The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-09
GARRISON ON HARRISON.

The letter, from New York, written
by Hon. J. S. Clarkson to his own paper,
the Des MONIES Register, in criticism of
the presidents appointment of Jackson
to the supreme bench, is creating great
deal of talk. Our dispatches at the
time containing but a mere synopslcal
note of its contents we herewith publish
the letter in full, and as follows:
president Harrison's act in appoint
ing a southern states right Democrat to
this high court of last resort in the pre-
sent critical national situation Is a gross
BETRAYAL OF public trust and party faith.
Indeed. in my judgment, it is an act of
party perfidity little short of moral
crime.
"Alone of all the branches Of the gov
eminent, the Judiciary now stands be-
tween the south and its avowed hostility
to the principles of all the systems and
policies adopted by the government and
accepted by the great body OF American
people as the results of the war. 1t re-
mains, or, except for this act of Repub-
licau president, would have remained,
for four years as the one defense IN the
government against the reactiOnary poll
cies of the south and as the only protec-
ton to the Republicans of the southern
states, whose helplessness under Demo-
cratic rule President Harrison knows
today better than any man IN the land,
for he has borne for four years their
piteous but Intellectual appeals for pro-
lection in their right to vote as citizens,
in their right to defense in the courts,
and in their rights of property and life
! itself.
Even when he had for two years
Republican congress to support him he
was not able, notwithstanding such su-
! preme national power, to enable the
! United States courts in the south either
! to execute the laws of the nation or
enforce their own processes. Republl-
cans, dragged before the national courts
| in the face of local hatred and malice,
were compelled to testify at the hazard
( of their lives, as they knew all TOO we'll
that if they testified truly and then
were turned loose without sufficient
| judicial or any other sort OF protection
! they would be murdered at the pleasure
/ of moonshing distIlleTs, COUnterfelters,
! or other offenders of the national laws.
/ Not only this, but President Harrison
/ was not able, with Republican congress
and cabinet and a Republican supreme
court. to protect the lives Of his own
officials 10 the discharge OF their official
duties in the south. By order Of the at
1 tornev general of the United States sub
! ordinate officers were sent on the official
/ errands OF the president of the republic,
as in Florida. in 1889 and 1890. conscious
/ that they would be murdered because
| they were Republican officials represent
ing national laws. In fact. they were
not only left TO be so murdered, but their
/ aSsassins. known Of al men. have re-
/ NAMED UNPUBLISHED 10 this day, ard the
: families of the victims left 70 bitter
( life of poverty and oStraCIsIn.
BY the same local disregard for law,
bv failure of tie national government to
redeem the pledge OF the constitution g
( guarantee q Republican FORM of govern
ment 10 every state. the lie Of Repub-
lcan in the soGth has han no protection
IN fact. while the negro race haS been
/ left 20 a treatment OF cruelty ana wrong
. never surpassed an the atrocities OF q
barbarous and canUIbai people. No
court IN any state IN the south any long
. er. IN fact. or scarcely even IN pretense,
affords the least protection 70 tire negro
from killing by mob. Is long
/ ago became unnecessary, since any
. Charge against him IN the court. whe' heT
with or without proof. l. always encuZ a
to lnsure Imprisonment. Il nos deaf
'SucR license IN psrpetuatn@ wrong
and cruelty upon helpless people, Hol
. checked 5v local sentiment UT TestT--lGed
bv national Law, has run Is n4s.4 course
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