The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-23


Club celebrated the anniversary of Wash
ingtons birth. Its commemoration OF that
event was begun in Central Music Hall
this afternoon. The platform was occu.
pied 10y distinguished men from various
parts of the Union, aud the large audi
forum was completely filed with promi
nent people OF this and other cities. The
orator OF the occasion was
GEN, JACOB D. cox, or ONO,
whose address on washington, the Cit.
zen's Example," was listened to with close
attention. In the course OF his address
Gen. Cox said
"Our military experience did not handi.
cap us in the race, Tor the good will Of our
countrymcn has rather abashcd rs and
tried to spoil us 10y the iayors in every way
shown TO those who served in tho war.
In every human society there will be those
who fat, but 1t is unrepublican to ask that
any class OF citizens, ~ a class, and simply
because they are a class, shall be saved
from the ordinary casualties and chances
OF life. That is the essence and soul OF
aristocracy. There wore not wanting
those who individually argued 10 the sol.
diers OF the Revolution that they, too, had
)laims 10 be regarded rs privileged class
In the country their valor had made free.
II was upon that doctrine that Washing.
ton put his foot. lie taught his com.
mdcs that they had not fought 10
place new arislOcracy in the room
Of that British one witch they had
Seleatcd, hut 10 ask only for the enjoy
nent Of the peace Won by the sword under
liberty which should mean equality be-
~1te the law. This was and * the motto
80 the seal OF Massachusetts,, leader in
the fray. There would be little danger
that the men who volunteered 30 fight Tor
~ Union would have asked or wished for
a,Ore than provision for the actually dis.
nblcd aud for their families, had not tho
enormous disbursements ol the Govern
ment built up class Ut professional pen.
sion agents aud brokers who have piled
che cN soldiers with systematic assertion Of
debts due them by the country, such a.
Washington rcpudialcd. Politicians have
fed The flames by trying 10 outbid each
other IN Oilcr for the soldier vote. We
need not wonder II, in such q time, tho
soldiers should say us did Warren
Hastings In regard 10 the wealth
that he brought back from India,
that when he looked at what
was laid at his feet lac was asionshcl ut
his own moderation. The cure must come
In arcyiyd of the Washingtonian prinri.
PIE among the soldiers themselves be-
lieyc 10 will come whenever they reflect
upon the unrcpullicauism Of the doctrine
that u distinction between the relief given
90 poor citizens shall De- based barely aud
solely upon a class distinction, when the
poverty Was neither directly nor indipclly
occasioncd by service 10 the country.
But Jet ms reflect fora momCut upon an
other thought. The merchants all tell us
that q thing * worth what ID will bring In
the market When fair opportunity to
cell u offered, the most that anyone will
pay D. the thing utmost price aud value.
lot Ms suppose that, with pension ngcnts
~ auriipncru aud politicians Tor bid-
dcis, The last copper has been Offered
and taken fOf The services which,
when We gave them. We Thought
were patriotic. what IL lcft? The mrritF
No, Il has been paid for Tho glou7 No,
except as Il would belong to the mrrrst
mcfCcnary Who might como across the
seas 10 sell his sword indlrrcnlly To
either party. In the mad auction oi poll
ties the whole will have been sold, literally
20 the highest bidder. aud the treasure
beyond price which We hoped 10 transmit
10 our children will have turned ;o dr,ss.
When think oi this long Tor some
trusted leader 10 plant the cOlors ut the
front that We may rally ON Thorn us IN the
crisis OF great battle. ! long iur a voice.
potent as Sheridan ON the road to VIM
chester, crying like hiE Face the other
Iaaa#a I'll
lies dishonor'"
At $50 O'Clock this evening the Nom.
bcn Of the club aud their guests sit down
10 the annual banquet ~ the club. HOUSE.
AZ iis conclusion the following program
OF ioasl- was taken mp
American Policy Tor the American
People" Gcn. Russell 4. Alscr. of Mich
ignn.
"lhc Political Relations Of the United
States aud Canada, from Canadian
Standpoint" Henry W. Darling. Of Tor.
onto.
Manifest Destiny" the Hon. Frank T..
DAVIS, of Minnesota.
The American Commonwealth" Bish.
op Charles Edward Cheney
Nh DAmINus Address
MI Darling said Ia part
~ NlNNkNilNi ANNANlAuN illn Mnfu an
ncXaiion' has an anomalous aud uunt.
truciiyc mig conveying 10 them un in-
preston VI n confession ui failure iu the
mission committed 81 them hy their fore.
lathcm a tu the future destiny ui their
country nn impression that they arc
adopting voluntarily In despair. The only
recourse open 10 them. II they arr 90
escape irrvulmhlc disaster. uf nn imprps.
sion Of roCrCion and iufrr no which their
naiuir rcSolls, and which thoy are bound
10 resist
~ think ! correctly describe the pro-
NniunR sentiments Of Canadians generally
when ! Hy the wUrl 'unurNliiuu' ia OK.
trrmciy disiusiclul 90 them You would
probably dCfpisn them were DO otherwise
The tc that bind, them to tho mp,hcr.
land b. . silver thread that can Boz broken
practically az vii, bat their affection Tor
the land Of their loUitihcr b. feeling
that D. aud always will he predominant In
Their breasts. British Canadians cling to
The g.oncs and traditions oi the nicr
They hops 10 be- able 90 preserve an the
characteristics Of highlands prosperous
policy They have neither sympathy with
nor encouragement Tor tho cuunirs ui the
British Empire.
They may be- mistaken a. 10 their ulu.
mate destiny, aud they may ovcrcsiimair
lhcir ability 10 mako the North American
continent the home ol "a great aud indie.
pendent AnglO.SaNun mcr. but u thpif
political relations urc 10 bo changed ID will
como about as the natural rrpucnce oi
cN'hw, hud moi purely as the r'auli Of an
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