Daily Republican., 1880-06-02
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1t is inasstriously circulated arosA'
that the RTPVslIcAn has bsen enlists'
on the sids Of Col. Thomas Psrd in tn
stirring canvass he 10 making to re
ceive the Democratic nomination TO-
Sheriff, and that II 1t were net for tn
REPUBLICAN, Mr.. Ford would scarcely b
known in the contest. Now this i
doing us entirely too much honor. W,
knew we had some fifteen hundred O.
more Democratic patrons who prsfe
the REPUBLICAN, to their own party pa
pers, but we did not know until informed
that anything we might say either fol
or against Gel. Tenn Ford in Demo
cratic political contest would make any
difference one way or the other. We
are more interested in politics on oul
own side, and having Just got through
with sur nominations 10 pleasantly we
are now trying to elect Philip R. Clark
Sheriff and Rayworth WsldiA Coroner,
It was more from accident than design
anyhow that We were led TO refer To the
contest that was going on in the Dem
ocratic cimp--indesd we were surprised
that there really was any thing thar
might be called q contest. We could
mot hewever refrain from referring to
the bravery and boldness of Mr..
Ford in pushing his claims
for Democratic nomination in the face
Of the fact that 1t was prs-arranged by
the leaders Of the Democracy two years
ago, that in ease the election Of Mr..
Pyle was allowed without factious oppo-
sition, that Col. Purnal Lynoh was to
be his successor. We have nothing in
the world against Mr.. Lynch, but on
the contrary we like him and have
ever found him to be gentleman, bat
having become the candidate of a ring
in the Democratic party that farms out
the Offices two years in advance, We
havo an admiration for the man who
will wade in and smash that ring. A
Col. Ford seemed to be doing that
thing, we were kindly inclined towards
him, but at the same time we want it
to be distinctly understood that this is
none of oar fight. The Republicans
have had their nomination and we ex-l
poet to give those nominated heayKy
support. Mr.. Ford is Democrat /and
does not expect any support FROM the
REPUBLICAN,, indeed all that We hays
said that night be considered favorable
to Mr.. Ford has been without soNcita.
Mon. We have watched the Democratic
contest with a oO9siderable degree
Of interest. Two years aGc we were
made aware that q bargain and sale
were made by/whioh MIR. Pyle became
Sheriff and Col. P. Lynch was anointsd
to be Mr.; ;fyle's spccsssor. The lead.
ers Of Xhe Democracy padlooked the
mouths Of therank and file, put collars
o9fheir nsGks labeled, "P. Lynch for
Sheriff in 1885," and now with chains
through the collars they are leading
their followers up to the trough, fodder
or no fodder. Col. Ford il one Of the
Inen who proposes not to be thus led
by chain and collar through the politi-
cal market and delivered to Col. Lynch,
no matter what he has paid for the
property. The Bourbon leaders are |
trying to deliver the goods, but Col. |
Ford and his friends want something to |
say in matter in which they are con-
cerned and have never been consulted. |
Under these circumstances we could |
not help but applaud the course Col. |
Ford took, because he refuses to be col. |
Jared and chained and sold to the DO.
litical broker who will give the highest
price. As "the ablest editor in the
State" and the "Gazette' are both the
champions of Col. Lynch in the fight
that is going on, Mr.. Ford has an up
hill job Of ii, but If he does not succeed
this time in getting the nomination, he
will have the satisfaction of administer
ing sound scare to the leaders Of the
padlocked Democracy.
THOUGH IT HAS generally been conee-
ded that the prejudices against holding
religious worship in theatres and Opera
Houses had about died out, a very re.
spectacle minority Of the members Of
The late General Conference Of the N.
&. church which met in Cincinnati were
'trsnuously opposed to consecrating the
newly a1actaa hishnpu In n tha,kuo -