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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-05

Errar pcmccm, IN Memphis and
Shelby ,oani, should make Il duty to
80 20 tho poiis tomorrow and vote the
Iany McEel.
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WILL BE NO TROUBLE.
THE ELECTION IN SHELBY COUNTY
WILL BE ORDERLY AND FAIR.
A Section From the Code That Places
Judicial oflcers in Line to Maintain
the Public Peace-An Appeal to tho.
Merchants to Close Their Stores.

There will be no trouble here on election
day tomorrow, notwithstanding the at
tempt TO get up scare about the negroes
arming themselves for that purpose.
The scare didn't scare to any great ex-
tent, for those who have any sort of mas
terry OF their wits know full well that the
negroes would not thus invite and demand
determination the hands OF their friends,
the white people.
President MADDEN has already announced
his intention OF preserving the peace, ii it
takes the undivided attention of every
police official and fifty extra ones. In fact,
Chief Davis. has taken steps to add that
number to the regular force. Every man
entitled TO vote will be given the privilege,
and the ballots will be counted.
While looking through the Code yester-
day for laws bearing upon the questions
now agitating the people Of Shelby County,
an APPEAL reporter found the following
section:
mo. 5,7G2. The judicial and ministe.
rial officers OF the State, and the Mayor,
Aldermen, marshals and police OF cilQS,,
and towns are also conservators of thN(
peace, and required to aid in the preven-
ton and suppression OF public oflenses,
and Tor this purpose may act with all the
power OF the SheriH."
The sherilf's duty is to suppress all
ARRAYS, riots, routs, unlawful assemblies,
Instructions or other breaches of the
peace, to do which he may summon to his
aid as many OF the male inhabitants OF the
lao tpls I,.
provision OF Section OIL, the Judge OF the
Supreme, Chancery, Circuit and Criminal
Courts throughout the State are magis-
trates within the meaning OF the statutes,
and may require persons TO give security
for good behavior and TO keep the peace.
The officers may prevent the commission
of any public Ollcnse by the means pro.
yided by the statute rs hereinbeforo
stated, and where they have good grounds
for believing that any person or persons is
or are likely to commit any public onensc
TO take all necessary steps TO prevent il.
The language OF the section quoted was
a revelation ~ the reporter, who makes no
prctensions TO legal knowledge. He had
no idea that judges could take cognizance
OF anything IN the line OF olcnses emu
mcrated, except when brought before them
for trial after due process OF law. Pro-
cecding upon his discovery, the reporter
called upon Judge DuBOse and submitted
! IL 90 him for explanation.
"Oh, yes" said the Judge, when &c.
| quainlcd with the nature OF the visit,
that j. my understanding Of the section,
which IS 70 plainly worded Us 10 leave no
doubt Of Us meaning Acting upon il,
should any disturbance or breach oil the
peace he brought 10 my attention, J shall
summon enough men and have the Offend
ors brought in. As lar as possible | cx-
pect 10 have a fair aud orde ly election"
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Tnr "nigr,r scare las pc,cri out m
ignom.nous failure.
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THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE.

Powell Clayton, Of Arkansas, was in
Memphis last night, and l.. d. Eaton is a
candidate for the votes Of the people at to-
morrow's election. II Harrison and Nor
ton shall be elected, Clayton will own
Arkansas. In that event hc would like
very much to have Eaton in Congress
as the Representative from the Tenth
District OF Tennessee. They could play
into each others hands We do not
know that Clayton dropped into Memphis
on the eve Of tho election to do his
friend Eaton u good turn by giving
him point or two out OF his
experience, but his visit here could
not have been better timed to suit such n
purpose, In the present emergency the
Democrats Of the district should take no
chances. The mere fact that Clayton In on
the ground and in the neighborhood should
stimulate the energy and vigilance OF the
party to the utmost Whether Cleveland
be elected or not tho people In this part
OF the South want Democrat in Congress
to care for their interests We will need
u defender II Harrison should be elected
and the Senate be Republican. TO be rep
resented, In such q contingency by a man
like Eaton would mean all manner Of mis-.
cry. When Eaton held public Office during
the Reconstruction period lac demonstrated
his entire sympathy with the policy Of
marrying tho SOUTH" which will be
adopted again by the Republicans II they
shall' carry the National election, and
there can be no question that Eaton would
be q cheerful aud industrious ally. iii.
authorship OF tho infamous Southern
Democrat" letter proves this beyond con
troycrsy. The Democrats VI the District
owe il 10 themselves and TO the South L
sec that ho Is beaten tomorrow. Every
man who owns foot Of property or has q
dollar invested or has employment to ~
tain should work with all his soul ior IN,
recollection OF Phclan II Is matter o
both business aud sentiment. II must b.
demonstrated to such men as Clayton aud
l.aion that their day is done In the South,
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nesday morning to record his election by
large Majority lie would do his con-
stituents great h@or in the Assembly.
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Tor state souRior-J u, DORTClI
Tor County Representatives. Z. MOORE, sR
loi iOgtcr-JOilN X likAD.
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Fnyeitc County.

Tor State ecnator-l II. DoRrCH
fUt foHtCr-C A. sIAlhlACk,
Tor County kCpt,sonntlyc-WlLLTS SHELTON
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to be had / should pay them their price"
There is the whole problem OF the rela-
tons OF protection and labor in nut
shell.
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LET us have peace tomorrow, a free
vote and a fair count.
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STATE ELECTORAL rICKET

TOR CONGREss- Tenth District,
NON JAMES PHELAN, Of Stojy county.
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For Representatives.
". I. CLAPr. RICHARD OpLUM,
RALPH DAVIS A. RENKERE
DIR D. q. GOODWIN.
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yInrdcnRn County

Tor the scnntc-T J. BARNiIlIL
Tor the Lower llouso-W. a. CNHuTHERS.
rur noater-C. 4. SrAlNEACH
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For the state senate.
IN. CREWS WV MCDOWELL
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qnE COUNTY LEGISLArIvE TICKET.
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FOR GOVERNOR.
poRFRT l. TAYLOR, or Garter Co'miE
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Trenton, Monday Noycmbcrb.
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FOR PRESIDENT.

ron VICE-PRESIDENT,
ALLEN q, THURMAN, VI OhiJ.
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LOCAL pREvITIEs.

Chairman Congressional TX. COlsS~I
JXo. IL. AtsuP, Secretary.
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ADVICE FOR THANKSGIVING,

Don't spoil the day by finding fault.
Anybody who is surly on holiday de-.
serves to be sentenced to six months
penal seryltude.
Don't growl because you don't get the
second joint. Don't be hog and take all
the white meat. The dark Is considered
better by many good judges.
Give the young ones all the gravy they
want, and let them daub themselves with
cranberry sauce TO their stomach's con.
tent. It's anti-bilious. Explain to them
that the anatomical structure of the
turkey makes 1t impossible for you to
supply them all with wish bones.'
If the youthful people of the family
howl in the silent midnight watches do
not paint the air blue Remember that
you were boy once and used to over
feed. Remember, too, that Thanksgiving
only comes once year, although the
Juvenile vote would undoubtedly be solid
for having 1t come twice week
Be copious of pie to your guests, spar
ing to yourself. Pie Is healthiest when
eaten by proxy.
Do not tell your wife about the plum
pudding your Aunt Samanthy used to
mako In Wayback when you were boy.
Even on holidays women are women.
Praise 1t whether you eat it or not. Give
her double share Of the plums.
And may you all live to eat Thanksgiv-
ing turkey many years in succession, and
may your feast be followed by no pangs
Of Indigestion =
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trousers pocket wnen the meno1can1
asked him the fatal question and pro
ducing paper of tobacco, Then Mr..
Jolly read Mr., Misery a little homilv on
the injustice Of poverty, and over Mis-.
ery's face there spread shadow of a
grin, and such a grin as may be seen on
the face OF mummy. It was if he had
said: did starvation ever roost in your
stomach for three days?' "Will he Jump
on the dock now?" wondered to myself,
no. he Is actually "bracing' park police
man. The gray coat simply waved him
away with his club. Then, with q cour.
age born Of his awful need, he tackled
two officers at the door of the barge Office,
put without success. He stood upon the
sidewalk and passed his hand YEARLY
across his forehead. as if he was awaken.
ing from dream.
a feeling of curiosity had prompted me
10 follow him. Does he need whisky or
out, and SO | beckoned him into dark
corner around the barge office. The. Ares
OF hope must have been enxindled in him.
for two tears rolled out of his ewes and
fancied could hear them fall spat! spatl
upon the stones.
Are you hungry" said I.
he replied. -
"Are you dry?"
mo, sir; there's water in the park"
is your favorite restaurant near bv?"
Yes, sir. Up in Greenwich street"
well, come along"
And as we went toward his restaurant
! pumped him by the way. Twas long
and sorrowful story he told. His name
was George Moore, and he was Cornish
miner.
Times was better, sir, said he, when
came to this country eight year ago.
Ye see, heard there was money to be-
made in the coal mines of Pennsylvania,
an, like fule, came here. There was
three Of us-Nellie and the baby and N.Y.
self. Dear heart, when think Of how
my Nellie looked when we landed at
Castle Garden eight years ago, with the
roses In her cheeks and the light in her
brown eyes, and she SO hopeful sir, that
we would make small fortune in few
years
Here he paused as If to choke back the
emotions which were sweeping over him
like food. Then he continued:
Just eight years ago today twas, sir.
! had dollars IN my pocket then. Good,
hard English pounds, and the smell Of
ioasCiu6 tuIhey Us We WenC Dy the
restaurants didn't have the effect
upon me then that it has today, sir.
Well, we went to shamokln, in Pennsyl-
vania. had no difficulty in getting
work, and we were getting along nicely
when was taken sick. Then all the
money melted away like hoar frost The
sickness lasted SIX months, and because
Of poor food and weakness the baby died
After that things went on from bad to
worse, until Nellie sickened with the con-
sumption. Then cursed the country
and the mines. But 1t did no good, for
my wife went like the baby, and since
she's gone, sir, I'm all broke up"
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His books sell the world over. Pens less
renowned than his own hang upon his
favors
The guests went up the broad steps and
were ushered into the handsome parlors.
Mrs Roman received them; but the
great author was not to be seen. The
truth was Thanksgiving was an anniver-
sary of which he never spoke to a soul;
and although he intended to be as cheer
full and entertaining as possible to his
friends, he had been overtaken by melan.-
choly "reminiscences. 1t had all come from
reading a little old newspaper, too.
Lighting cigar he walked out and
strolled toward the hills:
If his stylish wife and admiring guests
had been able to photograph his mind just
then they would have been surprised. He
was thinking of Thanksgiving twenty
years ago. He had been very poor then;
but his early love. his first wife, was with
him. He was thinking as he strolled
back and forth on the lawn this morning
that that Thanksgiving was the happier.
The little poem he had just read jingled
through his mind It seemed to have
been written especially for him:
We were paupers, she and l,
And the bread was hard to win;
But our garnet, near the sky,
-- Let Gods purest sunlight in.
She was meanly dressed, you see,
In her faded cotton gown,
But her smile was heaven to me,
And never saw her frown.
We were young and life was sweet
And we loved each other more
When there scarce was food to eat
And the wolf WAS at the door.
There was always hope, you know,
We could dream that skies were blue,
But my darling had to go
Just before the dream came true.
The verses drifted through Mr.. Ro-
mains mind like far off bells, making
sweet, sad music. He was back in ''the
garrett near the sky" and the picture
seemed sweeter to his fancy than all his
fine possessions of today. He wished he
were poor again, If poverty could bring
back his early love and his youth. With
this thought in his mind he signing
turned toward home.
In shabby little house on lonesome
hill was a gray haired, dim eyed man.
who looked out of window and saw MT
Roman strolling idly by. He. too sighed.
II don't understand the rulings OF TINS
world" he said. ''rhere is Roman. he
has everything he wants. Money and
fame have come at his call. twenty
Years ago | was rich and he was poor.
Now, am growing old IN poverty which
have not brought upon myself oy dlssl.
patton or recSlessness II ! couid only
20 back twenty years to another ihanks
giving" and he sighed again
Mr.. Roman went back home TO us als,
t;ngn,shed guests. The man who envied
him turned 10 his table of pork and beans
Both envied the past, -, 49,.
MI. Roman was still dreamily hum
ming some lines from the newspaper
noem As he went up the steps OF MS
Handsome house. They were these;
| And VIC loved each other more
when there scarce WAS food to eat,
- Aud the wolf MAS At the door,
EAass TkEss
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argument is sound But am fully per
suaded that If pressed to do so, l could
not give good, sound reasons for my be-
lief, and confess that often violate my
creed. The fact Is, that in the discussion
Of great fundamental ideas like those of
religion or sociology, find them to be
like creek in the mountains. Follow the
creek up, and you will find innumerable
brooks babbling into 1t from innumerable
hollows between the hills. Each brook Is
filed with the sparkling product Of Gods
distillery. each rivulet adds something to
the volume Of water In the creek flowing
onward to thesea. But have not the time
nor the genius to explore all these streams
Of thought to their source, and 50 / take
the sunshine as he sends it, the water as he
brews II. the laughter and the tears as
they are cooked at his good pleasure. And
sometimesr very often, In fact find my
self violating the conclusions Of cold
This much before tell my story.
~
The incident here recorded occurred on
q Thanksgiving Day not many years ago.
Twas cold November day in Battery
park, New York. The sun shone feebly
from behind bank Of clouds, yet the
air was keen and bracing. It brought
color to the cheeks and brightness to the
eyes Of some twenty oilers seated upon
the benches. Most of the persons in the
park were apparently Of foreign extrac
ton. A little Frenchman wrapped in a
cloak and who took frequent pinches Of
snuff, formed striking contrast to a
brawny longshoreman In a blue blouse
and overalls Another picturesque group
was formed Of a Bulgarian mother with
her three children, aliens who looked upon
the evidences Of new civilization with
fear and distrust. The rest Of the occu,
pants Of the park were bits Of fotsam
and jetsam Of humanity common in every
large seaport town. The day Of Thanks
giving was unknown to them. For the
most part they were drinking Of the lees
of life and had nothing to be thankful for
except the material fact Of cheerless ex.
istence.
While watching this drift from alien
shores and wondering vaguely what were
the actual conditions surrounding these
heroes, my attention was drawn to the
stumbling figure Of a man coming up one
Of the aisles Of the park. The sun came
out for minute and made him distinctly
visible in all his abjectness. For he was
the most wretched looking man had ever
seen. His derby hat was brimless, his
once blue blouse had lost all of its orig
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-11-28
THOROUGHBRED SHEEP FOR SALE.

i have for sale 20 head of Cotswold and Shro,
shire rams; also SO head Of thoroughbred MeriA
rams. Will sell cheap. For full particulars ~
dress ROBERT BIIANKENBAKER
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WOULD YOU GIVE ME ONE CENT, s1Rr'
inal color, and his trousers hung about
his emaciated legs like stocking about
pipe stem. Upon his sallow face was
four weeks growth Of stubby black beard.
His face was dark and his eyes had that
pale, sickly CLEAN sometimes seen under
the dry husk of an onbn. He walked
with a slow, shambling, uncertain step,
and his shoulders dropped as though he
was al gone inside and every minute he
expected to collapse. The very AFFECT
ness Of his condition fascinated me. and
while still loathing him / watched his ap-
proach with interest. As he came up to
me he seized the elbow Of his left arm by
putting his right hand behind his back,
IN this curious attitude he spoke:
Would you give me one cent, sirT"
This he said in a voice which seemed to
come out of the very sub. cellar of de-
SPAR, SO monotonous was it. so utterly
bereft Of the ring Of hope.
No, sir" replied, Il could not.
He made no reply in words, but his
elbows lifted slightly and his long finger
nails, which wore mourning for departed
Cleanliness, sunk into the palms OF his
hands, Like man who felt that death
was stepping on his heels he turned
away. There were dozen other men
seated in Battery park. and to each one
Of these he in turn put the same question
that he had to me. He met the same
reply each time, for as he turned away !
could see the sharp elbows lift with q
sdespairing gesture and the sallow face
harden into corrugated lines. One man,
who looked jolly and well fed, perpetrated
? CHASTITY joke by putting bis hand IN his
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i =
Here he stopped, and it seemed to me
that he gathered his failing powers to
gether, as If he were about to give ex
preston to a great thought Then he
blurted OUT
"An' she were a good woman, sir, an
loved her"
"And what have you been doing since
her death2" said I.
'Oh, Just knockin' around dom an odd
job here an there-starvin' mostly. Part
Of the time on the island for vagrancy.
! In the winter time sleepin' in the police
stations an In the summer on the docks.
I've rich relative in Michigan, mine
owner" I'll
why don't you apply to him for assis
tance?" said I.
Because I'd die afore he'd know the
shape I'm in"
By this time we had reached the door
of one Of those modest and unconven-
ttonal eating houses where the menu is
painted on board and set outside the
door. We entered and he sat down at q
table. His unexpected good fortune had
paralyzed him, and the prospect of =
square meal had robbed him Of speech.
When the frowsy waiter asked him what
he would have he couldn't reply but sat
gazing at the waiter dumbly as sheep
might look at it's executioners. Then
ordered for him big dish of vegetable
soup. When it was placed before him,
with islands of potatoes, carrots and cab
bage floating in it, the savory steam arose
and dilated his nostrils and wolfish
glare came into his onion colored eyes
So furnished was he that, there being no
spoon handy, he seized knife and
plunged it into the mess, and while he
ate there seemed to be lump In his
throat which prevented his swallowing.
While be was busy with this dish I or
dered a big plate Of roast beef, and the
waiter brought two cuts which looked as
II they had been taken from the forehead
Of the critter. This was 6anked by q
dish of mealy potatoes, bursting their
brown Jackets, and bowl Of coffee al
most big enough to take bath in.
As Misery gazed upon this feast, which
In his estimation was plenty good enough
for the gods who sat upon Mount Olym-
pus, his eyes filled again and this time the
tears fell. When asked for the bill the
proprietor handed me check for the mu-
nificent sum Of 20 cents, which | dlscov,
cred was scheduled rates.
"Well, old fellow, must CO., said |,
after settling the bill, as reached out
my hand for parting shake. He reached
out grimy fist, and when it left mine
there was a silver quarter In his palm.
He was Just about paying his respects TO
the roast beef, but this princely gift
choked him up SO that he laid his head
upon the arm Of the once blue blouse. !
could see his stoop shoulders heaye, and,
although there was no sound, there were
plenty Of signs Of an internal commotion'
On Thanksgiving day, year later, J
was seated at table in q Fourteenth
street restaurant. Opposite to me. at the
same table. sat respectable looking man
Of about DO years. He wore neat suit
Of cashmere and was clean and wholesome
in appearance. noticed during the
course of the meal that he watched me
very closely, and just as I rose to leave
the restaurant he touched me on the
shoulder and said:
uN~nnoa mo cir Init didn't [ have the
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The richest and most envied man un-
shorn Of his wealth of money, but de-
| prived of all the common benefits which
his poorest brother man enjoys as an in
alienable right, would be poorer than the
poorest pauper.
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y OFTEN TAKE OUT THE QUARTER AND
..8. JINGLE IT,"
ct home and of Nellie and the baby,
Even now, comfortably situated as am,
often take out the quarter and jingle 1t.
The sound is always comforting, and SO
lind that Thanksgiving Day Is not con-
fined to the last Thursday in November"
Still this giving money to beggar Is
bad practice. ERNEST JARRoLD.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-25

Perhaps nothing better illustrates the
desperate character of the present Demo-
cratic managers of their political cam
paign than the following scheme arranged
by Chairman Bricc and others:
Their plan was to have Democratic
speaker visit General Harrison. He was to
pretend to be Republican from some far
away section of the country. While in the
Generals presence he was to make speech
containing remarks that would prejudice the
Republican candidate. These utterances
were to be mumbled in such way as not to
attract the attention of General Harrison or
any one else, except the representative of q
Democratic paper, who would be on hand for
the purpose. He would telegraph it all
over the country late that night, and as
no contradiction could be made until the
it was thought, as the remarks of DIR. Bur-
chard. The man selected to carry out this
plan started for Indiana Friday morning, but
before his train left the Grand Central sta
ton the whole project had been disclosed to
the National Republican Committee and
steps taken to prevent him from carrying out
his instructions successfully He may visit
General Harrison, but he will find the Re-
publican candidate prepared to receive him
in way that was not anticipated by Mr..
Brice and his associates, some of whom are
not much better qualified to keep secrets
than their chief"
Such base device as this is worthy of
the authors aud endorsers of the Morey
letter.