The Russellville Democrat., 1882-09-21
Mr.. Arthur in the south.
Washington Post.


presented by Southern Greenback.
ers and alleged Independents as q
reason for the support of which they
give to the Administration and for
the coalitions which they form with
the Republican party is shaass siiss ssiiis gen
eral appointments made by the Pres
iesnt have been literally shared with
the South. Mr.. Butterworth, in his
pretty speech last session, dwelt AZ
fectingly upon the generosity Of the
President IN appointing from South
ern States postmasters, revenue OIL
cials, ETC., whose duties were to be
performed in those States. or course
he made out a fairsized list in aid OF
his statement. He did not tell us
how the President could be justified
in going to New York, for example,
after postmaster for South Caro-
lima town, but he made it very plain
that he had really been kind enough
to appoint the South Carolinian. To
be sure, some detractors said that
this was only the right thing to do.
The independents" knew better; it
was more than just, it was generous.
"The Administration" said they in
effect, 'has given us our South Car
olina postofiice. He has given us
our Georgian for inspector in the
Georgia revenue service. Ergo, we
must give his party our votes and
we must eject to office all the Ma
homes and Chalmers and Loves and
Joneses that present themselves. !"
1t is in no spirit of captious criti,
cism. and with no desire to question
President Arthur's presumable In
tention to do justice to all sections.
that the following table is given. 1t
embraces what may be called dis.
tinctively general or National ap-
pointments made by the President
between October IL, 1881, and Au-
gust 8, 1882 and including such Of
fees 80 diplomatic representatives
abroad, commissioners, territorial
and District officers, etc. Perhaps
the truth which it enforces may
pierce even the dense ignorance of
the average Southern Greenbacker:
Maine, 8; Vermont, 2; New Hamp-
shire, q; Rhode Island, 2; Massachu-
sets, z; New York, 4s; New Jersey,
8; Pennsylvania, Is; Maryland, 4;
Virginia, i; West Virginia, q; North
Carolina, q; South Carolina, 2; Geor-
gia, 3; Florida, /; Alabama, 2; Louisi-
ana, 4; Arkansas, g.; Tennessee, 8;
Kentucky. l.; Connecticut, l; Ohio, 8;
Indiana. IL; Iowa, 6; Missouri, Z; IL
linois, II; Michigan, ID; Wisconsin, s;
Minnesota, 8; Nebraska, s; Nevada, s.;
Kansas, IL; California, 10; Wyoming,
8; Idaho. 8; Utah, 8; Dakota, 8; Dis
trict Columbia, 20; Montana, 1; Colo
RADIO, 10; Washington Territory, l:
Oregon, q; New Mexico, /; Puerto
I'latte, States not given, As; total
1886; South, 26; North, 800.
Here the South has a paltry TWEEN
ty-six appointments in total of 335.
Many Of these favored appointees
are cOlored men, and very few of
them are anything but Stalwarts, of
course. The Administration is not
to blame for looking out for it's own
that is not the point. Perhaps
the Republican party of the South
consisted of these same twenty six
men, and those who are shouting so
enthusiastically over the appoint
ments are trying to build up another,
that they may be provided for. But
will anyone-except southern Re-
publican-claim that the South has
had the number of appointments 70
which she il entitled? The "Inde.
pendent" fuglers may try to make
the voters believe this, but they will
find no appreciative auditors outside
Of "the marines"