Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-01
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alive and liberal citizens to participate
10 the primary meetings and the coming
municipal convention gives great salts
faction in some quarters, while in others
it is criticized. We have some Demo-
Gratis so straight that they lean back the
other way, like the Indians tree. This
was once a Wing county, we believe, and
there are yet those who, though generally
acting with the Democratic party, greatly
prefer to use the term Conservative or
Liberal, while it is ~undeniable that we
have q considerable class known as INDIE
peudents, who vote just as they please,
regardless of party names, tests or plat
forms, and are not to be despised. Old
issues have passed away, and the name
Democrat has became synonymous with
opposition TO Radicslism, and embraces
many who do not pretend to be Demo
Gratis in any other sense. The last State
Convention, held at Nashville August
10th, 1874, adopted a platform which
begins as follows;
The representatives Of the Democratic
and Conservative party Of Tennessee,
in convention assembled, most cordially
inUite all good and true men who desire
to increase the prosperity Of the people
of the State and preserve her honor IN
furnished to. unite Nth them in carry
ing out the fllOUing principles. etc.,
etc.
Upon this platform James d. Porter
was nominated for Governor, and swept
the State from Carter te Shelby over his
willy and more experienced opponent,
Horace Maynard. To Governor Porter
attaches the distinction of being the
only Democratic Governor who ever
carried East Tennessee. The name
Conservative was used not without
effect. and good and true men we're cor
daily invited to unite with the Demo
cratic and Conservative party of Ten
nsssee." The LEDGER of August 2Oth,
1874, in commenting upon the platform
said:
This is broad and liberal enough for
all anti. Radicals 10 stand upon, no ex-
elusive or reserved seats being held for
or given to the members of any one
wing Of anti-Radicals. but the LEDGER
claims ~(alluding to the Bartlett move
ment) ne especial credit for supporting
a movement which sprang from the
people like Minerva, from the brain Of
Jove.
And these are ret our sentiments. The
Shelby County Convention. which met
on the 18th of September following, in
conjunction with delegates from Upton
and Fayette counties, to nominate Rep
resentstives and State Senators, was pre-
sided over by Judge b. 7. Ellet. In
point Of intelligence, rsspectability ana
dignity it compared favorably with any
convention ever held in the State. In a
report Of the proceedings before us
we find that Colonel 7. H., Log
wood offered a resolution indorsing the
platform of the State Democratic and
Conservative Convention and iHdorsing
the nomination Of Judge Porter for Gov.
ernor and Casey Young for Congress-
This was adopted, and a Legislative ticket
was put in the field which, in the face Of
no ordinary opposition and combina-
tons with the Republican party, carried
Shelby county by a majority averaging
about two thousand majority. Now we
have come down to a municipal contest.
Last Friday night, November 18th, a
large meeting was held in the Eighth
ward to organize a Democratic club.
The best and most prominent citizens Of
the ward we're there. Here are three Of
the resolutions adopted unanimously, as
the Appeal Of the next morning stated:
Called together for the purpose Of or.
ganizing for the approaching municipal
election, zoe, the Democrats and Con.
~serUatires of the Eighth Yard, do re-
solve.
First, That we are ~unalterably pledged
10 the support Of the Democratic paTtv.
and the liberal and enlightened policies
expressed an the State and national
platforms Of that party.
Second, That zoe indorse the call for
a mass meeting to appoint a Democratic
Conservative executive committee.
Third, That zoe UiU support The
nominee for Mayor of the Democratic
Conservative city Convention.
If there had been room in so small
a space for the words Democrat and
Conservative again it would no
doubt have appeared oftener. Party
organization was not employed at
the last two city elections, and it hap
pens %curiously enough that some of
those who are clamoring leudest for a
straight, close communion Democratic
movement led of two aud four years ago
on an independent trail in defiance of
any and all parties. We allude, Of
oourse, to the Appeal. The Democratic
Committee appointed last Saturday night
met yesterday for organization, and
adopted the following r~esolutions
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
COMMITTEES that all the Democratic-Co
sentative and Liberal citizens Of this city
be requested 10 unite in the election Of
delegates to q convention to be held for
the nomibation Of q candidate for Mayor
Of Memphis
This corresponds exactly with the
paragraph quoted from the State plat
Iorm, except that the word Liberal is
,dded which is q tautology, Is il conveys
.lmnst tha awaok fdea of Conservative