The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-19
NOW, WHAT'S THE MATTER
SENSATIONAL UTTERANcEs BY THE
NEW YORK HERALD.
Intlmation That the City Democracy
Must Pool Their Issues to Overcome
the Strong Republican Vote In the
Country.
The following appeared conspicuously
displayed on the editorial page OF the New
York Herald OF Monday:

WAENlNG TO THE DEMOCRACf.
[For our personal informaton.l
am hurrying through the western
counties, for l am sick OF this eternal
button-holing and cornor-grocery tariff
discussion. You can make up your
mind that unless some extra
ordinary change occurs between now
and November 9, Harrison will go
down TO High Bridge with something like
20, 600 plurality Ii New York City can
overcome that Cleveland is all right; il
not, he will have to pack up aud come
back TO Buffalo. You can get no idea in
your. present surroundings OF the situa-
ton in the country. The Republicans are
making fierce, intelligent, and so far,
successful fight 1t was mistake for
Cleveland 10 raise the tariff issue. can
SEQ that now for the first time.
The surface argument Is, as you know,
all in favor OF the Republicans, and
that is the argument that catches the
countrymen. There are large deiections
OF lifelong Democrats among the farmers
everywhere l have been. In Rochester
the men in control OF the Democratic or
ganization will knife Cleveland sure.
They are very bitter against him, and
In private make no bones OF it.
In Steuben county the Democrats
are all smashed up Cleveland's APP
pointees are lot Of milk and water jack
anapes, who let their enemies scoop every
thing. The only notable exception is Jim
Hanon, internal revenue collector, who
lives ut Medina, and is making the most
extraordinary fight in Orleans county
have vet come across. He's daisy. The
Democrats in Niagara county are saving
their money 10 Use on election day. Col
bless theml
A HERALD CoRREsPoNDENT.
Buffalo, n. Y, October l3, 1883.
In Wednesdays issue OF the Herold the
following editorial appeared:
THE BURNING QUESTION or THE HOUR.
We printed yesterday morning quaint
letter from a Herald correspondent. a per-
sonal letter, written on the wing, as il
were, for editorial information and guild
ance. II was full OF wholesome admoni-
ton for our Democratic friends-str striking,
vivid and well worth reading between the
lines.
We are now in the closing weeks OF the
orderly, somewhat monOtonous and dull,
little mud throwing, no volcanic outbursts
OF SANDER This is because OF the entire
satisfaction OF the country with the Presi-
dent. There has been no unrest-no tend
encies toward political revolution, such as
gave acrimony to the campaigns Of
Van Buren,, Buchanan and Tilden.
The President has done we'll
in every sense proved an admirable
chief magistrate. The country has pros
pered. We have peace at home and
! abroad-no administrative care outside OF
an overlooking treasury. The Union is a
| fact, not namo--a Union OF which Lin
coin dreamed in his sore hours Of agony
and despair. We have a President who
represents the intelligence Of the nation,
not its ignorance aud ianaticism.
The political currents Of tho canvass run
strong and full, 10 evenly divided that a
straw would change their course. This
straw is the city Of New York.
Strange, most strange, but in this election
n potent, vital iacil sixty millions OF peo-
plc-only think Of It. many common
wealths, In their aggregation an empire
among empires, every State contested by
tho parties with stern, unbcnding courage,
and yet the currents OF their political des.
tiny could be turned by astraw. The bat
tie ground an empire. The stake an
empire. The contending hosts imperial In
their magnitude, but yet the result so
doubtful, and the fighting lines 30 con-
tractcd, that IL will depend upon the vote
which lives within sound Of the presses OF
the New York HToh.
The issue is the Union in its largest
sense-not In lis political integrity. That
was determined at Appomattox. The
had OF the clock which then struck the
destiny OF the southern Conicderacy can
never be turned back. But a free, Demo.
cratic Union, commensurate with the as.
! piations Of free men NIL over the world
this IA the battle which now turns on New
York. The tariff IL absorbing. but that
battle Is won whether We have tho fruilion
or not In November. Tho tax on wool,
among other iniquilies, Is an outrage.
This We know. hut all tho wool which
has been shorn since the first sheep bleat.
ed about the Garden OF Eden il nothing
90 the issue involved in this honest, pro.
grcSsivc Democratic Union. a.
Now, Is this battle 10 be won or lost9
That is the question that should come
home 20 every patriotic citizen In New
York. Our honest Young Herph core.
spondcnt. writing ON the wing impressions
| vivid, keen, reports that the "Rcpublicans
are making fierce, intelligent, aud 20 far
a successful fight" Well, ~ 10 IL. 50 lei
IL be- This Is what the Herald said from
the outset that the Republicans would do,
10 the distress Of the owls and other curl
Gus, drowsy creatures who have sat brood.
ing their dreams OF victory under the caves
Of the Democratic headquarters.
| Why should not the Republicans make
such n campaign They are In possession
OF the infamous booty OF the tariff. They
fight for money, jobs, grants, monopolics,
pensions, appropriations, taxes on every
form Of labor, fiscal system whose
corruption will dcbauch the nation.
OF coursc, they viii make a fierce
and intelligent hght." This IA what
men do under the stress Of mighty
temptations THIS IL what was done
by the third Napoleon. lie took the
oath NJ President OF France. lilo seized
the French treasury. lie shaped tho OK.
ecutivc forces OF the nation 80 that the ~.
public died. Like the Republican leaders
he made fierce and intelligent Gght. IIc
Won the nation. lie used her Tor his own
ends, 10 her shame aud ruin. lie held
her in an ignominious ihraldom until be
was struck down ~ with a bolt OF heavenly
dcliVctancc ut Sedan.
Tho Democratic campaign IL Ike ia,
hattie Of Mntcngn There h time Ia Min
the battle before the sun oi the Noyombot
day goes down. hut ID must H. lonybi
without illusions OF dreams -fought-Eto
winl
IL u not In the tariff on wool, or iron or
coal; u u not IN Canada or Mexico that We
find tho stake, but Ia the Union, tho free
Union, With no munarchism In rryorsion.