San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-13
NJLLIr.CATloN IN 1885.


The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
grows quite denuncistory over the con-
fcssi)n made by Mr.. Watterson In his
article to Forum, recently criticised Z
these editOri al columns. The Gazette
certathly hss good grounds fot its acou-
satiOn end arrangement Il The dc''s-
ccrsoy upCn that confession Of judgment
by its owC sttorcey. the brilliant star
eyed Of the Louisville Cour 81 journal.
Speaking of Mr. WattersOn's confession.
that no truthful man would ClGlm for 8
moment that the colOred vote was al
loved to be cast and counted In the
southern states in which that vote was
in the majority, The G Zette says:
This Is a confession of the Weston
The notification of the constitl4 On
which contains the treaty of peace upcn
which the war was closed. MI VIZ
tersOD of course grows iraDtto over the
ca r get-Dsg times--but not because ters
OF thousands of bis men were mur-
dered for no better reason thar they
thought the government OF the United
States, victorious In "rms, wss strong
enough to protect them 10 thelr c!gh.s
according to the letter Of the C0nsf'tl-
tiOn
The war democrats OF the north we
understand now. They fought or the
union In order hat they might re"@7eT
their old 60 AtheTn ma .ters 10 rule 9 ser
them.'
This iGdctmont of the democracy
will stand IL the court Of on honest pub
there is no escape. there is che phase
of tna subject however, which the Ca
ZettCe Sc IDS 10 have passed over; the
utter fsisI fcsiiOn OF the entire demo-
oratic record during tina pat twenty
yescs By this confession o. Mr.. Wat
tersOn, the whole fab ic Of political cDl-
sis enCV is swept away from the DEM;
cratic party 1t stands confessed
OF fraud, Intimidation, ku kluTis N,
murder, and all else, emo so
stands BY its OWE confession.
Stands slso accused OF foul perjury,
through Y oh !t has deceived he great
court of 4 tsonsl judgment, 10! these
twenty ycarG, having suborled rhCug-
anoe Of witnesses to testify n it's behalf;
10 behalf ~ ~nst Watterson now con-
iessec 10 be lie. 4 base. black un-
grateful a'sbonoring, unjus,ificable lie.
A lie for pereonal political gaia. A lie
through which to rivet again the Fl G"rs
Of political n.avery upon nation that
had just th own of tie intolerable bur-
den Of chaitet slavery. Lea IL hot be
lost PHI ~ that this confession ~ Mr..
WGtter 90, Of the Louisville Courier
Journal, styled star-eyed goddess of
0cMOor7 10 reform, is . coafessi9 of
JudgMeru Ia favor Of the republ can
perry L; Is s confession that oil their
alleg ton: sgainst tie dem lcrscy we're
true, tough denied under oath By me
entire democratic pary ana press Of
the country. 1t Is u clear declaration Of
the entire and unqualified truthfulness
of every Charge of ballot box stuffing,
ballot stealing, counting out, intimida-
tlOh, y.oleace, fraud and all else by
which southern republican could be
cheated out OF bis ballot. And all this in
tbh<;s9e Of the most solemn pledges
gang S. IaS Pbs same democracy when,
dhe osloo "Duhy's Pun 6sld fbaV +nok
Is, says "a ,aulteraf ms or OPP 10 .,oH
SOm iu'sl OIL .,,t,.s should reCOmmn0 tIsufIonal
d these 9OAN.' th which,
a." ,ment to
maintain