Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-23
rHuRspAY. ........ocToBEn %, 1894.
The sectional Party.

Rs.AKR, In the desperation OF bis Tor
tunes, vigorously waves the ''bloody
shin " and seeks TO arrest the revolt from
the Republican party by appealing to sec
tlonal prejudiccs and returning extln-
cujshed ires. One OF the most serious
counts In the indictment Of the party oil the
Government L. It's passionate scctionsli'r,.
BLAME. IN the South, has been heretofore
held IN ~ being more liberal and Just than
his associates, but recent utterances show
his distrust and bitter hatred OF his SOUTH
eru countrymen.
Early In this canvass LOGAN and H0AR
distinctly announced that colored Demo-
crst was not to be recognized as political
posslbiiify, and now BLAINE revives the
EXTREMIST intolerance when be makes the
support OF himself the test OF loyalty and
good citizenship. The studied effort Is to put
asmsrk Of infamy on every southern Demo.
crst. The Federal Government, since the
surrender at Appomattox, has deliberately
and extensively ostrscised and prescribed
the white people OF the South, and because
they win not lick the hand TINT smites,
they, forsootb. are disioyal and not fit to
be trusted. The most superficial seqIaint-
snce with human nature and history
ought TO have taught Mr.. BLAINE, snd
would have taught him, II he had not
been craxed by mad ambition. that pa
triotism springs up, spontaneously and ne
ccsssrily, 10 the minds and hearts OF those
who ascribe comforts and protection to
the Government. Patriotism cannot be
recrced. IT 10 not the fruit Of intlmida-
ton, or wrong, or oppression. 1t cannot
grow or get strength under partial
and unjust treatment. Nothing can be
more stupid or unphilosophical than
for the Republican party Ia the North
to administer the Government as IL a
section OF the Union were the whole and
tb,n to denounce the remainder Of the
Uu,on for dislovalty and want OF patriot
ism! In 10 far as the present South may
not be attached TO partisan Government,
that Government has only itself to blame.
BLAns's accusation has wider extent
q an the Southern Democracy. II en-
braces the Democratic party OF the nation;
applies ~ well to CLEVELAND and HEN
pRicKs snd HANCOCK aud MCCLELLAN
and RANDALL as TO TUCKER and LAMAR
and BRowS and CARLISLE. No matter
what may be the intellectual qualifications,
civic worth, tried capacity, or purity OF
character Of an American citizen, IL
he be a Democrat, he Is ignored and
ostrac,sed by the Union in all its de-
pariments OF government. With all the
asseyerations pertaining to civil-seryice re-
form, the fact is conspicuous that party
fealty II the one sole recommendation for
Federal Office. All else goes for naueht.
Every candid man must concede that. the
negroes being excluded, large majority
os the white citizens OF the Union are
Democratic. Counting in the negroes,
the latest presidential election shows Ger.
tainIy one half of the voters to be OF that
patty. In the Judiciary Department, In
Guiding Judges, marshals, attorneys, clerk,
we csnpot recall single Democrat except
Judge FILL. The diplomatic aud con-
sulsr service is filed by Republicans.
Every appoiutee Of the Post-0iiice De-
raitmen,, where the compensation Is an
object Of desire. is a Republican. The
Thousands Of office-holders connected with
the Treasury Department are OF the same
patty. So with the Interior Department
One half Of The intelligence and virtue Of
TIE country is vigorously excluded from
. administering common Government.
The defeat OF BLAINE Is essential to the
restoration Of the Union, Ms well as 4
economy and reform.