Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-27
iEMPHIS APPEAL
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 81, 1875.
LIE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
Every good citizen, every true Demo
Graf, should attend the Democratic mass
meeting a. the Greenlsw Operahouse
tonight. II wise councils prevail, the
Democratic party Of the city will be
consolidated; and the Democracy OF
Shelby county, encouraged by our har-
mony and victory in 1.-THE municipal
elections, will he inspired with an en-.
thusiasm which will secure certain bar
moDy and triumph in the August coun-
ty elections. All should go into the
meeting tonight and into the canvass
for mayor with no private Interests to
subserve-no friends TO reward, no
schem IS or ring combinations-but look
ing solely to. the interests Of the city
and the success OF the Democratic par
ty, which being in the ascendency ia
Memphis and In Tennessee, is
made responsible for official in
competency both in our State
or city governments. Experience
has demonstrated that conventions
are absolutely necessary for the very ex-
istence Of party. No party has q more
thorough organization chan the Radical
party. 1t was this perfect, consolidated
organization that secured the Radicals
victory In the last municipal election.
Many OF those who are now opposing q
Democratic nomination for mayor, not
only had no opposition to q Radical
nomination two years ago, but voted
for the Radical nominee in preference
to the Democrat put forward by the very
means they now propose. Grant is
ralIying his clans, and will no boubt be
the Radical candidate for the Presi-
dency. His former success will inspire
his party with hope and enthusiasm.
Let the Democracy Of Memphis, in
their first election for the year 1876,
give assurance to the country, and es-
pecially to the unconquerable De-
mocrscy Of old Shelby, that
they are surely, stesdfastly and per-
manently anchored to the great Demo-
cratic harbor. Let Us then organize, in
every ward in the city, that our major
ity in January may be unprecedented.
We must stand together as a solid phs-
lanx for the supremacy of Democracy,
presenting an unbroken front to the en-
envy at the election for mayor in Janu-
airy, the county elections ia August, and
in the great battle in November. The pre-
tense of fear that the Democratic party
of Memphis in a nominating conven-
ton is incapable Of presenting candi.
date that will command the confidence
and support of all good citizens, is poor
compliment to their integrity and their
intelligence. In the Democratic party
of Memphis is to be found the worth,
intelligence and capacity, and it is to
the interest Of the party in making
nominations to avoid ignorance,
imbecility and incompetency. The
Bartlett movement recognized the fact
that the Democratic party was the only
organization that confronted Radical
ism. Under that banner victory was
won, and men placed in office who are
models Of official integrity and compe-
tency. Under the same triumphant
symbol we can conquer again in the |
election for mayor. In the catechism Of |
Democracy, from one end Of the Union
to the other, there are two questions of
importance, which are
specially considered in relation to every |
man brought forth as 8 candidate for Of
flee. They are: Is he capable? Is he |
honest? Without capacity and honesty |
no Office can be successfully or sstisfac- |
torily administered. A mere change |
of one set of greedy incspables to
another is not reform. In obedience to
what is now a fundamental rule among |
Democrats, they will, in their conven-
ton, nominate the most honest and able
msn-becsuse heis a Democrat; because
he is upright; because he is well-known
and popular; because he is universally
because he is capable; because
he will govern the city simply and sole
ly in the best interests of the city, and
do something toward freeing the city
rom debt which has been transmitted
rom one administration to another for
years. There is no safety in nominating
md electing only such man. We have
many good Democratic citizens oompe-
ent to make just such a mayor. Every
mechanic, labor
II and professional man-should
attend the meeting tonight and partici-
late in the movement which has for its
,bject the nomination Of such q man.