The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-03

the weakness of their cause by seeking to
array the wcrkingman against the Peoples
ticket. Ii is the clap-tap of demagogues.
''sprlnges to catch woodcocks," and is an
insult 10 the good sense OF the masses.
Worklngmen, mechanics are better posted
than these edlfying journals imagine and
can tell a hawk from handsaw when
the wind is southerly" as well as they.
When did this rich monopoly, or any part
OF IT, become the poor mans friend?"
When Barrett was charging them 10 cents
for ride over his miserable contraption.
by courtesy dubbed street railroad, or was
IL when he and Frayser sought to force
their drivers 10 stay at their post all day
and nearly all night for bare pitiancc.
IL has not been SO long ago that the work
ingmen should have forgotten their inn
mcnse libcrality. "The poor man friend, :"
indeed. What, | ask, are the obligations
OF the worlSingmen OF Memphis TO this cor
p0ration, or TO any individual member OF
III You can count them on the fingers Of
your hand-all rich, and care no more for
the workingman, except in election time,
than they do for the Fejee islander. 1t is
all disgusting 'rot, and none know il bet
W tioh DtO-
pie for whom the ApaLdRche and Lotiqer
have developed such sudden affection.
They would have us believe the court
house ticket was gotten up especially for
our benefit-''we" and "the pcoplc!"
"llow we apples do swiml" These pa-
pcls must know that the worl<ingman is
not the fool they decm him; that his inter
est IN good and safe governments as great
as theirs that he cannot be coddled and
hoodwinked at will. His manhood de-
mands that he think and act for himself,
independent OF the whippers in of any
clique or corporation. While 1 am not
biased in favor of any man on either ticket,
must say that the workingmen Of Mem
phis owe nothing 10 the street railroad
ticket. WoRKISoNAN.
The Legislative Council I'm 1894.
Yesterday an APPEAL reporter happened
to pick up the spectacles used by Col.
Thomas Barrett when that gentleman tries
to read in the future the career of the street
railway company, and this is what he saw
II was the regular meeting OF the Legis-
lativc Council, at the offices Of the street
railway company.
1he meeting was called 10 order by Col.
r. Dudley Frayser, president Of the Citi-
zcns' street railway company, and ex-oilicio
president Of the Taxing District.
The chief business before the Council
was the extension Of the privileges of the
street railway company for 900 years. On
motion this was done, and 100000 was
appropriated TO cover such improvements
as The company considered necessary.
President Frayscr said that he had or
dered the street in front Of his place on
Monroe street plowed up by the city force,
so that he could plant IL in green peas. Ills
action was sustained by the Council.
Col. Barrett submitted an ordinance au-
thorizing the transfer OF the Court square
property 20 the street railway company to
he used Us stable. The ordinance passed
all the necessary readings at once.
a communication was received from his
royal jays, Judge DuBosc, commanding the
Council TO pay W. j. Chase par value for
such scrip ms he had obtained from police
and iircmen. Carried.
The street railway company was author
lied TO piow up Adams, Union and Vance
streets nj midnight.
Adjourned.