Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-29

The @LedgeI's" Position Hn-
q dOfsed By a Leading Ken
tucky Paper.
Henderson Reporter, 2s.

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We reproduce, in another column,
we'll considered and timely article
from that sterling Democratic journal,
the Memphis LEDGER. II these
questions we're 10 be fully, freely and
calmly discussed by the press, aud this
one especially by the Southern press.
we believe it would be well, and that
such discussions would have the effect
to settle the public mind in advance Of
the assembling Of the Convention. We
agree entirely with the LEDGER, that
it would be impOlitic for the South to
put forward any claim to a place on
the ticket. She has ample material,
and that too Of the very best quality,
for either place, but, just so sooa
as she presses such demand, and
il is aoceded TO, capital will be
made OF it 10 the Northern States
and it will be so effectually used
that the defeat OF the Democratic
ticket would be likely to result
The Republicans have several times
talked about putting a Southern man
on their ticket since the war, but they
have been very careful never to do it.
Judge Settle, Of North Carolina
loomed up prominently at one time,
and one or two other Southern men
have been spoken Of, and in 1876 a
Southerner received very respeot-
able vote for the Republican nomina.
ton for President. But it has always
turned out that no Southern man was
put anywhere upon the ticket. The
shrewd Republicans knew very we'll,
that to nominate a Southern man
would be to create schism in the party
and invite defeat. Southern Demo-
Gratis are not "hankering" after the
flesh pots" They regard the success
OF the party as much more important
than being represented on the ticket,
and they know very we'll, that hue
and cry would be raised all over the
North, if any man from the South
should be placed in nomination. Ifa
Southerner were to be nominated, he
would have to be a representative
man Of the South, and such one
could only be found among those who
wore the gray during the war. There
are good men in Kentucky who were
on the other side, but farther South it
would be found that during that
struggle, with an exception here and
there, all we're on the Southern side,
and this class embraced all the brains
ana ability Of the South. True they
are loyal now, but there are men in
the Northern States, and a great many
Of them, who will never believe it, and
will never vote for any man who bought
on the Southern side during the war.
And besides, it is of no consequence
to the party or to the South, that
either Of the candidates should
come from this section, and the Vice
President is nothing more than a mere
figure head except in case Of the death
Of the President 1t will not do to
risk the success of the party by any
experiment, or upon any sentimental
idea. There arc good and true men
North, who would receive cordial
and enthusiastic support from South
ern Democrats, and as we said before,
these latter are more interested in the
success Of the Democratic ticket than
they are in securing representative
upon that ticket, 1t might, and would,
be proper and wise to have a repre-
sentative or two in the Executive
| Council in order that the interest oI
the whole country might be carefully
looked after, but more than this We
think it would be both unwise and
impolitic for the South to ask.