The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-23

connected with politics or persons, and
shall not touch on them for reasons you
can readily understand"
But the Judge talked earnestly and in
terestingly TO the reporter for several min
utes about matters which he promised not
to print, but released him from silence
when he touched the subject of yellow fe-
yer quarantine, about which he said, in
substances:
ave had about as we'll conclude to go
back to the country village state Of exist
ence il Congress does not lay aside much
Of the nonsense that is talked about States
rights and assume the sole and exclusive
duty OF
KEEPING OUT THE YELLOW FEVER.
When a man like Senator Harris aclSnowl-
edges the existence OF a national powerand
duty, all other people, who are super
heated in their scnsitiyeness about States
rights, may as well shut up. We fight the
yellow fever like our ancestors fought the
Indans-in squads. The United States
fights them with its organized armies. The
same kind OF advancement must be made
in dealing with epidemic diseases. Both
Indians and yellow fever are within the
sst on the most energetic action by Con-
gress"
another thing" said the Judge, "you
might say is that we are always nursing
our apprehensions of some impending
calamity and parading our prophesies OF
evil upon very slight provocation. We
are forever rushing to the business ex-
changes and calling meetings and beating
aa 10 20, nj tl... ha
nese. People with delicate nerves but
banks full OF money are frightened away
by these ugly noises that we make. Pub
lie officials are rather prone 10 shifting
their responsibilities upon the business ex-
changes and their improvised committees,
and thus substituting the Indian pow
WOW Tor representative government; and
the amusing thing about it il that nobody
seems TO think Of the Indians pipe OF
peace and all that it implies. 1t is not
passed around in councils of the big chiefs
OF our municipal wigwam, who are rather
putting on the war paint all the time and
getting after somebody
WITH A SHARP STICK
to punch them up TO doing something that
they have already determined TO do, but
being, us the Indians would say, Men
afraid-oi-their responsibilities, wish 10
seem to be doing it under pressure from
the outside We mistake the intelligence
of the money markets Of the world II we
suppose that they do not understand all
this and discount us heavily because OF
it,"
TALK WITH THE BARK on 1T.
Mr.. w. b. Gates is mn enthusiast on the
subjcc, of new pavements. To an APPEAL
reporter he said yesterday al ann cmphat-
icilly in favor OF bonds, but II that won't
do, am willing to give up onc-iourIh Of
my properly in order 20 secure good pave
menls for the remaining three.iourihs.
should expect to save more than the
amount OF the outlay in the reduced wear
and tear OF the live stock ! am compelled
10 use. A few weeks ago ] received pair
OF mules from Kentucky which cost me
500. Three days aitcrwaFd one Of them
died. Cause, Memphis pavements. !
bought another 10 replace him aud day
or two ailcrward my drayman informed
me the new animal was burnt out. AZ
that rate / could better afford TO pay
my share of ten times the amount OF
bonds necessary to give the city good pave
mcnts."
A prominent physician said "Bonds by
| al means, or something equally certain Ia
secure good payements. In eleven years /
have spent 81 800 Tor new bugges. Half
that amount would have been more than
ten times my pro rata OF the cost OF new
! paycmcnts.
W. u. Bingham Of Cations Hotel, said:
Certainly, ! favor bonds or any other
method ol raising funds to remedy the
! present disgracclul condition OF the streets,
but think the expenditure of the money
should be- conhded 90 q commission and
not the present city authorities"
4 well known brick manufacturer said:
"Ihe-e streets remind me Of place out
! West. where the business portion Of the
town is on iour sides OF the public square
one day 1 slw team OF horses sink out
ol sight in the mud, aud it took twenty
men 10 haul them ont. | asked q citizen
what they would 10 with the wagon, and
lac answered ii would remain thore until
| spring and then be dug out with the
others which would accumulate there
during the winter lie said that was the
usual course ! looked around, aud Il oc.
CURED 10 me that the four sides OF the
square ought, during the season, 10 accu.
muia,e a handsome collection Of wagons.
asked my informant 10 make an estimate
aud he s0lrmnly assured me that the
spring opening OF that year had been sig
naIizcd by the digging out OF 10 wagons
buried in the mud during the winter"