The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-05

slon Of the productive cuploly Of the state moro
rial and valuable than added territory. shall the
prejndiccs and paralysis " siatcry, ooninue y
hang 0s9ss SS lsoo % hS al SSeSy no SS onnSt a
cherish and tolerate tho incnpaclties u put upon
their oommuniiiosf look hopefully TO the con
tlnuancc of
ouR PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
and 10 the consequent development of manuiac
turing aud mining enterprises la tho states. hin
crio wholly given io neficnltuic ~ ppiehl ilnu
ence ~ the pefieci nnlleahon oi V., 1
tcrprla-s the inrmcrs who have felt tie hcnrnt ut
their nclghb1fhoOd, and tho men VINO Npfk ~
shop nf held will not hlli N hnd and ~ dcieni
community Of iuicrosL il IL not quite possible
that tho farmers auh the ptvmoiefs oi ihg gfvAt
mining aud nanulaclurlug enicIprtc. which nav.
rocoutly been established IN the south, may YET
and that the frce bslio, " the nottingham, giih
out dlstlnolon " noc, u needed iOf their dcicntn
~ welias for hls own. DO not doubt ihal II lh..e
men in the south Who nuw accupt the tafit
vir,s oi Ciay and lie constitutional oxpostions #
Webster would cuuniFconsy a.uW and d'i.n'
their Ual cOnYct0us they would not hnd y ulii
cult by frlcndly Instruction aud cooigaunn, ~
make The black man their efficient and sale ally,
not only Ia Cstablishng corfcCt principles ~ our
National Administration, but IN pfvst,lng, ior
their local cofnmunltiol, the benefits ui social or
der aud economical aud honest government ~
lcast until the good Offices Of kindness aud oiucn
tion have bccn hlrly tficd, the contrary oonolu.
sion cannot b. plausibly used.
NO SPECIAL ExEcurIyE POLICY.
Ihaye altogether riccicd the sugrc.llon. oi a
sSSnay SSSnl 'N's i 1Ss da q ,Ss @ fsssuie @ % 70 aSaa
lsler aud euiorcc. In the methods aud by The iu
stfuincntalltiea pointed out and provided by the
Thess laws an, gcncnal and their administration
should be Uniform aud equal Asacittcn may
not elect what laws ho will olcy, neither may the
Executive elect which hs VIII ,nlo,es iso aa1 ,
liituton in IL cnimY and the whgle
codc of laws enacted under IL ths
evil example Of permitting individuals, corpom
iions OF communities ~ nulliiy the laws hc,ausc
they cross sOme selfish OF lOcal Interests or pfelu
dioos, e full Of dangcf not only 70 The nation 4
large but much mOrc 10 thOsc Who uso this pcrni.
clous eaIedicnt 10 esHpo their Just obligations or
10 obtain On unjust advantage Over othefs They
will prcsgnuy themselves llg compelled 70 alIeal
70 The law iof protection, and those Who would usc
tho laW as defense must not deny that ~ oi u
10 Othcra II our great cgrpnrailons would more
smpnlOusly obscfyo ihelf legal Limitations AMI
duties they would have lee. cause 70 complain Of
the unlawful Limitations of ihoir right ol u yiO
| lent Interference with their operations The com.
mnnity that BY conccri, open of tocfet ainunF W.
citizens denlcs 10 q portion nf its incmben their
plain right under iho law has seycrsd The only
saic bond Of social order aud prosperiiy Tho eyll
works from a bad center both ways u dcinnfal.
ses th0se who practice H. aud destroys the faith u
tho,c Who suffer by ID Ia the efficiency Of the law
a. a saio pfoiectof, The man Ia who's breast that
iaiih has been dartsued b naturally The subject Of
use unlawful methods II mo,ct BY no higher mo.
tive than the sclhfhnoss that promplsii ihom, may
we'll stop and Inquire what 4 10 ~ the ond o tis
nent condltian of eovernmanL n the edueaiel
sud influential Glasses IN community either
practice or oouniyc AZ the slsienlhilc violation oi
laws that seem 10 them 70 ofus. their convenience,
what can they expect when the les.on, that con.
vince ora supposed elias Interest Il suilcleut
Gauss Tor lawlcsncsi has been well learned BY the
ignonnt classes A community whom law "a tho
rule oi conduct and where courts, not mohs. eve
cute IL peualtlrs Il tho unly attractive nuld i0f
business Investments aud honest labor
ouR NATuRALizATIos LAWS
should bo W amended a. 10 mako the inquiry Into
the character aud good disposition oi persons np
plying Tor citizenship m0fc careful aud .safChinr
Dur existing laws have been, In their adlnlnlsra
tlon an unlmprcssito aud often an uulnielligiblo
| form We Accept the man as q cltlkcn without any
knOwlcdgn Oi hls ltncas aud he assumes The duties
of citlSonship without any knowledge a. 10 Whist
- grave that We may we'll Insist upon a Fooi
knowledge oi every peuon applying for cit.
llsnshp and good knewledso BY him
Of our Institutions We should not cease
should cease 10 Ne Cfelcsa M ~ the character o u
/ There are men Oi al mcCl, even the best whOso
/ coming IA necessarily burden upon our public
revenues or threat 10 socal order Theac should
maintained a policy Of avoiding all Interference
/ with European aiAlr. We have beeu only interest
ed spectators Of their conlcnuqns ~ diplomacy aud
IN war, fCady 90 uao our friendly Offices " pfum0lc
| peace, but never ohtruding our advice aud never
attempting unfairly 10 coin the dHirustcs of other
| powers Into commercial advantage 10 ourselves
| We have n lust right t0ekCCct that our European
policy VIII be the Amctioan policy Of kumpcau
/ cOuru II n 40 manlicstly incompatible win
thoae precautions TOT our neacc aud taloly which
All the great powers hnhitslly obsefye Ad enforce
IN inaitar aiie,fiuf thcm, that shorter waterway
between our eastern aud western fcaboafds should
| bo dominated by any European government thai
| We may confidently expect that such pnrpg'
| wall not be entertained W any tivnoiy yewsL w