Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-05
sATJ,RDAY.... JUNE ., 1896.
An Amusing Paper.


The 81. Louis Globe Democrat Is one OF
the most amusing papers In the country. 1t
can soar higher and drop harder than any
journal with which we are familiar. IL
seenss absolutely necessary 10 its existence
tha, IL should work Itself up into an mean
descent frenzy about once month, and 1t
can meet such necessity upon the slightest
proyccaiion. II can start the fires OF It's wrath
with the smallest possible amount OF fuel.
Indeed. our observation il that at times 1t
can start them without any fuel at all.
Then when 1t gets In glow II goes out
with siz very suggestive Gi the NOISE that
IL made by sbovelful Of live Goals when
thrown into barrel OF water. Not long
ago II got intensely warm over the recep.
ticn accorded Mr.. DAVIS In several
OF The southern cities. IL waved the
bloody-shirt. sbreked "tresson." and
made the circumambient atmosphere lurid
with the pyroteebnicL adiectiyes it threw
OF. At one time we seriously feared that
Is would go all to pieces and not leave us
so much as handful OF ashes TO remind us
OF its erratic career. But at the critical
moment II cooled of as suddenly as II had
become heated. and proceeded 10 con-
sole itself for its failure TO fire
the northern heart with the reflection
that the honors paid 10 Mr.. DAVIS would
prevent northern capital aud immigration
from coming into the South. more
farcical ending after highly-dramaiic be-
ginning does not appear in the history OF
journalism. II was about on par with
winding UP the last act OF RICHARD Ill.
with clog-dance TO the tune OF "Yankee
Doodle" However, it must be said the
country enjoyed the Globe Democrats per-
Torrance immensely. Besides being very
grotesque, II was entirely harmless.
We had thought our st. Louis contempt
rmy would take an unusual rest after the
above-described performance. The natural
conclusion was that the violent contraction
produced by the sudden cooling 1t subjected
itself TO would stop its "foolishness" for
season at least. But, no. Ii had hardly
gotten cool to the core before il was "at
Ii again." In Its issue OF few days
ego Il declares that the results OF the war
aie about 10 be reversed that the Admin
lstration caters 10 southern sentiment, and
that the rebels are running the Govern
ment. "The South" 1t says, "has been
IN The saddle from the start, and Its wishes
and demands have been complied with in
every instance and without any evasion or
concealment." Our exciiable contempt
Tary then INDUCES In about column Of
yirulent misrepresentation OF southern mo-
tivts, and after getting thoroughly heated
cools of In second by counting the
breezes that blow over the flowers OF Deco
ration-day. Its consolation" is that the
manner in which Decoration-day was OBJ
served was intended as rebukc TO the
South and the Administration an EN-.
platte declaration that the bitter cost OF the
rebellion has not been forgotten, &C.. &C..
&C., "wiih q little bloody shirt on top"
When we consider many OF the incidents
OF Decoation-day this last effort OF the
NttVN-DtWctfut w hit tut hpi'AS'h "NN'
places that paper IN more absurd position
than did It's effort in that direction 10
which we first alluded. Certainly It Is
welcome TO all the consolation 1t can ex'
tract from the spirit that characterized
Decoratlon-day. II the incidents generally
Of that day contained any rebuke, that re-
buke was intended for the party the GLOBE
Democrat represents. II they con-
taiDed any protest, that protest was
against Efforts to stir up sectional feeling,
resurrect dead issues, and revive the ami
mosities OF a quarter OF century ago. II
they contain any political prophecy, that
prophecy Is that another President can
never be gotten out OF the bloody shirt.
Nowhere do we find stronger proof that
the people of this country are thoroughly
reunited than Is afforded in the history of
the last Decoration-day. The papers and
tho politicians that do not see this are wo-
fully behind the times-as the latter are
destined TO realize through bitter eSpe.
rienee. Nevertheless, II the Globe Demo
trai wants TO be amusing at the expense OF
the sialwart leaders. we say TO 1t TO go on.
It's readers will enjoy the "fun," while il
may possibly render q service TO the coun-
Try II could not render by pursuing an
even, well.balanced course.
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