Daily Republican., 1880-07-27
r.. J.aer,s and His democracy


oue of the principal speakers at the
nesting Of the Oyerall Democracy on
Saturday evening, but took the side OF
the Swallow-ta;ls. We know nothing
aeairst the credit Of Mr.. Jeferis. In
deed he may be one Of the most amia-
ble and best Of nen-we know he Is
good natured and agreeable by the
speech he made. But Mr.. Jedsris pro-
claimed himself q life long Democrat,
and to use a fgurative expression OF
politicians, we reckon he "drank In
Democracy from his mothers breast
Well, we have no objection to MI. JsffFr
is being Democrat. He has q perft ct
right to be one, and to make his Dem
ocrscy red hot so to speak, If he sees
proper. We will come to the point
directly where we want to get at. Sr.
Jetferis 1t seems according to his own
declarations is employed At the Aarl:.-
B. HoiiiDgswOrth ship-yards. He must
be q good hand too, for II seems he gets
good wages. Speaking Of the Demo-
cratic Office holders in the city he says !:
"They don't make any more than DO
down at Sammy Harlan's or that any
laboring man does"
Now we are glad to know thai MI.
Jeffsris is a food hand and gets more
wages than constables and bridge ten
ders. 1t must be gratifying also to biz
fellow Democrats that he wants no office
Though he often makes q superb Dem
ocratic inspector after the most ap'
proved Democratic plan Of the second
Ward. No doubt there is perfect bar,
mony between him and his fellow Dem
ocrats on thst question, and 80 long az
he wants no Office and "gets good waget
at Sammy Harlan's" as the office hold
ers get, they will be perfectly
willing that he should labor OF
in his ship-ysrd paradise, while
they take care Of the Offices
Happy Mr.. Jsfferis But the main
peint we will come to. Mr.. Jefsris Ii
an unhinching Dsmocrat-always has
been-wouldn't be anything else. Be
| ing Democrat he must be a free trade
man. II he is not in favor Of free trade
then he must be in opposition to the
platform Of his party, adopted at Gin
cinnati. We take him TO be q man o
considerable intelligence, and beint
such he unlike many other Democrats
has very likely read the platform, ant
knows something about the principle
Of his party. Having read the plat
form and understanding It he know
that the party which he hugs to hi
bosom is not only opposedto protective
tariff, but it is in favor Of free ships
That this is true in regard to the prin
ciples Of his party we presume no on
will attempt to deny. Where thel
does this place our amiable friend JEFF
sris ? 1t places him as a mechanic il
J the ship-yards of the Harlan and Ho'
) lingsworth Company where he receive
u good wages at building ships, and ye
At the same time he boasts of belongin
to a party that if in power and it
! principles were carried out would Sto
y ship building in this country. Tn
wards of the Harlan and HollingswortI
Co.. 80 far as ships are concerned, woul
b be closed. MIR. Jefferis might then b
glad to accept an Office at the hands
the party he has so long served, or re
fusing this he might immigrate 10 Eng
land and build ships on the Mersay q
: English ship builders wages. Here "
" find Mr.. Jefferis WORKING against h
y own interests and against the interest
u of all mis- fellow workmen. He got
- regularly at tap Of bell to his dali
's labor, gets good wages and keeps h
I family on them, but strange inconsi
ID tency, he goes as regularly as eleotic
u day comes and votes in favor of En-
II land building the ships which Harla
10 l. Hollingsworth, the Pussy & JON
VI Co., and other American ship-buildir
4 firms are building. He votes direct
in opposition to the firm that employ
!, him and gives BIN good wages. I
=, gives his employers ten hours Of Il
. day in building ships, but followir
the "ignus fatui" Of Democracy, l
spends hours Of the balance of his tin
in preventing his employers from &c
ting ships to build, by working for Il
= success Of the party which If in pow
. would close the ship yards and IL
:, great blast furnaces of the country, ar
send these great industries across Il
% ocean to be carried on in England. \
doubt If there was q contract in Il
market to be given out and Mr.. Jeffer
could use any influence personally
get that contract for bis employe
he would do so, provided 1t d
not interfere with his right to vote IL
Democratic ticket, but when the Dem
~ cratic party says, no, that contra