New-York tribune., 1890-06-06
THE CASE OF Mr.. TUBES.
AND THE REBEL FLAGs.

TO the Editor Of Tho Tribune
slr: \ few DAYS since under the caption " m En-
Item Of Evil" Won printed MY brief note,
IN which | ventrrrd n cAprc's tho opinion that as
the Confederate nng simply m emblem ot Dc
cat"d rebellion. nrd - uc, Therefore. an insult 20
the LOYALTY orSc of the yias and the dad the con
grcs, should make It's puh~ display a felony.
There can be no reasonable Doubt that thls Is a
sentimcn, very generally entertained hy nv abiding
citizens pablo expression of II IL not therefore. 10
De- wondered ~. Nevertheless. one of ronr Demo
,ratlc contemporaries haS deemed II extraordinary
a, 70 discuss &, In an editorial of dazzling hrlloncY
undcr the heading The Matter WIN Tubbs.' In tlrs
article after giving his reader, 81 understand that he
doe, not approve oi my name. without. however. IN
Gicatnc his preference rvhlrh !. az least would
highly value o.. and a:tcg administering 20 me-. VITA
wlthcrug scorn sundry well dcscr,ci tohuhcs for
having such name he gacs 10 say TINT hr ha.
lad a vision Of Your unfortunate correspondent
which 30 overwhelming That it las crippled his
pen" - such an extent thnt hc cannot pursue f.,
theme ard moro Of tho same sort.
Bat though TIM, nodct writer hides hiu' eli b.
editorial inpcrSonal,tv. hS language susgt'tS AZ
least reasonable inference that he il ~ exotic
since he concludes his effort by saying that Mo,t
American, confound dyspepsia v!th patriotism. and
irom pcr,onll private spasns infer seizure OF pubIc
virtue
Mo.t Americans VIII probably reject tni, dag
ncsis aud some of them at lea,t viii suspect that
though his vision may have crippled hi pen, some
thing Of an earlier origin must have crippled the good
sense OF thi, philosophical uminary. Evidently hi,
insocnce has reed of clutches. morc's the pity.
Hut the fact Is that. quite unintcntonaN 80 course
he has mi taken the subject under discussion. The
question Is not What IS the matter with TnbbS' :" for
though he, all right this cnn be of no possible
interest to the public. but What i the matter with
tho Rebel nac 80 Is quito different AFFAIR and tlr
convection !, well nigh universal IN thiN part OF the
country not only that this nag should hc abolished
but that n H. not ViSc tO encourage, after an
interval 81 quarter II century. demon STATIONS
which tend 20 rally dsloyaly to revive tho fcrvor
Of conflict In which were sacrificed half million OF
lives and thousands II millions of dollars.
| am well aware Mr.. Editor. that your space g.
valuable and have desire to trcspass vour
conrt"ous Indulgence. bur trust you Will permit me-
to say that II yuu were cUchi7anl of the enpirOuS
personal cfrIsiOpS which my simple suggestion has
called forth. you would realize With Tint the old
time satanic spirit l. not dead. ard you might well
doubt whether the nage Of the South arc now brought
ont no lrn.cr (asl the cmblcmS Of treason, bat Hs)
the souvenirs Of n gigantic mistale." In any event
II NAV well be understood that the day hds rot Yet
dawnrd when any genuine. Union H., ing, Amcr an
citizen be moved by rificu,c, abuse or jhrc"t'
Let treason be- made odi0us.'
SAM Ell WELSH TT BB>.
Nontclnir May 30 1890.