The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1884-08-15
REPUBLICAN DETECTION.
independent Expresses His Opin-
ion Pretty freeiy-Who Mr..
Curtis Is.

Editor. Democrat Star:
Since the nomination Of James
G. Blaine by the Chicago national
convention of the republican party
for president of the United States,
the. democratic party press has been
iubilant over the detection to the
republican party Of George Viii.
liam Curtis, editor OF Harper's
Weekly, aud Il few followers, and
their abandonment OF the Iepubli-
eau nominee. Noticeable in the
press of Mississippi is the Meridian
Mercury. In the issue OF that
journal of the LIST iust., under the
head, "The independents" the edi-
tor commenced his article thus:
"The meeting of tue ludepen.
deuts, that element OF the repub'
lican party which refuses to sup.
POI I Blaine and Logan, has beeu held
aud there Is 10 longer any doubt oI
the fact that they viii support Cl.ve
land aud Hendricks. The address
presented by George William Cur
tis, editor OF Hdrper's Weekly, ar
raigns the republican nominees
and declares them unfit for th,
suffrages of self.respecting citizen:
tor the offices they seek, and Hdr
per's Weekly has already hoisted
the name OF Gov. Cleveland. The
independents have decided to put
up no louger with the disgrdceiul
machine politics OF the republican
leaders, aud will heucetorth ally
themselves with the principles
represented by Cleveland aud Hen
dricks.n
might, appropriately, quote
further from this very remarkable
article, but it would stretch out
this communication to loo great u
length. With due respect TO its
author, | have characterized this
article as remarkable, because j
was much surprised that South
ern journal deservedly holding the
rank, position and influence OF the
Mercu ", whose editors the writer
has so long aud tavorably known
as journalists, should endorse and
commend to the notice OF Southern
people, any political sentiment em
ioating from "George Willipm Cur
tis, euito. OF Harper's Weekly
If there is sny one maD who wa'
before, and who has been since th'
war, in all the Northern States, WIT
should be, aud who has been loetbe'
and despised above all other North
ern men and above any other North
cru man, by the Southern people, tina
man is "George William Curtis, edi
tor of Harper's Weekly Sine
1860, down to the nomination o
james &. Blaine for president b.
the republican convention AT Chi
ca 20, this INSCRIPTIONS mud slinge
OF the Northern press the editSr Q
Ha,per's Weekly, has been tn
slanderer, the villifer aud traduce
OF the Southern people and til
democratic party, aud particular
the slanderer and naligner {
President Davis, the head and frol
of the C0nfederacy during the wal
aud the one, aud most distinguish
edrepresentative of all thatis is gran
in the memory OF that gigantl
Struggle. During the war all
since, no epithet has been too vi
for bis malicious tongue and pen
the abuse of the Southern pe0p
aud the democratic party, al
notably in abuse OF their dist
guished leader in the rebellio
who was, and is, and ever will |
remembered, characterized al
revered in American history as Il
, grandest Roman and hero of
:, the distinguished heroes and lea
n ers of the war.
The democratic press South a.
North has been "too previous"
|, too hasty in forming a polite
alliance--a party coinpanionshl
: with it's old maligner, aud its Ia
defsmer. Iuced not relterate I
h accustomed abuse and sland
n p which Harpsr's Weekly has unsp
- iugly heaped upon the democra