The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-09-11
BENNYsS POPULARITY.
The Doctor rHppudiated by the ColorsA
N3Efs tfssNskers Of the South.


That was curious and significant no.
'cident which befel tho Administraticn
IN the capital Of, Tennesses- .f8
BeA5amiA H<<isoA has been Presi:
.dsntEf TIL uGtA ass4 III ! litsle
mere tha6 slxtedk HontIs. Though
elected as an avowed advocate 81 civil
.AerTice reform, on platform sensation
silly Aggressive in favor Of the. extern
sion Of the principles Of that reform to
all grades Of the public service, he has
made record meyer before oqualed in
4! = & once holders
sBlG.ssss j III, i: q 4 T. T. q. q;
political faith to succeed thAm. This
ought to have endeared him 10 that .ele.
ment Of his party, which il nnmerically
mud ~ Ter pan - il which looks
somss6l ! sof ons I'LL somehow.
this result has not-been p achieved
Hun1eliatinE - thu confession may BE-,
1t is certain that DR.. Harrison is not q
Bpopular man, even in the ranks Of his
own party, He has not Voluntarily for.
feitsd the respect Of the rank and file
OF the g. 0. p. He has, in truth, strivea
hard to give satisfaction. Though q
man that has been largely advertised r
possessing piety Of the most unrele1it.
ing variety, he has not prescribed tn
unregenerate who aided in his election.
In his official family sits man WHOSE
presence there is due to his success In
raising corruption funds. His most
trusted and influential adviser, outside
Ethe Cabinet, is man who refuses to
deny the charge Of having distracted
$500, 600 from State Treasury. Some
of his appointees have been convicted
Of felonies, and great many others
ought to have been. These facts indi-
cate that the President has been anx-
ious to show that he is not too proud or
too good to recognize the services of any
element Of his party. And yet they do
not love him. III
It is signffcant touy that the colored
element Of the Nashville convention
was conspicuous IN the opposition to
the resolution to indorse the administra.
did, not scoftrib1ee much to Mr.. Har-
rison's election, but those of the North
held the balance of power In several
States, aId -itwase their votes that made
his success posi- lie, On-the basis Of
tho .whiH vote, Mr., Harrison was
beaten BADLY Hts presenceT in the
White House is due to the prejudice
which compels co1ored men to vote the
Republican ticket, contrary to their
own interestssand the good Of the coun-
try. And yet one of these Republicans
testified that there is all over the
South, under the reign of DR.. Har-
rison, an effort to slap the negro in the
face. -
The Democratic party is not particu-
larIy interested in the unpopnlarity of
the President His denomination would
not be an Overwhelming misfortune for
the Democratic candidate in 1892. II
wesmay judge of his whole term by that
part OF it already past, we could 90 to
the country upon the record thus pre-
scented with the most sahguine hopes OF
success. But unless he does something
to strengt hen his hold upon the dis,
satisfied element Of his party his re-
i1onina ton seems hardly among the
possibil tiled n The Mash Vile incident
is certainly ominous. Heretofore the
Federal office-holders have generally
been omnipotent in Republican councils
in the South, but all their influence at
the Nashville meeting was exerted In
vain. There are many indications that
the, sentiments expressed there are
shared by Republicans in every sec
ton of the country. -Louisville Courier
Journal. "a go