Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-23
DEMOCRATS AND RADICALS.

For the first time since the Radical
party split upon the rock Of Senter and
Stokes they have endeavored to come
together in Shelby county, and now place
in the field straight Radical ticket.
The issue is a plain one, and is fully and
fairly made up between the Democrats
and Radicals. A test is thought to be
required to show the relative strength OF
each of these parties before the No
vember election comes on, when mem
bers of the Legislature, Governor
and Congressman will be chosen.
If so, we feel no hesitancy in measuring
our strength with that Of the ethiopian
party, and believe the latter will receive
such thrashing as was never before adj
ministered to it. We cannot believe
that a single white man Of the country,
who remembers the past few years Of our
suffering under the tyranny of this very
party. would ponder for moment the
thought of rendering it aid or comfort In
the coming election. Its thought by our
enemies to place over US the very tools
who have been instrumental in gouging
out the vifaIs Of the people, and who have
heretofore received their just need ofesn-
sure and contempt from us. We should
not so easily forget our wrongs, nor the
very men VINO heaped them Bpon US.
The reign of Lewis, and the negro Com
missioner Shaw, is yet wildly portrayed
upon our minds, and like inhictIon is
again meditated. Craig, the Radical
candidate for Attorney General of the
Bartlett Court, is second fiddler to Bar
bour Lewis, and Is, we are told. an occu-
pant OF his Office. He receives the sup
port Of that august individual, and is, no
doubt, partner to his numerous little
confidence games practised upon the
county treasury Greeley stands alone,
as he is entitled to do, upon the record
of his own political infamy. His chief
characteristic consists in playing tricks.
Asatrickster, however, heisnot a success
His attempt to sneak into the Office Of
Register, for which he is nova candidate,
was disgraceful, and no less unsue ess-
full. at the time. We would Ill. ~ speak
of Harry 5. Lee in more complimentary
terms, knowing him as we do, but the
company he is now in forbids it. He
has allied himself with the enemies Of
Shelby county, and must share their fate
at the hands Of the people when the
August election comes on Some few
months since he resigned the position Of
Judge Of one of our courts, and on the
ground of pecuniary loss in accepting
the salary Of the office then three thou
sand dollars yearly, but is now anxious
to GIL the Probate Judges Office at the
smaller salary of twenty-five hundred for
the same length oftime. 0urpeople, ae-
cording to the gentleman's own account,
would be doing him great injustice to
force him to accept the Office for which
he now offers himself a sacrifice. 1t is
currently reported, and with some as
suranee. thai this same Radical eaBdi-
date has not. lived in the State the
requisite number Of years to entitle him
TO hold the Office Of Probate Judge, ae-
cording to the requirements Of the new
Constitution. That is an objection very
hard to get over Can the exjudge
clear up the doubts on this matter ?
The Democracy of Shelby. on the other
hand, presents the most unexceptionable
ticket ever before voted for by this PEG
Die. No blot or stain rests upon their
fair names. and their garments arc free
from the smell Of Radical corruption.
We will vote the straight Democratic
ticket nog in the feid, and by so doing
gise the final deatk-tiOE 70 Radiealism
IN oHr midst