The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-10-26
THE ENTERPRISE.
Sweetwnter, Thursday, Oct ?6, ISL.
Frank Blair on the Democratic
Chances for Success in 1872.

Frank Blair on the Democratic
Chances for Success in 1872.
A dispatch from Montgomery, Ala,
states that ON last Thursday night, Gen.
Blair, of the sub-Ku-Klux Committee,
III II speech alluded 10 the proposition,
that in the next Democratic National
Convention the South should decline to
be represented, but accept whatever can
didute for President the Democrats of
the North may offer. He dissented from
the proposition, MS did every Democrat
in the West and North.
The triumph of the Democratic party
is the safety of the South, and who
should guard its safety but Southern
men? If they fail may not others be
faithful. The South has no question of
personal favorites, but their choice falls
on him who is most likely to carry the
banner in triumph, Ii the South fails
to send her prudent and wise men, it
will be clamod as II refusal to 80 with
Northern Democrats because of the new
departure, and because the spirit of re-
bollion still burns under Wondering
ashes
He was not n friend of the new de-
parturc, but believed in the patriotism
and putty of the motive of those who
had chosen that path. While he would
never yield his own convictions MS the
umconstitutionality OF the usurpation of
the Radical party, he was willing to tight
the Radicals in amy shape the Democrat
ic party may determine.
He believed the new departure policy
failed to bring success in the elections
this Summer aud Autumn for the reason
that it was IL confession of inability to
carry the elections upon our own princi-
pies, In that confession the party failed
to place candidates before the e1plo i'll
harmony with the platform. While
Southern Democrats were disgusted ut
the concession, no Republicans were con-
uiliated.
The future don't look good under the
losses of the Spring and Autumn. The
Republican party contains in itself the
seeds of discomfort, bitterness, rivalry
and disatfcction.
The denomination Of Grant could not
in his opinion be defeated. He Is now
dictator in the Republican party, and he
aSpires to be n the country at large. He
will dictate his own nomination. Some
of the most conscientious, able and cour-
ageous mel, those standing highest III
the Radical party, will leave it when
Grant is nominated. They will burn
their ships when they fail to defeat his
nomination, and take good pains to lie
feat his reelection.
Instead of going for the new depart
ure, Blair preferred to give II guarantee
to disaffected Republicans by the nomi-
nation of n Republican who would draw
to us by the much stronger guarantee
than the mere words of the platform the
support of those disatfected with Grant
and the Radical party. We could MI
vote for II Republican who favors uni,
vcrsal amnesty, and is against the ku,
Klux bills and military laws. Virginia
has adopted this policy. Shall the Dem,
ocracy Of the South hesitate to follow
her example? We have taken hold o.
it in Missouri, and Missouri would, il
the Presidential election, he believed
give a larger majority than any Other
State for the candidate Of the Democrat
ic party. Men Of foreign birth nre th'
men to whom we are to look i'll the com
ing struggle. They come from countries
where despotism is practical, and know
its badges and signs and are already rec
ognizing them.
Their leading man and ablest repre-
sentative is now proclaiming opposition
to Grant and his administration; tina
| he has taken his departure and burned
| his ships. 1t was Carl Schurz who lie,
| the entire German element Of Missom
to break down the DISTINGUISHING claus
of her Constitution, and arrnyed hi
] fellow-countrymen as one man agains
; the Administration, and to despise it
-. officers, patronage and power. The
! stand fairly and s~quarely, solidly, to til
last man, against all disfranchisomer
and for universal amnesty. They al
$ opposed to Ku-Klux legislation, again'
d n suspension Of the habeas corpus, an
8 if the Democrats put forward q man, @
e accept one who may be put forward b
others, who is sound upon those prime
pies, he will receive the entire Germa
. vote of the United States, numberin
! from five hundred thousand to eigl
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