Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-25
THE PLATFORM
And the Nominee of the Democratic Con.
VentiOn, and What the State Press
Says About Them.
The Division in the Ranks Does Not
Seem to ClOse-The Convention Of
the 18th of July.

| In order that our readers may be thor.
| oughly intelligent as to the opinion OF the
| people upon the platform and nominee of
| OF the late Democratic Convention, we ex-
| tract from our State contemporaries their
views as we ind them therein expressed, and
shall continue TO give them from day TO day
as the papers come to hand
| SORRY FOR THE NOMINEE BUI CANNOT STAND
THE PLATFORM.
! Gallatin Examiner.
We cannot subscribe to the platform OF the
convention. We cannot consent to make
principle and State honor subservient to the
| interests of mere party. The path OF duty is
plain and will be followed unflinchingly, and
we will strive in the future as in the past to
counsel our people to act as rightly and as
honestly in the discharge Of their public as
they would in their private obligations. We
have never been able 10 separate the citizen
from the State, for the people are the State
and the State can do no wrong that will not
bring dishonor upon the citizen.
Our love for the man Bate is az the love of
Jonathan for David, and we believe it will
never be otherwise, but we must follow our
own convictions upon public questions. 1t
would be the greatest pleasure Of our life If
we could vote for the man and scratch the
platform"
DEFEAT CERTAIN.
Our Country, Union City: @@The harmonicon
convention adopted reputation platform,
and nominated w. b Bate. The true Dem
ocrats took no part in the nomination. De-
feat Is inevitable for their candidate upon
such platform. The business men Of Ten
nessee will not support the ticket"
SUBMITS TO THE MAJORITY.
Gibson County Mirror: "While the basis
for settling the State debt is not what we
would have made, we recognize that the ma
ioritv differ with us and we have no doubt
that General Bate will be the successor of
Governor Hawkins"
BATE ON A BAD PLATFORM WILL BE DE-
FEATED.
Clarksville Chronicle.
General Bate has always had our respect |
and has now our sincere sympathy. On the |
platform with which he has identified him
self he cannot possibly be elected; the entire |
State. credit Democracy will be against him,
and those who do not recognize the debt will |
vote for Beasley. Senator Barrett has writ
ten a cutting letter refusing 10 vote for a
party which proposes TO compel a people
to paw several millions which, accord
ing TO the ideas of that party, they do not
owe steady adhesion to principle after
all pays best.
THE UNITED STATES SENATE LOST ALREADY.
Nashville Banner.
opposes Readjusterism is the Democracy
which will obtain recognition and control in
1884 and the direction OF national affairs
throughout the State of Tennessee. OF course
il will be charged that it is an effort to de-
eat tie ticket nominated by the Readjusters
Ind to elect a Republican. These charges
ire always made Who is weak enough TO
ARE if they are The Rsadjusters have al
eady defeated themselves through their own
olly and elected Hawkins unless Democracy | !
an yet appeal TO the people and save the State. ;
Is to the senatorship, we have already lost
he Senate beyond redemption by anything
hort OF such a miracle carrying Illinois
r some equally strong Republican State.
he Senate is lost already. 1t is greatly
esirable that Democrat shall represent
ennessee. 1t is certainly least desirable of ,
II things that a Read ulster should con-
'ibute in the Senate chamber to the destruc-
on of Democracy, standing as a continual :
.minder of the hold of reputation 10 Ten :
essee. The only possible chance now to !
i've the seat in the Senate to Democracy is
n Democracy to bestir itself and organize P
carry those legislative seats which the
epublicans will surely capture unless
emocracy shall make a vigorous effort.
WILL NOT SUPPORT BATE.
Erin Review.
While we as deeply regret the breach in
IL OSu1OCIdIlC parry III iuc
ate, We cannot conscientiously support
ch platform as was adopted by the Re-
busters. We cannot vote for Hawkins.
e should have been proud TO support Cen
al Bate on a sound Democratic platform,
IT we cannot consistently and conscientious
place the Democratic party by our vote in
Oh position. What are we to do? Who
e We to vote for? We cannot vote for
awkins and uiu not vote for Bate any
her ms n n n nlatfnrm cOOafr0ctpd lls !
atform is, out of rotten, sobby, dangerous u
pudiation timber, therefore We want
und State-credit Democrat put in the field 81
a platform that will hold up the princi-
es of true Democracy and sustain the honor o
Tennessee, and ultimately the success of
e true Democracy, both State and national. al
NY NOT DECLARE FOR GOVERNOR HAw-
KINs? a.
Dresden Democrat
A great number of the State-credit dele N
ties adjourned to the Senate chamber last at
night, and decided to take some
ps toward putting candidate for gov ID
nor in the field on their platform. n
ley concluded to meet on the 11th of July ID
this purpose. State-credit Democrats
We made fatal mistake in not taking d,
IRE prompt action. All they can do is to Pl
cate division that will elect Hawkins, go
d why not as we'll declare for him?
THE AMERICANS POSITION. tn
Nashville World. da
The Americans unity and harmony was Al al
nply to prepare a way by which the jour W
listic supporter might become the guber- ~
torial expounder of the blessed doctrines
peace and harmony. Democracy having so
led to unity for and harmonic upon him, tn
lysses retires to his tent, waiting in sullen an
ence the season when force of circumstances ia
Ill call him forth. Perhaps Democracy ST
stand all this much better than the ro
lerioGn. In very truth when Democracy me
htfutly appreciates the condition OF things
lot only can spare the American but bid it tn,
cd speed" brt
E ABSURD POSITION OF THE AMERICAN, ctr
Nashville American. In
We are not vain enough to suppose that S 1i'
course will be free from criticism; nor -
we unconscious of the self-righteousness pu
do not use the words in an offensive ~
se) of men who are stubborn aud deter
led in what they believe to be right. But u.
Their impatient criticism nor the present
d purpose of the combatants to fight it
, shall deter US from telling them kindly
with great regard for all, that they owe
D the time-honored party OF which they
all sound and deserving members TO adj
their differences and save the State from
publican rule. So far as the local ques-
on which the difficulty mas arisen is
cerned, all are driving at the same thing
lie settlement of our State debt. Igno
ce drives TO ruin, but intelligence 4
,s and reflects. At the proper time, and 4
n the excitement of the hour passes
y, we will make suggestions about the
Guilty, and we trust it will appear that
are not remediless.