The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-03
A General Feeling that the Principles Of the
War Must Be Maintained and the Ag-
gressions of the Democracy Resented.
ALargely Attended and Successful Pub
lie Reception at the White House.
Gen. Hovey Favors Pensioning All Honor
ably Discharged Soldiers on the Basis of
Those Granted Mexican Survivors.
scUND REPUBLrCANIssr.

When the Sonthern Democracy FIaunt the
Bloody Shirt It Must Be Resented.
HAcial to the Indianapolis journal
s WASHINGTON, Jan. I'll met q gentleman to-
day who has been travelling extensively through
out the Northwest He is close observer. and
of more than ordinary iudement He expressed
himself emphatically on the weak-kneed policy
of the Republican Senators on the Lamar ap-
pointmens. He said: st is time the leaders Of
the Republican party enoke to the fact that the
people do not like a coward. even in politics. Ie
the Republicans expect to succeed next year
they must put into the campaign a little of the
old-time courage and square-toed Republicanism
that brought victory TO their banners from 1860
to 1876. Shouting tariff and free trade will not
alone carry the election. Some old-fashioned
hard hitting is what is wanted. do not mean
that the war must be fought over again, but that
the party must not be placed on the defensive on
the issues of the war by the Democrats when
they choose to cry out bloody
shirt Whenever an issue OF the war is
brought forward it must be met in q
straightforward courageous manner. Take. for
instance the Lamar question. There is not
Republican any where but who believes that it
will be insult to loyalty and to the memory of
every brave man who fell in battle for the
Union to confirm his appointment to the SUI
preme Bench. Notwithstanding the fact that
there are abundant reasons outside of politics.
why he should not have been appointed and
should not be confirmed; while his own party
associates admit his unfitness for the place:
while it is plain that he has received the appoint
ment simply and solely because he is a repre-
sentative of the solid South, and because of his
eminence gained by treason and reasonable
utterances and defense of treason in others
yet, when his friends see he be confirmed in
no other way they raise the cry of "bloody
Shirt and immediately Republican Sens-
tors commence backing and filing, and apollo
gizipg, and promise to vote for him.
In other words, the Democrats bank with
absolute certainty on the cowardice of the Re-
pnblicans. ] tell you, it is time to put brave
men to the front-men who will deal blows
straight out from the shoulder. 1t is this cnal-
ity that makes Blaine popular everywhere,
and it is the course that viii bring success every
time The Republican party has notnilg IN ita-
War record TO be ssnameu or. ana while IT Is not
necessary for 1t to be putting that record for
ward at all times, Yet when it's enemy brings it
up it should be met IN a manlv courageous
manner. That is just what the Democrats are
doing in the Lamar matter, and the Republican
Senators ought TO be brave enough to say to the
country, Lamar is totally untitled Tor place
on the Supreme Bench He has neither a legal
nor judicial mind he never was
lawyer of any practice; every public
act of his life shows his absolute un-
fitness for place requiring freedom from
prejudice and bias, and mind specially trained
to weigh evidence and law. Yet in spite of all
this the Democrats demand that he shall be con-
firmed because he committed treason, and has
chosen every opportunity to faunt his unrepent-
ant sentiments in the face of loyalty and to
placate the solid South, the most Infamous and
disloyal olgarchy that ever menaced freedom
and liberty. We are willing to meet the issue,
and will vote against his confirmation on those
grounds alone if necessary Such a course
would strengthen the party in every Northern
State and would do more to eliminate the
sbloody shirt from politics than any other pos
sible thing. Whenever the Democrats find out
that the Republicans are not afraid to meet the
issue they will stop forcing it. The platform
on which the Republicans can sweep the country
next year is "a modified tariff, liberal appropria-
tions for public works and internal improve
ments. and the flag and there must be good
al of the f1apv p. S. II.