Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-10
GEuPHIS APPEAL
THURSDAY, 8 AUGUST 10, 1876,
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT.
sAMUEL-J. TILDEN,
OF New York.
FOR vICE-PREsIDENT,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
OF Indiana.
p. NJ. WINTERS, ESQ.

pm. WINTERS, ESQ.
The Democratic party is not close
corporation, and it therefore gladly
strikes hands with any man, and Tecog-
miss him as a cO-lsborer in the common
brotherhood, who opposes Rsdicsl COR
rupiiOn and supports Samuel J. Tilden
for President OF the United Ststes. En-
tertaiDing these views, it is not surpris.
ing that We should express our gratifics-
tion ut seeing the name Of +. NJ. Win
tiers, of this city, among the list OF
delegates TO the Democratic convention
held at Nashville yesterday. Mr.. Win
tiers now occupies his normal position.
He had TO experience no change in be-
coming q delegate TO a Democratic
convention, for he was born Democrat,
whose principles he regarded the party
as deserving in nominating Horace
Greeley, and, like Charles 0'ConOr, OF
NewYork, and thousands of Others, be re-
fused TO cooperate with party in sup
port Of man who had spent his life in
opposing Democracy. When the Confed-
crate soldiers of Shelby county returned
home in April, 1855, they found P. NJ.
Winters sheriff Of the county. he gave
many OF them employment, and Law
ishod his money upon them, ss many
will attest. During the dark days sue
ceediDg the war, when the hands and
feet OF seventy thousand OF Tennessse's
sons were bound by the gives which
had been forged by the Radical rulers of
the State, and their mouths closed by
Odious test oaths, Pat Winters YVES the
friead Of the disfrsnchised, prosecuted
rebels; and in 1857, when there was no
possible chance for Democrat like him
to be elected sheriff of Shelby county, he
accepted nomination by his party, and
made q vigorous canvass, literally
spending his money, knowing defeat
was inevitable. Coming out Of the con-
test defeated candidate, he won and
retained the affection of the dis
frsDchised people for whose free
dom he lent himself will.
ing sacrifice. In subsequent electors
Mr.. Winters served on the Democratic
executive committee, neglected his bust
ness, aud for months devoted his entire
time and attention to the election, al
wsys fighting fer Democracy and en-
fraDchisement, For many years his en-
ergy and courage infused life and coEfi
deDce, and his judgment and discretion
gave shape and succees to the efforts he |
made for acknowledgment. In 1872, |
when Greeley was nominated by the |
Democratic national convention for the |
Presidency, like thousands Of the truest |
and best Democrats of the Union, Mr.. |
Winters repudiated the nomination, and |
since then hes acted independently of |
the party which be regarded as tresch.
erous to its principles and faithless to its
traditions. Soured and chRgrined at /
what he regarded SIS the disloyalty,
the perfdy Of his party, be
no doubt carried his opposition
too far. But We do not propose to qua1.
rel with him on this point. II is enough
for US to know that Mr.. Winters was a
delegate in the Democratic State con-
vention yesterday, and We congratulate
the party on the event. He will no
doubt be trsduced by the Radicals and
at by jealous place hunters,
whose devotion to party is measured
by IFS ability to give office. But the
editors Of the APPEAL have no political
aspirations, and they intend to defend
every man who allies himself with the
children Of Democracy, whether as
Iailed by Radical slanderers or the
'fiice- brokers, who would make the
Democratic party a close corporation,
,ver ready TO black-ball any man likely
% come in contact with their petty as
Dirstions. Samuel J. Tilden ia not |
Horace Greeley, and Democrats, who
ice P. NJ. Winters, lost their moorings
when the party nominated its ancient
'nemy, will rally to his support. !
The Democratic party has been ,
purified by adversity, and pat lots
ook to it as the only bulwsrk to stsy &
he tide OF corruption which has swept /;
'ver the country. The issues involved +
q the present canvass are to moment. I
JUS to allow any chickering's % TO the
'sst conduct of the men who are SUD-
'ordDg Tilden and Hendricks. Let ia
ecegnize as Democrat and patriot,
nd as brother, every man vino re. "
uses to strike hands with the party of n
lferers and plunderers at present dom. d
aant In the country, and which mo- u
oses to contiLUs its pilfering and pIup. N N
erlng. Let US close up the Democratic Re
ID Ks and bear on TO triumph the stand til
I'd Of retrenchment and reform ord W
institutional government. Demoor.t:a al
nion is the way to victory. In th;S
Invsss it does not carry the incubnv
hich weighed it down four years sgo jet
I'd which forced such men "a Pat III
'lnters to abandon it or to become ~ ~
TO the result. Let nj
discard I'll icalous'ss, rival. an
's and anisgaHiauls, al strive r. ~
ncilis'e a. d satisfy each o).Iaborers f Gn
u 10 eonqusr and humiIiate any one, tw