Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-03

and make one grand and happy oonglom-
orations II 30, say good; we shall rs
iotce ct such conBummetior. But can or
will they come into rlass-meeting under
an invitation 0ouChed In such, to them,
discourteous language as was used in the
call of the One-hundred- -snd-fye, as they
srs designated? win they consent TO Join
In this Jolly family love-feast, In which
they, like the poor man at the feast, arc
permitted 70 look on, but get none Of the
oakef
snbmit the question to any fair mind
ed man, even admitting that frauds
have been preciiced under the old estab.
lished system, whether yon will avoid
packing by submitting q nomination to
the action Of a mass-meetEngf And
here ask you the question: II at that
msss-meeting the Republicans should,
ignoring the not-very polite Invitation,
manage to obtain majority, sud the re-
suit should be the selection of q leading
Republican for may0r-such, tor instance,
as our friend Judge Barbour Lewis, Judge
a. s. Lee, and Colonel Thomas A. HAM
ilton-will you or the one-hundred- and
hve stand by the nomination? You will
say, No. Then, when you say that you
want the people to assemble in mass
meeting, do you simply mean thst you
wish the Democratic people to compose
thst bodyf and may your answer not be
further narrowed down so as to mean. in
fact and In truth, that you wish only that
part of the Democracy 20 assemble ss are
favorable to Johnson's nomination. Now,
have not the slightest objection to the
full exercise Of all your rights as a citi-
zsn-express your choice for whom you
please for mayor, or any other office, and
leave others to do the same. That, don't
think you wish to prevent, but the point
OF difference between you and the De-
mocrRcy, il the medium through which
that choies Is to be manifested, whether
by promisouous assambiage-the politi-
cal complexion of which ycu can have no
possible means of determining; and, ON
the other hand, regularlarly. constituted
convention, composed of delegates Sc
lected by tbs people of eseh ward In the
city.
In such convention each ward would
express itself by voice measured by its
strength of population, thus insuring
perfect equality. Wheress, in a mass
meeting, those tOards only are fairly rep
resented ia numbers tDhich are nearest Lte
hall.
Now, gentlemen, you profess to believe
that your fsYorits is the choice of the pee
pie for ~ =. office; then, why not let the
people speak out through their usual
mouth -piece-the ward Ineetiaesf WHY
foroe the citizsns from distant wards to
gatnor themselves In mass or 90 unr6pre-
sented. This great inconveni6nce will |
keep many hundreds of good citizens
away, and thus plaza the ,ss9esting mora
in the power 0f the ghostly |
party mauipulatora who so seriously |
haunt and disturb your editorial dreams. |
As for myself, permit me Voluntarily to |
assure you that am no aspirsnt myself |
nor am in the employ or interest of any |
man or men. Like you, wish TO see q |
good efficient citizen selected for each va |
cRncy, and when properly selected, viii |
give him my cordial support, and Let |
others use their own choice. So let us |
shake hands on that point and 90 actively |
TO work under the system and rules sane, |
toned by long observation and approved |
by the sncients of the party, otherwise |
the party will be disiointed and demorali- |
zation will ensue-two or more tickets |
will be in the field, and our Republican
friends msy have occasion to rejoice at
just retribution for the game we played on
them in the election of Senter three years
since. Who knowsf Respectfully,
A. b. DOUGLASS.
I'm reply we would ask Colonel Doug
lass if ne or his opponent we're nomi-
mated by aconvsntion when he was elsoted
mayor of Memphis; and az 10 Democracy
and Democratic usage, we refer him to an
editorial on our second page.-EDs.