The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-01
CLEVELAND NOT IN IT.
MIR. WALTER f. ADDISON or
Vs. THIS CITY.

He"' ,,,,. He Is Opposed to the ex-Presi'
ae' ,comDrehensive Review OF His
q de"' 60 President and Since His De-
4 .a,-ur. Addison Thinks the cohtess ~
8 ns,ueen I'M, German Gray an" i'o'eS'
q ~, rcoor,er interviewed Mr.. Wal
~ Addison Yesterday on the subject
s ~, onnroaching National Democratic
q r.,n,ior WHO do you think will be
4 n;n,tcd." queried the reporter.
& -, believe" answered Mr.. Addison
d .l., Nil German, Gray and Boies are
q i. fopr candidates between whom the
u;ne,ion will lie. Either OF them in
:. ooinion would he very acceptable to
4 n, Marty at large
1 How about Mr.. cleveIand?'
q ~ consider Mr.. Cleveland rs practically
... % inc race. He has received much at
s n. hands Of the Democratic party ana
l.. dane little to deserve its gratitude or
81 command us supVoi''
a know that there are many VINO
= loo. unon him as the very personlflcatlon
8 ofpolitical r-htcousness-but / contend
Il ,ls, :uc)l of his adherents are either poor
q democrats or that they deliberately shut
q ,ssir ewes to the record which he has
q made. TO the history he has written
81 Of himself.
q Look a, Mr.. Grover Cleveland as
i President. His first step after induction
Il in Office is TO appoint as two members OF
4 bis cabinet, citizens of New York giving
q that State, himself included, a representa-
q non Of three in his cabinet. The great
q Vest is given one membcr-and he from
3 State at that time hopclessly republi-
4 can. He does nothing in these his first
8 appointments to strengthen our party IN
a The debaahle and pivotal States OF In
8 diana, New Jersey and Connecticut. He
q next asonishcs the Nation as well as his
3 party by giving his most important for
d elm mission 10 man utterly unknown
"a to POLITICS man with absolutely no pub
Il cex0cricMce: man who, so far as the
n cOuulry knew, never struck Il political
i blow Tor his party, and to cap the climax
8 Of this wonderful appointments man
s from the little hde-bound republican
a Stateot ermont-a man named Phelps, Il
ii New England professor. Fred Douglas a
81 blatant and active negro radical held
enc OF the most important and lucrative
q otceS within the gift of the President
IS KS Wien Mr. Cleveland was elected have
IA understood that this negro had white fe-
SIS male clerks under him He had thrown
"a aehauce into the face Of Southern
ISL law and custom by marrying white
s 'oman. Naturally the South clamored
s. 0r his removal. Nearly, if not quite, two
2f@ ''' N'"lHNi itiOIc tUclE ucUIClluS Wei I
aM granted and then as i to placate certain
M la'Se OF New England muswumpery, Cleve-
$SM% aad appointed another negro, in his stead
s Tor his say he cannot he too severely
Is Condemned. Many arc disposed to treat the
- ''e question as side issue or subordi
8 lac considerations This will not do. AS
s ''is as the negro has the right Of suffrage
"a !" ne South, aud rs long as this negro
s ia, neither intelligence nor property to
81 s'ue and control his ballot, so long will
~ ''s 0ea bnrnins,liyins question: in South
''A politics. say Mr.. Cleveland in his
ss@ 4'PoSl'lon of Fred Douglas and in his APP
so"''nen' OF his successor outraged
s. 'o''"eFn intelligence and decency.
sS ''" pamperlng to his pet mugwump the
''S Ut keeps in Office as postmaster in
'' largest city of this country repuhli-
al '"' actively and prominently identified
55S# ''' '0e republican party-~and an ap-
' s& ',"'ee OF a republican administration. |
81 ''' 10 Mr.. Pearson, postmaster of New
d otk city.
" much for his appointments. Mr.
g ''Sl'"d was elected upon plat
=" whose tariff plank WAS dominated bv
conservatism of Randall and German
Ed - plank which did not absolutely
-. '' protection as principle but which
'ssa .. "''''ent with the idea, think. Of Il
s@ a., encouragement Of home industries
,. FS0seu 10 theory which would place
"a ii. "s I"'or on competing level with
M VA. F""PeF labor of foreign countries. 1t
eon, Platform that distinctly and un-
a '''''y opposed the accumulation O.
~ y', 5a"''c and dangerous surplus in the
i,o. 'easury by revenues resulting
M ion. stem OF internal taxa
,Ml to . aa' Platform, Mr.. Cleveland professed
' ssS s,,r '''en''onsly embrace; it was OH that
M clara, as declaration, an honest de-
M elected. y \, party principles that he was
M h.a 40" say the man is nolitico,Iy