Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-18
TDRE.

The candidates for the Legislature are
-1rai.:ats vigorous campaign. The brunt oil
the battle seems to have fallen upon the
brawny shoulders of Col. Josiah Patterson,
and he has shown himself, as he always
does, equal to the occasion. The other can
didates. although less prominent, are busy at
work in their peculiar line, and there is no
doubt of the triumphant election OF the
seven names that constitute the Democratic
ticket The movement which had for IFS
--,4,,~v.-- understanding between the
two fSceS; is one of the wisest ever in-
aneurated in the South. The interests
OF the whites and blacks are idsntical,
and both will be Subserved by the triumph
ant election OF the ticket composed of
both races. The APPEAL has long been called
Bourbon falsely, charged with hatred to col
ored people, and now when il proposes a new
departure, by which the races will no longer
antsgonize each ether, it is still denounced.
We trust that there is not a single Democrat
in Shelby county who will scratch the colored
names on the Bate ticket for the Legislature.
The colored candidates are men of intelli-
sence, honesty and responsibility, and they
honIdfeceive the solid vote -of the party.
There are 1000 colored voters In Shelby
county who intend in future elections to z We
substantial token that they understand their
RESPONSIBILITIES as citizens; that they appre-
ciate the fact that their present, as well as
their future prosperity and happiness are
identified with their white fellow-citizens.
This class will cast solid vote for Bate and
the Democratic legislative ticket, and If the
coIored candidates should be defeated. or
even run behind the whites on the same
ticket, it would show duplicity and bad
faith unworthy Of white men, and "hicn
would revive the old hatreds into an Inten-
sitv never before known. The olive branch
has besr, held out by the colored people Of
Shelby county. II has been accepted by
Democrats, and any violation of the compact
bv either party would be dshonorable. For
fifteen years the Democrats OF Shelby have
been deuouncing the blacks for araying
themselves against the best interests
of both races, for following the
lead of the Federal ring, ard opposing every
thing favored by their white employers. And
now that the colored voter has come TO d !
realizing sense of the duties OF citizenship, !
and proposes 10 cut loose from the rule OF |
the carpetbagger, shall we drive him back |
into the party he has left, or show him that |
our interests are Que and the same, and that |
they can only be subserved by mutual kind |
ness and confidence? The negro was TO |
blame when he placed himself in the hands |
of irresponsible Adventures. Now that they
have learned wisdom by experience, and !
appreciate their responsibilities as good citi-
zens, it is the duty of the whites to hold up
their hands and show that they meet them
half way in the effort 10 exterminate race
prejudices. 1t is good sign for the South
when the colored people express deter
minatiOn TO support IN the future -A'alS
honest and capable men for Office. In
Shelby county the color line has been abol-
ished. The election OF the entire Demo-
cratic ticket, on which two colored names
have been placed, will make it impossible TO
ever reconstruct the line. But the defeat OF
the colored candidates would reconstruct it
again, made still stronger by treachery
which would show TO the blacks that the pro-
fessions of the whites were nothing but ar
rant hypocrisy. But we have faith in the
integrity of the Democracy OF Shelby county,
and believe that there will be bat little diff
ference as TO the msjorities between the white
and colored nominees.