New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-21
TUE CONFEDERICr ~ THE 81 DDLE
LINCOLN A TRAITORS DAVIS A PATRIOT.
THE ntAcK nlpUBIioANs Down Al LAsf-tur
GntrturUV PROGRAMME,


fpcipi bptih fo sDrinadsid ~ =, me brdeo Tribune.
william a, Herman, cS- Editor OF Thc Woiond
Naos. now IN tp'9sleld ami ~ - interview WIN au
hapr, oycr o ioHnlt "i tho lo,ti"i "" snd u.,,
Su onlt have cariltcd The tpihol nnl tho Whll"
iioisr hn have 10 doubt shall have majority IL
the judicial department or me government wllhln year
81 The Southern wing az Tho bcmorinoN, whose rentl-
mnns were ind"isl b so,chienll1 81 OR rnriy during
Tho War aud inoihrd al heart iA them to-day, Union
democrats and Hrrrh,r iilach Republicans or ihdepen
dents constitute feeble faction IN our ea'np"nd we have
When asked 10 give his views of The ultimate object OF
the democracy under the control Of It's southern wing
hc said; . ,.,.
the sub'erslon 81 ne ionilcenl ai hllccn'n a,,Gn
mcnis compensation for slaves lost hy me eah' PATTON
and gradual reduction OF the lalih WIN view 10 aI
lnr this LEAGUE OF SOVEREIGN H'A1tS 'pui i, ~
basis and at some con' snent period the pehsohhs o
eX Confederate soldiers"
Furfhcr ON he says the Southern Democracy is firmly
fixed in the doctrines of Calhoun and Jen Davis ana
utilities she Niger vote by means OF rlne-bais raw
hides tissue ballots and crrOrzng laugh in my sleeve
when think OF what Is coming. and how cheap your IN
TO reverse the last results OF the war .
When asked if he thought Cleveland would submit 10
the dctafion of the solid South he said there was no
question about it, and By the time the election 81 lsso
comes around" he added we OF the sonth VIII nave
the Government thoroughly In our hands That we VIII
bc In position 10 defy your minority party. But leu NC
tell y0uone thing We viii not go OUT OF the uno1 70
mis- ,o suIrit f." our control This Is what We ought
to have 1861, and this s precisely what we vii
30 # you insult majority 81 the Pe2ple OF tne Enor
him by IL minority vote. speak by the BOOK am htey
from The SOUTH and Simply repeat the piOgianle OF ne
prominent Democrats met there. consider the election
nf Cleveland a sort OF "a moral catacy>n. 1t l. re-
bnkc to the BOYS in Blue and the Vindlcaiion OF the
Guards In Gray. II rings linc9 n out rs traitor, ana
rings JcH Davis as patriot From this time forward
the social sentiment of the country will side with the
Democracy and the result will be the pages OF
history. The coming generation, influenced by Demo
cratic Environments Will grow up 10 feel that the III
vsOn OF the SOUTH Internal outrage and the en-
frJnchiscmcnt of the Niger act the crinna!ity o
which was exceeded only by its folly"
When the reporter expressed doubt Of any purpose
to pension the Southern soldiers Herman said IL was no
fancy OF his " II IS open secret In the Sod
South that societies have been organized II that section
for the purpose OF demanding these pensions nj me
proper time, and likewise payment for the manumitted
slaves. know personally several prominent planters
who have kept accurate lists of their former bond
servants and the value OF them al the time Lincoln set
them free"
When it was suggested that the Republicans would
make forcblc resistance before they would permit all
these object, 10 be accOmplshcd by legislation, he SAID
And they do make armed resistance will have the
Army and the Treasury of the United states To back u.s.
to say nothing of the old COnedciaies. No, sir We have
the Black Republican, down at last, thank Heaven! ana
propose 10 keep them there We propose TO make me
OF Lincoln and his hirelings stencil i'll me nos
tr> OF mankind. We propose To rrNolutiOnLc the COY
eminent and model IL after that OF Jc1 DAVIS
Whatever the public think of this sort there Is no
disgusting the fact that keran cOnscientOusly believes
every word Of IT, and sOlcny protests that III what no
he does not msrci present body.