Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-10
iEMPHIS APPEAL
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1875.
BUSINESS NAN FOR MAYoR-DEhO-
CRATIC ORGANIZATION.

The Avalanche has INSIDE the wOndeI-
fol discovery that the APPEAL wants a
business man foT mayor" Prodigious!
Why, the APPEAL has been working
for this very thing for the past four
years, independent Of party considers
tons, without the aid Of the Avalanche.
We believe Just such "a business man"
a. the city needs 10 her financial
troubles, 8 man who will not prostitute
his official position TO speculation in city
bonds, can be found in the Democratic
party. For four years we have not only
"bsen ready" but have actually by acts
aud earnest labor "CO-OPERATED WITH
THE PEOPLE in EVERY MOVEMENT
HAVING FOR ITS OBJECT THE ELEC-
TON" Of ga business man." But two
years sgo the effort TO get "a good mani
by movement" Of the people, indie
pendent Of party was dS,eated by Rad
ical party nomination. Three years ago
the Democratic Conservstive-Greeley-
Liberah Republics New Departure
movement gave the vote OF Memphis to
Grant, and Shelby county to Radicalism
by two thousand majority. These disas-
tiers induced the Democrats Of Memphis,
q few days ago, to make call for q
Democratic convention. The APPEAL
favored the movement, and believing
that the nominating convention to be
h. 81 afa nt will he q
Democratic convention capable of se-
lecting a " Business man for mayor"
we shall urge harmony and the necessity
Of thorough organization OF the Demo-
cratic party. Those who signed the call
for q Democratic convention to nomi-
nate a candidate for mayor, and those
who have favored the movement, be.
lieve that the hope of the city now lies
in the organization Of the Democratic
party. Let the words, then, be organ
izatiOn; fall in, close up the ranks"
Nothing is more true than that political
parties cannot he maintained except by
resoTting to some mode to effect union.
Party triumphs depend as much
upon discipline a. triumphs on the
battlefield. An undisciplined politi-
cal party can never succeed against
one that is disciplined, as Leagues
triumph two yesrs ago demonstrated.
AS will be seen from the columns of the
APPEAL, the Democracy of many wards
of the city have gone to work. Those
that have not acted should call meet
ing, and organize at once. The election
for mayor Of Memphis in January next
is not merely local success for which
we are fighting. 1t is for State success,
county success, and also success in the
congressional and Presidential elections
of next year. Our municipal election
will have a tremendous bearing upon
our county elections next summer. 1t
will be pledge of what the Democracy
OF Memphis can do in the elections of
next August and November. The con-
test in which the Democracy of Men,
phis is now engaged is prelude to still
more important struggles, and the NOM
inee Of the Democratic convention, to
be held on Thursday next, should be
elected by rousing majority. This
will be the result should prudent dele
gates be selected, a good "business
man" nominated for mayor, against
whom no charge of corruption can be
made, and especially should no offense
be given to the true and reliable Demo-
Gratis who originated the call for the
convention