Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-02
THE APPEAL.
Prospectus for tic Centennial Year
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The Memphis APPEAL has just en-
tered on tee thirty-sixth year of its eX-
istence, and great as has been its popu-
larity, aud brilliant 8s has been its
record in the past, the proprietors enter
upon the Centennial year with de-
termination to make it great repre-.
sentative journal of the southwest.
Notwithstanding the hard times, the cir
culatiOn OF the Appeal Is larger than at
sny previous period OF its long career, art
We design enlar2ing cur field OF useful
ness during the present year by making
the paper still more worthy Of the liberal
patronage II has heretofore received. A
newspaper during the present year will
be more than ever instructive and indis-
psneable to the public. Momentous
questions sie to be discussed; it will be
8 year Of agitation and extraordinary
events. We viii have elections, local
snd national, for State legislatures and
governors, for o new congress, and
new President ImpoTtsnt events will
be of daily occurrence. Stirring
issues sra shaping for the political con-
test, State and national. The APPEAL
Will be- found abreast of all progress,
fully I'D to the times. With 10 Of
Tense to Conservatives, Liberal Repub-
licans, or any faction opposed to the
eorruptiOns O Grautism and Radical
isrn. the APPEAL will from day to cay
preach the gospel of Democratic truth,
and insist on q clean Democratic organ
iZstion. The political drift is leading
the public to understand that every man
must decide which cause he viii serve,
and the current indicates most plsinly
that there will be but two parties in fu-
ture electiOns-the one Democratic, the
other Republican. There is no alteTna-
tive but to choose between them. The
APPEAL, true TO its normal position and
the cSDOniz3d traditions OF the party,
re-eniists under the Democratic banner.
The Democratic party is national par
", and it should have but One and the
same name throughout the Union.
There is no cOhersnce or nationality in
party that assumes different names in
different localities. In the northern
States the enemies to the corTuptiOns Of
Rsdicalisn1, call themselves Democrats;
In Virginia, Conservatives; il Tennes-
see. Democrats and Conservatives; in
other States, Democrats and Libersl-Re-
publicans, When party thus assumes
different names, il becomes 8 Earring fac
ton, made up OF odds and ends, without
bOmogeneity or nationality. Enter.
taIning these views, we shall discard all
sppendages to the name OF Democrat
and ally ourselves with the National
Democracy. Already its banner floats
triumphantly in the breeze. National
Democrats demand an immediate cessa-
ton Of the brutal military tyranny over
the south; that the iron heel OF the des-
not be lifted from the neCks OF pros
trate people, upon whom it trampled in
the Announces Of power snd In the
! malevoleuce Of revenge. With the tri-
um9h of Democracy in November next,
We may once more hope for
the revival of the good old times, when
the people Of this Union were
ali indeed brethren; when the shadow
Of the soldier and Of martial law shall
disappear beneath the recollecuons OF
the sdrroWful past. With the election OF
2 Democrat to the Presidency, we may
with gladness proclaim that the Cen
tennial of our independence is jubilee
even beyond that which it commence
rates. All that capital and enterprise
can accomplish will be freely used to
place the APPEAL in the front rank of
southern journalism. &c will contain
all the news OF the day, including the
Associated Press kilograms, special tele-
| CRANE, and letters from all points OF in
| terest; full aud accurate financial, COM
mercial and local reports, and fearless
editorial discussions ofall current topics,
Ia word, the APPEAL will be q first
class, i've newspaper, complete In every
respect.