Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-12
AND kEPURLICANS.

| The Democratic party of Tennessee is to
be congratulated on the selection of John ].
| Vertrees as chairman of the State Executive
| Committee. A man Of brilliant abilities, he
has already proved himself eminently gifted
| in those s,eady-goiug, business qualifications
necessary in an executive officer. He has
made good beginning, and his efforts
to direct the canvass to a successful
termination will no doubt be untiring and
his vigilance sleepless. Mr.. Vertrees has.
also shown that he has abilities OF high
order as an organizer, and if the Democracy
should be defeated in this great struggle it
will not be his fault. He is aided by
the advice of the entire committee, which
is an able one, composed OF staunch
and reliable Democrats and representative
men, and they will make vigorous, earnest
and successful campaign. The correspond
ence published in another column between
Mr.. Vertrees and w. P. Brownlow, chairman
of the Republican Executive Committee,
demonstrates beyond the possibility of doubt
that the boilers and the Republicans are one,
or if two
Two like the brain, whose halves ne'er think
But beat and tremBle to one throbbing heart"
The correspondence shows that there is a
coalition between the boilers and the Re- /
publicsns, and that there will be fusion
before the close of the canvass. Two
years ago Hawkins readily accepted joint
list OF appointments with John V. Wright,
which excluded Wilson and the Green
back candidate. A division of time was
refused Wilson by the chairman OF the Re-
publican committee two years ago, be- |
cause the discussion between Hawkins and
Wright would occupy as much time as the |
people were willing to give on one occasion. |
But Hawkins refuses to meet Bate unless |
his staff, RUSSELL and Beasley, be allowed the |
privilege of joining him in his war upon the /
Democratic party and lis candidate. Hawk
ins, Fussell and Bate have opened concen-
trated fire on Bate all along the line. Bate 1
is the only candidate who antagonizes Hawk
ius, the Republican nominee; therefore
the latter refuses joint discussion un-
less he be permitted to lug into his
support his two aids-de-camp. For fifty
years the two great political parties con-
fronting each other have agreed upon joint
lists of appointments. 1t has not been the
custom to permit bolters or candidates
on outside hsnes to participate in dis
cussions between the nominees of
Wings and Democrats, or Republic
cans and Democrats. But Hawkins
refuses To observe the custom of parties,
unless he is supported by his right and
left bowers, Beasley and Fussell, in his efforts
to catch the yerker, General w. B. Bate.
The people of Tennessee will understand the
motives which inspire this desire to array
three candidates against one, and they will
rally to the support of the man Hawkins re-
fuses TO meet unless backed by his CO.
adjutors. The COLLISION between Hawk
ins and the opposition to Bate will con-
solidate the Democratic party. for there
is not a Democrat in the State; who has
sense enough to keep himself out of the fire,
who does not know that if RUSSELL ia not
Withdrawn before the election he will not
receive 10000 votes. His canvass with
Hawkins ID not made to secure votes for
himself, but to defeat Bate, the regular
nominee. The boilers are hand-in-glove
with the Republicans in their effort to re-
slect Hawkins, whose record is signalizsd by
nothing save a malignant persecution of the
Southern people. The coalition and the
probable fusion of the boilers and Re-
publicans admonish true and reliable
Democrats as to their duty. Since Hawkins
is using RUSSELL to pull his roasted
chestnuts out of the fire, the break
in the Democratic phalanx will soon be
iound solid, compact and unyielding.: There
may, perhaps, be few stragglers from the
camp, but the true men will return when
in the contest between Bate and Hawkins
hey see the old Democratic flag flying, hear
the old drums beating, and see the old col
umns advancing against the old Radical
enemy, whose rule was characterized by dis
persecution and robbery.
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