The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-11
TIE SHELBY COUNTY REPUBLIC
AN CIRCULAR

TIE SHELBY COUNTY REPUBLIC |
AN CIRCULAR
We print elsewhere a circular issued by
the Republican Committee OF Shelby
County that should be read by every cit
izen and read carefully. 1t sets out with
n charge against the county officials OF
plain stealing" that ought TO be at once
investigated 10y the Grand Jury. The
courts are open, and even handed justice,
so far as 'rng ArrEAL knows, is being all
ministcrcd in each OF them. Indeed, tes-
timony TO this effect, ~ 10 at least one Of
them, is furnished by the Republicans
themselves who Endorsed the Demo
cratic nomination OF Chancellor Estes,
and cast their votes for him. II, there
fore, the Republican Committee or any
member Of it knows OF any "pnin steal
lug" by the County Court, or any member
OF that court, or by any county official, ii
should he specifically made known, that
the people may bo protected and the guilty
punished. And 80 in regard TO the more
specific charge that tho boxes Of tho First
Ward wcrc at the recent election Of the
county officers, stuffed TO the extent Of
800 votes. This should DO investigated.
No honest Democrat would for moment
consent to n crime that is punished 10y the
laws by Imprisonment in the pcnitcntiary.
The Republican Committee gives the do
tails Of this crime, m IL charges H. and
states that $500 (ballotsj were ir,t putin"
and subsequently 1000 moro were added"
This is a serious charge to revive after il
has been abandoned by Zach, Taylor,
too serious 10 Do passed over In
silence, To do which would bc 10 acqulcscc
In II. But moro and worse follows This
circular becomes seycrcr than charging
"yillniny' upon "tho Democratic party"
II charges that "bru,al obstruction" was
"thrown IN the way Of the colorcd voter"
nj tho recent election nnl that ''mnlevo-
lcnro towards the Colorrd voter by the
Democrats WIS especially rampant In the
city Of Memphis" "Only cowardly ty.
rants" II SAYS, would demand the sui-
iragys Of tho denounced class
Nor aro the mon who pursue these OPP
prcssiyo courses III to have the ballot,
either" Then the negroes are compli.
mcntcd on their stcadincss In casting their
votes nj every election Tor tho Rcpub
licnn ticket, aud arc comloricd for
their failure 10 reap results by n
quotation from Cable who thinks "thcrc u
nm enormous value In having votes east, b"
~ both the whites and blacks oi shelby
County have realized in the election Of
| the Democratic ticket. hut the negroes
are not to Stop at this comfort; thOy arc
invited 10 stamp out" these election
frauds, AMI further ON they are reminded
NlAA NllfN wiz ilANf wv hiNAAA ti'Aht 'NlN'N
States Supervise. at the polls in Noycm-
her "who. II they cannot check the frauds
at the time, can report them" for
trial and punishment, the circular assur-
ing them that a ballot box stufIcr
WIS once sent 10 the pcnitcntiary
from Shelby County. thus nltesiing the
value oi the courts Ia which TnT ArrEAL
urges this sapicnt committee to carry III
: complaints liut We doubt II thcro IA the
significance OF oanostnoss Ia this docu-
mcnt. notwithstanding iu ''yilainica" and
plain stealing" These arc. We suspect,
to b. read In riclSNiokian scnsc, ~ tho
circular has merely the stability aud quality
nj a campaign document that can bc read
Though tho North aud there accom-
plish what II cannot accomplish here. The
Democratic party Is In power and will re-
tain that power.