. ▁ ▁Dem ocrat ▁When ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Republic ans ▁re mer ged ▁with ▁the ▁Republic ans , ▁Julian ▁did ▁not ▁join ▁them . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁Democr ats . ▁Julian ▁shared ▁Democratic ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁tar iff , ▁on ▁currency ▁questions , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁rail ro ads , ▁land ▁spec ul ators , ▁and ▁mon opol ists . ▁He ▁also ▁opposed ▁the ▁ab uses ▁of ▁patron age ▁power . ▁Julian ▁supported ▁the ▁Democratic ▁ticket ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁Although ▁Julian ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁put ▁the ▁issue ▁in ▁these ▁terms , ▁he ▁became ▁convinced ▁that ▁recon c ili ation ▁between ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁higher ▁priority ▁than ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁national ▁power ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁black ▁southern ers ▁maintained ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁Julian ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁support ▁of ▁women ' s ▁suff rage , ▁temper ance , ▁and ▁land ▁reform . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁President ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland ▁appointed ▁Julian ▁survey or ▁general ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁Julian ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁Un like ▁many ▁old ▁radical s , ▁Julian ▁prosper ed ▁in ▁ret irement . ▁His ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁federal ▁lands ▁committee ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁made ▁Julian ▁much ▁in ▁demand ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁coun sel ▁in ▁land ▁cases , ▁ear