Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-06
THE NATIONAL
.TELEGRAPI

MAKE the ticket 2ccepIaOie TO the high
q est standard of American thought. Rad
j icalism counts for Grants election much
, upon the Southern States; but Chase
could earry those States against Grant.
This is true Of no other man, and the
election may turn on this point If the
Democratic Convention nominates Chase
Ii will stamp itself bold and wise body;
but if il does not, the defeat of it's party
is absolutely certain.
We do not think that any mans
opinion as to the nominations TO be
made by the Democratic Convention, is
Of much value. We certainly do not
undertake even TO guess. The most
Jealous efforts are being made to secure
the Presidential nomination for Pendle-
ton, of Chic; but it has not always
been found to be an advantage in the
end to be named as a candidate long be-
fore the meeting of the nominating con-
vention. It unites all the other Rspi-
rants and their friends in an organised
opposition to the ocsSperson thus proml-
nently brought forward, and Is quite
likely to result in the selection Of some
one originally not half so strong, and
who has, perhaps, not been spoken OF
at all.
No one denies that MIR. Pendleton, on
the score of intellect and ability, ls fit to
be President; but we do not know that
be has proven himself, in any arena, to
be very greatly the superior Of many
other Northern Democrats. BE won
reputation in Congress but not the rep
utation of one .fdci5e pTiaceps, and who
distances all his competitors. We do
not think that he proved himself more
than the peer of many who served with
him in Congress. or even the equal Of Al
exander H. Stephens and Henry Wintet
Davis. We do not think that his great
ness is so generally acknowledged, or
I himself so great favourite with the
Democratic masses, that he will be very
/ ohstinately adhered to, If 1t should be
found expedient to select another csndi-
date. His reputation was more local
than national, until his name was con-
nected with the Presidency. We should
therefore not be at all surprised if he
were to be put aside at last, and not re-
ceiYe the nomination.
We are inclined to think that the con-
viction is growing stronger, and more
widely prevails than it did some weeks
ago, that if any person is run whose re-
cord as war Democrat is not entirely un-
impeachable, and especially If his nomi-
nation should be secured by the votes OF
delegates from the Southern States who
were once Confederates, Grant will be
elected. The large mass of the coDserv-
ative Republicans will vote for the Bit
terest Radical, in preference to an anti
war Democrat, or any one tinUtured with
COppeIheadism, or guilty of having SYM
patnIZed with the South. The Radical
faction does not expect to elect Grant by
means of its own strength, but by his.
We should not be surprised if, at lEst,
Hancock was nominated, in which case
the votes of the moderate Republicans
and Of the friends of the seven prescribed |
Senators, would be cast against Grant. |
Grant will receive a very small part, |
We imagine, of the Hebrew vote. Collax |
Was violent Known Othing, and this |
I VIII hardly commend him to citizens of
foreign birth. = war Democrat, a Gen. |
eral IN whose record there is no flaw,
viii run Grant closely, if he does not
win the race but such a man only can |
do it,.
Charles Fran els Adams was somewhat |
spoken Of, not long ago; but he is hardly |
thought OF now. Tne Herald, which |
until lately had been, without being |
seconded by single journal, urging the
Democrats TO nOmInate Admiral Farra-
GUT, now advises them to take Chief /
Justice CHASE; and stranger things |
than that have happened in this world. |
An Conservative men and Constitu-
tional Republicans In the South will |
vote for any Candidates who may be
nominated by the Democratic Conven-
tiOn and will, we do not doubt, upon
consultation, be willing that the Dele
gates from the Northern States
shall determine who those candi-
dates shall be. It is quite
true that the conseq uences of defeat are
to fall most heavily upon us; for the
only remaining hope of the salvation of
the people of the South from utter and
complete ruin Is in the success Of the
Democratic party in November. The
principles oontended for will be the
same, no matter who may be the candi-
dates; and the only question for the
Northern Delegates ought to be, who
can draw off from the support of the
Radical candidates the largest number
OF Conservative Republican votes
It is to be hoped that for once q Con-
vention will not be managed by wire
workers and managers whose trade it is
to crploiter party and the country for
their own ends but that the sole pur-
pose of all will ke to select the men with
whom success can most certainly be
achieved. ThSnk God, the body OF the
people here and elsewhere are getting
wesTy OF the eternal obtrusion Of the
selfish interests of men, sad eliques and
rings into political movements and
|
mode OF doing up the work OF Conyen-
tions is becoming obsolete, or at least
not eminently satisfactory and successful
We should be glad to see General
HANCOCK elected President, because he
has never had anything to do with
rings and cliques, and il elected he viii
not be the instrument OF any set or
eabal of political cornaorsnts, whose
principal purpose is to grab the spoils in
the moment of victory, and fill the ailt
with their shriekings il Rll their de-
mands are not satisfied. The scramble
for Office after an election, whatever the
dimensions OF the election may have
been, Is simply disgusting, especially in
men who pretend to be governed solely
by devotion to the public interests. ~
If the work of the National Conven-
f;o,, Ia not xvisolv and Drudentlv dina IL |