The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-28
MR.. HARRISON ABOUT TO OFFER
ANOTHER INSULT TO THE SOUTH.

Whoever follows the course of news
from Washington city knows that when
the President contemplates a serious step
affecting a matter that engages public
attention the general news dispatches
from Washington always, before the step
is taken, contain a statement of reasons
why the course that he is going to follow
should be pursued. These dispatches
have come to be so fixed and regular
that they Eow take a place in the press
of the country very similar to the pub
locations in Austria, Germany and Rus
STA, in what are called the semi official
newspapers" They are the Presidents
method of preparing the public mind for
what he has made up his mind to do.
The one which was due concerning the
appointment of Justice Lamars success
scr in the Supreme Court Of the United
States appeared yesterday, and we take
it as perfectly certain now that Mr.. Har-
rison will make it, as it contained the
Presidents reasons why he should make
the appointment. There is great division
of opinion in the country at large over
the question whether MIR. Harrison should
make an appointment Of such great
consequence and Importance as this in
the expiring hours of his administration,
and The Times is very clear that every
instinct of propriety demands that he
should not. The late election was dis
tinct and overwhelming Reputation of
Mr. Harrison by the great body of the
American people. 1t was notice from
them TO him that they did not want
him for their chief magistrate, which is
the same thing as notice that they want
none of their public officers appointed by
him. II is a public statement TO him
that they wish this great office to be
filed by the man whom they have sent
to the White House to take Mr.. Har-
rsons place and he should respect and
obey their wishes as thus stated to him.
Decency, therefore. requires that Mr.. Har-
rison shall not exercise "A right which
no one, of course, will deny that he
has, though we have not the slightes.
idea that the voice of decency will be
sstently denied TO 1t for four years.
The inspired dispatch, however, con-
tains one suggestion that should insure
the defeat of his nominee at all cost
and hazard. II indicates that he will
make the nomination from Justice La
mars Circuit and take some one now
Judge of a United States Court in that
Circuit. 1t is, of course. to be another
insult and humiliation 10 the South UNI
der the pretence of giving her place in
the Supreme Court. Every one knows
who the United States Circuit and Dis
trict Judges in that Circuit are, and.
with the exception Of Judge Newman.
a one-arined Confederate veteran. APP
pointed United States District Judge for
the Northern District Of Georgia by Mr..
Cleveland, every United States Judge in
the Circuit is either a carpet-bagger or
a man who deserted his people in the
black days Of reconstruction. Instead.
therefore. of honoring the South and
giving heed to her just demands in the
Government. he insults and degrades
II, therefore. Mr.. Harrison appoints
one OF these TO be Judge Lamars sue
ccssor, the Democratic Senators should
defeat the nomination al whatever cost
and hazard. II Mr.. Harrison. in defiance
Of the expressed will OF the people. APP
points proper man from some other
section, we believe II 10 be the duty of
the Senate 20 confirm his appointment,
OF (Which Is Of course impossible), IL he
appoints one OF our own people-a true
and real representative OF the South.
he should be confirmed But IT, as his
power is expiring. he seeks TO put
another humiliation upon us. his move
should be met with every element Of
resistance that our Senator'S can con-
troll. We will never consent TO carpet
baggers and scalawags being paraded be-
fore the world as typical OK our people.
and we should fight every move made to
bring about that result with every form
given US by the law.