The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-06

| thple Whlte vote owing TO causes which have
been alluded TO and in spite of the appeals
Tor united action OF the whites winch had
been made, The majority OF the committee
report that the negro vote was suppressed at
thus election, and CndeavOr by argument 10
! fix the responsibility for what was done upon
the Democratic party. To do this they are
driven 20 contend that some Identification
| has been established between the White
League and the body OF citizens, chiefly
| Democrats, who organized 10 defeat McGilI.
! from whom the existence Of the league was
concealed by the few who knew Of it, and to
| utterly ignore the mass OF testimony which
shows that many Of the leading spirits in
! the movement were Il Republicans devoted TO
their party.
To support their conclusion they refer TO
! inilammatory articles in the Nelc Mssissip-
! that the course of that paper was
| disapproyed by the supporters of
| Gen. Henry. They even refer to a head.
| line printed above notice which
appeared In that paper rs IAN effective con-
/ Meeting link between il and the resolutions
| Of the White league when the author Of
| the notice sworc positively that the headline,
unobicCtionable rs lac wrote it, was changed
after il had left his hands and the word
'whitc-lno' inserted by the printer or some
other person.
To support their charge that "the two or
CARNATIONS were working in perfect harmony
| and Ia q common end the majority ompha-
/ size the fact that Martin, the editor OF the
| N1r Nw'wippiui was the author Of the res
| olution known rs the red circular, when the
| testimony shows that fact was not developed
| untl this investigation began, and certainly
/ those Who were ignorant II IL cannot be
| prciudlccd by H. And they lay great stress
/ upon the alleged circumstance that many
members ot the White league were also
/ members Of the committee ~ 1907 when
/ the witnesses named but few who belonged
| 10 both organization land some Of these dis
! putc the iHcth aud IL s proven that the
! members Of the White league were bound
| by an oath tO conceal their membership
| from all other persons.
Referring Ia the resolutions Of the White
league aud the Nrr Ntssissigpid1, the major.
| ity say
! The spirit manifested In those resolutions and
] cNlh'cd hN the articles published IN that paper
scrm to have pvuuyuvd The uutiT movement that
| supported the candidacy OF Mr. Henry,
| And they add
! 1hls IL made clearly apparent by the evidence
! taken 10y the committee,
when It appears all through the tcsti.
| mnuy II men of the highest char
actcr can be- believed, that both
| the resolutions and the articles were
d.npproycl by those engaged in the move
/ mcnt
Ginning ~ have established tho sun.
. preston Of the cplurcd vote, the majority
| proceed to argue that the officials, Harris,
/ Wilson and Livingston lthu hrt having re-
signed aud the other two being mere drpu-
/ tivsh whose conduct Ia respect at the matter
| they were authorized tn investigate PARTED.
/ Iatci IN the suppression, though they all
| appeared and made sworn dcuials aud were
/ supported 10y every witness examined who
a Il.
| MyGiI.
The majority go further and class with
| these officials mentioned two postal clerks
named Fitzgerald, whose conduct they were
| not authorized Ia pass upuu-iur one II
whom nu ulii WIS distinctly proven. aud
the other denied, under oath, what Is now
charged against him, aud was supported hy
/ Wliuys,ys who cannot be- impyuDhrl.
The majority did not stop herr. but under
/ q resolution in terms limitiug their author.
/ icy to nn investigation and report IT the
/ facts they venture " volunteer the ud-
/ vice that thr officials named should be-
] promptly dismissed thv service and they In
/ ,iiy thp Senate, hy passing the resolutions
/ which they urHpu,g. Goo join them iu this and
/ tu send % copy ui thc report 20 the irysi.
| d,ut lur tlr purpose, apparently IT in'
| fiuDfur him 100 M, dut,, of hi, high Office
/ This rutuituus ami us % appear, tu me-
/ unlawful action of thc majority, is 30 thor.
/ uurbly exposed bee thv views Submitted 10y
the minority that l desire tp call attention
to au cXtrac, from their report.
asto livingston, the deputy narshsl. hcls not
even an ufhut IT he United staigA. Tic z mcfu
: representative Of tho MAMMAL whc gppolr,s lin
/ uH.I Who I. o. i0ns'hl" iur all the dcIuys acts
o. CERTAINLY Diu uut hT UUI ..lrI ~ rrfiiui ina
Senate That uuuuu On hr Hu unlryr Hi ihH United
H HrfIui department &C. UHuri Uf law Living.
E'"1 iN,f being NEW ..'H. 90 tUc i.nrsul Hui
unU,rui ilr Senate or thr lrs.iuut tH rmu,r.
o. WnHh hr removable alone IE hIs IuUIIfal the
WH .HHI boot iuf iu. statute which authorizes 900"
IuI"r of fIr i.u.u.I uf district court iU which Do
fHu .WN HH 10 HUugf. That che uHWuiftHu Uu
I tHrIuI.tuu in iirIiiur 'hr resolutions iu %" mt
ui iI President hlf hHH undertaken iU Iui,1Ufv
with Iu. tNrf.. "a. ui IHurI Nfs.Ui Iu judge liHs
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tHu."u.. I.F tIr luuHNH ui be-. own WusiIrlun.
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AsuNIi.,u che committee rc equally NJ fault
/ &c. Utr Livingstone BE- uHi oven au officer ui he
| lWinl rti,H hui ihu tuvfu Hrui ui Co., Internal
r'Uuuy collector ilr that district Wh' HuIa'.nt.
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STATUTES -r,uuu HIi.I That an urlU,r r,sIuusi.
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tHU government should is entitled iu .lU.t bis
IHui H. Is ur.arrl hi tIr statute HHlfr cited.
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The proposed resolutions may hr adopted
hy H PARTY vote but iI thr action OF iHH
President which Wua auphUlri ly Coo
! American U.HUIu when thIs holly Iuf HHI.Ht
tu dictate h.. duty tu that highest Junction.
Ufy boo tHU Government can hy taken IH ne
earnest uI Doll. future UHu.H" 1rl 'Ur IAI.'
billion ui hlH official independence t''r Ir.s.
uFu ui these u.. H'uI u must prove |I.U HI
muNHIuF ILH result BIZ iUuhf.s cone
irmuIfDI Hy che able lawyers and fH. 'wUu
who proposed tHr resolutions. bat t.,Ir rel.
port NiiI bU a.Ht iu thr country, auI uu 10
ALLEGATIONS thr Democratic party 20. IarN
will Ip changed throughout the north Iu Goo
pending campaign WiiHall the responsibility
and consequence uf what was uu w".u H.r
lrsa than the outcome ~ race diversity q