The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-29
4 Eeic DoItas for "E'riOndch." !"

4 very foolish and very thonghticss
communication Appeared in the voice
and Echo OF last week, over tie name
at the head of this article, addressed
"TO I,ishm men, based, as its author
claims, upon the following language
said to have been used to him on the
day of the late Democratic County
, Convention, by Mr. Henry Freldhofi,
a brother OF Mr. Nicholas j. Freid-
hoff, the Democratic candidate LOT
. County Treasurer You T'lsh h1ea
! 10 doteaE rs before and taited; ne1ther
ca, gou do II again." Suppose for
moment, for the mere sake OF the argu-
ment. that Henry FreidhoH dtd say
what is imputed 20 him? What does
Il prove? Simply that like some other
men i'm this world lie will occasionally
talk nonsense, which is u human iniirm-
ity. 1t does not prove, however, that
his brother, Nicholas J. J.'Freidhof, is
either unworthy or unfit to discharge
the duties OF County Treasurer, nor
that single Irish Democrat ought to
vote against hiB. If Henry Freidhoff
himself was the candidate and had used
the words charged against him, the
case would present different aspect,
and it would then be the proper time
to call on L.iSItmen to resent 1T. But
to attempt to array the Democratic
Irish voters against y. j. FreidhOG
on account of the inriiscreet language
Of his brother. is rank injustice. Sure
lv no intelligent IRISH Democrat can
be imposed upon or driven from his
allegiance to his party by such a sense
less and prepostcrOuS appeal. III so,
whore would it end if successful
Why, next year, if an 1rishman is
placed on the ticket the German Dem
Ocrats will, for the very same reason,
be asked to oppose his election, and
thus the absurd question ofHGijOnaiHy
would annually he made disturbing
element in our ranks, and the Demo
cratic party of Cambria county would
eventually cease to exist.
1t is utterly disgraceful that such
On, stion should he sincerely agitatcd,
and reminds one of the dark and pro-
scriptiye DAYS of Known othingism,
when to be aH Irishman or y German
"
crime The writer of the commuuica-
tiol, demands for his countrymen in
this county "a fair chance and an open
field for intellect, talent, energy, or
muscle" and talks about attending
"a nominating convention to witness
our (his) cOuntrvmen slaughtered
Did not the Democracy of this county,
including the German Democrats, give
that genial Irish- \ merican and thor
ough gentleman, James Griffin, "a
fair chance and an open field" and
hCice elect him Register and Recorder?
Did they not do the same thing as
County Treasurer for that excellent
officer, John Cox? Did they not elect
that sterling son Of Erin, Maurice Nc
Namara, to the Office of County Com
missioner in 1868, and did they not
two wears afterwards invite and elect
to the same Office that pure and ire
proachaEle citizen, Ftancis O'Fricl
Did they not, at the election last No
vemher. elect Michael Swecny to the
Office of County Auditor, and last.
though not least, Bernard McColgan,
TO the responsible position of Prothon-
otary? All this, according to the in
sane reasoning of the author Of this
insane communication, was a terrible
slaughter of Irish Democrats by the
German element Of the party Out
upon such nonsense! The Irish Dem
ocrats of this county are not the fools
this writer suppOses them to be, but
are men of sound sense and discreet
judgment. They love their party and
will stand by its flag. because it has
always in the darkest hour stood by
and protected them. After q warm
and somewhat bitter contest, Nicholos
J. Freidhof was fairly nominated
No man disputes his competency
faithfully and honestly to discharge
the duties of the Office, and no Irish
Democrat will vote against him merely
because the blood of his German pa
rents courses through his veins.