National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-07

appointments in general and in the
South in particular. His position, briefly
stated, is that the party which is placed
in power by the votes of the people ought
to administer the Government through
the agency Of members of that party
This is the doctrine of all people except
a few sclf-styled Reformers, who claim to
have a sort of divine right TO the offices,
whether the people want them or not
Mr.. Hatton is opposed to the appointment
of Democrats in The South rs we'll as else
where. He derrecatcs the wrangles and
qunrrcls among Southern Republicans,
which so often render it impossible for
the appointing power TO decide what is
the best thing to he done. He says the
Democrats do all they can to get places
for their friends, but that they generally
admit, when compelled to, that the party
in power is entirely justifGble in exclud-
ing its opponents from Office.
Mr.. Iiatton is right every time. The
appointment of member of the Bourbon
Democratic organization bya Republican
President is lending aid and comfort to
the enemy. The appointment Of nomi-
nal Republicans selected by Bourbon
Senators and members sno better. Some
hold that the postmaster at the residence
of Senator or Representative ought not
to be a man personally offensive to him,
but this ought not TO apply where the
personal feeling is based on political
grounds, nor need il extend TO Senators
or Representatives who take no care
themselves to avoid being personally
offensive.
Not long since Bourbon of the Beur-
bons-a member of Congress-called
upon high official of the Government
here, in company with an applicant for
office. lie vouched for his friend as "the
mcanest kind of Republican, but good
fellow" said he had "just lariated him,
and broughthim in, and written recon-
m endation of the candidate was then
Observation-Disclosures in the handwriting
of the Pcurbon Congressman and signed
by the Republican Central Committee OF
the State in which both reside. This ono
! incident we'll illustrates the assurance and
craft of the Southern Bourbons. They
have no concessions to make to us eX-
ccpt to slap us all familiarly on the
shoulder and ask favors. They never
want to be the slappees. 1t is dreadlully
bigotcd and narrow and illiberal and
partisan and ill-naturcd and all that, of
course, to tell the truth about this thing.
The smile of Bourbon, and his assur-
ance that you are "a clever gentleman
| ought not only to secure him an Office
but it ought to release him from any
kindred political libcrality-nav, he ought
to be allowed to use his Office us Bourbon
headquarters, where the most violent may
congregate to denounce the friends of the
| Administration. At least such has beer
the policy during the past five years
Southern politics under this treat
ment have fallen to mere traflicll
ing and trading between the Bour
bons and Il few merccnary Republi
cans. The latter have sold themselves
to Bourbon interests in State affairs, II
consideration of being called "clevel
gentlemen mt the Departments by Bour
bon Senators and Congressman. Repub
lican "clever gentlemen at the South
are expected. in consideration of tina
title, to abstain from interfering will
elections. They have been allowed sucl
Federal offices us could not be Secure,
for Bourbons, and in return they appoin
Bourbon subordinates and keep dow
all dangerous opposition. They onl.
want numbers enough among the white
to form committees and delegations I,
national conventions.
The Bourbons are highly amused owe
their own success They laugh at tn
gulliblity, plability, and vanity of tn,
Republican geese who will give then
Offices for their friends, and never motto,
that Republicans in the South are no
allowed to have even the ofiicesto whicl
the people elect them. 1t is to sucl
weaklings as these, who are the politicg
nunl,ies of the Bourbons, that the teri
"Half-Brecd" ought to adhere.
OF course the opposition deprecates a
this reorening the old issues" Indee,
the opposition dcprecates and discou
ages all opposition to itself Our Bou
bon enemies are right in using as man
Republican fools and traitors as they cal
We do not complain of this. What "
desire is that Northern Republicans sha
stop joining in this depreciation. Viii
q score of seats in the lower House n
to-day occupied by uslupers WHO We
defeated by the people and feloniousI
> counted in by the Bourbon minority, "
l want 10 Republican hosannahs for Il
peace which does not prevail in II
q South. The brainless, heartless, mNchin
1 goody-goody Republican who takes Bou
& bon in twenty easy lessons and then I
f cites these against his party is the thin
II to be suppressed.
+ We were discussing Southern FEEDER
I appointments, and this led to dcscribil
g Bourbon trickcry and control. llavil
had our say against placing any Bourbo
in office, we have something to say rs
$ who should be trusted in the Sout
: Every Republican who does not flo =
n keep his party small, but who e1rns wi,
u the doors, and who will,.yon 90 ont
= the party door if thereby he can secu
I the cooperation of enough Democra
and independents TO overcome the Bou
st bon Grganization-such Republicans a
Il 20 be trusted. Every Democrat who /
p lieves the Democratic organization
At given over TO Bourbon adherence
is the past and ought to be Z
stroyed, and who denies the rig
of oDpeal from the United States Suprcl