The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-23

speeches for the copperhead democra-
CIV IN Ohio and Indiana during the pres
idential election of 1864. He was
school-mate, or some other kind OF
mate, of President Hayes, and was by
him made marshal. He IS credited
with having had the sway as to federal
appointments under Hayes in the 100
counties IN his bailiwick, and the many
democratic postmasters there attest the
liberality with which he acted.
Mr.. Norton publishes paper in Dali
las. Texas, in which he illustrates the
bigotry and intolerance of a bourbon
republican. He is unable to compre-
bend that slender minority in Texas
can never lift that state out OF the pol
itical mire, even if some of It's men,
bers hold lucrative federal offices. He
snaps and snarls against the thought
of organizing an anti-bourbon party
with any but old-line republicans IN 1t,
and would probably be glad to conflne
it to old-line wings. Mr.. Norton is
fossil. He has come down to us from
a former generation. 1t IS, OF course,
desirable to know what the formation
of his period were, but it is not essen
tial that the future political and ma
terial development of Texas shall
await the time when those of its cltl-
zens who favored the election OF Hen
ny Clay in 1874 shall be a majority:
We have before us many specimens OF
the bourhonism of Marshall Norton,
taken from his paper. He rldlcules
the idea of attempting any co-opera-
ton between independents and repub-
licans, and battles for exCluslvenesS on
the part of the spartan band of re-
publicans." He allowed the Spartan
band to take care of itself while he
was distributing the postottlces under
Rutherford the Mild. He has better
words for the Spartan band than he
has for northern republicans, as is evil
denced by the following from his.
paper:
"Timothy O. Howe, Of Wisconsin,
the new acknowledgement, is a mis-
cradle old political fossil. He has long
been known as a stalwart, and advo-
Gated a third term for Grant.
Wherefore, in consideration of the
premises, those Texas republicans who
are not Spartans and the antl-bourbon
democrats, greeenbaCkerS, and indie
pendents of that state are deslrous
that A B. Norton shall no longer rep
resent the federal government IN north
ern Texas. We hope he may fare bet
ter in some other place. OF course he
was not appointed to do political
work, and nobody wants him to do
any. But ne is doing political work OF
the very worst kind. He is doing all
he can against a union of liberal and
progressive men. He is more useful
to the bourbons of Texas as an official
under the federal government than any
bourbon leader in the state. There is
a chance for electing some antl-bour-
bon members of congress from Texas
this year, and many hope for the sue
cess of an independent state ticket.
This cannot be attempted with any
confidence while shifty oftlce-holders
or even mistaken blgots holding
federal places stand in the way. In
the south an official is supposed to rep
resent the appointing power. What
ever may be done about this case in
hand we are gratlfed to be able to say
that A. B. Norton, marshal as atore-
said, does not represent the temper OF
the administration. President Arthur
is broad in his views, and is one OF
those republicans who believes, as Mr..
Lincoln did, in going backward little
way to meet any who are surely ad-
vancing toward the right Washing
ton Nat Republican.