The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-01
~When Bad Men Combine, Good
Men Must UnItc.''

Hon. II. 5, Foote has written a com
a%unicatiou to the Nashville Banner,
n which he recognizes the fact that
'ur country has reached a grave crisis
n its history, and proceeds to suggest
what he considers the best remedy for
he ills that bcset us, Speaking Of the
next Presidential election, he remarks:
81 must say that ] cannot believe it
possible that the Democratic party, as
such, has ii in its power, unaIded ny
votes outside its organization, to at
tain the object which all good citizens
must now ardently desire, and that is
the defeat Of General Grant as q Pres
idential candidate in 1872 backed as he
will be by an overwhelming mass Of
official patronage, Il large portion OF
the capital Of the country, and the SUI
peradded machinery Of the kukluX
bin"
Under these circumstances, in order
to get Republican votes for the Dem
ocrotic nominee, Mr. Footc INSISTS '''"'
the "Democratic Party must be sacri'
feed upon the altar Of patriotism. ana
General William l. sherman Se'cc'co
as the standard bearer OF the Democ-
racy. "With aim Us our cano'oa'e' :.
says MI foote, al 'he 'eAiio' "pp"
ratus Of the kuI;."% Dit "onlo DO cn'
tually paral wed. HIS great name anu
commanding qualities would dra" 10
his support the patriollc masses q
California to Maine, aho' III
ny Judgment, he IS the only man NV
inc VINO would certainty triumph o>V'
General Grant in the election Oh lo'Z'
Mr.. Footc makes a very plausible ar
oumcnt, but the plan he suggests Tor
defeating Gencial Grant is utterly i'm
practicable. The nomination Of ten
eral Sherman for the Presidency by the
Democratic Party would inevitably re
suit in his removal from the command
Of the army, and the substitution OF
one Of Grants INSCRIPTIONS adhcrcnts
who would not hesitate to carry 'nto
elect inc "eA'raora'N"'y powers Gun,
icfleo upon hI7 n'o"leI' ""' o0N|'
our pop'''f e''c''o''' '''o ''"r' NV"
er1cs. Fei etai "ner'''"'' Is WE" "!'''
Of lhlS iac'' "no Nchcc nc "'c'''e' '""'
he VIII not accept p0I'Ilc"' P'S''Io'
o. a"J so''' i"' o4"'' Nv Nv" "0
pays him avery h"naso'nc S'lary' ""o
the IDEA oil chaclIhG tlc part d Vic oo9
in the liable, VINO IosI inc substance ny
gFasp'hg after thc Si'o'"' mus ho
Iodgment III ms DraIn' iAc pFop'o''-
lty is that he has already lhcufFe" inc
hatred OF the had'cal Administration
BY ms dchuncIalioh OIL inc hoN'uN o''''
and we would. not be surpassed IL tic
was removed from The command oil 'l'e
army as soon as Congress assemblies
Evidently he is not radical enough TO
please the present Administration.
The Presidential election of 1872,
provided we have any, will be simply a
farce. The ua,saoc Of the Kuklux bill
hos converted the Government into q
Dospotism, and ac uN acyer have an.
otLc,. Dcmocyotic President wtAout a civil
,,,,,
Now York. New Uampshiro. Indiana.
Kansas California. and OREGON. are all
wc helicvc u,der the control of the
Democracy, and if they had the moral
corrooe TO do their duty, and nu,lirv
,bc Protective Tariff the Knklnx Bill,
and fine 14th and 18th Amendments So
called, they could involve the country
cfyil war and whin ont the Radical
Administration hy the mid of the South
crn States, in less than six months.
p. This is the only way in which Tho
Federal Union can be restored.
Let us suppose that such u war as this
should begin. What would both par
ties be ~contending for?
The Radical Party would be fighting
to compel the toiling masses Of Amer
ica to give the wealthy monopolIsts Of
New England ten hundred million dol
lars per annum through the instrumen
talitv of the Protective Tariff. in order