Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-22
War Among the LoIlists.

The loilty of Missouri 10 divided
into three or six classes. At the hazard
Of the charge Of intrudng. where we are
really but lockers Oh, not caring which
whips, or il all do, we sutjoin the follow
;pg drawn by the ST. Louis Republican,
from behind the curtain:
Truly the political cauldron Of Mis-
souri seeihos. The Radical party has
exploded into three fragments. First,
we have the Incorporating, rebel
hating and unforeiving set, headed by
Drake, Ben. Loan and the 81. Joseph
Vaion. Then we have the trading,
truckline. ofice-farming variety, led by
Car, Schurg, Rev. DR.. George, and the
Missouri Democrat Again, there is the
prudent;al. want-to-be-decent lot, guided
Nv Pat. DYER. John j. Henderson, and
the Neue Welt. Another classifca-
ton would be the Loyal Suffrage
Radicals, the Impartial Suffrage
Radicals, and the White Suffrage Radi-
Gals. One set is for perpetually disfran-
ohising opponents; another for e,fran-
chising opponents, at the same tirae that
the people agree to add several thousand
new votes TO their party; and third TO
remove existing disfranchisements any.
how. though desiring the admission OF
colored men MS well as Democrats to the
elective privilege. The Drake Radicals
and the Henderson Radicals appear TO
occupy the same position so far, ans 80
far only, as concerns the question OF OPP
posipg the Missouri Democrat variety,
each contendinG that as to the enfran-
chisement of the negroes and the pre-
scribed whites, there is nothing In equity
ar cannon sense that requires the two
subjects 10 be considered together
point, we are happy TO say, Ia wnicn
they are Joined by the whole Democratic
party.
going on with warmth and violence.
From Yesterdays Democrat we see the
battle has broken out in a fresh place.
The Democrat prints in conspicuous
style special Washington dispatch, Civ
inc the concluding part of letter Just
written by Senator Drake. The Senator
comes down on the Democrats doctrines
"like thousand Of brick lin whatever
manner that may be), rspudiating the
Universal Suffrage and Universal Am
pesty" dodge, demanding at every sac
rifice the enfranchisement of the negro
before repeating the prescription OF the
whites, and declaring that second crop
of Conservatives has arisen out OF the
"psrty Of freedom" to be put down.
This is the way Drake rsps the Democrat
over the knuckles; but the fighting is not
all ON one side. The Democrat ia after
Drake. Speaking of Carl Schurz's posi-
lion at the time of the Kansas excite
ment, it asks
"Whera then were those who now
claim for themselves Radicalism more
deserving of confidence than hisY How
many of them we're Shareholders, cham
pions Of slavery, defenders of that Kan
sas iniouity? Where were the men who
now affect such anxiety about the sound
ness or fidelity Of the Democrdtf 9th
ers unlike ourselves, honestly chung to
slavery until had taken up arms against
the Union. Others-and among them
some who are now making amends Tor
the hardness of their conversion by the
violence of their lsnguage-clung to
slavery and State rights even little
longer"
or course everybody can soc that this
is designed as a lick at Mr.. Drake, whose
attitude before the war was not, it is true,
that of very exceedingly ardent anti
slavery man.
1t lis easy to see what will be the result
of this fight, SO fer as the Radical party
is concerned. Drake, Lean Il Co. will
be whipped out. So will Henderson and
party. 1.-THE ring" Of which the Demo
erat is the organ, have taken Senator
ships, Governorships and party policy
under their own care, and will manage
them until they have bursted up the
Radical party completely. We do not
think it will take them long.