San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-05-08

aIhs Ers q Coed Feeling.
The New York Tribune is iucliue'
to Whist tbs late Artemus Ward callet
'"sarkasp." -
ut vss the era of good feel ing, ant
though the price Of it, continuance
was opanly announced 10 be the wipinl
out Of Ill the legislation Of the pas
oiShtecn yeaY. We have gradually be.
come accustomed to il. We not onl!
do not revive tho animonsitiss Of tn,
war, bat we consent toSit BY with hard
~ Q protest and see Union soldiers dir,
placed from the service of the govern
iuent they fought for to mako room
for those who fought against it. 4
is the era Of good feeling, and VIC arr
moro resigned to il than the coloret
person who vas kicked by q mule, fol
he did shake his Est at the mule snt
FAY: 'P'rsps you forget your fathel
YVES jackass r. We make no allu
sions to the past now"
This era Of good feeling" which thu
Tribune sonteuplstes with such pro-
found disgust. may be said 10 have
been originated BY tho originator Of
tina. journal. When Horace Greeley
went upon tho bail bond Of Jefferson
Davis, and at later day proposed to
'shske hspds across the bloody chasm'
he displayed . magnauimity which won
the. admiration Of al, and speedily pro,
voked extensive imitation. The
"st.lwarts" Of his party never forgave
him for pulling down the bloody shirt
and holsting tho olive branch. and
when in 1872 he came before the
country as . presidential candidate
they vented their wrath BY hunting
him into luuatic's grave. The ps
per which 10 established and which
owes all its prestige and power to him
is now in close alliance With his assas
sips.
Dir. Grecley's idea was that. the wal
being over, the fighting might rs vel
cease that the Union being restored
the states had equal rights under tn.
constitution and should be allowed e
enjoy them that fcdersls and confed
crates being on the same legal footing
the latter should have the sam,
chance as the former in the scramble
for Office in short that. being ont
tointry and one people. with no slav
cry to quarrel over. tho continuance Of
sectional agitation was both unwise ant
uppatriotic. The only talk abou
''viping out legislation" came from
those radical Republicans who want
cd no reconciliation at any price. ant
Who. led By Chandler and Blaine
have been stirring up strife ever since
No Democrat has ever proposed 4
disturb sny legislation intended I,
preserve tho legitimate fruits Of tn
war. but no Democrat bad or has the
slightest hesitation in sweeping ava,
any and all legislation designed to per
petuate Republican rule. '
The Tribune having buried its con
sistency with Greeley. favors an era o
good feeling in which Republican
will always feel good and Democrat
always feel bad. That is. the Repub
licans must always have possession O
the government and al the Offices
and the democrats always remain il
the minority. Any attempt to chang,
the minority into majority. and there
by obtain q share Of the administer,
ton, is, from the Tribusian stand
point, recipient treason. and must b,
regarded aud treated accordingly
Democrats may vote providing they d.
not ouivote the Republicans /; but III,
moment they threaten to do this "th,
National PERI" looms up. and the pev
rebcluon must be put down at al
hazards. lis not strange that aftel
fifteen years experience Of this gam,
the people should have come to under.
stand il thoroughly sud treat i, viii
the ecn:enp, it deserves. Tie fac
that Democrats 5oE have control o
both branches Of congress, with /,
eheerfo. prospect of gaining the prcsi
derry, proves that th, popular nirl i