Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-08
The California EIeetiOns-The New De
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parture n Failure.
The immortal Deaf Rurke once
made remark which was pregnant
with wisdom. He had just been hit
on the 'ssmeller" such ''love tap"
that the "elaret" gushed out in a
red stream. Dashing away the blood
with his "mawley" he sententiously
exclaimed: "Pooty work this, pooty
wark.v The Democrats of California
have had occasion to say the same
thing during the past few days.
Very "pooty work" hss been going
on in that State. The elections were
held on Tuesday for Governor, mem
hers Of Congress and the Legislature,
and the returns indicate that the
Democrats have been defeated. This
result can be attributed to the New
Departure platform which the Demo
crscy adopted q few weeks since. The
last Legislature OF California, which
was Democratic, refused to ratify the
fifteenth Amendment; the succeeding
Democratic State Convention ap-
proved Of this action and stigmatised
the reconstruction acts and the con-
stitudonal amendments as villainous
frauds, and unconstitutional usurpa-
tions. The Democratic party went be
fore the people IN these issues, and the
whole Democratic ticket was elected
by a msiority Of nearly eigFttls0MSG'ad.
Such viii be the result In all the
States. The elections take place in
Maine on Monday next, and we pre-
diet, with the New Departure plat
form, the Radicals viii gain, as they
have IN California. Without Ohio
and Pennsylvania, the Democracy
cannot succeed in the next Presiden-
tial election, and there is but little
hope Of success in either Of those
States. as the New Departure move
ment, which has brought defeat TO
the Democratic party in California,
will produce a like result in other
States. The Democracy Will soon
learn, by sad experience, that The
APPEAL is right-thst Democrats
cannot defeat the Radicals by
sjining' them. Twelve months ago
the Democratic party was united and
harmonious, enlisted under the same
banner, proudly marching for
ward to victory, and had triumphed
in enough States to carry the
next Presidential election. But the
Impatient Juvenile politicians, who
have taken the party under their
guidance, had not the philosophy to
bide their time; to wait for the vic
tory that was surely coming, and the
result is strife, discord and defeat.
The Democracy never hal better
prospect OF regsiniDg power than
they did twelve months ago. They
l1st the last Presidential election By a
comparatively small vote. Wherever
the Democracy come out squarely
against the amendments and the re-
construction policy, and the wicked |
usurpations Of Congress, they sue
ceeded. But now, that a cowardly,
fimid, compromising policy has been |
adopted, which makes the party ac-
cept vilIainies, unconstitutional usur-
patiOns and revolutionary acts, defeat
will be the inevitable result. We ex-
pect, under the traitOrous and lying
banner which the Democracy have |
unfurled, to chronicle nothing but de- |
feat ia the elections this fall. But,
twelve months ago, when the party |
was Aghting under the proud and |
noble banner which proposed to pre-
serve the Constitution by expunging
the foul excrescences that had sOiled
it by fraud and villainy, the prospects
Of Democracy were bright, and the
Radicals were in despair. They knew
that defeat was inevitable. The result
OF the elections in California and in
other States win show that il was the
5laekest Of the many black crimes
that the splendid prospects of the
Democracy have been blasted by a
body of unreliable schemers. The
result in California and in the cleo
tions that are to take place during
the next four weeks win serve the
useful purpose Of opening the eyes Of
the politicians to the fact that the
people will not yield vital principles
and accept the infamous usurpatiOns
OF a base political faction, for the
mere chance Of a temporary, mean
5ngless triumph.