Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-31
A REVOLUTION ON JEFFERSON
STREET.

a RLNOLUIISN Wv 800
STREET.
7, ia an old and we'll verified saying
that revolutions never go backward, aho
an IL has been with our Jefferson street
ne;ohbor. who first accepted universal
suffrage because we were all forced 70 90
90. and later still because, as be says, IL
is great, patriotic movement oil the
liberal-minded men Of the South. From
these conscientious feelings he IS found
shll to progress, and this morning we
hear him declsiming to be Republican
That we NAV not misrepresent this self
sacrificing sheet, which stops not at
burning friends and old principles on the
altar of Moloeb, we give the exact Ian
guage used in this morning. issue, which
is in these words:
We are surprised that any of our
friends should persist in calling our
ticket " The Democratic ticket Senior
repudistes the name Democrat. In
nearly every county in the State there
are candidates favorng enfranchisement,
who call themselves Republicans, sHd de-
ties, the word Democracy. In noeounty
in the State has Democracy been made
test II is therefore a mockery, false
hood, gross insult and unprovoked out
rage 10 Republicans advocating entrsn-
chisemep1, 10 call our ticket the Demo-
cratic ticket. No State convention has
been held, consequently Governor Sem
ter, who abjures Democracy, is not
Democratic nominee, and it is a fraud
and a swindle to hold him as such.
In every county, it says, in the State
there are candidates favoring enfran-
chisement who call themselves Republi-
cans aud deiest the word Democracy.
We admit snch to be true, for right IN
our midst can be found the sugar-coated
gentleman, Tom Hamilton, who stands
exactly on that platform, aud claims TO
be better suffrage man than can be
found on the editorial staff Of the Ara-
Lanche. This new convert to Republi-
cauism is very much surprised that any
one should denominate "our ticket" as it
terms it, 1.-THE Democratic ticket" for
Senter repudiates the name oiDemoeracy.
Our contemporary was certainly in
very jocose mood when he penned such
language, and could not have been in &C.
rious earnest. What do we care whether
Mr. Senter prefers the name OF Dem
ocracy or universal suffrage2 He is not
the nominee Of the Conservative Demo
cratic party, nor could he have been I'M
der any circumstances. The motives
that Influenced the men Of that party to
support him we're of prudential nature
"a contract entered into and attssted be
fore the face of high heaven. The terms
between these interested parties, who hat
no special liking one for the other
can be summed up in few words
and they are these: II Governor
Senter would agree to place the
means 10 the hands Of men illegally
distrained of their rights whereby they
might again be restored to their old
stand as freemen, they, on their part
would consent TO support Senter fol
Governor, although be was not the mar
of their choice. We are willing to elect
Governor Senter should be enable US tC
elect for ourselves q Democratic Legisls'
ture, with which we can accomplish al
things needful to egain place the contro
of the State in the hands Of the true men
who are alone vitality interested in it
destinies
Oar AualdRche contemporary has thi
morbid feeling Of playing mother of lat
in taking under its wings all aud every
body, and, after doing so, labels them 70
universal suffrage. IL expresses surpris
that any one should persist in callin
"our" ticket the Democratic ticket
Well, in spite Of Us, we are forced I
smile 1t the jocose impotence Of tbs
journal in calling the ticket nominate
By the Conservative Democratic part.
"our ticket - meaning that Mr.. Cut
bins, Major Townsend, Captain San
Jones and Mr.. Sherrod are running on III
universal platform. Such is not the cast
as is well-knoEn to every intelligeu
man in the county. This jou. nal ha
dropped, as it says, the name Of Demoe
racy, and is nov 3 Republican; vhic
leaves us to infer, since it is 80 much !
love With the negro, that il means 10 b
Black Republican We are not surprise