Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-29
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To the Voters Of shelby county.
individual prosperity is so intimately
blended with that of the whole country
that the citizen who is Indifferent to the
latter IL n most Indifferent conservator
Of his own interests, and certainly
recreant to duties imposed on him IN
behalf Of his family and dependents: In
a Republic the people have assumed, Tor
the sake of liberty, to provide for them,
selves puide the legislator and control
legislation. ! No ono, high or low, rich or
moor Is absolyed from the burden thus
smnosed bv popular forms of govern
ment and by republican constitutions.
| Ifimproyident and corrupt rulers and
lawmakers Cypress the people, IT is their
own fault. Every voter who neglects his
1ntv AT the polls, is not only responsible
for whatever of misfortune may occur to
him from unwise or prohigate admins
trations, but is justly liable 70 the repro
baton Of his neighbors and fellow,citii-
zens for that omission Of duty, which
caused or contributed to the common
calamity. 4la t,lq.nstA ,.aut.t iis
At ali times in public affairs, where a
free people dictate the policies OF gov,
eminent. diverse opinions as TO general
measures of administration and legisla-
tive action are naturally and necessarily
arrayed in party organizations, and as
sumo distinctive partisan denomination.
There are in the State of Tennessee but
two political organizations as yet de-
veloped by our interests, State or fede-
raj. The one is known as the Demo
cratic party; the other is most positively
only recognized as the Radical party,
and so most justly designated. Inc
former embraces, without reference to
past political divisions or preJudlces, all
who desire the restoration OF free govern
ment, State and Federal; all who regars
il essential to the maintenance OF the
liberties OF the republic that the dignity
and selEgovernment of the States, within
the boundaries of the Constitution, be
kept sacred from Federal intrnsioni all
who believe that the late. civil war mas
terminated, and hold that 1t is possible
and advantageous to all, commercially,
socially and politically, to forget the an
imosities bred by 1t; all who conceive
that States lately belligerent can ma
it TO their interest to resume once more
those fraternal relations and that fede-
raj nationality, which in the past ad-
yanced the States of the American Union
TO so great pitch OF prosperity and
power. The Democratic Organization OF
Tennessee includes all VINO desire
peace; all who strive for low tax
alton and economical administration,
State and Federal; all who sincerely
wish TO heal the wounds OF civil war; an
who desire TO cheaper the necessaries oil
life, protect and foster labor; all VINO
struggle that the poor shall not be made
poorer, and that poverty need not be the
perpetual lot of any. man or class; an
who oppose exclusive privileges oil
wealth or official station all who oppose
official rapaciiy and the extortions o.
high protective tariffs; al VINO desire 70
develop the population, labor ana re-
sources not only Of the State of Tennes-
see, but of the whole country all VINO
are laboring to bill up the waste places OF
the yet desolate South with an industrl-
Gus and intelligent immigration, inviting |
all with free welcome 10 come, whether
from the North or from Europe.
To all this, either by temper or by
measures, the Radical party OF Tennes-
see stand opposed. The men OF this
party have, during brief adminlstra-
ton Of our domestic affairs, only shown |
themselves potent for mischief, and
postponed for our State the return OF
pristine prosperity. BY them our re-
sources have been shameiully wasted
and our people oppressively burdened
with taxes. Their exercise of power over |
the people of Tennessee has been in the
main marked by a coarse and brutal
tyranny, calculated to perpetuate all the
evil passions Of the late civil war. This
brief history of their political dominance
is so palpable, that the most Ignorant
cannot fail TO recognize its truth, nor the
most apathetic fail to appreciate the ne
cessity Of preventing their ACCESSION
again to place. -
We invite the people Of Shelby county
to choose between these opposing politl-
cal forces. We urge upon all who SYM
pathze with the objects OF the Demo
cratic organization Of Tennessee, EN-.
bracing, as it now does, every political
and social element heretofore known as
Conservative, to actively exert them
selves, and labor to secure the triumph
of the party and thereby Of its princi-
pies.
The Democracy Of Shelby county pre-
sent TO you for your sufirages q candl-
dature, the personnel Of which is in every
way worthy of the esteem of intelligent
freemen:
For Governor-John c. Brown, Of
Giles.
For Congress w. Vaughan, Of
Haywood.
For SENATOR. ]. DuBose. % ~
For Floater-James NJ. Harris
For Representatives-J.-M Crews. w.
Id. Lumpkin.
These candidates have their nositions
by virtue of nominations accorded them
by conventions. emanating from the neo-
ple. and exercising duly delegated an
thority to that end.
There is only one way in which the
triumph Of the principles advocated by
any party can be occurred. Thai IL b.
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