The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-08
DENNIS KEARNEY.
A Reformed DemasoSue RetuTnSditO 81
DFay-SepsIbie Talk.

DFBy-SfbsIbie Talk.
There was time when Dennis Kearney,
the California agitator, filled consider
able space in the public eye. In the In
terest OF another but unfortunate dema'
pogue, Benjamin F. Butler, who was then,
as ever, running for the office OF Cover
nor Of Massachusetts,, Kearuey visited the
Eastern States, strewing his pathway
across the continent with explosives and
epithets calculated to sppall the ma
tive red man and cause the fiery, un-
tanned COYOTE OF the desert to howl with
anguish. For time he was prominent
figure in Massachusetts politics, even over
shsdowing the claimanttOr the Governor
ship. He spoke to an immense throngin
Union Square, New York, and his speech
in Cooper Union was-a model OF dia'Tioe,
yitupefation and vulgarity. Since then
his star has waned, and he has now Tor
mally and publicly announced hts petma'
nent withdrawal from politics. The
speech in which this, his intention. was
communicated TO the people OF San Fran:
cisco was delivered upon the historic Sand
Lots. 1t is q speech OF good sense and
shrewdness. For the first time, so lar as
we have observed, kearney has com.
mended himself to the good opinion OF all
right thinking men.
Possibly Dennis kearney, who has al
ways seemed to be proud OF his calling,
has reflected that he was bringing dis.
credit upon the art OF dray-driying, and
has retired from politics, in selt'deIence,
"a II were. In his speech kearney said
"Now that have settled down to work 90
as 10 make living for myself and family,
and as business is business, and politics
and business do not mix very well to-
yether, politicians, bummers, bogus re-
formers, and ot1ice-seekiDg frauds are re-
ouested to keep away from me during
business hours. The duties Of a draynan
are both arduous and responsible" There
is no installing the authorship OF
this. Nobody but kearney could have
composed sentence so compact and 80
neatly turned. Then, referring to the
gentlemen whom he had graphically char
acterized as bogus retormers and office |
seeking frauds, be said: "Such cattle can
find ME in my stable any Sunday fore.
noon, cleaning up, and il they want to
lend me hand to clean out the stable, a
pitchfork and broom will be at their dis
posal, otherwise they will not be welcome.
This is not only plain talk, but 1t is what
the plain people call "horse sense" And
the reformed political BLACKBOARD added:
"Reiormers who want to see me upon
questions pertaining to the welfare of the
community can find me at my home at or
before s o'clock. evening; after that hour
shall be in bed" Evidently Dennis kear-
ney has come to his senses.
Here is the spectacle oil man who, alter
vainly trying to reform the politics of bis
adopted country by scattering profanity,
vulgarity and abuse from the Pacific to the
Atlantic, suddenly reforms and returns TO
his dray. Whether he finds that politics
does not pay, or that republics are IN.
grateful, does not matter. A conspicuous
figure in the movement which was to rev.
olutionize society and give everybody ev.
erythiDg has been withdrawn. The great
apostle OF the lsboring classes suddenly
discovered that he must labor in order to
live. Other reiormers, called by names
which need not now be repeated, will fud
him cleaning up his stable, and otherwise
attending 10 business on Sunday mornings,
after the fashion OF other drsymen, Sin.
cere retormera, anxious to set the world
right, may confer with him between the
hours Of sunset and bed.time-S. P. NJ.
Let Dennis Kesrney be applauded.