The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-27
John MorrIssey Challenges John Kelly.

John Morrissey Challenges John Kelly
1t is with proper sense of our obligations
under the rules of the P. r. that we lay
before the world the annexed ringing def
ance-the challenge of the Hon. John
dorrissey to the Hon. John Kelly
10 ~u SARATOGA, July 20. 1875.
convene aha mi. nelly, through Your coIunnsi W, VI
Ihat ne and myself may discuss the question as to
VIM, wnlcn OF US Is right before the whole body-he
may nave all the onice-holders on his slde-and
'neIsOy oolEe JOHN MORRISSEf.
From which it will be seen, as it has been
seen before, that Morrissey is a man you may
be sure Of every time" He never gets be-
hind the door, and very seldom under the
table; and If he has ever on any occasion
failed to face any music that was good, or
has consulted his safety by fight or subterfuge,
the case is not on record. On the contrary, he
has always met his enemies face to face within
definitely limited area, and there discussed
the cases between them until some one was
convinced and his admirers will be rejoiced
TO hear that there has been no change in his
chivalric disposition in this respect
For our own part we have no doubt that
Morrissey can convince Kelly as he has be-
fore this convinced stouter fellows and if
Kelly will stand up to him long enough, then
Kelly will certainly go away an altered man.
Whether the alterations would be improve
ments would be matter of opinion and
standards Of taste.
Now, then, what will Kelly do about this
challenger Will he pretend that he was in
the country when the paper was printed, or
that he only reads the Tribune and never
heard of it till too late2 That will hardly
satisfy the stout democratic heart which pins
its faith upon champion and adores one
who not only never refuses to see an occasion
to crush the foe, but makes occasions.
Ordinary people will naturally sympathize
with the alarm that will seize upon him at the
thought of suddenly coming face to face with
the man whom he thought to Cypress in
safety while absent but the fierce democracy
will sympathize with no such milksop senti-
ments, and the truth is that if Kelly does not
come out boldly and roar Justify, if he does
not meet Morrissey and make at least twice
rs much noise as Morrissey does, he is a
ruined man in democratic circles
There must be regularly drawn up articles,
and the contest must be rigidly governed by
rules at least as good as those of the P. R.
1t must be provided that neither disputant
shall punch the others head unless the argu-
ment advanced is absolutely unanswerable in
any other way. Of course there must be
ring. Tammany has got great many rings.
Some of them have been broken-but one can
be put together again for the occasion. All
the arrangements in regard to ring and rules,
&c, might be safely turned over to AIRY Ill
and Sammy Tilden, two men who have had
moro experience in rings than any others in
this neighborhood. If it is found necessary
to use Comptroller Green in any way, especial
care must be taken not to let him get his
hands on the stakes, for that would be the
last of them. Meanwhile both champions
must go into training, Intellectually. Norris
sey is already in pretty good condition in this
regard, but Kelly is as soft as baby. He must
begin with simple sentences in the English
language and the definition of words of two
syllables, and by degrees take harder words,
and when he is able to master such phrase
as "Bogus returns of Sheriffs fees for the ex-
ecution of superhuous Irishmen," then the
dispute may begin.