Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-17
gEMPHIS APPEAL
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER IL, 1875.
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

The late elections have inspired the
Republicans with the hope Of victory In
the next Presidential election. They
are easily satisfied, for there is certainly
nothing in the recent elections that
should discourage the Democratic party.
Ohio, all things considered, wss drawn
battle. The Stste has always been
strongly Republican on full vote. New
York is unquestionsbly Democratic.
The. clOse.vote in Pennsylvania and Mas
lschusetts decides nothing. Both these
states may be regarded as doubtful. II
The Democrats had carried them in the
recent elections the Republican party
would have at once disbanded. 1t is
evident Grant will be the Radical can
didate for the Presidency in 1876. The
battle against his denomination has been
fought, and IL has been lost. Patronage
and power has proven too strong for his
enemies. The supporters of Grant are
searching for new and available Issues
upon which to conduct the next Presi-
has served its purpose, and the Radicals,
with Grant as their candidate,
are preparing for a vigorous as
ssult upon the pope's toe. The
Washington correspondent Of the
Chicago Times asserts that Senator
Morton is in Washington hard at work
manufacturing anti.pOpery thunder for
the Presidents forthcoming message.
The willy senator thinks he sees veri-
table bonauzafor the Republican party
in this newly-hstched bugaboo, and is
securing the congressional library to OBJ
tain old Vatican DEGREES and other the
illogical lumber Of like irrelevancy to
American political. affairs. "No one
need be surprised" the correspondent
says, sat the Presidents displaying al
unusual amount of emotion on the sub
ject Of the Catholic church," since Nor
ton is examining on the
subject, and will duly prime him,
80 that the message shall speak
with no uncertain sound" For the
rest it is stated that the message, while
making no sllusion to the possibility of
war, will urge the recognition of the bel
ligerent rights Of the Cubsns, and have
much to say about the virtues of hard
money. 1t is evident that
the Republicans intend to revive know
nothingism with the anti-foreigner fes-
ture left out, and make the fight against
the Catholics and for the maintenance
Of the public schools. 1t is thought that
such q platform will secure the solid vote
of the New England States, with that
of the Germans, who believe in Bis
marck and hate the pope. The New York
Tribune says that the above programme
was admitted by one "high in the coun-
ellis Of the administration leaders," and
agrees with the remarkable subject of
President Grants written address st Des
Moines, Iowa, at a soldiers reunion, in
which the purpose was announced to
force upon the country a relig- |
ious war by falsely accusing the |
Catholics with opposition to the COM
mon school system, when no such oppo-
sition has been made by them, or such |
issue raised by any act OF theirs. 1t is a
fearful experiment, and doubtless was
given out to test the public mind pre-
psratOry to entering on the Presidential
contest. The Tribune says: 1--WE con-
Tess that ii seems to us a very cruel and |
uncalled for trif1ing with public senti-
ment, kind OF tTickery, for which there
can be no justification or excuse" and
We fully concur with the Tribune