Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-30
DAILY POST INTELLIeEHCER


On ons point al lsas: The Dssnosr4sis
press Of The ooasfry u strangely ineon-
sis.snt. Every nsvspsp~r 81 thss point
zeal faith bstzssn the Atlantis and tee
PAcsge il h0~iiog a. bsnstor -ssrrlsn
and yedes Foraker. bsesose tbsif
sveschss are devoted fssinly 20 toe dis-
eas@ion Of the 5oofbsrn qnssiios.
Nothing can sxeesd the Indignation *
urszsed Ia tie columns Of every sz Z
PAPER. from tie ssv York "grls down
10 the snallsas u thea, IT tie manner
In whish, a. thsy say. the old soancs
are torn opes, sEss dad memories Of
the var revived and tie dying words Of
Gspsral Grant neglected and beiissf-
sherman comes 10 for especial eeps1's
On this account. lie is abused n every
conceivable zay. and preparations are
being made fer snprsfns Effort 10 pre-
vsn. hls resarn 70 tbs Senate. Nothing
will be neglected that will Aid 10 the &C
olnplishfDent Of TINS objsct- De
Democrats bOps % succssd IN their
amiabIe plan, and thereby 70 secure
double victory In endiDg the political
career Of one Of the most able kspao-
iisan Senators. and 10 furnishing one
who ysntured 10 touch the old sore spot
Of the Democratic party.
All this virtu0us indignation At she
waving Of the bloody shirt sounds well
enough. IL seems both patriotic aud
philanthropso. Bus unfortunately our
Democratic friends do not discuss the
question in eli iis bearings There are
two bitterly contested campaigns nov
in progress, that in Ohio and that 10
Virginia. The Republican leaders In
the former State are denounced Tor
seeking 10 arouse once more the Old
sectional feeling. bat there are no de-
lamentations for the Democratic leaders
in the latter State who are doing pre-
si.ely the same thing. While the Demo
cratic papers Of every other State are
s,lsmuly proelaiming that sectional
issues have been buried never 70 be re-
sarrsc,ed, a psrusal Of those Of Virginia
would lead ons 70 suppose that tbs war
was not ye, over. The appeals made to
the southern feelings Of the people OF
Virginia are more urgent, mere passion
ate and more uniustihsbls than those
made 10 the Northern feelings Of the
people Of Ohio. Every Democratic
speaker and every Democratic paper
from ono end Of Virginia TO the other
10 appealing 70 race prsjudics, TO see
tionsl hate and 20 the bitter memories
Of the great conflict. Fitz Hugh Lee.
the Democratic candidate for Governor.
rides 10 the political meetings which be
addresses upon horse wearing the
saddle and bride which General Robert
L. Lee used throughout the rebellion.
These are no, used because Lee is too
poor 10 procure ether trappinRs, bu, be
cause they recall TO the memory Of the
people the deeds OF the Lee family.
For years the old saddle and birdie
have been kept "a precious relies by the
Lse family, but nov they are once mere
pot into use la the belief thai their eX
hibiiion may aid in ths election Of q
Democratic Governor of Virginia. The
nature OF the appeals made by Fitz
Hugh Lee under the influence Of this
historical saddle and bride may be
Imagined. To say that they are more
forcible than those Of either sherman
or Foraker, is putting 1t In exceedingly
mild language.
waving Of q Northern bloody shirt In
Ohio should be an act deserving Of exc
Grafton. while the waving II a Southern
bloody shirt In Virginia 10 enterely
proper. There appears TO be discre-
panoy somewhere. II it Is wrong for a
Northern man to reopen the old wounds.
surely IL Is not right for Southern
man 20 do 10. II the deeds Of the
Southern soldiers are TO be looked upon
o. glorious and honorable. the deeds Of
the Northern soldiers may surely be
mentioned in qaiet way. One is al
most tempted TO enquire whether the
North or the South was vietorious in
the var which must hereafter be men
toned only by Democratic speakers.