Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-17
YE-hRt She Radicals WIFI DO. and the
Democrats Must.


Within the past fory-eIght hours the plans of the
Republicans in the existing Presidential cOmplica-
ton have been perfected. and In breath. they are
the determination, at all hazards, 10 inaugurdte
and sustain by an armed force, If necessary, Gov
ernGT HaveS in the executive chair. No appeal to
law constitutional or statutory is to be needed The
matter IS to be rushed through on the general ac-
cGptdtiOn o! them that might makes right. There
Is no use OF Disgusting the TACT that the north
ern Democrats are not taking the firm course
necessary to secure q unity Of action with the
south. Instead Of attempting 10 create q Sentl-
mGnt in congress which will be caught up by
their northern friends. and re-echOed from ocean to
ocean. ther content themselves Ti.h pOddlng a0ng
with the dry details Of ordinary legislation. ana fali
10 be stimulated to even the reflection that they are
dealing with set of hnaTeS who appreciate that If
the! lose this deal al is lost 1t Is tins apathy that
creates alarm. Prominent members from the south
say that the northern Democrats should force the
issue at once IN congress- compel The enemy TO SheT
their hands, and be prepared to anticipate their de-
signs before the time comes for counting the eleCtC
raj vote. They Sa! that too much trusted to the
homer and anticipated candcr Of the Republicans on
the ma0r OF the count OF The southern states by the
corrupt returning boards and that instead OF the
people Gl the nGrth making manifest their lEGgila-
ton I'm advance Of the guilty acts which
which was accepted as an omen by the thieves that,
do what they might. their llnaYeTy would be over
looked Meanwhile the friends OF Hayes have taken
advantage OF the detection. Il IS not idle gossip
when the assertion is made that Hayes Is ready and
has 50 irrimated through those in his confidence.
that he will give the south fair show # they Will
make no fJrcibIe resistance TO his Inauguration. 1t
Is understood by Halstead, Medill. Jones, of the
New YORK Times, and Deacon Smith, of the Gazette,
One cries 10r the very purpose OF OveraWing this
southern element. who fear that il il was precipita
ted that. us In 1860. the north would abandon the
south to It's horrors. Taeg want no Rather than
that they viii accept Hayes. but in doing 50 they will
take the tcrnS offered rather than get no bone
at all Going back to the Lamar interview printed
in. the E1lgUjrer one finds that HalStedd advised
Lamar to call on Governor Hayes. Fer what reason,
pray? By what right Of authority did he advise
such step on the part Of a southern senator who
had been Identified with the rebellion? No one
knows, but there Is the inclination TO believe that
Hayes directed HalStead to endeaVOr TO see repre-
sentative leaders Of tie south and make known to
them his bid. Gr Lamar says tnat the call might
be mSc0nStrued and for this reason he did not
make Il. Colonel Roberts next appears on the scene
with letter from prominent Republicans; he did
ca!l, and although he may not have represented Mr.
Lamar or on! body else, he reflected the sentiment
Of a large portion Of the southern politicians which
WIS that the north might be too weak. and need TO
maintain II all hazards what ii legally entitled
10 The moral IS plain. Ii the northern Demo
Gratis to niuct Governor Tiden, they must sound
the keynote DOW that, come what will, they intend
to have peaceaOy If possible but fOrcibly If neCEs
SaTy, the rights 10 which prepOndeTatug elective
franchise entities them. II the alarm is sounded.
the OyeTtGreS already made by HAYES can be blown
TO the winds. A little longer delay, and law and
order SuccumbS TO force ana compromise.