Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CON.
MIrTEE.

There has been only one meeting of the
National Committee since its appointment
at Cincinnati in 1880. That meeting was
held in New York for the purpose of or.
ganiZation in July, 1880. Mr.. William ii,
Barnum was elected chairman and an Elk.
ecutive Committee was appointed. Since
then no general meeting OF the committee
has been held. The whole management
OF the party has been in the hands of the
Executive Committee, or rather i'm the
II of a section of that committee. II
is our impression that the last campaign
was managed by four or five members of
the committee, whs had the assistance OF
some prominent Democrats who are not
members of the committee. Without in
any way censuring the select body which
assumed the functions of the full commit
tee, IT can be safely said that il would
nave been advantageous TO call the whole
committee together at least once a month
curing the progress of the canvass. Tho
chairman would nave obtained in that
way information which could not be
procured by correspondence, and might
have obtained advice that would have been
valuable and profitable. Especially would
that have been the case with the member
noih tltI soutAorn States. These States
give TO the party the electoral votes uDon
winch its success depends. The Southern
member are at least as sagacious and nm.
selfish as their colleagues from the North
II west. 1t was an error of Judgment.
lneretore, TO deprive the party managers
nj headquarters OF the aid the Southrr,
members would have choeriuliv uiven
Holding these opinions, We approve with
out qualification of the proposal that the
National Committee shall meet early next
year, and that the chairmen of the State
Executive Committees be invited to be
present 1t is not within the power of the
National Committee TO formulate a plat
form for the party, but the conference
which is advised would nut the repre-
sentatives of the party in each State in
possession OF Trustworthy information con
corning the condition. Nprospects and
wishes of the party in eveh State. This
would have a wholesome effect in secur-
ing harmonious action, inasnuch as the
representatives from each Safe would
then be in position to advise ineIligently
with the local leaders in order q secure
IL practicable, conformity of action Each q,
State would have before it a | political man
the entire country, and he able to CIV {
ern its course with an eve to the conditio, c
the whole Union, instead of ~confining\i
its observation to State lines and interests.
We copy the above from the Charleston
NeUs and Courier, not because we differ
with that journal as to the expediency or !
f'NFAAcls VI tut dCilOu OF the NatlO0al
in summoning the chairmen
Of the State Executive Committees to
meet 1t early next year for conference,
but TO call attention to our esteemed con- .
.emporarys emphasis as to the value of !.
the vote of the Southern States, and its !
complaint that it was not consulted on so ;
al occasion. 1t is because of ;
his, and many other omissions by that :
committee and the Democratic politicians :
f the North, that the APPEAL has taken .
he position it has in regard to the nom G
TO be made by the National 7
Convention in 1884. Lead G
ng Northern Democrats have grown C
allous as TO the rights Of their
'outhern brethren within the party =
Imits, and have come to regard their own :
Vishes as tantamount to those of the =
Thole party, The South, they argue. i
rants nothing, therefore we will gobble !.
verything. The South, cowed by the +
Iaving Of the bloody shirt, is afraid to Il