Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-09
MAsHINGT0N GOSSIP.
The Next Political Campafgn.Ine
RadfcaIs Playing Their Little
Game-The "Organ" Lays Down
Mendicnnt Mission.

Game-The "organ ny
Mendicant Mission.
Correspondence Baltimore dazette.l
WASHINGTON. August %. 1870.
The opponents of Democracy ant
true Conservatism seem to be vastly in
terested in a hypothetical mode OF con
Quoting the campaign against them. IL
view of the possibility of lowering thu
constitutional standard, the central or
gan exultingly points to the popularlt.
Of the doctrines of Radicalism, and at
fects to regard the desire in some quar-
tiers to ignore the issues presented by
the reconstruction laws, as evidence sat
isfactory to the Democratic party a
large OF their legality, public approval
and propriety. THAT which most dis
turbs these gentlemen" it says, lis the
influence of the Republican sentiment
(meaning the political platform based
upon past congressional action)--they
feel it themselves, and they see 1t all
around them"
Proceeding upon the baseless assump-
ton that the Conservatives, as a mass,
are ready to abandon their principles.
Occasional this morning fairly offers
10 set his two organs to work in grind
ing excellent Democratic music. He
hints at discounting all the accusations
against all the carpet-baggers and cadet
sellers, as set off againstthe relinquish-
ment Of all further opposition to the re,
construction measures on the part OF
Conservatives and Democrats. In plain
words, if the canvass on our side shall
be restricted to little innocent abuse OF
Whittemore and Tennessee Butler, and
an occasional long-winded disquisition
upon the tariff and the internal tax laws,
funding of the public debt, and equality
of the circulating medium, etc, there
will remain, Occasional thinks, no
very insuperable obstacles to political
millennium-for newspapers on all sides
are allowed to differ as much as they
please with each other, even of the same
stripe, upon these points. Under such
circumstances, to be sure, no great OBJ
lection could be made to accepting the
organship of the Chronicle itself at
Washington, and the Evening Post at
New York-albeit these precious sheets
are at daggers' points upon the question
of Protection and many other isola-
ted points.
That our opponents are extremely
anxious to get the Conservative party in
the position of hearty acquiescence in
the infamous laws passed by Congress
to Cypress the Southern people, no bet
ter evidence need be wanted than the
following blarney of Forney upon this
very point !,
1.-THE Democratic managers, shrewd
as they are, cannot shut themselves out
from sentiment which is bound to be
universal. 1t is curious to note how fast
they are finding out that it is more pro-
fitable to obey their best impulses than
to follow their worst. Take their case
as it stands to-day. There is not Dem
ocratic leader who has the slightest
chance for success SO far as his own fu-
ture is concerned, unless he yields to
the Republican idea in one way or an
other. No party in any country exists
upon the bare element of hating another.
The idea that is sound and healthy wins
at last.
In the meantime, abundant proof is
hourly afforded that the Radical organ
ization is on the brink of destruction,
and that nothing can save it but eluding,
on our part, the legitimate and strong
issues fairly before the people now, the
manly discussion of which has brought
the Conservative party to its present
and united condition. From
every quarter appeals from Radical can
didates for Congress comes to the half
starved clerks here for money to save
them. Even Schenck is beggar in this
direction. But | prefer to use the Ian
guage Of Radical sheet printed here in
proof of the vehement demands made
BY committees of every kind, who are
knocking at the doors Of the Depart
ments, with the despairing cry of Help
me, Cassius, or ! sink" ! quote from
the Republican.
The Financial Committee of the Penn
sylvania Republican Association of this
city, waited upon Secretary Cox, of the
Interior Department Saturday morning
to secure his permission to circulate in
his department paper for voluntary
subscriptions to aid the Republican
cause in Pennsylvania. The Secretary,
through his chief clerk, informed the
committee that no such paper should be
circulated in the Interior Department
As this prompt refusal cripples the f1ap-
ciaI committee in their operations, the
organization will bring the subject be-
fore its members in few days, and con-
fer directly with the President In rela-
ton to what they deem an unprecedented
interference with their rights and priyi-
leges as good Republicans. The same
privilege was refused the Union Con-
gressioual Committee in the same De-
partment few days since. Though the
subject is apparently confined to the
members of the political organization in
this city, it has leaked out that the
Cabinet has had the matter under con-
sideratlon, and that they are not unit
in favoripg this method Of securing
election funds
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