The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-15

The New Orleans zSssss-D Democrat treats
- lnts meeting Of The National Republic
- League - Nashville, Tenn, a. ! Nat
allure. That paper claims that the object
g Sslecting Southern city = the place Of
meeting for this national organization was
With : vssw 10 enhance Republican
a1zoneth In that section, and In the hope
q giving birth TO - new Republican party
y ths South"
= thsn calls attention 10 the fact that
~ league proceeded 10 endorse President
Harrison, Speaker Reed and other party
teadses and representatives. and TO con-
6omn cuEtain political practices and social
ou1saeos that ars common in the South, As
directly calculated 70 weaken rather than
strengthen the great national party in tina.
poction.
This The 1smes- Dsmocyus regards n IAN
oGs5essivs policy" and claims that there
logo :sthe CONVENTION met In vain" whereas.
4 4 he'd carried out what that paper claims
~ originally proposed, "a policy Of con-
ei1iatton." . different and more favorable
result might have been reached. But a. /,
+. he effect upon the South has mot been
favorable In the judgment Of The Tsmes-
Dsneups.
Just Why The South especially needs con-
etliation. and how the league could have
managed TO conciliAte Il Is not explained.
1efhaps u the president. the spsakes and
ther Republican leaders had been con.
dsmned and denounced. and Southern
intimidation and frauds whitswashed the
New Orleans paper would have voted the
ecnvuntion an eminent success. And prob
oh1y u would have considered IL OF no
special moment. II not isdeed . cause for
odded graduation. II the effect had not
boen equally conclliatory. or IL IL had been
quite the reverse. ON other sections Of the
eountxy.
About thirty years ago this same cry was
nAuseatingly rife. and unharpily it Was no.
confined 10 tbs extreme South. When
united States forts we're being nrea upon,
end when mints. arscnals and public stores
vsss being seised by men Of the south,
thsFs were p,tsous pleas tina, they should
- conciiiAtcsl But a. for tho government.
whose authority Was being defea. and
whose forts and vessels Of var we're being
orsd upon ana sessed. ard whose rninss and
assenals we're being loctcas and A. 10 the
brave men who were being shot down or
were risking their lives In the eoaniry's de.
tense. there was no demand Tor any con.
ciliatory policy toward them. On the CON
erary. anything Of that kind. just as nov
NJ endorsement Of Harrison and Reed.
vas only calculated 10 fire the Southern
heast' and incise IL TO foaier deeds Of vse-
lsnce and outawrs.
u b about time for the Southern press
and people to understand that ali thought
e forswsarinE principles oi right, or OF
uakine concessions to wrong principles tos
ne sake Of sconcslissinE" vrong~ioers. has
bssn hanished Il II ever had Judgment in
che minds Of the Republicans Of this eoun.
nv. There 10 no disposition 10 -frs the
southern heart. Is but II sosnd policies can.
nc4 b advocated and faithful servants Q.
the people endorsed without provoking
that result. why. the Southern heart wigl
have 10 b fred. that is all And tie ooun-
try viii continue 10 grew and prosper,
South ~ well ~ North.