Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-07
THE NATIONALS DENOUNCED By
THE RADICALS.

When the APPEAL, during the recent coun-
ty canvass, declared that the Radicals, and
not the Nationals, were the leaders in and
expected most to profit by the opposition to
the Democratic party, it was denied, and we
were assured that the Nationals had swal-
lowed the Radical party, which hereafter
would not be heard of in this district in local
or national politics. But in the New York
Tribune we find unexpected support for our
position in an editorial paragraph, of which
the following is a part:
There are symptoms at Washington OF renewed
hopefulness that the solid south will disnegIate II
formed that the Nationals did not carry the county
In which Memphis, Tennessee, is situated, but that
osrats and Republicans II is also said that the De
mOcracy OF Mississippi is about ready to split into
warning factions.
The persons alluded to above as in posi-
ton to know are members Of the cabinet,
Key among them, who has no doubt received
assurances of the character above from the
Federal appointees here, who are not Nation
ais, but as hearty sympathisers with and
workers for the Radical party as Key Is him
self, notwithstanding that they, as he does,
assert themselves on occasions as being elm
dependents. Perhaps the Nationals will
see, after awhile, why an alliance was sought
with them, and why it is expected that they
are to maintain their present connection with
the Radicals, who are responsible for all the
bondholding legislation of which they COM
plain. Here in Shelby county the Radicals
profess to be proud of their friends, the Ma
tionals, while to their fellows abroad, in
Washington for instance, they are repudiated
as repudiators and thieves, and the Radical
victory they helped to win last Thursday is
attributed, not to them, but to the help given
the Radicals by Independent Democrats
The Hayes administration has no use for the
Nationals, whom its members regard and de-
nounce in the language usual to the bond
holders organs. The New York TiiJuH,
puts this plainly when it walls out rs follows
IT'S great misfortune TO the Republicans thai
they have not taken such position that 1t is posi-
the Nationals anywhere II they had stOutly held
the position TO which the legislative record and pre-
YiOus platforms OF the party entitled them, there
would be difficulty. But there has been strong
desire he TIrt Of some hefoticI potttcldIaS, q
sDnle districts, and ia some States, The LeIbiiCn
1sIry has ben. UirudLy forgotten. Us hoE0Ta6y rec
ord is claim upon the confidence Of intelligent ana
fhriCty has ben ignored Thus Il has come Il
e1@ at as tSe as }o1 BoTs2e q raR J
considerable loss Of Republican UOteS t00uld hare &C.
CURED II the party had dllcGVs and everywhere
ssaiyaed true 20 its principles, is pgss and is record
Them Is no chance of success for Republi
cans, unless they manfully defend the policy OF the
Republican administration IN respect to the finances
and the legislation Of Republican congresses
pledges have been made; the party Is dishOnOFed II
81 does not keep them. The country approaches
that prosperity which stable currency will secure
and the great achievement ought to be everywhere
claimed by Republicans as the best proof of the
wisdom of their financial management.
Here is a straightforward and manly con-
fessioo that the simon pure Radieals-who
are the friends of the bondholders, and who
pride themselves on their responsibility for
all the Radical Legislation by which the