Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-07
The Bloody Shirt.


Inasmueh as great number of our
republicans are Mortified oyer the nom
ination of ex-rebel Harris on the Peo-
PIES Party ticket for congressman at
large, the HERALD would respectfully
ask them to give their opinion of the
following list of republican appointees
to good fat government positions. In
this list will be found the names of
ex-rebels who were almost at the top
of the list of Confederate officers.
The Peoples Party in its desire to
wipe out the line of sectionalism has
chosen for several positions men who
were engaged upon the wrong side in
the late war. None of these men how
ever, arose to any special prominence
in the souththern army, and IN their
subordinate positions had no voice IN
the management of the war. They
had no control of the prison bells,
where thousands upon thousands died
of the horrors of starvation and dis
ease. On the other hand, Gen. Long
street was power in the confederacy,
standing almost at the top of the list.
This man has been honored time and
time again by the republicans. There
is nothing to show that he, either per-
sonally or officially, ever protested
against the policy of the south re-
garding prisoners of war. General
Alderman was appointed attorney
general under Grant, in a position
where he had great power, where his
opinion could, in the settlement of
questions growing out of the war, do
much to rob the north of its rights,
and so on through the list. The
HERALD does not criticise the republi-
can party for these appointments, but
does ask its republican friends to let
the Peoples Party do likewise. The
list of appointees will be enlarged as
numerous other ex-rebels who have
embraced the republican faith have
been received with open offices:
The Republican party was the first to recognize
the Confederate brigaders by Federal appoint.
ment. President Grant twenty years ago. ap-
pointed Brlgadler General Amos T. Alderman. OF
Georgia, TO seat in his cabinet that of attorney
general, to construe the constitution and expound
the law for the people of the United States and q
Republican senate confirmed the appointment.
President Hays appointed General Key, of Ten
nessee, postmaster general, and every Republican
postmaster in the United States, who was COM
missioued under Hays administration, received
his commission signed by the Confederate briga-
der, General Key.
They appointed Judge Hughes United States
judge for the district of Virginia, a position for
life. He was an original secessionst, and the ed
itor of a secession paper.
They appointed John S. Mosby, guerilla. to a
foreign mission.
They appointed Thomas Settle. OF North Carol
ina, district judge of the United States, life of
fee. He was an out and out secessionist and an
officer in the rebel army. He was afterwards
ment abroad He was president Of the Republic
can national convention in 179 that nominated
Grant
They appointed Governor Holden, of North
Carolina, postmaster at Raleigh. He was an Of
hcer in the rebel army.
They appointed james L. Orr, Of South Carroll
ma. minister to Russia. He was an officer in the
rebel army and a leading secessionist.
They appointed Colonel Northup, OF South Car
olina, United States district attorney. He was an
OFF Ger in the rebel army.
They appointed Major Morphis United States
marshal. He was distinguished officer and scout
in Gen. Lees command.
They appointed G. W. Hunt United States mar.
shall. He was a rebel officer in Gen. Hardy com
mand.
They appointed Thomas Walters United States
district attorney of Mississippi. He was a rebel
Office holder in Gen. Longstreets command:
They appointed General Green Chandler United
States district attorney in the place of Walters
Chandler was prominent rebel officer.
They appointed Colonel q. W. Henderson Uni
| ted States revenue collector. lie n promi-
nent rebel officer in Gen. Chambers division.
They appointed Gen. Longstreet Surveyor OF
the port OF New Orleans, and have fairly covered
him with honors whenever they had chance
Gen. Longstreet was one Of the leading Confeder-
| ate generals.
They appointed Colonel William II. Hugh Uni
| ted States district Judge. He a rebel officer
They appointed Judge Humphrey one OF the
judges of the supreme court for the District oil
Columbia. He was a rebel officer