Evening journal., 1889-07-15
PARrlsAN RllNpNEss.

day would have done as well, for it is
fair average mess of Republican politi-
cal diet 1t has the same malice, but
lacks the sense Of the New York Press:
It seems that Mr. Cleveland, who
through fraud and ballot.box stuffing
occupied the Presidential chair for four
years, can never forgive Governor For
aker for the part he took in restraining
him when he proposed to return the
rebel battle flags. He improved the
opportunity TO snub the Governor in
Philadelphia during the centennial,
and since then has shown his hatred in
number Of ways. 1t is now stated that
the ex President proposes to 20 TO Ohio
ano take part in the coming campaign
for the purpose of preventing the re
election Of Governor Foraker.
There is not an item Of truth in that
razzle -dazzled, conglomeration Of senti-
mental foolialness. II is useless, Of
course, but we challenge every state
ment. There is no proof for single one
of them, aud it is cruel to demand IT,
1t was Hayes for whose fraudulent
election commission was appointed
Cleveland took his seat without protest
Cleveland countermanded the flag order
before he ever heard Of Foraker and be-
fore the tay-at-home fighters were ex-
cited TO furor Of valor that
they did not display when there was
any fighting to be done. Nobody cares
anything about the flags except the pro
fessional Republican howlers They
were rotting in garrett when General
Drum discovered them. Mr.. Cleveland
did not snub little Foraker, though that
seems to be his chief recommendation to
Republicans. II Cleveland had kicked
Foraker off of the platform that cheap
little demagogue would have clapped
his muddy hands in glee and would have
been nominated for President in the con.
vention where he betrayed Sherman. The
ex-President is too big a man to hate
Foraker. For sker is too little dema
goge for Cleveland TO know Who is
Foraker, anyhow What has he doneg
Then this persplcuous and veracious
editorial prodigy begins on the South.
There are no doubt numbers Of men in
Arkansas who know who his murderers
are and where TO find them, but their
tongues are tied, even If they were dis
posed TO give them up. One man, who is
supposed to know too much, was also
murdered, and Colonel Claytons assas-
sins can feel pretty sure that they are
safe from prosecution.
If the Republicans have such particu-
lar and exact knowledge Of Clayton's
cowardly assassins why not publish
names and dates2 The authorities OF
Arkansas have offered $4,000 for the ap-
prehension Of the murderers. Why do
not the rabid South -haters claim the re-
ward? Surely such brave, disinterested and
patriotic heroes, as the Republicans claim
to be, ought to court death in such a
glorious cause. Surely these people who
rely on the government TO support them
are not afraidi Surely they are not
patriotic on paper only for political rea
sonsl
After finishing the indictment against
Arkansas the fair and noble minded
editor goes for Governor Lowry of Miss
issippi for trying to stop the fighters
the horde Of Northern toughs who in
vaded the South to practice a brutal oc
cupation unknown there
We do not recollect that he has ever
offered any reward for the men who shoot
down inoffensive white and colored Re
publicans, merely because they are Re
publicans
What pretty pickle the editor would
be in If he attempted to substantiats
that statement. But he is one of the
kind who gets his information from inner
consciousness He knows that the people
are brutal murderers and Williams without
a redeeming virtue and therefore every
murder is political and dastardly crime
against a Republican
Coming nearer home the myoptic and
sore-eyed editor sees the events from tn,
same studio through the same bleared
glasses warranted not to reveal beauty
or a truth from any landscape. H,
says:
The Philadelphia Record and other
Democratic journals seem to rejoice II
the failure Of Charles II. Treat, but al
the same time seem to forget that 1t is /
disaster from which Georgetown will noi
soon recover. The fact that b,
is Republican and an earnest worker il
sufficient to condemn him IN the eyes O
every Democratic journal In the country
r but he has done more for Delaware an,
/, put more money In the pockets of tn
7 people than any Democrat that ever cam
i here.
As every intelligent man viii perceive
this is not true in any particular. Tn
Every Evening. and some Wilmington
! correspondent of the Philadelphia Record
made unnecessary and unfair attacks o.
q Mr.. Treat. They are not ''every Demo
= crutic journal in the country" tn
: author Of the Philadelphia Records art
Gle is probably Higglnsite, and Ever
,s Evening is not Democratic journal. ]
N does not claim to be nor is it recol
D. nized as Democratic iourna
Il Treat has not done quite so much as
ascribed to him. He is a man of energ
and ability but II he had brought moi
a. capital he would not be In the conditiC
1t he is in now. But all of this shows no
n the Daily Republican gets the matter {
le which its editorial TRADES are co
ie structed. Or rather it shows that u
O. facts, in any case. are not considerel
ry If by chance lonely fact does cross Il
We vision Of the editor it is distorted by q
ry bleared glasses through which he look
e. This is fair sample of the Republica