The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-11
THE REPUBLICAN SLOGAN.
A CIRCULAR ISSUED FULL OF SOUND
AND FURY.
Reckless Assertion and Infammatory
Language Democrats Denounced
as Cowardly Tyrants-A Document
Meant for Circulation in the North.


Meant for Circulation in the North.
The following address 10 the Republicans
of Shelby county has been issued by the
Republican executive committee;
The executive committee, appointed at your
last county convention 10 act In the management
Of your affairs until their SUCCESSORS may he Sc
lcctod by you IN some succeeding convention, deem
it proper lor many considerations TO issue an ad'
urcsS. ,
ucum hcncy of certain county offices of great local
importance to the people oi the county. Ia your
selection Of candidates for these places you were
wise and fortunate In the character ana ca
pncity NJ your ticket presenting ON the whole
better men. The canvass was conducted with great
prudence and activity by those charged by you
With this duty We appreciated TO the fullest cx-
tent the supreme Importance ui rcsCulug thc couh
| y from the control uf the Democratic parry ana
! thus saving the people from further plumber Inc
| Democratic Pres OF Memphis II our witness II Is
true In ~ reference to the robbery Ia which Demo
cratic o1icc hodors have subjected our people the
/ gentle terms oi "improyidcnce,' "mismnnage'
| mcnt" "carccssnc,s' running things sorter
| loose" etc. are used In honest ycrnacuiar, how
| ever, Il has been plain stealing. II Republicans
| had been the dclinqucnts this language Would
| have been applied without stint II mistakes
| were made In the conduct Of the canvass these
were oi tol little Import 10 ehecl IN anyWise lhe
| result when the polls closed ON the day OF the
election You had succeeded In clCCtng your entire
| county ticket by handsome majority, mnglng
from 1000 to 800, notwithstanding the great
! frauds pefpplratcd 10y the Democratic manage
! mcnt during the polling, OF this defeat the Dem
| oCuts manifested n vindiCtiNe consciousness NJ
! the close Of the polling They determined, now
| ever rs II habtum with southern Democrats,
! not to submit TO the popular VIII Baliot
boxes were taken possession Of by the
| Democrats, removed from the polling places
| the electors and Republican candidates excluded
| from witnessing the opening Of the ballots ana the
| count, The boxes were robbed oi Republican hal'
| lnt. and Democratic ballot, substituted. 10 Illus
Ia maj mat tNIf tFf
this iruUd the ballot box Of the Flint ward in TIRE
| city ut Memphis was stuffed tn the extent Of go
! ncino,mt ballots. Thrcc hundred wcro INT put
| ia This, however, was deemed subsequently VA.
| adequate 10 accomplish the netirOus purpose aud
I so more were added. This was confessed with
4 shameless Indifference a. the intamy OF the uhus
! action by one of the mscals who pertc.
| trntod the crime This he was moved 10 do
/ hy dissatisfaction with the amount OF Democratic
| PARTY hal paid him Tor his vilniny. II would he
disrSuugly tedious 10 rccitc all the various imnds
| by which the false riurus were accomplished
| against your candidate, aud the county dishon'
| orcd oue, however, must not be omitted. " was
| the brutal Obstruction thruwn In the way OF the
! culurud voter by which hundreds were prevented
| from casting their ballots 1nh malcNolcncc to-
clally rampant la the city oi Memphis. Yet IN the
| tncc ui this treatment ~ culnpd voters, Dem
ocratic journals In he city, aud pcmo.
| cratic Interviewer have thr au,a'ity la denuuuCc
Ia ,uACiug terms The CoOfcd citizen lot not Nut.
| Ing with the Democratic party, uud white kcpub'
licans who insist on hi right 10 uis bis ballot ~
| he pcascs and havr it counted II II an anon.
Aous pcrycfsuu ui all instincts ui justice that one
elias, 81 Ciuscus shall b. denounced Tor not voting
with another class while The latter riuses persist,
emily 10 r,ruguiIc tnc rght Of TIE innner 10 vote
/ a. they pltHse The class thus denounced could
not vote as demanded by their dcnuunccr with
cut the loss II all I'll rvsIect and proving them
sel,us unworthy Of bying itcJmcn
only couariy Umuts would mand the sui
| fmgJs of the denounced ClA,s under such Condl
il"ns rfosf ign We "ho would ll,ll . ~ , sai
| displcablc If slaves, aud ought not 20 have Tie
] ballot Nuf are Tie men who pursue thes, "ppr,s'
siyc cnur,cs M "a have the ballot either lie who
luiCficf,s with the ircium 10 bic fellow CcCtuf Ia
the exercise ui his slfrgC lusuy iuricit in ifvc
| commonwealth biz own
Thls matter cannot Appropriately he cosed
| without complimentary uckuuwlcigcmcut Of the
I sisadinU.s anl ficiIN with which In TIE late
/ Uiyyuun the colonel voter stuui by the puurIllts
/ boz which be- believes. IN this De showed The uri
s.srutal qualities IT NJ cl,ct0r ina frye govern.
/ meut independence and individuality. Would
/ THAT al white vot,n IN the south could Initiate
| possession OF thcsc qualities Ia their political
| action.
Coiorci voters. however constantly AK what 9,
the ut casting our vote 90 attempting ~ Cnst a.
| II wheu cast ID vii not count. OF when attempting
g. casa u ~ ar either hrutaily aud illegally r.
| iusei ~ driven irum The polls Ihis T. a pcrplcN
| iug dilemma. lisa shame that ~ exists iu
| oHuutfF claiming 90 D. ifvc. hut our answer L.
never las aside your ihllut kCiuse NJ ail times q
voi. inf any parry uf man who dircily % inli
| rytly oouuicnancs me Suppression II your vote
| fn the lauguafr uf that brilliant wrIirr 6cuUY
cable ln an article 90 the F17a. Cor August, ~.
'Ihcrc on ,I'nngus value IN having Nol,
| so1uily. even iloush th,l arr not going a. %,
| counted god UHfIsc aud "a stubborn nght ore
CONT iuatlon alm'si e epod - victory ii.cll
| taIu gitiuva'iast Elru uLuu have tn cope viii
| imud make 10 play its Infamous Iau 40 boldly
aud sl issi mat 70 shall Nufa 90 own d!ffflgc hu'
d,uuluuu, as many uuc 10 has done bCivn
. | uysfUss ever voted
Ilsuths iars1ascoi a brave Confederate sol
| dior who ho,i thg bui.,u itum which hs DC
, uut ibs Republican uartr have. En- platforms
. | STATE aul tUiyrI.H HuIrh fHrf afr making tI
! present national utntass plvigyi that iu Oh
y ] tHua.IruUv Ui tH. uuHH Del being HIHIa.l FAB u.
crimes uEuHirHtrl uu fIt ballot On Che rUu
tra. che Ifim'uHI Instruments ul ,IlUf..u fraud.
Tie UgNuhI.rtH party uHu stands committed q
stamping h.u 1ui Iu tHg suutl. They Hfy maxim
this question IUiiIug I,snr lu ilr canvass.
q Illerr follows long extract from one q
, f0uk,fs spy,,hcs
Thus % Will b, sogu what a vital Interest thc ~
b ! TuhNuus 20 Che south. especially hv cuIurr
. I futUr have Iu iur IsrlIuE Presidential cuHtos
, / lH. kuHH EnH nIiHfIuUs hafr gfuHu thr n
| uu.fs uu their voting ifHurh.sH under zoe admit
| i.ffauau Of ur uuas.Ht lUI.I Magistrate AMI n
! rr, .rUt lFuu. ratio ha"InltUrF lu tIr luu,
J. iiulsr lHf ihr iri uwl have sHuihrrn ucm
| trafs HvHHci Iu fhr HtuafH rnHmHtf tnU irauds D
fHr sHUUr,ss .HU Hl fhH Republican vote rHIth. au
. ! announced tHUf determination il continue th
suppression. What W.sNf have IH.ru HffUur
. tI aEHIHtI fHI |H Ff..H .f fH HHHI#i citizens hs
uut the Republican -guHIH Stood ls n lion lu Oh
A Path. Un unr HaI tH|I
~ Wear" UIlaH.|I fH Pei aH.H a. state fNaf che TfH
= frTfs arr HHsf favorable tH fIr restoration II %
n / government 40 ilU HluIH1l 30 tlr LspuhIIUa
fHuF unlrfFH"H fHr f'#Hft M aII irrsTzfIivy
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Of | future lI Url.f Ui shelby ,H4Uty u#uU.n
. | Executive Committee
n o. a Utvuruy. chairman
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