Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-03
POLITICAL.
Come TO the Scratch.

EDITORS APPEAL-1 call the atten-
| ton of your readers TO the following
from the BUenin9 Ledger Of yesterday:
Every Democratic State platform adopted
| this and last year has been 1iDeral in its ten
denotes. Tennessee stands in the line with
her sister States. The only Democratic or
ganiZation in the State stands upon q Demo-
cratic-Conservative platform. This has been
county conventions since held, and which are
the latest authoritative utterances of the
party.
Who denies the assertion? What
Democratic platform has shown dis
position to be illiberal? And by what
authority were these platforms, so nigh
ly extolled by the Ledger, put forth?
Was it by a Democratic convention, or
by q Democratic executive committee?
Conventions have q right to make plat
f0.ms, but executive committees have
not. And that is all, as I understand it,
that the APPEAL contends for. Will
the Ledger enlighten the public with its
ideas Of what an executive committee
is authorized to do in the way of plat
form-makipg or passing resolutions to
fix the policy CT the party by which it
hiss been brought into existence to serve?
This is the point in question, but the
Ledger has been gabbling away, goose
like, for two days without touching it.
have opposed the action of the Demo.
cratic executive committee, selected by
a Democratic mass-meeting for the pur-
pose of calling Democratic convention
to choose a candidate for mayor, and to
make platform, because the said exec
utive committee assumed authority
which l deny they have, to pass q res
OlutiOn that a convention only has the
right to enact. Here Is the resolution:
Resolved That it is the sense of this commit
tee that all the Democratic, Conservative and |
unite in the election of delegates to a conven- |
ton to be held for the nomination of a candi- |
date for mayor of Memphis.
repeat that the committee had
not, nor has not, the right to make such
legislation as the above. Its duty and
power are simply to call Democratic
convention, for the purpose of selecting
a candidate for mayor; to fix the day of |
holding such convention; to apportion
the number of delegates from each
ward who shall sit in the convention,
ana to use every endeavor to have the
nominee OF the convention elected. In
vitatiOns for support Of the nominee,
and the resolutions to give political
to the convention making
the nomination, must come from the
1
ecutive committee. II the Ledger op.
poses this proposition let it say so, and
cease its widespread, foolish and point
less twaddle. GOOD FAITH,
Works and not Faith Wanted.
EDITORS APPEAL-In reading your
editorial this morning, aud the COM
of "Good Faith" the idea
itself to me 70 ask you to de.
fine, or give Webster's definition of
Democrat" Democratic" and "De-
Then / should like for your
self and "Good Faith" to comment on
those definitions, and show Of you CAM
that to be a Democrat is to be blat ant
party slave, without principles, and that
me who adheres strictly to the princi-
lie Of popular government" as Democ-
'acy is defined TO be, is radical. tell
you, Messrs. Editors, there are a number
1f people who don't believe either OF the
above propositions, and they are not
willing to take the word Of GOOD
Faith" and Endorsed by you, unless it
3 supported by reasOD, common sense
md honesty. l am sorry to say that
most of my ac9usintancss have not
cached that sublimely ridiculous posi-
ion, that they have any regard for
Democratic faith without Democratic
works. Teach 'em! teach 'em faith!
dessrs. Editors, or fear they will lapse
ntO Radical barbsrism or what is worse,
.erhsps, Conservative Liberalism.