The daily gazette., 1875-12-17
RADICAL nEMAGnGrIsM

In the House of Representatives on
Tuesday Mr.. Fort, of Illinois, offered a
resolution that in all appointments to
subordinate positions in the House wouu
ded soldiers who are not disable fo- such
service be preferred. The Radicals have
had the control of the House for fifteen
years. and have failed to do what Mr
Port now undertakes to force the Demo
Gratis to do. The Philadelphia telegraph
a Republican paper. refers to this small
piece Of demagosuism in such becoming
language that we give it pace in our
columns. Our readers will see that the
best portions Of all parties arc getting
heartily tired Of this kind OF trickery.-
1t is not becoming the Representatives
Of great government. The Telegraph
says:
The object OF Mr.. Forts resolution
was not intended to benefit the soldiers
OF the Union it was inere trick to gain
point against the present Democratic
majority in the House, Iy making il an.
pear thAt the minority, if they had the
power, would provide for the soldiers as
they knew the majority would not do.
Tne effect Of all such olap-trap and
dtmagogury Is as bad rs bad can be-
When for ten years the Republic ns CON
troiled Congress they did not do what
the now vote that the Democrats should
do, and II they were in power to-day they
would no. doit They would do precisely
what they have always done that is, ap-
point to the subordinate positions in the
House their own political hacks, those
who have done their work at the conycn-
tions and polls, dirty and otherwise. IL
1t Is the Sense Of the House that the snb-
ordinate positions of tho House are TO be
gwen TO the soldiers Of the Union, whv
not the better ones also2 Why are not
the soldiers IN post offices. custom hous-
es, nlnts, arsenalF, revenue offices, and
IN all the departments at Washington,
the appointments to all which are con
trolled by the party of which Mr.. Fort i,
members M. Port and l.. is friends in
this business are not acting honestly.
they are simply using the wounded
soiaSers against temporary adversary
ana IN q manner neither creditablc "a
themselves nor the Republican party.
Inc harm thai such political tricks
work is that they keep forever alive tbe
rsmembrances Of the war, they defer ths
day OF peace and kindly feeling between
Nortn ana South, and give the lie TO All
sas North assumed aspiration for n true
uaion OF hearts as well as boundary
limos. The war has been over for taT
years. and it is quite time that we should
nave pcaoe ana fraternity. The soldiers
OF the Union and Of the Confederacy
have dunng the past year met FREQUENT.
y together upon perfectly amicablt
grounds. testifying each to the otbr,
good wall and good fellowship. Anour
them there have been no bitter remind
ers, no suggestions Of the superiority %
the one or the inferority of the other
Tney have recognized each oths 5 bra
very, and have only recalled those bitter
war Times to regret the misunderst and
ings which led to them, and the horror
o. which they were so fruitful betwe.,
men who should have been brothers
No true Republican will sympatbiz
with MIR. Fort or with the spirit of hi
resolution, knowing that it was a mer
pol tical snare, deN old of all honesty. an,
OF all real sohcitude for the brave soldie
OF the Union. Peace, real, and su bstan
tia, and blessing, can never come Will
such demagogues as Mr. Fort stirs "
the ugly memories of the war. and a
TINS late day throws a firebrand of dis
cord INTO the peaceful councils of uni
ted people, who have nothing else I
thank God for SO mach as that they mr.
united.