Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-16
CHALMERS
Catches 1t All Round-Hfs Movement is
Not Coalition, but
Republication IIseIf-FOlIy of Bourbon
Persecution of Him.
Vicksburg Herald.

When we informed the late admirers of
the Little Game Cock" lit will be observed
We no longer call him Little JIM that he
wss not elected, and that his mess ('his case"
be called III was not such an one as an hon
est Democratic party could countenance, We
were fiercely denounced. 1t was charged
that we were not true to Democratic princi-
pies, and traitorous to the party because we
published the truth and maintained it. We
said the Democrats in the House could not
and dare not attempt TO carry the case, and
they did not go an inch farther than party
association demanded. If Chalmers had
been elected he would to-day be in Congress,
for every man with grain OF sense knows
it was in the power OF the Democratic party
to have prevented his expulsion. 1t Is now
made plain as the MONDAY sun that the great
mistake was made by the Bourbon journals in
this State when they first Endorsed the mess,
the Little Game Cock called "his case" The
Jackson Clarion, the Natehez Democrat, the
Brandon Repubtican, the Port Gibson ReueiHe
and the rest of them should now quietly as
sumo their share of the responsibility for the
shameful elimination. If at the critical
time they had stood with the Nlcksburg
Herald and exposed the fraud they would
have been spared the humiliation, and the
party would have been spared the thorough
exposure that resulted in blaze of Repub-
lican enthusiasm. And the intolerance and
bitterness now displayed toward Chalmers lie
Just as great mistake as was committed in
countenancing his Infamous "case." II he
desires to run for Congress he has perfect
right to do so, and if it is possible to elect
him, Bourbon persecution will do it.
Atlanta Constitution.
We have very little doubt that Lynch is
entitled to his seat, and it is probable that
just such doubt on the part OF the Demo-
Gratis prevented them from jarring down the
ceiling and tearing up the seats in the House
of Representatives in order to keep Chalmers
in soft place. 1t should be borne in mind
that Chalmers, for several years, has been a
rip shorter from the Mississippi vale-his
democracy being as concentrated and as Bit
ter as the sulphate of quinine. We have OBJ
served that these fiery Democrats are apt to
cool off with startling rapidly when they
consider themselves badly treated. There are
several instances in Georgia where men, who,
few years ago, were hoTling Tor the back
hair of Repu blicanism, are now mastering
around drumming up votes for the purpose of
making an attempt to destroy the Democratic
party. Tie trouble with these too fiery Demo-
Gratis is tn at they believe the Democratic party
was created to promote and further their per-
sonal interests-that its principles consist in
supplying them with office and in providing
for their friends and relations. When one
of these fiery, untamed, unreconstrueted
patriots fails to secure an office, he begins to
denounee the Democratic organization as
corrupt, and he straightway becomes an
Independent. When this fails, he then be-
gins to firt with the Republicans, but still
endeayors 10 deceive those who have had
confidence in him. The people are standing
right now in the presence of a movement to
place the influence of the State behind the
Republican party-a movement inaugurat5d
by men who grew tired of Democratic princi-
pies because the Democratic organization
failed to provide them with Office. There is
very little coalition" about such a move
ment. 1t ia Republicanism itself.