Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-19
THE SOUTH MUST NOT FALrEK.

In the effort 10 obtain control of the next
House of Representatives, the Southern
Democrats must not falter. Judging from
the present outlook, there ought TO be a Demo
cratic majority in the. next House OF from
ten to twenty. Much depends upon the
South in the November elections. The pres
ent House consists of 155 Republicans, in
GLIDING four Republican Greenbsckers ard
two Republican shone Readjusters; 136
Democrats and two Independents. The Re-
publican margin, counting all sorts of allies,
is very narrow, even after admitting all Re-
publican contestants and that whole majority
is swept away by Ohio. There will be few
Republican gains in the South, but they
won't reach half score in all, while
the great Northern Sta.es and Texas
must greatly increase the Democratic mem
bership. Illinois now has six Democrats
and nineteen Republicans, and there must
be Democratic gains, if any, in that State.
Indiana has eight Republicans and Eve
Democrats, with the certainty of Deme-
cratic gain of from two to four. Michigan,
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and New Hamp-
shire have solid Republican delegations, 80
that no Republican gains are possible there.
New York has twenty Republicans and thir-
teen Democrats, and five to eight Democratic
gains may be confidently expected in that
State. Pennsylvania has nineteen Republic
cans and eight Democrats, and of the twenty
eight TO be chosen in November not less than
fourteen will be Democrats, with a chance
for several more. New Jersey now has four
Republicans 10 three Democrats, and any
gains must be Democratic, and Massacbu-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota aud Wisconsin
are each likely to give one or more Demo-
cratic gains. The Republicans are ex-
in South Carolina, North Carolina
and Mississippi. 1t seems impossible for
them to make sufficient gains to enable them
to retain control of the next House; bat the
bare possibility should arouse Southern
Democrats to a sense OF duty. One district may
possibly decide the political complexion OF
the next Congress, and the Importance OF the
emergency, the dangers to be averted, the
triumphs to be achieved in the next presi-
DENTAL election, should induce every Demo-
crat in this congressional district to rally to the
support of Casey Young. His election would
be Democratic gain and be hailed with joy
by the National Democracy, which is now
sauguine that it will elect president in
1884. The election OF Chalmers would be Re
publican gain, and in view OF the emergency
we cannot believe that the Democracy OF the
Second Congressional Mississippi District
will falter. The people of Mississippi and OF
the entire South have no cause for deserving
the Democratic party. Since the Democrats
assembled to power in the South, the States
have been raised from the depths of political
adversely to a gratifying elevation of politl-
cal and material prosperity. Confusion and
distrusl nave given place to order and con-
fidence Material enterprises have multi
piled The laws have been impsrtially adj
ministered, and the Southern States stand
abreast in the march of general prosperity
and increase in population. These most
gratifying results can be legitimately
claimed as the fruits and labors of the or
ganized Democracy of the South, and ii ia
only by the continued efforts of united or
ganizsIion that the work thus begun can be
successfully prosecuted. Since the Southern
States freed themselves from the rule of the
pIunderers, the Democrats have not OPP
pressed the weak or warred upon the colored
people. A party which hos accomplished 90
much should be sustained by the taxpayiug
people of the South.