Year: 1873




Only two days more are left in


which the opportunity of registering be-
fore the city elections take place will be
afforded the citizens of Memphis. We
respectfully urge those of our friends
who have not yet svsiled themselves Of
This privilege to do so tomorrow. We
confidently believe In the election
of the peoples candidate, Major
J. J. Busby, hut we are anx-
ious that the sound no-party
position occupied by that gentleman,
should beindOrsed by the largest major
ity ever given 90 a candidate for mayor
in the city Of Memphis. Major Busby
is the candidate Of the people, and when
he is mayor all classes Of the people will
find hjmtheir friend, ready at all times to
advance their material interests, and to
defend their rights. He knows what
those interests and those rights are, and
can confidently and truly say to the
'0hOie people of this city, that he will
foster and promote those interests and
jealously guard those rights with 8
special view to the happiness and pros
Perity of the whole city. The great
mass of the voters should recognize, in
the fact that he is no partisan
candidate, no tool and nomi-
nee of political rings, the
best and sUrest guarantee that he will
stand by the whole people, no matter
what this or that hungry politician may
say or do. The people Of Memphis,
without distinction Of party, should
rally 10 the support of Busby, if only to
rebuke those unprineipled men who
wart to force themselves into Office in
onler to make money. These men we've
present when Busby was nominated,
and because he would not consent to
make the Office of mayor a place in
which to plunder the city, and, under
the pretence of public improvement,
give them chance Of making fortunes
out Of the means belonging to the hard
working people, these disappointed poll
1icisns nominated themselves, and are
trying now to impose upon the honest
voters by every species Of misrepresen-
tauon. But though they are fscile in
abuse they have not yet discovered any
other objection TO Major Busby than
that he Is an honest and respectable
man! And they have the effrontery
to tell the honest and respectable work
ingmen of Memphis that because
Busby is honest and respectable
they should vote against him. But
we knew from the first that,
with all their experience in the game
OF Misrepresentation; Notwithstanding
their double-dealing and shrewd man
agement, they had attempted too much
IEhen they tried to deceive the honest
voters Of Memphis. The time has passed
when any class of men are to be led
off, like lambs to the slaughter, by
this or that politician, though |
never so cool, shrewd and long-headed; !
and those men who are trying to force
themselves by dint of partisan wire
working upon the people, will find that |
they have counted without their host. |
Already are evidences multiplying that
the people are prepared to indorse blunt
honesty as opposed to the oily CANNON
Of the wire-pullers. They know that
Busby has no other ambition than to
make them a good, honest, and
efficient public servant, one who will be
ready at all times to do that which is
for the general good of the city, regard
ing the interests Of all her people alike,
and not one with an army of followers
10 reward at the expense Of the
people. Hence, We have the best
assurance in the convictions Of
the people of Busby's success.
To make assurance doubly sure, let all
Dur friends who have not yet registered
do so tomorrow, and we will deem the
first great step taken which will redeem
Memphis out of the hands of the poll
ticians, and place her on the high road
to a glorious future,