Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-21

for political gain: We charge that
the Radical party is of its very ma
ture sectiolalism in its most exag-
gerated form. Born of merely sec
tional issues, organized for the ex-
press purpose Of forcing upon one
section of the country the ideas of
another section, perpetuated by sec
tional strife, it has at all times car
ried out in practice the perfection
of sectional legislation. Emerging
successfully from a bitter sectional
war, this party, representing only
one section Of the country, vir-
tually claimed to be The Nationl
owning sole right to govern the
other section. Trampling under foot
the great principle for which our
forefathers fought and conquered
the right to self-goyernment-it
has arbitrarily enacted laws to regu-
late our purely local and even social
affairs, the North, represented by
the victorious Radicul party, as
suming to dictate to the South in
such matters as the way public
amusements are to be conducted,
our hotels managed, etc. 1t has not
scrupled to uphold by bayonet and
cannon the most barefaced out
RACES upon the popular will of the
Southern people as lawfully de-
clared at the ballot-box. 1t has
unblushingly kept in power an en-
tire State Southern, of course
government, which its own com
mittee was forced to declare had
been 'illegally constituted by an
illegal returning board" (vide, Re
port on Louisiana Affairs). 1t has
at all times and everywhere ruth
lessly sacrificed all the material and
political interests of the South in
behalf of the real or imagined inter
ests Of the party and the section
which it represents. Unable to rise
to the level of the great opportunity
placed within its reach on the resto-
ration of peace, it has persistently
made the common interests Of
a great nation subseryient to
party ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and class
legislation in the most odious form
To quote from an able editorial in
Appleton's Journal (%iterary), set.
ting forth hat the Republicans had
used their political power solely
with a view to the perpetuation O
the party" in power: "Theil
sole purpose was to strengthen theil
party; and in view of this attain.
ment what matters the prostratioI
Of the South, negro domination
with all its attendant mischiefs, the
ruin, impoyerishment and suffering
that have followed?' These, Re
publican" are a few Of the reason.
why fan intelligent American citi
zen residing in Tennessee canno
vote for the nominee of such {
party without prostituting his owl
manhood. 1t is a matter of small
moment what manner of man Mr.
Hayes may be; in case Of his cleo
ton the party placing him in ofic.
would still be " the power behinC
the throne greater than the thron
itself" Who can doubt that j
! would be true to its principles ant
, practice, as exemplifed in the his
tory Of the past decade? Histor.
: fails to show a single instance of
T. party, once become corrupt, re
n forming within and Of itself. TIL
doom Of Radicalism is written /; j
must give place to a purer, broade
and higher craftsmanship.
: This is literally a free country
Every man has a right to vote; an,
if he wishes to vote for Mr.. Have:
along with such men as Schur
and Evarts," and also such shinin
e lights as Babcock, Belknap, Cola,
ct al, he is at perfect liberty to d
t so. Up North he can no dout
. find plenty of such honorable con
! pany whose bright example he ms
y emulate. And he is at perfect Ii
4, erty to do likewise here, but it W.
be in the sweet companionship
q "Crutchy," Ed Shaw, Barbor
/, Lewis and their like, with here al
: there a sprinkling of men of a d.
L ferent stripe-just enough to
the grain Of salt which prevents h
le unsavOry mass from falling to piec
a of its own rottenness. "Repub.
j can" may freely give his inhuen,
J . and vote in behalf of the par
u which was organized and mai
s. tanned to humiliate and plumber u
id but when he has thus placed hir
,t self in an attitude Of undisguis,
hostility to all the interests of t
people, among whom he lives al
I'd upon whose patronage he Deepen
lie for a support, let him at least ha