused compliance, and In defiance of IN
Taxing District, went 10 Nashville an
attempted to get an act passed authoriEin
~ consolidation. Mr. lIadden, the pres
dent Of the Taxing District, went TO Nasl
vile 10 oppose the legislation. Finding
impossible TO &c, the act passed over MI
iIaddcns opposition. the street car CON