Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-03
-MoKns OF COUNSEL.


To-day The Democracy of Shelby county
elect delegates 10 the Convention to be held
in This city on tomorrow for the purpose o.
nominating candidates for the Legislature
two senators and five representatives. There
should be full turnout at the primary cleo
tions to-day, and prudent, wise and sagacious
men should be selected as delegates. The
Conven ton which meets tomorrow has the
option of organizing for victory or organizing
for defeat. The action of the Convention will
either strengthen or weaken Bate. No iuj1s-
tIce should be done to any of the sup
porters OF The Democratic nominee. There
should be combination upon the legisla-
tive ticket, composed of representative men
OF all the factions hostile 10 the sixty-snd-
six bill, and who favor the election Of
Bate. Every man Is orthodox and shouIu
be treated as an ally and confederate who
subscribes and indorses the platform On
which party ranges itself. Those
who oppose the sixty-and-six settle
ment have every opportunity to become mas
tiers Of the situation in the nominating cor
vention tomorrow. If wise counsels pre-
vail the candidates they nominate will be
our worthy candidate for governor. But if /
the Convention would avail itself of the
exceptional opportunity offered it must select
good men and harmonic all factions in
cordial and Jealous hostility to the sixty
and-six bill, which is the supreme question
Of the canvass-made SO by the boilers and
the Republican supporters Of Hawkins. But
on the contrary, if the Convention adopts a |
narrow and contracted policy, and permits /
itself to be influenced by the aspirations of Il
individuals, it will satiate the most greedy
appetite for defeat. 1t will not do 10 wrangle /
over nominations. when a few Sec
oBds devoted to common sense re-
spect for the accepted rules of arith-
metic will satisfy any sensible man
that the nominees cannot be elected unless
the elements opposed to the sixly-and-six
August election the Republicans who sup
ported the sixty-and-six bill cast vote of
over 1000, while theopposition vote averaged
about $500. The boiling Democrats claim |
that they will poll 1000 votes-give this vote
TO the coalition ticket to be organized in
support OF the sixty-ard- six bill and it re-
duces the Democratic vote to $500, and it
makes the High-tax vote 5000. Nominate
a ticket which secures the Republican vote
opposed TO the sixty -and-six settlement, and
1t will be elected by an overwhelming ma
jority. If the Republicans who favor the
election of Bate and the platform on which
he stands are forced TO nominate a ticket of
their own TO maintain their selfrespect and
TO rebuke the folly which rejects the sup
port they lender, the High-tax coalition
ticket will triumph over the divided opro-
sition. large majority of the people of l
his county are opposed to the sixty-and-six | {
outrage, but they will be defeated unless q
united. Men who think alike on questions n
II State policy should vote together. c.
may be said of the g
'olters, none can complain of their want of
andor. They openly proclaim that they a,
refer The election of Hawkins to that of IS
late. They boldly plant themselves on the -
ixty- and-six bill, and will unite with the =,
republicans on the legislative ticket. The -
oalition flag viii soon be Haunted de6antly =,
efore the people, and they will be success W
II if the Democratic Convention tomorrow 20
ommits suicide by rejecting the support of ~
Il who are in sympathy with the people in N
oposition to measure foisted upon them in :.
chance of the popular protest. The cleo Al
On of the ticket which the boilers and the -
igh-taI Republicans are concocting means :.
netting more than a maintenance of the VIC
Kty- and-six settlement 1t means the turn Is
9 over OF the city of Memphis to the mercy TIL
remorseless creditors, for a ticket elected raj
1 sustain e,l one I1lquity to protect the "honah"
the stale and to satisfy the creditors Of the gu
ate, would not hesitate to commit ano,hsr ba,
|" AlntAin TIC 0ieoi' oi Inc city. ] loo