Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-06
THE REVIVALOF SECTIONAL AMI
NOTIFIES.

The speeches and spirit of the Ohio Repub-
lican convention have made it plainly appa-
rent to even the least educated minds that 1t
is the purpose of Hayes, Sherman and Foster
to conduct the approaching campaign in Ohio
on foundation of sectional auimoslty, and
to win, if possible, by IN appeal to those po-
litical prejudIces and passions which it was
the mission of the Greeley party in 1872 to
bury forever. This purpose, SO plainly avowed
by both Foster and Garfield in Cincinnati, has
not been allowed to pass unchalleDged by
leading and very influential Republican jour
mails, who, finding no occasion for 1t IN any
thing said or done by the southern people, or
any suggestions by the southern press, have
been prompt to express their regret, and to
point out to Mr.. Foster especially that 1t is
not a revival of sectional passion or
prejudice that the people want, but
peace and the cultivation of that frater-
nal feeling without which the Union
is but mere rope of sand. 1t is not hate,
but love; not repression, but freedom; not
obstructive legislation, but the most lib
eral, that the country needs, because no
other can endure under the light of free,
untrammeled and unprejudiced press. Among
the first OF the influential journals to point
out to Mr.. Foster-who, we may say, is 8
swelling, fippant, easy-golng politician,
without any idea of what craftsmanship is
the error of his ways, and to show him that,
as General Garfeld-now among the rudest
and moot staggering of the lying stalwarts-
said, when he was still hopeful Of party sue
cess, that the man who would seek to build
himself up on sectional prejudice and re-
vival of the issues of the civil war, would be
driven into oblivion, the object OF the scorn
and contempt of free people. The Times
says:
Mr. Fosters speech IN Acknowledgements OF his
nomination and the opinions expressed during his
reported interview IN this city, snow how readily
sagacIOus and, on the whole, a fairminded man
may yield TO the unfaYorabe inllueLce exercised ~
partisan managers His congressional antecedentS
remove him rar from the category OF demagogues.
It has not been possible always to recognize the Wis
dom OF a policy which on certain questions had 1T
tie In common with the programme prepared Tor his
present canvass; out his eSnGoT ahd S9n5Sgs aSs
to lack conclusiveness. What IS the secret then OF
the remarkable change which the bare fact Of mis-
Nomination for the g0yernoTship OF Ohio has brought
10 light? The change Is as manifest IN MS toue as
I,,lI az nav iaht or Is il a mere partisan product
the acceptance of which Is the price paid for the
support OF that portion of the convention which
originally preferred Judge TAFT? While, however,
Mr. Foster as the creature of circumstances more
powerful than hts Will, finds himself
drifting with the "stalWari'' tide toward
sectIOnalls n and other characteristics OF the war
period We ara unable to imagine the considerations
which impe him to be silent Ia regard to that other
Democratic Issue which directly menaces the inter
ests OF business ana the credit OF the country.
Reasons In justification OF the sectional features OF
the Cincinnati programme are plentiful. TIE cen
sistencY of persons may suffer but TIE aoYant4 ges
derived by the partS admit or very plausible state
ment IL is not so with the financial question, con-
corning which Mr. Foster is Ak evaSlye and I'M
satisfactory as the convention that nominated
thau inexcusable. They are utterly at variance
with the pretenSiOns OF the Republican party. A
party which takes high moral ground WIN refer
ence to struggles that are over cannot aHord 10 De
non-cOmmittal With reference 10 a struggle now IN
progress. As a matter OF eXpediency merely, Ar.
Fosters silence Is unWse as the word-pIay walch
amused the convention. The silver question is
before us. AOw pie gnant with mischief u Is MIR.
Foster has learned from Mr.. Sherman, II from no
other source. That the Democrats, party, have
eSpOased the silver coinage and are fast converting
into partisan issue, the occurrences at Washing
ton clearly prove The Warner bill Is a Democratic
measure; It's provisions are much part OF the
Democratic policy as the measures for destroy
ing Federal authority In connection with national
elections. Besides, the intrigue going on In Ohto
with the view or making common cause for the
benefit OF Democrats and GrcenbackeTs, renders
still more inexplicable the dishonest Trimming OF
the Cincinnati convention and the unworthy TO
ticence OF It's candidate for tue gOyernOTship The
consolation We have Is IN the knowledge that cir
cumstances are decidedly superior to the plan
ming or the Ohio Republican managers as were thu
circumstances developed al Cincinnati to the IN
divlduality OF Mr.. Foster. In spite OF Them th'