The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
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,,.,, 30 N,ovenber. 1891, the sails
bury CMd) Sentinel, edited by Ml' ,1a,,,ng
Malone, published the ioio"i"s -
editorial. which was reprii'''"
torday's Baltimore SUM-
"rro write an article when eo 'nn,,lsr
! ,horo, ehly accord with puplO 90 doUn
ordnion is not so easy a. ~ ,'ron.llcd
a smooth surface upon a FehlOi. .,I,,sands
a ~ ,,i.udits of admirIng thousands
INT as We have nearly 'AI" a., 49,
doomed to take our stanh ioi re- agarp
sus might, We VIII now ~ ~ followed
our warfare for the right 10 Dc Aoi, ,U ,s
m bv a series OF articles Whlch WIZ ~
az ,rI,e and pungent as they WIZ nc un-
popular and unsaNory 10 n,HnS a, s,,c-
| blind admirers OF man VINO 10 ,,n,a
| coded hevond measure in deCelVlhs ihoic
neonle than Any other man VINO mas
| ever lived Stree the days OF Mahoine.;
..,rhe man TO whom 1 desire TO can the
| readers attention began ne "ne VIZ,
| bov by the appointment 10 tie Pos ~.
| ,a,,e 10 tine United States Senate, AT thc
| suggestion Of Hon. j. a. fearce, VI
! Maryland. about forty years ago pu -,
understand that he claims 10 haNS pevn
| anpoInted bv 5 A. Douglass, OF llllhols,
| az ~. ,, "a c"nate chamber, We
| have no doubt that he lost no time III
| trying by various methods, 10 use ne
| fayorite expression TO make laNOTavic
! IMPRESSION upon the mind of the Little
Giant, as he CDouglasg was popuiarly od'i-
] 81 i'm those DAYS. The subject Of TINS
! sketch continued to serve I'm the capacity
| of page all through the stormy perod OF
| the Kansas. Nebraska troubles. lie no
| doubt looked on at the battles when
| were fought out by the giants OF mat
body and of the period with some degree
| Of interest. but always taking care 10
| stay un on the high side; not Ike the
| faithful sailor, who regards his duty hfst
and his safety afterwards. but like the
! old rat, who always clings 10 the hlsn
side Of the locker with the best piece OF
| cheese 10 be found In the cupboard. II
| he had been a patriot. which he never
| was. he would have shed tears as one
| by one the Southern Senators. VINO had
| found IT so exceedingly unpleasant 10 re-
| main I'm the Senate, took their departure
! from the chamber which had tor so many
| years been the arena OF such mighty
| mental efforts and brought forth elo-
| qUcnce such as would have made Rome
| quake in her palmiest days. we say nad
| he been a patriot at this time ne could
| not have remained behind only 10 take
| advantage Of circumstances so solemn ana
| so fraught with disaster 10 the people
| whom he processes TO train with to-day,
and his friends claim that he has always
| been a patriot and q Democrat.
| Now for the facts. In the excite
| ment which was then prevailing one Of
| fcer to that body had been overlooked.
| II is true IL was small place-lt was
| the postmastership TO the Senate. our
| hero now looked at himself in one Of the
| large mirrors which adorn the cioak-room
| and saw that the dexterous boy had
| changed 10 the lubberly man. and the
| timber was no longer suitable for the
| duties Of page His sly cunning, cold
| bloOded craft and greed pointed out 10
| him his victim in the person of Henry
| O. Kent. who had occupied the position
| of postmaster only ten months. our
| hero accordingly. and in keeping with
| his whole life's career. called the atten-
! ton of the rankrabid Senators OF the
| North dor there were none there from the
| SOUTH TO the fact that Alr. Kent was
| dislOyal 10 the great Republican party.
| and az such he ought not 10 occupy the
| responsible place as postmaster or that
| august body. Mr.. Salisbury, Mr. Wal
| lace and Mr.. Thurn an. the only three
| Democrats I'm the body, remonstrat@d
| against Mr.. Kents removal. as he had
| been in so short a time. but II was IN
| vain. our hero had testified against
| him and at the same time had testified
| that he would be and remain true TO the
| party Of great moral ideas. and we de-
| sire to say just here that he was as faith
| full 10 this pledge as to any other IN
| his life, which turned out 10 be unpront-
| able 10 keen. But our hero was appoint
| ca postmaster on the 1st day OF August.
| 1854 and held the place until the 3lst day
| Of August. 1866. two years and one mohtn.
| with all its emoluments. pcrquisites ana
| - at which time he gave way TO Mr..
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| loyal to the Republican party for that
| same radical Senate confirmed his APP
| pointment as collector Of internal revenue
! four days after he held his place Tor
! the full time Of his an0ointment under
| ono Of the most radical Secretaries OF the
| Treasury. and was always on the best
| terms with him.
'But the end Of the Republican pap
| came. and in 1861. a Democratic County
| Convention convened at Ellcott City and
| D~ocreded 10 business. first nominating
| Judge w. u. Nerrick for the House or
| Delegates. While an adjournment had
! taken place for dinner our hero was not
| idle He called upon ". NJ. Woctten and
| other Democrats and applied for a place
| on the Democratic ticket. saving that ne
| would promise 10 be as faithful 70 that
rarty as he had been to the Republicans,
| Re was given the nlace. as no Demo
| crat seemed TO push his claim for IT, And
we believe he has been following up the
| same tactics in the party. rhe FIRST
victim was Hon. VIM r. Hamilton.
| Others followed IN the persons Of j. G.
| Clarke. Hon. VIM. Pinknev Whyte. ana
! hundreds Of others Of the best Democrats
! i'm the state. The same tactics which
| orsted Mr.. Kent from the notwithstanding
| OF the Senate: the same Cunnipe. cold
| FLOODED deceit has been practiced IN
| every case. and viii continue to be
| practiced so long as n misguided prov
| diced, silly poorle keep him in n position
| 10 do mischief"
Due allowance should. Of course he
made for a partisans coloring IN TINS
article. but after ALL the undisputod facts
are as they are stated in ii to be- Cor
man commenced his career as a blatant
Republican. and he never changed his
eve will not say faith. buO clothes until
he found nothing more was TO be MADE
out of Republicanism and that the
| spoils lay in an opposite direction. Yet
we arc called on by some people TO de-
fer TO this political boss as a leading
| Democrat.
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