Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-12
ruE DEaOCRATEC AND RADICAL
CANDIDATES.

rfIE DEaOCEATEC AND RADICAL
CANDIDATES.
The Memphis Post with its usual i'm
pudence and that suppression Of truth
which is ingralned and constitutional
nth the Radical press, tsunts the De-
mocrscy because, as it alleges, the judi
sisl GckE pat before the people by the
Convention of the Sth instant, ia not
a,perior to that which 1t designates as
he regular ticket" Of the Radical
, oSrty. Ths Post thus comedies that the
Democracy OF this State is superior IN
intelligence and virtue TO Rsdicalism'
We hardly expected so much candor IL
that ouarter. Indeed we rather THINK
nat the admission wss not intentional,
and. ike a false witness, it has only by
zocident been betrayed into the truth.
Certainly, if 1t be s matter Of reproaeh
h a the Democracy, limited as they are
in selection by the most infamous laws
/ sbst ever ciseraced any sge or country,
did not present q candidacy for popular
ssFraqe more 1~leTitorious than the best
hat Radicalism, unrestrained by such
laws IS 70 choice, could offer, then Radi-
c,lism stands confessed By its ad-
yocates as unworthy the respect Of an
intelligent and virtuous psOpie-and the
Democracy is vindicsted.
II the Democratic Convention OF the
s,h did not nominate a ticket which
the Post would concede as supe-
rior to the best that Radicalism
could furnish, will the Post give
the reason for the failure complained Of?
VII it tell its readers, that in the nine
tenth century, and, according to the
docmas of the Post and the Radical
press, undsr "the best Government" 10
the world q community OF American
citizens are forbidden by laws, which 1t
uphelds, from soliciting for Office the
most competent and virtuous Of its eid-
zsns2 II, however, the candidates Oh
the Democratic party we're even as 10y
and contemplate ss the Post de-
clsres them to be, 0Or he claims
that they are no better than the
best candidates Of RadicGiSnl)r the
fact that these nominees are opposed to
the odiOus laws that exclude from otnce
the inteHect snd virtue OF the people, is
enough tO. attract TO them the suffrage
Of every honest man-Of every voter
who is not 8 cOEard-Of every elector
who desires the material prosperity OF
cur city, county and State.
But we deny, es utterly untruthful,
the allegation Of the Post that the DEM
ocratic Judicial ticket IS not superior to
the candidates which it assumed to be
the best its own party can sffOrd.
AS to capacity and fitness
for Office, there is far
larger average ability in the candidates
presented by the Democracy, than those
placed at the masthead OF the Post.
This must be recognized a. once by the
people. We might acre indulge ia some
humorous illustrations CT The intellectual
caliDar OF the regular ticket" OF the
Post but really we regard its claims 10
this direction as 80 Insignificant as
scarcely worth 8 contemptuous Wild
eism. Iadeed, SO lar rs these men are
concerned, the utmost contempt flung at
them, would give them more fame than
they could otherwise win.
There is, however, one element much
needed lat least according 10 old stand
ardsl in the judiciary. That is Integrity
and independence. The Post may, if 1t
chooses, oircuss the question OF cOmpsr-
alive ability, out il Will hardly enter on
the question OF comparative integrity.
On this point the Democratic candidacy
has largely tina advantage, sven accord
ing to Radical testimony. If the Post
10 enter on this line OF argument,
We will pCodEcs a large amount Of evil
dence from the disciples OF its own school
the Radical nOminees-and 1t
will scarcely dare to attaini in this par
our nominees.
We call the attention Of the
people Of the North to the articles
Of the Post, IN its issue OF the Ist, IS the
involuntary evidences OF a Radical on the
Infamous condition to which Radicalism
has reduced the State of Tennessee.
These articles confess that the intellect
d the State, by reason OF OdiOus and Op-
pressiye lave, is net st the command Of
.ts ciizens for the discharge Of pu5hc
iuDctions. Tnis legislation, prescribing
he Test and most capable citizens from
,fhce, was framed for the benefit Of
gnorant, impudsnt sdvsnturers, and
uch degraded citizens Of the State Rs
we're willirg to place disabilities on
be m~eritOriOus, in order that their
want Of merit might secure offce.
This is Rsdicslism in its Tennessee de-
TelopInsnt. We have yet to learn that
t is better elsewhere. 10 makes of
3tstes rotten ~bOEoOghs, more obnoxious
han any that ever reused popular in
.iguation ia E0glsud. Even that po-
sliBkpOt Of English TOryism, old
waa 2 paradise compared with
tennessee under its present. political aus
For that close borough was at
east controlled by intellect, and its in
srests were 10 the kssping Vi men ideE-
ihed in sympathy and feeling with the
With us, on the contrary, the
nteIligence, property and industry Of
be country is under the feet of vags-
and barbsrisIn. Can a better
rgument on behalf of the Democratic
andidatss be offered to one OF Gods ra-
creatures than to say, to this con-
ition Of things they are opposed, t0htte
seir antagonists support and uphold IL.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
We have not touched upon the school i