The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-09
re President,s sout.ern POLICY.

| TIE Presidents Southern Policy.
When the President was iuaugurated
there was a rea- deal speculation as to
what his luthern policy would be. The
| upressi) N seemed 10 be that he was de-
sirous Of having the good W Ii of the uthern
| pc pie, an Il at therefore he woul do n tn
| ing that they could regard as being against
their interests When the white republican
movement in the sou b was started it was
u lderstood that he favored it. He certainly
| gave 1t % much lcou-a ement that black
| D hiicians in different parts Of the south
| denounced h m in pretty stro terms.
Many f the white republicans 10 the south
told hi n q at be mad made a mistake, and
| used whatever Iuh lencs they posse ssed to
IN luce him 10 pursue an aggressive, instead
Of a CO ciliatory, policy to ward the south.
1t IS probable that ne never intended to
lreat. the southern people as if be felt
| friendly interest in them. He may have
aid some things that crea ed the impression
hat he intended u adopt a policy of that
Kind, but he has never done anything to
| Justify an impression of that sort. On the
contrary, bis official acts have been in har-
mony with the views of the most partisan
| OF the republican leaders. To show that
| mis- is true il is not necessary to refer to his
official acts in all tie southern states 1t
| /, s-ffi lent TO refer to those Of this state
nd florida.
10 this STATE he is putting c)lored men into
some Of the most important offices ia his gift,
although he knows that they are not ac-
ptable officials. Not long ago he made
lored man collector of the port of Bruins
" ok. and the colored man was not even
esident of at city. There are plenty of
White repub leans in Brunswick who are
luallfied t. fill almost any Office, and among
EN- collector could nave been found who
would have givel general satisfaction.
The other day a colored man was ap-
pointed 'stmaster at Athens. and colored
man also has been appointed postmaster at
Americas. Both Athens and Americas are
growing cities The vast aj5rity of those
who have dealings wi the postoffice in
those cities are white peope, and they
object to colored pvstmasters. The Pres-
dent, however, does not listen TO their o9isc-
lions. He has no sympathy with the n. He
seens to desire to annoy, rather than to
please, tue southern pc pie. The Was ing
ton correspondent of the New York Times
says that a colored man was appointed post
master a. Americus to punish Congressman
Crisp for his presumption in opposing
speaker Reed. Can it be possible that the
President would engage in such small bust
ess
Congressman Crisp says that the man
who has been appointed postmaster a.
Americas is wholly unfit for the position,
and untles' tn sama thing could be said
truthfully of the appointee at Athens.
What has been the Presidents purse in
Floridal He has appointed a judge and
marshal who have shown themselves
to be extremely jealous in doing par
tisan WORK, and it is notorious that
he upholds them in doing such work.
Efforts have bee made to pack grand a ID
patlt Juries with republicans for the hearing
and trial of political ca,es. Democrats
have been dragged ng distances from their
homes to ans er charges that, there are
good reasons for thinking, have no founda-
ton except in partisan hate The President
has been asked to dismiss the off n ling off,
Gals, but he has taken no notice of the re-
quest. Indeed, it is probable that their par
tisan acts meet his approval
Does it not appear from the foregoing
facts tha' the President is bent on punish
ing the southern people for refusing to SUP
port the Republican party2 There is GER
tainly nothing conciliatory in his attitude
toward the south. In what northern city,
for instance, has he appointed a colored
man p3stmasterl There are tens of thou
sands of col9red people in New York, also
in Pennsylvania and Ohio, aud cry iuteli-
gent ones, too; but the President doesn't
appoint colored pustmasters in tho sta es.
There is no need for iuqu ring What the
Presidents southern policy is. Ii is APP
parent to every one who is acquainted with
his public acts il the sJuth.