Asheville daily citizen., 1891-12-12

from the senate restaurant, that 1t was
a statesman like document
that equal, or even approach, The Sun.
OF Baltimore, III the variety and accu-
absolute souudnesS politically OF its edi-
torldl utterancts. Ihr auL is really one
ol the newspapers ol An,rlth, now be-
coming rare, which nls refused to be led
into mod,rn scuSatiohtism, aud i'll
maintaining its integrity III TINS respect
it has retained Its strong hold upon one
OF the largest and most mtcIIisent con
stituenvics III The county.
Mr.. NandGrblt's tennis court at AShe-
vile vii cost over 500 900, wIilc many
thousand ar starving TOR tread, aud Il
Christian " press stand, teeth Set,
against an honest effort Tor rciurm.-
Clinton Cau>aNun.
The thousands starving for bread
could not eat tenns court, or any other
kind, but they could cat what the cost
OF that tennis court would bring There
fore, we are glad that Vanderbilt put
that much money into circulation. lie
has his tennis cou t, and the people who
worked tor him lave his money; both
are satisfied. Let Inn do So some more.
lAarIniui TinIiditS.
THE CITIZEN mas observed nothing more
extraordinary OF late than the sincere
attitude OF a few democratic papers who,
even now that Crisp is elected, continue
to tear that the occupancy oi the speak
er'S char by southern democrat will
somehow raise the sectional issue. This
attitude aim ,st implies, it seems to inl-
ply, a lear that Il southern democrat is
pretty certain to do something that will
give the enemies of the south chance to
cry that She is not loyal" that she is
not PATRIOTS.
From the first THE CITIZEN combated
this idea as having no possibility OF ioun
dation tor the revl>ing OF the sectional is
sue and Us beng an inustce to the south
that should not receive a moments sup
port from southern newspapers. Never
theless some southern editors did enter
tain this idea and we notice that q lew
of them still have their grave doubts y
We therefore think it pertinent 10 call
their attention to the following, from t he
Springfield Mass Republican paper
that has been more friendly to the south
and has plead more often for its rccogni-
tion than any other organ of New New
England opinion:
"Whcn the subject first began to be
discussed we were III doubt whether the
oil sectional i;clng IN the northern
states had SO far disappeared as TO
make ii wise from party point OF view
for the democrats To put IA dlstInct,vely
southern man IN the speakers char AT
this time"
This was exactly the position of manv
southern papers, and they will be inter
ested in the Republicans changed opinion,
as follows:
"Ihrrc was one feature OF the contest
over the Spcakcrsmp wlcn marks it as
OF no littlc historical Importance. Both
OF the leading candidates were trOn
states which seceledln lS01 But
so tr as We have heard. among pub
lie men and newspapers ot any party IN
the north, and particularly OF the rrpul-
lcan party, no Objection based on Sec
tiunt grounds has been made to the
election oi either to pr>slde over the
national house
THE CITIZEN has carefully scanned
many northern papers during the speak
ership contest aud its conclusions agree
with the Republicans. This, also from
the Republican, is instructile:
"rhat a southcrner can be chosen
speaker OF the house by large demo-
cratic MAJORITY without exciting one
fear or calling out a single cry OF "thc
south in the sadClr" is situation for
winch this paper has long and earnestly
lahurcd through much cvil report. 1t
marks more distinctiun than anv event
which has lately come to pass the cnd OF
the mlserabl struggle of company OF
political stalwartS To make party capi.
tai out oi fostering sectional i,elng The
fight against these mlschicvous influences
that worked To prevent a tuil rcStora.
tion OF the union III heart as well as in
hand dates back with the Republican
more than score OF ycars-tuu long q
time tor such time for such a cause tu
work its way to succ,sS-but the victory
is now unmstakable. We have passed
the time when the cry of rebellion" Car
stir the voters oi the north. and a stuml
crusade against the solid south" cal
elect president Parties can no Longer
count Tor Success on sectional pr, judre
they are thrown back upon what they
are and what they do and propose"
These last two ur three sentences ar,
what we wish to direct particular atten
tion to. There has not only been sec
tional prejudice but also sectional fear
and some of the latter, it would seem
still exists in the south-a fear to believ,
in full measure that the south is II,
longer an object o suspicion, or, it it still
may be in localities represented by a few
rabid newspapers. that it is unnecessar,
to pay serious attention to any express
sions OF that kind.
We believe the south should have to,
much respect. too much dignity. to b
constantly on the look out for somethin,
to take 0ffense at in the criticisms OF per
sons too narrow-minded to be patriotic
too sectional themselves to think it pos
sible the south should be otherwise.
Stone Throwing From q Glas
House.
From the Philadelphia Times.
While the presidents example is scarce
ly well chosen, yet the truth he under