The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-27
The Straight Issue.

"Iwo years ago we made the issue
in this county Of q white Mans
party, and White Mans ticket" in
which the other race should have no
part or lot. The people decided that
there should be no such issue made.
We stood alone in the fight on that is
sue, and breasted the storm single hand
ed. 1t was as apparent to US then as
now that the negro race must be -
nored and the white race stand by IL
self in politics, and We declared 50 in
unmcasured terms and We were de.
nounced in no reserved terms for oul
position, and especially we remember
the negro politicians were bitter, for it
took away the occupation of "Othelio,'
The dusky political warrior saw his
meat fading from him.
The people have now come to the
same position. They are determined
now that men shall be nominated foI
Office and that white men must not
seek c%ulee's vote. So mote it be. We
notice several doughty champions, who
disagreed with US two years ago jump
ing on the same platrorm-those who
run with the public and never breast ii
when it is wrong, who stand up to the
, rack-when there is fodder it it.
In this election all have sought, and
all have got it. 1t has been about
equally divided, but it has been a more
disgusting display Of the a%bsurdity OF
having that element at the ballot box
than evcr before exhibited"
The Home journal, then, as well as
the Tobacco Leaf, can congratulate it
self upon the success Of principles ii
Ought for when both parties were
making all sorts Of efforts, and very
ignoble ones, to obtain the negro vote.
Perhaps no greater blunder was made
by the Democrats in this State than
when they met in convention at Nash
vile and said that the negro ought to
hold Office and should il the Democrat
ic party came into power. This was a
bait thrown out to the negroes who
had been invested with the right of
suffrage BY the Radicals. W. a for
give them for doing so, undertake cir
cumstanccs, for drowning men will
catch at straws. But the result has
proven that
a"tangled web we weave
When first We practice to dccciyc,'
Every sensible nan must surely be
convinced by this time that Democracy
u never prosper by any sort Of an
cntangling alliance that outside of
Democratic doctrine as taught by JEFF
lcrson there is no hope of permanent
success that all attempts to change
the name Of Democracy to Conscrva
tism, or any other ism, are the maudlin
efforts Of ma!contents that comb
nations with other parties, and the &C.
ceptance of other men than "straight-
out" and tried and true democrats, are
lIarbingers of defeat, and that this is 4
White MINIS Government.
We include as democrats all who OPP
pose Capitalization and negro rule, and
if we refer to their antcccdcnts we will
find that a large proportion of them
were old line, Henry-Clay Wings.
They are a power in this land, and
fighting under the Democratic banner,
are sure Of victory. And we have faith
that in the future we will steer clear
Of Independents, and Republicans,
and negroes. If any of those desire to
see good government and prosperity,
and wish TO arrest the potent tendency
Of our government towards empire,
they will vote with the Democratic, or,
White. Mans party.
In this connection we would express
our belief that the attempt to pass
the Civil Rights Bill and its por-
tended passage at the next session OF
Congress, are resulting in good to the
country. The effect is that the white
people, regardless OF former political
associations, are becoming aroused to
their interests and the fearfulness OF u
war Of races. They see full well that
the negroes have gone mad over their
newly acquired political equality and
demand social equality with a zeal
worthy Of a better cause. In this con
nection w would cite the readers at.
tention to n so-called peace. meeting in
Memphis last week, when several Of the
best citizens and about two hundred
colored people were present.
w. III. Phillips, colored, was called
to the Chair, and the reporters of the
Press requested to act as Secretaries.
Phillips made a talk in which he ar.
raigned the newspapers for having, as
he believed, misrepresentcd the colored
people. Ore Ed. Shaw, negro, follow ".
ed in a similar vein, and cx Gov. Harris
Col, a. j. Kellar, ofthe Avalanche,
said a few words by way of assurance
that the press would give a fair and