Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-24

Democrats, read the above, and tell
Us to which party you belong, for the
resolutions taken from the two plat
forms are as much alike as two black
eyed peas. Have both parties sacrf-
feed something, or has one party sac
rifced all in order to get together?
It is time for Democrats to consult
their political compass and to make
a reckoning when they find them
selves in such strange company. II
Democracy and RadicsIism have come
to mean the same thing, only under
different names, as it would seem
from the above parallel, then we can
see no good to be accomplished in
keeping up different party names, and
thereby making "a distinction with
out a difference" Heretofore the
principles and the views Of the two
parties have been considered as wide
apart as the poles, as marked as light
and darkness, truth and error, but here
Is a political rainbow arching the
Of Ohio and Kentucky, in
the white color Of De
mOcraCy and the Jet black hues Of.
Radicalism are beautifully blended
into a rich, mellow mulattO. The
movers Of Democracy have
marched up to the fixed and immov-
able Radicals, and they are now fix
ing up a bouquet out Of the red rose Of
Lancaster and the white rose Of the
house Of York. And this unholy
proposed by political prosti-
.utes is urged upon the ground Of er-
3ediency. EXPEDuENCYl Why that
the slogan Of the robbers band.
1XPEDIENCY! men generally think
+ eXpedient TO steal, EXPEDIENCY
the plea Of the apOstste who sells
is principles and accepts a bride. It
eXpedieney that nerves the assas-
ms arm and the knave's villainy.
.ullof thought it expedient to muir
er and hoped by deceit and ex-
edieBcy to save his neck from the
angman's moose. The party that
sorts to exPediency fastens a mill
one around its neck that will
it deep beneath the waves
oblivion. The people Of
le country, the Unprejudiced
lwarped and unbought yeomanry,
e speaking out against the trucking, !
debaUched politicians, whose :
principles have been stolen I
I'M the thiePs creed. Expediency!
ebauched by the diss0lute p0liti- {
ans Of the day, many bUmmers have :
ken up the mean and craven howl T
policy; but the true Democracy Of q
e Union will ever remain faithful to G
time hOnored tenets Of the Demo :
attic faith. The Democratic party q
I'd its old Bourbon advocates are a
with great rigidity Of the il
.nts, and have exercised in political I
,mnastics 50 little that there remains y
its venerable limbs not enough h
asticity for feats Of ground and lofty ]
milling. Let us look to our old o
shioned republican principles-lOok ],
the works and acts Of the fathers n
the party-lOOk to the votes and a
eeches Of the founders Of our faith, q
I'd to the uniform policy that has !,
i~retoiore governed the party. r.
be time for the great trial i
the relative strength of men and Ii
inciple will Oon be here. We should G,
Get the responsibilities Of the crisis "
ithout regard to consequences. The II
Enlistment Of the true doctrines If ID
r party is worth more than a tenn y
rary triumph at the sacrifice If "
inciple. We must cling to the dis ii
3ntled wreck Of the Constitution &c
d firmly struggle Against those VI
lose lust for spOils is stronger than M
re Of principle. Many Democrats Of
We gone of after strange idols, but -
zen the issue arrives they will find hi
noble band standing like the e.
at Thermopyle ready to re- q
the pressure and assaults of Oppos- in
hosts, and TO leave their dead
lies IN the breach. For one, we in b
d to remain faithful to the "a
landmarks Of the Demo ~
party. We have independ- 81
e, but have not enough Of
ing in cur nature to abandon Il
y, offend conscience, and forsake N
We dare not incur the IN
eminent Of our readers, and COM la
'mise the very essentials of this "a
.rnaFs success, by deliberately ast- "a
up All the words we have ever y,
Dushed against the recopstructio, n
8 and the Constitutional amend hO
.nts. We dare not iorsa-e Dr;ao;
S for the sake Of men-hr g. tn
sake-t0r paFty's sake-or tor -
? other sake. II Democrats me5i- ca
e schism from the old canops NJ in.
Democratic faith, we viii not pre-. IN
e ourselves for defending the act bv in
pdrticepS criNliai8 ia adj 81
zee. We shall cling to the plat M
10 while il has a single plank We W.
stick TO the ship though il sink. ey
OF. mate and crew may be Ia mu- fe.
y. pirates, cut-thrOats, thieves and to
nderers may have her In tow; but ST
DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP. ca