Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-23
COUNTY ELECTIONS.

The list OF candidates presented TO the
people of this county by the late Demo
cratic Convention is unexceptionable.
Each and every man is fully qualified to
ell the position for which he has been
selected, while the Democracy of all is
nndoubted. Strict party men never vary
from the recommendations Of their
party, feeling the necessity of implicit
obedience to the will of conventions
properly intrusted to act for them and
their friends We can see no reason
why q single name should be omitted
from our ticket when, on next Saturday,
the honest men of this county shall have
the privilege of electing their own Off
GERS for the ensuing four years. The tricks
that are being resorted to to split the
ticket and defeat certain candidates of
oul' party are only worthy of small place
hunters, men who cannot aspire to the
dignity of true politicians. 1t would
be well for the people to turn away from
the Satan-like iRsinuation, whispered, as
it were, in the ear Of each, while uncon-
scious of the object sought to be OBJ
tanned. The one grand purpose Of these
fellows is to break up the Democratic Or
ganization and when dismembered to take
ms in detail and oyerwhelm the party
with a disastrous defeat II attention
can be directed to such Whose names are
unworthy place in our columns) 1t may
readily be perceived that what we say is
true. The Radicals are making use Of
the independents" who claim to be
Democrats, 10 elect themselves. With
.bated breath and humble mien, the dirty
sealawag can be seen to approach bis
eonfrere, the independent" and, in
close converse, they hatch up their dew
fish schemes against the peace-loying
and honest people of this community.
The emoluments Of office, it is true, are
tempting to those who are obliged to toll
10 obtain livelihood, but, withai, It is
not sufficient TO cause Us 10 betray our
party into the hands of the enemy. We
would rather live the life Of drudge,
and as poor as a church mouse. than
sully our political escutcheon with the
foul suspicion of having given aid and
comfort 20 a party Of men who to-day
should, with rare exceptions, all be in
the State peniteutiary for crimes against
law and social government What is to
be thought of Confederate soldier who
would support such a dirty partisan as
Curry, and for the only reason that
this same Radical aud his friends have
promised TO 60 for little Johnny
Reb on the Independent ticket And
if you should come across such
one. and speak of his strange
and unexpected conduct, he will
at once hustle up, and talk Of how much
blood and sweat he expended in the
cause 81 Tue AbAltutfdNlf WHICH ne
imagines jnsti6es him afterwards in CON-
hitting any crime in the calendar
against his former friends and com
patriot. in arms The Southerner who
would think for moment Of supporting
such scalawag place-hunter as the
present Radical candidate for Sheriff
thereby gives the lie to his for
mer professions and brings dis
grace and diseredit upon the mem
ory ~ those Who shsa their blood
like water for Southern liberty. But it
is scarcely worth our while 10 write thus, /
since We apprehsnd there are none Of
the elias - refer TO would faT moment
think II supporting say other than 8
white man on the day Of election. II
our ewn people did not have candidates
Ia the Geld well suited. and perhaps bet
Irr thsn the Radicals. il might be ground