Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-15
MEMPHIS CONGRESSIONAL DIS



The Republicans confidently rely on
carrying this district st the November
elections. II. V. Redtield in 8 recent
l-Gs-- 20 tha Cincinnati Commercial,
says: 1.-THE fight being ever, and the
white Republicans returning 10 the par
ty, it is probable that the Republicans
will gain two congressman, one in the
first district and one ia the Memphis
district. Both these districts are really
Republican, when the white Republic
caus ara not carried away by whirl-
wind, like that occasioned by the civil
rights bill. The second district, will of
course, return Republican, as it did
that even in the civil rights excitement,
and is the Only dietrict that the Repub-
licsns saved from the wreck" To be
Jorswarned thus early should forearm
the Democratic party in this district. In
the approaching election the Democratic
party will be harmonious, united and
coufi lent OF victory. Repeated defeats,
during the pest three years, has dispirit-
ed the r epubicaus. There Ia no dang
er Of discussions and chickering's among
Democrats IS to the candidate for con.
gress, as Casey Young viii be nomi.
mated by reclamation. A nominating
convention is necessary only SO far as to
conform to party usages and to facilitate
that organization which is indispensable
TO success. With Casey Young as cur
standsrd.bssrer, he will again lead the
Democratic party OF this district to vic.
tory. But while the Radicals are dis
pirited by the repeated defeats
which they have sustained with
in the last three years, they are
far from being disorgsnizsd, and
even with our pronounced majority 60
steadily maintained, we must nat fall
into the error Of assuming that the enc.
my in cur front is too feeble for an effec. |
tive fight. Every Democrat ia this dis |
triot must be aroused in this canvass to |
q full sense OF active work. Every man |
must be brought to the polls or the pre-
diction Of the Commercial correspondent |
will be verified. We must go into the
fight with esrnegtuess aud ardor. The
war from the Start should be an sggress-
i've one. Col0nsl Young will he in the
font Of the battle, aud he will be ably
supported by Colonel Ciapp and Cover
nor Harris. The canvass, fortunately,
will not be loaded with any dead weight.
There is no division on the questions
Of initiation or contraction, State repudi-
alton or high taxation. Democrats seem
TO think that the success o! Radicalism,
the continuation Of corruption in high
places, would be more Injurious than
any other evil that could befsH the
country. When liberty is in danger,
ali other issues sink into insignifi-
csnce. The first duty in hand is to
ees rid OF the administration and !
the party which has Endorsed it,
and which hiss disgraced the American
people. Ii the Radicals succeed in the {
present contest, it will be difficult for the
people TO recover from the effects of an
other four years misrule, Usurpstion and r
corruption. II the Radical party is again q
lndorsed, it viii have chains too firmly I
rivsted before another election be brok. I
b, and there will be no further effort at
reform, for We will not have a country
worth re orming.