Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-06
WHAT MAENER or MEN SHALL BE
CANDTDATEs9

We have spoken heretofore Of the
reluctance with which men once Wings,
who became Republicans when the Mis-
souri, Compromise was repealed, and
who have until recently acted with the
Radical faction, will Join the Democratic
party. Whenever and wherever it had
the power, it ostracised them; and 80
rooted in lite ~natureIwas this illiberslity,
that even in the South, when she needed
not only all the patriotism and all the
vslOur, bot also al the wisdom and al
the experience Of all her sons, to assist
in her desperate and heroic struggle for
independence, those in power could not
forget the old animosities, and it was
rare indeed to see one who had been g
Wbig entrusted with any office, civil OF
military. OF the scores and scores Of
Brigsdier Generals, we do not believe
that ten had been Wings. All the old
Democratic habits and practices were
~transplsnted from Washington TO Rich
mond; and it was attempted to dispense
IS far as possible, with the services o.
Wings in all departments Of the new
Government
The st. Louis Republican, which We
remember as once a Wing journal
speaking of the result Of the elections
in California, and Of the probability that
Mr.. HoGE, once 8 member Of Congress
from Illinois, for many years 8 resident
Of California, and distinguished among
the leaders Of the Democratic party
there. will be put forward to be the sue.
cessor Of CONFESS in the Senate Of the
| United States, says, and says it most
wisely and OPPORTUNITY:
We trust be is personally, wholly
worthy Of the place proposed for him
but il there is anybody in Californis
wOrthter, let the wOrthiest be selected.
There are among the heretofore members
Of the Republican party thousands and
scores Of thousands who are disguised
and sick Of Rsdicalism. But they
scarcely know who to go to if they quit
that party, such is theiT distrust OF the
Democratic party. Nov, without the
hNu Ol kUEEEr u i AHO1EAbAb " AANE ONAAA
ocrats to overthrow Radicalism and
thew cannot get this aid unless they show
by acts that tbey honestly mean TO give
the country a better government than
the Radical leaders give it. The Demo
cratic party is now no doubt the party Of
the Constitution. It is the party which
stands up for the republican institutions
~beuuesthed to US by the fathers OF the
country. Their principles and policy, II
they could be made effective, would put
a new face on affairs among US. That
party, il in power, and carrying out It's
principles, would bring order out OF
chaos, create g better feeling than now
exists in the country, and disperse the
gloom that pervsdes the land.
A party capable Of such q reform ought
TO succeed. But il cannot without
drawing to Il many Of those who have
hitherto been opposed to it. 1t, there
fore, should commend itself TO those
heretofore Republicans, not only by for
chile declarations Of its principles, but
bv acts which often leave q stronger i'm
preston than declarations. No acts are
more striking than the selection Of rep
resentative men OF standard bearers.
These men should be chosen both for
their fitness for the place assigned them
and for their general worth aside from
politics. The Democrats, however,
flushed with hopes Of victory, should re-
press every symptom Of a disposition to
seize Offices IS spOils, and avoid all quar-
rels among themselves on that score.
Never was there a time when the Dem
ocrstic party should so steadily keep in
mind the admonitiOu of one Of their
great leaders: Everything for the
cause, nothing for men," The meaning
OF which motto is, that men must be
selected with no view but 10 strengthen
the cause, while the cause must not be
endangered to crafty the aspirations Of
unworthy and improner men. II the
thousand among the Republicans who
are sick Of Radicslism can see such evil
dences that the Democratic party is
honestly labOring to save the country
from its present misrule, they will not be
deferred by the stale cry Of " disloyalty,n
and the other played out catch words OF
the Radical rule which is running Us.