The Worthington advance., 1879-11-06
NUMBER 10
WHAT Is DENOCRACFl

The Okolons Estates" Man Speaks Out
and Tells Who and What Democrats Are
and Have Been.
CFrom the Nuncis Qnd.) umes.l
There is music and blood in this issue
OF the Times. Kernan, Of the Okolona
States, takes our distinguished Demo
cratic townsman, Kirkwood, in hand,
and with his fiery pen skins him from
head to foot, and hangs his hide on the
wayside fence to dry. We trust the
friends Of the unfortunate brother will
will not forsake him in this day of his
sad calamity. Our advice is that Kirk
wood re.sharpen his butcher-knife and
seek vengeance III the sunny South.
This is free fight. and our columns are
open to the combstants. May the "old
man" take the hindmost.
Atssrs. Eler Brady, Editors Of Times, Muncic
Indiana:
GENTLEMEN: 1havereceived and read the let.
ter Of Mr.: L A. Kirkwood, Democrat, in your
issue Of the 2Oth ult
Lis tissue Of lies and taosle Of libela
Our reason for not sending tho Staten to the
Chairman OF the Republican Central Committee
ot your county is stated in the private letter
that wrote 70 Kirkwood, and which he has
taken the liberty Of making public.
have nothing to add to that statement and
not ing to abate
through sea OF verbosity, and finally sputtere
out the following:
Two state as / fact, that every Democrat in
this section of the country, and tho entire Dem
ocratIc press Of the whole country, ard the
States ~ low-doxn, dirty, lying fraud, pub
iished in the interest Of the corrupt leaders Of
me Republican party, who are it's masters; =
tween the North and South, and for the still
baser purposes OF misrepreeentin9 the senti-
ment OF the Southern people"
l know nothing about tho present attitude OF
the Democrats in hi, section; but, il Kirkwood
ls to be believed, they have been motamor-
Cowarde,
Hneaks and
Hypocrltes
since had the proud pleasure Of being cd.-
zen Of your Commonwealth.
While was editing the Fort Wayne Sentinel
taught tie Democratic truths Of secession and
white supremacy IS dedantly a. am teaching
them to-day wide the files Of the Sentinel fo1
the winter of 1870 ny; and the Democratic
press OF Indiana quo ed and indorsed E.y utter.
.nces With unsnimity that was Is striking q
it was satisfactory.
I have not changed one ort or atom of nv
political creed eince they cried samen!" to il in
l87O-71.
Have they?
II they have, they aro deserters from the
II they have not, and arc trying to make
the public believe that they have, they are
Covarjs,
Sneaks and
Hy ocritea
The OkoloDa States was founded in March.
1877, by Col. Alfred !. Harp r-as brave !
Confederate officer as ever unsheathed sword
Ia behalf Of the shrines aud firesides of his be-
loved land. He is gentleman, too, who has
held high honors at the hands Of the dauntless
Mississippi Democrats
I joined my journalistic fortunes with this
gallant soldier. patriot and statesman in the
summer OF 1876.
Fion its initial issue the States has taught
that the Federal Union il 4 mere compact
league-partnership, and can be dissolved bv q
decree OF one or more Of the high contracting
parties.
1t has denounced tho devil-puked amend
menta
1t has supported the Democratic ticket.
Aud was hurrahed and handicapped b>
Democratic papers, politicians and people,
wherever it went, until March last, when
it was introduced to q sudden aud tumultuous
celebrity by its editorial on the capture of the
Capitol