Year: 1874

ing citizens whose opportunities AL
knowing are such as embrace nearly al
the avenues Of private information, w
learn that the nomination Of JAMES ID


PORTER gives the utmost satisfaction
and the platform and resolutions
Of the Democratic convention ar
regarded as rejecting perfectly snC
entirely the sentiments OF tn,
white men opposed to Ra6icslism
The name-'The Democratic and Con
seryative party'-is just what was pro
posed by one Of the editors Of this pspel
at the last mass convention at the Ex
position building, and meets the want
and satisfies tie wishes Of the old line
Wings SIS well as old line Democrats
The Endorsement Of Governor John c.
Brown, during whose administration the
public debt has been reduced nearly one
half and the public credit raised one
third, meets with very general ap-
proval, and all fsir-minded, un-
biased men agree that he deserved such
an Endorsement as he received st the
hands Of an almost sovereign conven-
tion-a body representing over two
thirds Of the population Of the State.
The general can feel reasonably proud
OF his course as governor, and rest Sc
cure upon the Isurels with which the
convention crowned his career. We
fail TO see anything Of the Bartlett


movement in that, or indeed in any one
Of the planks that go to make as liberal,
as fair, and as comprehensive platform
IS has ever been promulgated by the
Democratic and Conservative party Of
Tennessee. As sHberdl, We say advisedly,
Tor our readers must remember that
every platform Of the Democracy Of
Tennessee since 1865 has been liberal
enough to recognize the logic Of events,
and to repeat as solemn, immaculate
truths the great fundamental principles
Of the party. The platforms on
which Brown was elected and
reelected were equally liberal, and
we do not remember a series Of
county OF district resolutions that were
not more complete than, and as liberal,
as the resolutions Of Bsrtlett-indeed
more liberal even to a broad aud compTe-
hensive invitation to the support of
the negro. We must not forget these
facts, nor allow our appreciation of
past campaigns to be entirely Obscured
bv those more recent. When within
The power Of little coteries, and engaged
in the small game of "yOu tickle me
and III tickle you," to be sure,
we are apt to forget. But-tO
our Nashville mutton. The gen.
eral conduct and management as
well az results of the convention,
met with the hearty Endorsement o.
all classes Of our Conservative and
Democratic people. The platform and
resolutions read as if the result Of an
earnest spirit Of fair play and
comuromise. There was no trail Of ring
business about either, nor Of secret
cabaI, or secret society about them.
The president Of the convention,
being a former old-line Whig, and
many Of the leading candidates
having been at one time conspicu-
ous members OF that party, forbade any
suspicion OF the platform being
otherwise than a document the nat
ural result Of compromise and
q desire TO meet the autieipa-
tons and desires Of the great body OF
the people. Besides this, the unusually
large number Of delegates, representing
nearly all the counties Of the State, and
numbering representatives Of every
shade and opinion from Conservative
ism 20 Democracy, interposed an IN
superabIe obstacle between the people
and the tricksters, if any there were,
who would make use Of such q body to
their own purposes or the magnifying
of themselves as assumed leaders. The
lswhite basis, " forced upon us by reason
fthe negro on the color line, was warm
10 indorsed ia the denunciRtion Of the
civil rights infamy, and indeed every
thing Of paramount interest to the peO-
Me was treated Of, and in a spirit IN
rnistakably in harmony with the gen.
eral public sentiment Of the State
Taken in every sense, and in any way,
then. we are justified in asserting that
the platform, the resolutions and the
nominee Of the Democratic and Con-
servative convention fully, complete
-v and entirely satisfy the white
people of Memphis and Shelby county