The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-27
why THE SOUTH LOVES cLEvE-
LAND.


LAND.
The Richmond (vt.) State tDem.) thinks
that "Sectionalism, 50 far as hate for the
South IL concerned, is dead, and gives the
chief credit for this result TO Mr.. Cieye-
land. by appointing ex-Confederates to
high positions, it says, che offended the
maiignants, but he pleased the country"
The Memphis AppeaIAsdianche tDem.)
nays Of Cleveland in the same strain:
Did he not put Lamar Of Mississippi in his
eabfnet ard subsequently on the supreme court
oench7 Did he not send Hubbard OF Texas to
Japan, Lawton OF Georgia to Russia, Curry OF
YirRfufA 70 spain. McIAne of Maryland to
ttance7 Did be not make Atkins OF Tennessee
oDmmissioner Of Indian afairs7 Did he not
ehooes Garland Of Arkansas for attorney -gener-
~ and stand by him when in trouble Did he
not appoint General Joseph T. johnston commits
9t0ner Of railroads.
This is altogether too thin; 1t proves al
together too much. The real reason why
Che South loves Cleveland is because he
Was Southern sympathizer long before
lhe war. during the war and ever since the
Nar. II appointing ex-Confederates to
high positions could have placated the
eouth it might have stopped pouting and
Bnawing its neither life before the Access
ZION Of Cleveland.
OF thirteen United States district judges
appointed in the South by Republican
presidents seven were Confederates
among them ex-Postmaster-General Key,
who was appointed by President Hayes.
James L. Orr, of South Carolina, very
/ Axle :.<nu4 H,r fad aw.4o -
pointed by President Grant Minister to st.
Petersburg; Longstreet was made Minister
TO constantinople; Alderman, of Georgia,
was made Attorney General by President
Grant. Colonel Mosby was sent to China
|eby a Republican President, and Canady, a
North Carolina Confederate, was made
6ergeant-st-Arms of the United States
Senate by General Logan. General Nc
Laws was appointed Postmaster of Sayan-
nah, Ca, by Grant. General Wickham, a
Virginia Confederate Brigadier, was always
favored by the Republican party
The real reason why the South liked
Cleveland was not because he appointed
Confederates. but because he appointed
none but irreconcilable Confederates to
Office at the South and because he preferred
copperheads to war Democrats for appoint
ment to high and honorable offices at the
North, such as Phelps, Bayard, Hanna,
Roberts, Fuller, Pendleton, Lathrop and
others. When the Cleveland Democracy
included such names as Slocum, McClel-
Ian, Sickles, Palmer, Averill, Bragg, Buell.
Couch, Cox. Curtin. McClernand, Hoad-
ley and host Of minor names in every
state to choose from he passed by all these
war Democrats and handed the flag to
copperheads to carry.
This 70 why the South loves Cleveland;
he appointed no war Democrats to Office,
save General Black, and he was mean
enough TO place the flag at half-mast for
Jacob Thompson, the yellow fever" mis-
creant and Canada tirebug during the war.
It 10 the appointment Of the Northern cop
perheads who fattened under the flag.
while they rubbed their hands over the
country's agony and prayed for its defeat
Chat makes the South love Cleveland.
They love him because his own sympa-
thies were with those who timidly denied
the right of the South to secede while they
boisterously and bitterly denied the right
of the North to coerce; who lived at ease.
In comfort and safety under the stars and
stripes which they cursed while praying
for the stars and oars.
This was and Is the vulnerable part of
Cleveland's record, for though the Confed-
crate who fought the government to the
death has been rehabilitated by a Repub-
lcan Congress, no power on earth can re-
habilitate the Northern opponent of the
war for the Union TO the extent of making
the loyal people forget that the South
loves Cleveland today because of his con-
sistent record of sympathy for the South.
He sympathized with the South when she
was trying to make slavery national and
freedom sectional in 1s54-5s; he sympa-
thized with the South when she shot at
the flag; he sympathized with the South
when after firing her last cartridge she
surrendered in the last ditch of rebellion.
and he so completely sympathized with
the South when he was President that he
never appointed reconstructed Confeder-
ate to Office OF the Longstreet type; and
never appointed war Democrat to Office
until he had exhausted the list of conspic-
nous Northern copperheads.
This is the true reason why the South
3 loves Cleveland today and will nominate
him for President in spite Of his anti-free
silver utterances. Cleveland, sure of the
support of the Democracy of the South
pnd Southwest, who love him for the
enemies his copperhead record has made
Scr him at the North; and sure of the sup
port ofthe Northern Democracy, because
they know that no Democrat less pro-
noonced in his opposition TO free silver
car possibly carry the doubtful states OF
the East and Middle Wet, will be the
Democratic candidate for President in
is92 Knowing this. the Republican party
will meet to run their strongest man. Is
Mr.. Harrison that manp Is not rather
our strongest man James @. BlaineG
The Mugwumps also favor Cleveland's
nomination for 1852. The Mugwump is
sometimes an amiahle, upright, self-com-
plscent egotist with pet peculiar views
that he wishes to see recognized in legisla-
ton and prevail in politics; sometimes he
Is q political dude. silly, grandiloquent
Anglo-maniac; sometimes he is hyper.
critical pedagogue: or clerical, medical
or legal crank. who is easily captured by a
solemn, ponderous, plantudinous dema-
gogue, who never forgets to wear the reform
bouquet ostentatiously in his button-hole,