Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-05
0ur Caudfdates-Who Should seiect
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or generosity in his bosom, is in favor OF
epfranchising the white race-except,
perhaps, few having white faces but
black hearts-oppose it, not because they
think the rights of the people should be
ostracised any longer to punish them LOT
mast offsuses or to insure the safety OF
the Government, but simply to enable
them to feed on the public pap little
longer, by sucking it through the black
teats of the "trooly loil," which they es-
TEEN the milk of human kindness to
our colored population.
We are told, by the best authority we
have, that our duty is to fear God and
know the King" but while we do this we
should not forget the patriotic sentiment
expressed by Scotia's great poet--the
democratic Burns-in the well-known
lines:
|" He that win nae sing God save the King
Shall hang as high as the steeple;
But while we sing God save the Ming,
We will nae forget me people.
These black-heartec csrpet-bsggers,
however, do forget the people, and forget
that they have been permitted to live here
amongst us in perfect peace, safety and
quietude, although they have violated
every principle of self-respect and de-
cency by asscciating, feeding and sleep
ipp with those we have always been
taught to treat kindly, but not as cur
equals. A donkey feeds on thistles in
stead of clover, because he is an ass. 1t
is 80 with some of these carpet-baggers,
who early prefer their present associates
to white society, and, doubtless, for the
same reason.
Our late judicial election has devel-
oped "some things as well as others. y
We all stand aghsst ct the rsscality,
fraud and corruption of the Commits
sioner of Registration, and the "pious
Judge" who has bought his way into
Office through "Bolus," the pill vendor.
We did not hear the thirty pieaea Of silver
Jingle in the Commissioner pocket, but
we wonder how many he got, or how many
of Uncle Sans greenbacks he received
and has sailed down. Tell US, Bolus,"
how many you gave him2 Perhaps his
Honor, Judge Reeves or Wallace, will
squeeze this information out of you il
you hesitate; so yoa had better come
up to the chalk. But there are ether de-
yslopments. Some Of our Oldest and best
citizens, those who have held high
positions in the State, actually turned
their backs upon their owH psople-vnpon
the regular nominees Of the white mans
marty, to which they profess to belong
and seeretly gave their aid, countenance,
| influence end encouragement to those
who have all along Kept their heels upon
our pecks, and sought to make Tho negroes
our equals socially, and our masters pslit.
| icalIy. These gentlemen are probably an
| Improvement on the thistte-edters, but
ats 90 nlulish in thsir nstpro thst they
can be neither driven nor coaKed to act
in unison with any party. They may,
however, be easily known by the length Of
their listeners bat as the Avalanche oil
Wednesday attended to their necessities
so handsomely, We propose to leave them
where they are in good hands, knowing
that another dose will be given them BY
the same skillful hand, il any further
symptoms ofinconsiSlency shall manifest
themselves.
Ii will be remembered that very large
number Of those having certificates die
not vote at all. A good many scratched
their tickets, and some voted the straight
Radical ticket of one Of the wings Of tha
divided institution. The question, there
fore, naturally ariaes, why was 80 muct
apathy shown Why did electors refuse
TO vote 2 Why were tickets scratched
Aud why did some Conservatives, Wit
could vote, support the Radical ticket
aud why did some who eonld not volt
lend their countenanoe and encourage
ment TO that par,y7 1t was eertainl,
not because the Conservative ticket as
whole was Objectionable, for there wer'
some nost inestimable names upon it
gentlemen we'll qualified to gil the va
rious positions for whiss they we're Sc
lected-but while this was so, we esano
with any show Of honesty pretend to So.
that the ticket taken together was a pop
ular one With the masses, and withou
this any political party has a load {
{ carry which must inevitably defeat il
1 The true solution, doubtless, is that on
leaders do not possess the confidence {
{ the soters OF our party. Some Of thes
9 leaders are not rioters. Those who mad
J them such are not voters. They have a
: why's been on the losing side. They haV
e been outgeneraled by the enemy. The
b have so often led us on 10 battle aud bee
routed that q charge is indispensabl
d necessary, either By increasing our forct
/, or changing our tactics. A change
e pasture makes fAtiened calves" and pc
haps q change in our organizations an
e mode Of doing things woBld be more 81
e 10 insure Succession Is must be app
e rent 10 al that in our present demoralizC
n condition We cannot succeed in 81
e election. Some Of eur comrades hay
q deserted, because q report is in circul
e ton that during the election for Coun
c Commissioner some one said "One
II q niger and the other an lrishman, az
!. II don't make q d-n bit Of di6eren
e which uius" This report spread Ill
r uild6re, and vas fastened upon d
il leaders Of our party. IdOHf beliers al
is sneh statement Wds erer made B
e " give q dog bad name and you may
n we'll hang him" a fact eau be e