Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-08
THE ADVICE OF THE ENEMY.

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| izing fort it has in view.
| THE ADVICE OF THE ENEMY.
Advice is dirt cheap; SO very cheap-that il
is seldom needed. But when it comes from
an enemy it is regarded as impertineut, and
az intended to allure and destroy. TIE au.
| dacity of the Republican leaders is sabine
Since the destruction of their own party,
which has been wrecked by their uuwise adj
vice, they have turned their attention TO ad-
vising Southern Democrats as 10 their duty.
Now that the Northern States have re-
pudiated the Republican party, the South is
advised 10 join the defunct organization.
1t is claimed that this is necessary 10 show
that the South is reconstructed, and no longer
menaees the loyal North. In other words,
if the North should become solidly Demo-
cratic the South should stultify itself and
become solidIy Republican in order to con-
vince the leaders of defunct party that We
are worthy of trust. A few days since the
APPEAL replied to an article in the ST. Paul
Pioneer Press on this subject. The same ar
ticle attracted the attention of Democrat
VINO 70 II DIS IOliOWS.
The article in yesterdays issue on THE Solid
South seems to me amentable going back on the
usually wholesome political teaching of the Pho
ReeP Press. II the Republican party must return to
that sort Of argument it deserves the reproach of
being sectional party and WILL in that regard at
least be unworthy OF confidence in 1884.
! 1t would be much more to the point to explain
why the South has remained solid and whaI it is
70 be- If not Democratic; for after the opinion Of
lican party, SO recently and SO emphaticAlly ex-
pressed 1t is too much to ask that 1t shall become
Republican.
II would be much more becoming progressive
pauer like the Pioneer Press to suggest some means
reproach il with what was quite inevitable One
OF your readers, at least, would much prefer that
you offer some remedies for an acknowledged evil
than useless Ieproaches for the past.
This correspondent takes a correct view of
the situation. During the days OF recon-
struction and carpetbag rule the intelligent
white people of the South who pay the taxes
had no alternative but to join their plum
derers and prosecutors or 10 ally themselves
with the Democratic party. And now that
the Republican party has become so corrupt
and unpopular that it is deserted by South
ern Republicans, Southern Democrats are
asked TO desert their triumphed friends
and join their vanquished enemies, IN order
that the repudiated Republicans of the
North may no longer be menaced by The
solid South! The South refused 10 sacrifice
the Democratic party and its honest convic-
tious when the Republicans were 10 the
zenith OF their power and popu-
larity, and it will not stulify it.
self now that the Republican party mas been
repudiated by an overwhelming ma
jority of the American people. tranquility
and prosperity psrvades the South; we are
increasing in population; our great material
interests are prosperous. All this has BEEN
achieved by the rule OF the Democratic par
ty. When the Southern States were soldly
Republican, there Was nothing but anarchy
and confusion. The masses were taxed,
robbed and plundered; business languished;
shell was empty and the devils were here"
But now that the Southern States are
solidly Democratic, there is no section of
the Union that is 80 prosperous as the South.
And we are asked TO change this happy and
condition of affairs, and for
what? Why simply that the loyal North
may be no longer menaced with a solid
South. The loyal North has nothing 10 fear
from the loyal, prosperous, con-
tented and happy peop'e of the
South. In discussing this question The
ackson (Miss.) Clarion says: "If the desire
to place the State government under honest |
and capable control produced concentrated |
effort among the people TO attain that end, |
The motive will be equally as strong to hold |
hem together. The party which has accom-
plished this object cannot dissolve without |
eopardizing the results which have been |
aud to say that the people are pre-
pared for so ignoble a termination OF |
mighty struggle is TO impugu their common
ense as we'll as their patriotism. Why |
hould the party which has been the instru-
nent of achieving needed reforms break up? |
Has it not introduced economy in the ad.
OF the Slate aud county gov
Has it not kept faith with the
;olored voters? Has it not maintained law
md order and administered justice with even
land? True, there have been disappoint-
nents in nominating candidates, and some |
God men have not received the recognition
which their friends desire, but this is
Inevitable. All cannot be promoted. Per-
onal preferences must be sacrificed
o the grand desideratum of sound and
heightened experimentation taxes and an
quail distribution of the burdens and bless
ugs Of government. Why should the Demo.
ratio party in the South be shivered into
and with it the hope OF her peo-
lie for permanent deliverance from misrule?
We can conceive no reason for such folly.
The party has been true 10 its pledges and
be people, and so long as it remains sound
n principle and wise in action its ascend
ncy should be maintained The APPEAL
ordially Endorses the views Of the Clarion.
he Southern people will cling TO the party
hat has brought order out of chaos, given
esca and prosperity 10 the place of an
rchy aud poverty. Now that the Republi-
an party has been shipwrecked, the
eaders have turned their attention
D advising the Sou,h. 1t is already
ropcsed to dissolve the solid South By men
tho have warred upon the South and
be Democratic party. This advice
very much as il the Puseyitss should
muse themselves by inviting and discussing
project for disbanding the Catholic Church
nd admitting lis members into some new
Ut az yet undiscovered communion. Men
no favored Acknowledgement, recops;ruc-
on, and voted for and supported Crafts adj
will obtrude heir advice upon
lie Democratic party, which they detest
ut the Democratic party of the South can
81 be dissolved by the men who do not COM
ose il, nor will the Democratic masses follow
lie advice of insidious enemies who havethe
npudence to undertake the direction of the
Arty they could not destroy.