Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-19

success OF tho Democratic party meant only |
a triumph Of tho Confederate feeling. and |
that the vernps Mt was to be placed In the |
har us OF the disunionists. MI Re san and
every true Democrat repolH this, and tits the |
duty ufeve y Democrai 20 DO as Mr.. Reagan |
has done rel Il thy such evidences Of sin
Ger ~ Tn 70 would be glad shout go mp
from every Republican throat II southern
men we're o b. honored. II " uld b fu-
nnment Of the prophecies made aud q death
stab TO the now strong Democracy. -tDnllas
Times.
While II Is not at all possible that
Grover Cleveland, the Moses OF a new
Democracy, would be guilty OF 30 fool
inh thing az rendering d position TO
Al ex-member Of Mr. Davis cabinet,
the reply Of Judge Reagan TO the men
ton Of his name for such position does
credit ~ his good sense, and Ia re.
buke to those who cannot dis
tinguish the difference between 1.-THE
South and 1.-THE Confederacy,n and
who pay little heed to IL e signs Of the
times. II Judge Reagan were the only
Democrat ia the United States COM
petent to ill the position Of postmaster
general, his Confederate record"
should not stand in the way Of the
people having competent
acknowledgement in political
-ympathy with the Democratic
president; but the mention OF his
name for the place was due TO the fact
that he had demonstrated his ability
to fill the position by n similar service
in the Confederate cabinet, and, in
view of the fact that the Democratic
party numbers scores Of men who can
all the place "a capSbly as Mr. Reagan
could, and men who were not identi
fed 90 prominently with the Lost
Cause, the mention Of his name was n
piece of political nonsense. Judge
Reagan has more sense than have the
admirers Of his Confederate record.
II we understand the composition of
the national Democratic party as 1t
was led to victory by Grover Cleve.
land, II IL made up Of Democrats, and
its places of honor will be filed by
'mpatent men whose claims are
based on Democratic civil.aervice, and
not on their services rendered ia
time Of the war to either
the Uuion or the Confederacy II is
nor likely that President Cleveland
will recognize "Confederate" or q
"Unionn element, but that services In
the cause of Democracy will be the
basis Of recogpi lon, with AN equsble
consideration of the best interests OF
the whole people and the national ty
of the ID 4mt cratic party While the
Confederate record OF Judge Reagan is
no derogation OF his eminent Demo-
cratic record since the war, men who
recognize the logic Of events appreciate
that it would bs piliticd felo de &c for
the Democratic party to ilv in tue face Of
that sen mental feeling which could
be aroused by the Blalnes aud Burah.
ards were an ex Confederate cabinet
oiii er imported to the cabinet Of Nc.
Cleveland, when there was no appAr.
ent necessity for IL. 1t would be an adj
mission that there was a Confederate
element To be placated still in tn,
South demandh recognition az such
aud would he u clog aud weight on IN,
party which IL could not afford Il
carry No man who acts with Thu
Dem or ,cy IN sincerity because " hii
Democratic convictions would expec
such an appointment TO be made, ant
in no utterance did Judge Reagan eve
evinoe more devotion TO the Demo
cratic party and it's best iDttre thar
that la which he declared IA,
wouli MT acospt the p,stn i4tsr.
gsneralship, even were President
Cleveland so indiscreet as to offer it t,
him,
Grover Cleveland Is president to day
because Of the recognition by In,
: uthprn Democrats at Chicago las
July Of he truth OF the IDEAS here ex
pressed "war elements" were recop
uized by the Democrats in natlona
conventions that nominated McClel
Ian, Greeley and HANCOCK and Franl
Blair IN the ticket with S incur. De
feat met every such recognition. Ii
1916 The ID mocrats recognized Demo
cr0t'c service only IN their n0nina
tlons, and elected Ttldeu aud Hen
bricks. In 1854, again, succeeding
u previous caniaign Ia which Tia,
war clement was reeosnlz.d In III,
person OF the gallant Hancock, th,
, Democracy pinaed its hopes to me,
Who had only won renown as Dem
eorats aud Cleveland and Hendrlck
were elected
confederate records, In THE GA
zErrEs opinion, will be no bar /,
honors and piae- under Democrats
administration, provided such record
" dnnot obscure all subsequent aeryle
: a. Democrats, and we believe furthe