The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-02
AN OLD FIGHT.
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street railroad treasury and the criminal
court machinery, they are nj Il again. Sit
down on them bard.
The people Of Chelsea can look at their
improved streets and tell at glance how
well T. J. Graham has served them.
Monopolics must live up 10 their con.
trpc,s and respect the rights Of the people.
This fight from the courthouse hangen-on
and street car company means that the
Aforesaid monopoly objects.
Tom Graham Is Front street merchant
because OF his industry, enterprise and fair
dealing No man can look him In the face
and say: "You bought my city scrip for 20
cents and made handsome profit"
Tom Graham il too intelligent for the
street railroad watcrcd stock bondholdes
10 pull tho wool over his eyes. II the
company does not treat the people fairly,
he Il not afraid 20 make n report 10 the
council Of the proper kind.
Any man who would rather ride In n
carriage than in one Of Barrrtt's mule
boxes can got carriage sent 10 his office,
store or workshop next Thursday, upon
application 10 X, Dudley fmyscr & Co.
Aye, even without application.
by the carriage racket, which will be
played by the Citizens Street railway
boomers next Thursday. they acknowledge
that their mule-boxcs are not the proper
things for their friends 10 ride In. Else
why do they hire all the hacks In town.
let the friends Of the Taxing District be-
not deceived or frightened by the cry Of
wolf" from the other side. The "woli"
IN ut the door, but the street railroad com.
pany and politicians arc the people strug-
Cling against the bars 10 LET II In.
II Is n great boon, after riding In the
miserable street cans Of X. Dudley Frayser
& Co, to have this magnanimous company
furnish carriages TO voters It's the
thing TO escape the mulc-boxcs In an in.
ducement OF great weight.
Alderman Chase, Of the old city govern.
mont, was paid So n ton for hay the day
before that form Of government was
abandoned. When the new form Of gov
ernmcnt wis established the price OF hay
fell 10 $40 a ton. VIII Mr.. Chase kindly
EXPLAIN
Last Friday canvass Of Chelsea was
made as 10 the relative strength Of Mr.
Thomas J. Graham and Mr. Geopr Ar.
mold. Seventy Of the leading voters were
consulted Sixty-nlne Of the number
wcn FOR Graham, and the remaining one
declined 10 be interviewed.
Back Of President MADDEN has been the
Legislative Council, aud rs ono man they
have opposed the street car combination In
NIL lis schemes 10 siczc the streets without
paying dollar for the privilege. That IL
the sori Of one-man power which has OBJ
tanned in the city government Elect the
Petit ticket aud continue Il.
What do the friends OF good, honest
government care II Mr.. George Arnold
aud the street car company havo hired all
the hacks In the city3 The r.s:lc still
have their legs and determination, will
walk 10 the polls. fire one solid shot nj The
courthouse crcatnrg, aud eiay there 10 $50
everything properly lone.
II Col n. ~. Jonci thought II ~ and
proper 10 withdraw from the race for a
Taxing District Office because Of an interest
In n corporation which had contract with
the city, why should not Mr.. George Ar.
noldG Strange TO remark, the same news
paper which sprung this question on Mr..
Jones Is now supporting Mr.. Arnold.
When W. J. Chase nan for police and
Gre Commissioner on the I'd. Shaw ticket
In January, 1882, the election resulted as
follows MADDEN, 5,5oc; Burke. 3.513;