Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-25

tive I~rishnen," with authority to pledge
the National party the undivided strength
and support Of the whole Irish popula.
ton, if Mr.. Owen DWyer should be nom.
mated on their ticket for the Office OF
County Court clerk. We we're also told
that Mr.. Kellsher was the chairman and
spokesman OF that delegation" We
have made inquiries about town to aseer-
tain if anywhere else there was held
Friday night last any large Irish meet
ing, but without avail. So we have Ia.
ken it for granted that the large meet.
ing Of leading and representative Irish.
men, of which these we're the ambassa.
doris, was that at No. Is Madison street.
But really that meeting could not have
been large And among those Assem-.
bled there the public recognizes no
Header" except, perhaps, Mr.. League,
and If all the rest we're as influential as
be, even then we do not believe that
those there could control the political
action Of the Irish people. If they could
not, they had no right to pledge their
Strength and support to the National
ticket Oh Any condition whatever, much
less on their nomination Of Owen Dwyer
for County Court Clerk. The Irish PEG
pie know well this little squad of pohti.
cal mountebanks. and they will repudi.
ate them and their arrogant assumptions.
They well know that the reason why
these fellows are now howling against
the Democracy is because Reilly, one of
their pets, was not nominated. On this
account they cry KNOWN othingism, "
when, in fact they are themselves the
worst Known othings' in the burgh,
aud have been for the last fifteen years.
Daring ell this time they have combined
among themselves not only against all
other elements of the people, but also
against the Irish themselves. Not a
single young Irishman has ever appeared
and aspired for any Office whatever, no
matter how small, hat this little junta
has not opposed and attempted TO put
down. They have monopolizsd, for 6f
teen years, all the Offices that have been
given the Irish. Aud now that the fat
teat of the County Court Olerkship
has bsen jerked out of their mouths
they raise the howl Of persecution"
and since Reilly caunotget it, why, then,
somebody else shall, and Dryer is named
for it as if the Office belonged to the
Irish. This has been in the hands of this
little knot now for twelve years. League
aud Reilly have fattened in it, and been
lifted from a condition Of poverty and
made rich. 1t has been theirs so long
that they claim it as theirs. May not the
enthusiastically, the chiefs of police and
fire departments be claimed after a while
as exclusively Irish Offices also2 Now
the sooner these pretentious are put
down and this squad overthrow the
better, not only for the rest of the people
but for the Irish themselves. The prin.
ciple they advocate is wrong-snd than
those who attended that Madison street
meeting no greater enemies of the Irish
live, as we shall show from day to day, il
such be necessary, and to mirror forth to
the public, aud especially to the Irish,
what this little squad of place.ssekers
and political ~peddlers have been at in
the past-their combinations against all
other Irishmen, We believe it can be
conclusively shown that it is the duty Of
the Irish to repel them, to disclaim any
connection with them, to repudiate them
entirely.
The fact, as we understand it, is that
Mr.. Dsysr does not want the Office, but
be is urged to run for it, and this in or
der to satiate the mllignity Of persons
who desire no reform in local govern.
meut, but are greedy for the crumbs of
Office, aud anxious TO retain the broker
age of the ballots Of Irishmen. The
Irishmen are not to be dipped 10 this
way, for they can readily see that this
effort is to create a bitter feeling between
them and the rest OF the community.
The men who inaugurated this mischiev.
Gus scheme are not acting in the interest
or for the welfare OF the Irish. 1t is
10 be depIored, aud 1t is hoped that the
Irish will be governed by reason instead
Of any regret that may have been oc.
casioned by the failure Of Mr.. Reilly to
secure the nomination.