Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-02-01
POLITICAL DuPLICuTY.

A radical Republican letter writer from
Washington, under date Of 18th ult., snys
"a delegation Of thirty Virginians passed
through here Last week en- route TO Indiana
polls to urge the claims Of General Ma
hone for eabinent position. There wNr
n report, but II lacked verifcniion, that
the delee alton carried letter from Sens
tor Sherman, endorsing Mnhonr. Gen
erai Malone Ia veyy shrewd .soliiicai
manipulation, and he IA certainly working
things jnHt now for all they are worth to-
wnrda booming himself for the cabinet.
but do not think there u the Riightca,
probability uf his going Into General
IIarrison's cabinet in inct have II di-
rect from man who Ia RR nesr 10 Gener-
nj Harrison M any man In the country,
that urder no conceivable circumstances
would General Harrisnn appoint Malone
to cabinet pUaition."
1t is singular, Ia IL not, that Senator
Sherman could work 40 harmonIouSly
with these Rebel Brigadiers," " and regard
them aa men Of great political influence
II they will only vote the Ho-called RI
publican iicket--and then take the stump
in the North and denounce them as traitor.
who sought TO destroy the Union and
were holding public positions through in.
timii.tion OF voters and fraud upon the
ballut-bOI7
Near the saine date all the Daily papers
that take the Associate Press news gave
the informationthat Gen. LongstTeet and
COL Mosby had made friendly call upon
Presitlent-eleci Harrison and were expect
ed to be reinstated to public Office under
a Republican administration. Iongstreei,
as commander Of a corps in the Confederate
army, was one OF the most stubborn enc
mics the Union army had to contend with.
Col. Mosby commanded band OF gnrril-
las who were effective upon the Union
picket line,. but not in the general results
Of tile war, as il partook more Of cold
blooded murder and stimulated rather
thaa intimidated. Both Of these men
have held good positions under Republl-
can administrations almost since the close
OF the war.
Again the Republicans in the Senate
delayed the confirmation Of Col. Lamar
for the Supreme bench for two or three
months and the politicians eel up the ory
that he ought 10 he rejected because he
was "rebel," right in the face Of the
plain fact that Presidents Grant, Hayes
and Arthur had act the example by the
appointment oh Judges Hammond and
Key, of Tmnesree, Paul OF Virginia, Speer
oil Georgia. Settle of Florida, and Board
man OF Louisiana--all OF whom served IN
the Confederate army and were placed
upon the federal bench by Republican
Presidents TO interpret the constitution
which they had at one time sought to
destroy. It was right and proper that
they should be appointed, rs the States IN
rebellion had been accepted back into
the Union OF States and weie entitled TO
representation IN the various departments,
and had the right TO change their politics
and vote the Republican ticket il its prin-
cipl,s were congenial TO them, and we
have never heard OF them being boyeotted
right to attempt sucha cheap 'guy" and
practice such duplcity upon the people
as TO stir mp animosity between two sec
tions and spread the "Political Hysteria"
as contagion over the Northern States.
This is equally contemplate and as bad
for the morals and health of the people
as the alledged act OF an old Kentucky
doctor who sought TO weoken and destroy
the opponents Of Slaveocracy by shipping
clothing infected with smaiR pox into the
Northern States in the closing death strug
giles Of slavery. Any school boy who has
got half way through history ought to be
sufficiently intelligent to feel insulted at
such cheap "guys" as these. From a finan-
cial point Of view the people ought to be
able to observe that they cannot afford TO
make the effort TO live on prejudice and
duplicity. but rather make the effort to
disiingsish between right and wrong.
Had Generals Grant. Sherman or
Sheridan been taken up by the Demo-
cratic or other party for President their
regulations would have been placed in
jeopardy the same as that of General
Mcclellan by this same class of politi-
clans who have only mud as a weapon.
No one should require any stronger
proof that politicians or party have no
principles to advance or defend when
they resort to mud singing and work
on prejudice as blind to cover their
tracks. Voters should seek and demand
facts before they makeup their minds
to render a verdict.