The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-02
RAISING DEAD DEMOCRATS.
Nhnt is Said OF the Living md of the Dead of
the Party.
(From the Waterbury Amcricanl

From the Waterbury Amcrican.)
What remarkably good, patriotic men.
arc number of distinguished Demo-
Gratis now that they arc dead, and can
never again be candidates for tho suf-
tragcs of tho American people. There
was Scymour--in EGc copperhead who
trucklcd to mobs; and in death one of
,4> kndcst-hcarted of gentlemen, with
Character above rcproach, whose fame
IS heritage New York should ever cher
lsh. There was IIancocl-in life s'a
good man weighing 2G0 pounds" the
tool OF designing politicians; in death q
brave, gallant soldier, without fear and
without reproach, honorcd and respected
by all who knew him. And there above
all was Tilden-in life cold usufruct," 4"
the 'sagc of Cypher alley" whose name
was Il synonym for low, disreputablc
cunning i'll orthodox Republican, politi-
cal circles, "who stole the livery of the
court of Heaven to servo the devil in"
IN death patriot who, in whatever he
dld, acted only and purely from m in
tense love of country, never n self
seeker, and whose final deed in leaving
the bulk OF his great fortune for the
| benefit OF the people was but tho crown
ing act OF career of disintcrcstcd pa
triotiSm. We can see the historian of
the future, as he compares what was
sad OF the great leader, living, by his
political opponents, with what they said
of him dead, moralizing for the benefit
OF generations yet unborn on the short
sighted habit of lying, so soon to be con-
dcmncd out of his own mouth.
We can even sec the future historian
sitting down to review the first year and
half of Grover Clcveland's admnistra-
ton. Beside him will be q great mass of
clippings from Republican papers, con-
tanning editorials on him while he was
yet in power. They will discant on the
size of his neck and any little personal
habit that may be turned into ridiculc.
Ihcy will speak Of his hypocritical de-
sire to appear to carry out his pledges to
the civil service rcformcrs, while in real
lty he was prOstituting the public service
to carry out the designs of Caesars
ambition for second term. They will
show the imbccility which has character
ized his State papers, and the blundcrs
nc has been guilty Of in trying to pass
himself OIL rs party leader, etc, etc.
Then the historian will turn to these
same papcrs-wc hope many years in the
undiscovered futurc-fOr editorial com.
mcnts on ClCveland'S death He will
find this same period Of his admnistra.
ton characterized as one in which m
earnest c1lort was made to serve the pub
lie faithfully. All through it will be
noted the conduct Of affairs was treated
With unOStcut1IouS business common
sense. Honest money was upheld anl
national credit strengthened; our right.
abroad were maintained without buster
the SpOllSmcn were kept at bay by strong
efforts and the tone of the public scrvic,
raised; appointments to office were OF
the whole exceptionally good.
All that has thus far been limited ut wa
well said the other day by the poet lau
rcatc of the Republican party-rJohl
Grccnlcaf Whittier. Coming forth from
his retirement to lay tribute on tin
grave of Samuel j. ridden, who was O
all the Democratic leaders of our day tin
most bitterly and unjustly maligncd b,
the Republican press, MIR. Whittic
closes with these words:
''Ihcn let us VOW above his bier
10 set our feet on party lies,
And wound no more living ear
With words that death denies"
Will not those words Of one who ha
never faltcrcd i'll devotion to any grca
cause or in support of the Rcpublical
party with which he has been ilcntific,
from his birth, strike responsive chor,
III many hearts? There is little game,
by lndiscriminatc abuse of the living
The public discounts it and makes llp it
own mind about its truth or falsity. [
accompllshcs no good party end cxccp
to keep alive feelings Of intense partisan
smp, IN breasts where in any case the,
would never die out.
Why not, then, be fair in criticisfa.
the living? When must our criticism b.
followed by culogy at the bier?