Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-27

Isham G. Harris to praise the bravery of Bate,
when ne slew edi9 n men ~ voc !he Rnb
can when he does these aets2 A right is one
thg 10 SIDE with the minority 10 fight the
majority, to support q boiler to make war on the
nornInee bDt are we doing our dvty when we do
so? Is it not our duty as Republicans, to submit
70 the rule of the majority Did We not
condemn the secession SIS for not su6mitting
TO the majority Is not the majority rule the
foundation of republicanism2 Can any repubh-
can government live day without obeying the
majority ruler Could any political party prosper
without the majority rulef Yes. we concede
Rge mans e g 10 pc bSr v ot 9u evefy true Re-
publican TO prefer his party to any person. lns
moment man ties himself 10 man that moment
he ceases TO he a man and becomes a slave. What
would be thought of q Methodist VINO MOniu De ~
come so attached 70 Prescher , 10 com creme
What would be thought of BaPtht VINO M3 2o.5
follow preacher IN PrsieIene9 20 NE has
created every schism in the church ana IN t1e
state since time began we are tauSn t a word
is said about obeyiDg the priests NO, tneIe ean
be no free government without mIs;OIii ty rIe:
there can be churches without mSJS1llS
rule such being ga our Re mfJii1 TO sup
port Judge Houk, the nominee OF the PaIH,
The operahouse delegates had ts tes We're re
called to order by the chairman OF Inc @
Congressional Committee in the Presepde o. linz
eleven members in all. He has been qecide 80 70
be the regular nominee by the - ~
RcmocTsftc hoses agree that Houk is the nOIni-
nee; these bosses never support the nominee; I ney
ALWAYS support the boiler; and nearly every Dehn-
ocratic Bate boss is for Mr. Rule. Now, then, can
any candid Republican, anxious to do his duty 70
his Marty hesitate not to what his right Is, but
as TO what his duty is2 Reason is exerting It's IN
1uence, and every Rule Republican is beglnnlpg
to see that his true position is with the majority OF
his party Changes are being made every day
Some men, we know, hate 10 cnange But no ke-
publican should hate to submit 70 me ms30II';y;
Whenever we obey any law we are submitting 70
the rule of the majority. II is the highesL aad
most glorious act OF free cilzenshiP 70 suDn ~, "
the majority. II is the refusal TO submit 10 the
majority that has destroyed every dead nation,
that has broken up many republics, that has spnt
churches into pieces, that causes riots ana MODS
and that fills our penitentiaries with eonvicts-
We make no apology for publishing these
long extracts from the enemy, as they re-
inforce and emphasize the efforts OF the
reliable Democrats 10 prove that the course
of the boilers is wholly inexcusable
and in utter violation OF party usage
and party law. An army often gains much
valuable information by studying the mo-
mon enemy, and the Democrats should profit
by the reasons which the Knoxville Repttbh-
can urges for harmonizing the party on the
regular nominee. But az a matter OF fact,
while the bollers are still working in the in
terest Of HAWKING, the people OF the State
the voting masses who make up the strength
of the party-are united in determine ton
to stand by the nominee of large and repre-
sentative convention of themselves. To put
it bluntly, the prospects age that Gen. Bate
will get nearly many Low-tsx Republic
cans as the Democratic vote cast for Fus-