Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-06
MEMPHIS APPEAL
THURSDAY, APRIL q, 1882
AGAIN limited.

Lie o.
which John w. Childress ia chairman, ha,
done its work gloriously. II met in Nash
vile on Tuesday and the spirit Of harmony
and Cancellation which oh racterized the first
days proceedings were emphasized yester-
day, as will be seen from our dispatches, by
cordial acceptance of the olive branch 40
generously and magnsnimonsly rendered by
the other wing of, the party. Actuated by
the highest motives which could possibly in.
spire men eng aged in the movement which
involved the destiny Of the Democratic party
of Tennessee, and exhibiting the most con-
ciliatory and generous feelings, the regular
Democratic committee, composed Of the ablest
and most intelligent Democrats of the
State, assembled and considered the great in
terests at stake, determined upon their duty,
and they performed it wisely and WE'LL
Without pickering, discord or wrangling,
they engaged in the work OF harmonizing
the party, and their success will be hailed
with joy and unbounded satisfaction by the
Democracy of Tennessee. 1t is certainly
most gratifying TO the APPEAL, which six
months agorecommended the very policy that
has been adopted and for which during the
past few weeks, amidst calumny and yilifica-
tioD, il has pleaded. A party which is not
competent to govern itself must surely stand
confessed incompetent to govern the State.
Now that the Democratic party of Ten
nessee has shown its ability to govern itself,
it has demonstrated its capacity to secure to
the people of the State that prosperity, wise
organization has given to the people of all
the other Southern States. Having safely
passed the dangers of Scylla, it is to be
~hoped the delegates will be equally sue
cessfnl 10 avoiding the Charybdis which
will loom up in the State convention.
The Democratic masses are solid in desiring
and demanding the unity Of the party,
but there will be pesky demagogues
in the State convention, influenced by
selfish aspirations or the hope of pc
cuniary gain by further divisions of
the party. But we believe the con-
vention will heed the popular demand
for peace, Cancellation and unity, and
that it will promptly frown down every
attempt to ferment discord and TO throw fire.
los snds into the convention. To your tents,
o Israeli is the baitle-cry along the lines OF
the Tennessee Democracy. Let us nominate
strong man for governor, strong men for
Congress, and strong men for the Legislature.
The people are ripe for final settlement of
the State debt question. The low-tax Demo-
Gratis have made liberal concessions, and ii
the bondholders AMI the State credit Demo-
T. al A..
next Legislature, composed of honest BUSH
ness men, men of integrity, justice and fair
dealing. will settle the State debt upon a
basis satisfactory to all. Those who oppose
the unifeation Of the Democratic party un-
less it be upon high pe-rinciples, cannot de-
fine what orthodox pe-rinciples are, where re-
pudiation begins and pe-rinciples commence,
as they we're the loudest and most Jealous
advocates OF the proposition to settle on the
basis of 50-4, which they now regard as q
base abandonment of pe-rinciple. 1t has
been nearly quarter OF a century since the
outlook far the Democratic party has at
all poin.s been so full of hope now. Be-
tween the half-breeds and the Stalwarts
there is an impossible gnlf. Even the CO.
hesive power of public plumber never
again bring together the warning factions,
which hate each other more than the Demo-
cratic enemy. Arthnr's veto of the Chinese
bill makes California and Oregon over
whelmingly Democratic. In the next presi-
Dental election the Democratic party will
ride into power on the great popular wave
which rs to sweep over the country. and the
Democracy of Tennessee will by that con-
cession and harmony which has just been
inaugurated proclaim in tones of thunder
that she claims her share of the honor of
elecling Democratic president.