Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-15
eEsmANs ANp pEmocnAcY.

Thirty years ago it was almost impossible
10 find naturalized citizen who was not a
Democrat. The foreigners regard the Demo-
cratic party as the friend of civil and re-
| ligious liberty, as the enemy to that system
of governmental despotism and oppression
| from which they had fed, and they almost
| invariably voted The Democratic ticket. This
was especially SO in the Know Nothing con-
test of 1856, when the Democrats fought the
great battle for political and religious free
dom. But opposition 10 slavery was deeply
mgr ained into every fiber and ligamert of the
Germans nature and secure in their rights
as American citizens, through the instru-
mentality OF the Democratic party, they
we're aIIured by the cry OF free
dom for the slave aud naturally drifted
into the Republican party. For twenty
two years the Germans, especially those
residing in the Northern States, have cast
solid vote for the advocates of abolition,
emancipation, anything to free the slave.
But it seems the Germans are returning to
their first love. 1t was the German vote
that gave the Democrats of Ohio their great
victory on Tuesday last. Again they found
the Democratic party the friend OF civil lib
erty, and again they gave it their cordial
and enthusiastic support. The German peo-
pie regard beer almost as necessary OF life,
and as they disturbed no one in the use OF
il they avenged themselves against the Re-
publicans, who were advocating prohibit
ton policy which deprived them OF their IA
vorite beverage on Sunday. The Germans
regarded the position of the Republican
party as meddling and tyrannical, and as
favering sumptuary legislation against their
rights as citizens, and they rebuked the Re-
publican party by voting the Democratic
ticket. The policy of the Ohio Germans will
be adopted by the Germans OF Tennessee. The
neutrality-suspicious. movement inau-
gurated BIZ the RUSSELL boilers is as hypo- |
critical as that made in Ohio. Nobody in |
Tennessee proposes to disturb the four-mile |
law, and yet the boilers perspire and tear |
their shirts into shreds in defending the poor
bantliug which nobody proposes to disturb
except to feed it on soothing syrups and
sugsr-teats. There was no direct issue in
Ohio on the temperance question. The posi-
ton of the Republicans was as hypocritical
as that of the boilers here in Tennessee.
Yet the Germans regarded it as a menace,
and they rebuked it by voting with the party
opposed to all legislation intended 10 limit
Or restrict the expenses of citizens
in apparel. food, furniture, family
squipage and dress. The twaddle
Of the boilers about The four-mile law is
menace to the Germans Of Tennessee. Every
vote cast for RUSSELL will be regarded as
vote for sumptuary legislation, and the Ger
10 ans OF Tennessee will initiate the example
If their counIrymen in Ohio by casting solid
Eote for the Democratic party. Gen. Bate,
he Democratic standard-besrer, does not pro-
pose to lay sacrilegious hands upon the four
nile law. He is temperate in his habits, and
advocates temperance by that most potent Of
all ins.rumentalities-moral suasion; but
without any conference with him to his
Individual views, we predict that he denies
he right of the State TO declare what the
,i!izsn shall eat or drink or wear, or what
he citizen shall not eat or drink or wear.
Excessive smoking is destroying nearly as
many people as excessive drinking; but
10 one proposes TO prohibit smoking,
BECAUSE such an effort would be
egarded rs an absurdity. Nerves are ]