Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-05
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a Pathetic Appeal 20 RepubIfcanized
Democrats. -
We are indebted to the Jackson
Democrat for calling attention to the
following extract from the Louisville
Commercial RadicaD of the 18th ulti-
mo, which had escaped wi attention.
Why the Commercial does not give
the best of reasons for its application
to the Departurists to come out square
Iy on the Republican side, if indeed
they accept the Amendments, is more
than we can see. Let all true Demo
Gratis take warning, and escape while
they can from the precipice to which
they are invited, Referring to the
Departure the Commercial says:
Verify, this is progress, and Radi-
| calism has received aid from an unex-
pected quarter. Weneed not say that
our sympathie5 are entirely with the
Departure faction.
We wish it had the courage to unite
with our party and work for the cleo
ton of such a man as Colonel BristoW
or General Harlan. If the Young
Democrats and Republicans could CO.
operate, Kentucky might be wrested
from the control Of the miserable an
tedilUvians who now govern it. And
Just here let us ask what is the use of
a New Departure unless it can take as
advanced a position as that already
occupied by the Republican party?
These young men have resolved that
it is the duty and the policy of the
Democratic party to cease its futile
warfare against the last three cOnsti-
tutiOnal amendments. In short,
they have agreed to accept these
amendments. All that the Republi-
can party has done from the start. II,
therefore, there is any merit in such
action, surely the credit belongs to our
party, rather than to these eleventh
hour Democrats. Anyhow, their ae-
ton brings them one step nearer to
Republicanism, and takes them many
steps away from Democracy. But
will they be logical and consistent
Between q Democrat who accepts the |
amendments and a Republican there
is no very wide difference. Compared
with this difference about the amend-
ments, all other differences are oil
minor importance. One ceases to be
a good Democrat the moment he quits
butting his head against these amend
ments, and the same act makes him,
to that extent, a Republican. =
Such a man, to all intents and pur-
poses, is a Radical, and the sooner he
the fact, and accepts all the
positions which logically result from
his premises, the less he will deceive
himself and Others, and the more
effective will be his influence for good,
4 = %sNOw, a New Departure Demo
erat is, in plain words, a Republican
lied Democrat. He is one who has
accepted the distinctive and cardinal
articles of the Radical creed.
TO be logical, therefore, the new
departure club should call itself q
DemOcratic-Republican club, being IN
III essential respects a sOcietyo of Radt
principles, and remaining Demo-
cratic only in name Where there is
90 substantial an accord Of opinion.
here should in reason be a cOFres-
bonding unity Of action. So we say
% the young Democrats, come over
md join US. United, we shall be able
% Stay the Goliath OF American poll
les, the obstinate, perverse and in
Eeterate Bourbon Democracy of Ken
lucky. A new departure resulting in
UGH a union viii be an honest and eff
one. Anything short OF this
not called for by the condition of (
he country, for it affirms less than :
&epublicanism has been advocating
or years. To pour the soul old wine ;
4 Democratic. sentiment into the
new bottles of Republicanism :
nd call the thing q new departure, is )
D commit a fraud upon the people :
hat will soon be found out. YouDg
democrats, take high ground or stand
8 you were. !