Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-07
no our IRIsH vOTERs.

cations in regard 10 the alleged detection OF
our Irish voters, in which there will be found
Tnnch that is true as well as trite. We COM
mend them 10 the careful consideration of our
readers, especially those Of them who are Of
the class o. which they treat. There is some
Tilainness of speech INDUCED in by our cor
= respondents, but there Is nothing said that
viii wound, nothing that is not couched in
friendly terms. The writers are Democrats,
and 10 the manor born. Years spent in the
work of the party have, however, taught them
the value Of Irishmen as co-laborers in the
cause Of popular government They are anx-
ious 10 win them back TO an allegiance winch,
as one of them expresses it, it is to
be hoped they have only temporarily
thrown off. AS the same writer remarks,
Irishmen are born Democrats and cannot be
anything else but Democrats. They know
that fighting under the banner that has sur
vived seventeen years of defeat in ma
tional elections, which triumphed in 1876
and win triumph in 1880, they were secured
against the aggressions of knownothingism,
and that whatever Of hope the future contains
for them is to be found within its fold.
They know that the patchwork which, under
the name of the National party, is now pre-
scented for their acceptance covers all the sins
Of Repubhcanism; that it is only another
name for the party that is responsible for
John Sherman, for the prolonged struggle
with military power at the south, for the at
tempted degradation of the white
people of the south and of the theft
of the votes CT Louisiana and Florida.
fail to perceive the DRIFT of this movement,
which finds Endorsement by the Republicans,
mainly so far as the Republicans are con-
cerned who are recorded among the National
nominees. A Radical maneuver to gain
standing for the party that is covered all over
with dishonesty its Memphis leaders dare
not assume responsibility for, no Irish Demo
Graf, no Democrat, be his nationality what it
may, can give it his support without turning
, his back upon lifelong principles, or without
sharing more or less IN the disgrace that at
taches to the party of John Sherman. If
any reader of the APPEAL doubts the cor
rectness of our position he has but to read
the following extract from the New York
Times, in which viii be found full confrma-
ton of it. That paper, the national organ of
the Republican party, in an editorial review
ing the campaign in Tennessee, says:
In such light, and under such circumstances, It
Will be impossible for the party OF good government
20 follow the advice OF their brethren In Kentucky
They cannot make straightout nominations In every
case. might be done In South Carolina, Alabama,
louisiana and other OF the cotton States Party
lines not 50 strictly drawn I'm Tennessee as in
other portions OF the south, and there IL any where,
IL Will be possible for the Republicans to try the ex-
pertinent OF joining forces with any respectable out
side Organization which may have cut loose been
driven away from the Democracy They have every
thing 10 gain and nothing 70 lose, and they must
make use OF every material which comes TO their
hand and seems likely to aid them In their purpose
They seem to be fully alive to the necessity for
such action. and in the conduct OF the local can
vass for the August elections they are displaying
an activity and enarEy which promise the
best results In the city OF Memphis and Shelby
county generally, where experience has taught them
the utter folly OF trying unaided, to overcome Demo-
cratic fraud and ballotbox stufing they have taken
an entirely departure, and one which evidently
gives their opponents much uneasiness. THEIR
PLAN, IN SHORT, HAS BEEN TO SUBSTAN-
TALLY GIVE UP THEIR ORGANIZATION, As
SUCH. AND 10 COMBINE WITH EVERY
KyOWE ELElfEST or OPPOSITION TO THE
DOMINANT PARTY, GIVING A FAIR REPRE-
.SENTATION TO ALL WHO WOULD JOIN
THEIR RANKS. In this way a decidedly mixed
opposition county ticket has been nominated. A
pronounced Nationalist Is the candidate for sheriff.
an out-and-out radical Republican Is named for
ehancellor-a very important oaice; Republican
for circuit court judge, granger for criminal court
Judge, Republican for probate court Judge, an In
dependent for criminal court clerk Ger
man Refofmer for circuit court clerk
National for Encouragement, a member OF 1.-THE
IrishmanS party for county clerk, a Temperance
man for attorney OF the criminal court a colored
Republican for county register and a National for
county trustee This ticket has been regularly In
dorsed BY organizations representing all the parties
named, and the candidates viii base their demand
for recognition solely the ground that they are In
favor OF reform and good government which cannot
be had under the Democracy. The issues thus
brought forward are live Ones and should appeal to
all the people There strong hopes that the COM
bination Will meet with complete success but. In
any event, its formation must be recognized as an
evidence Of increasing political independence In thA
south
We call particular attention to this sentence
In the above; Their 1.-THE Republicans plan,
" in short, has been to Substantially gire up
THEIR organization, AS SUCH, and to COM
bi,'e loih eCeyy kno,On element of 0pDosi-
to" to the dominant party, giUing a fair
: representation TO ALL WHO WOULD JOIN
" THEIR RANKS" To all who would join
their ranksl That tells the whole story of |
this National party fraud. It strips the pleas
ant-looking veneer from the black wood and
lays bare the trick worthy of those who con-
ceiyed it, sJorthy of the cowardice that dare