Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-13


played out. Tammany hall has decided
and believe wisely decided--that hereafter
We knuckle to nobody, on no occasion, in no
manner. Let the consequences be what they
may, we propose to prove ourselves men,
and honorable. Last year we went to the
State convention pledged to no candidate,
but solid against Tilden's man, Robinson.
We were kicked out, and Lucius Robinson
was places at the head of the ticket. Tam
many placed me in the field, and Mr.. RIB
inson was badly beaten. We proved with
out question that the Democrat party in
New York were powerless without Us. But,
having indicated our honor, we buried the
Ratchet, and this year We entered the fight,
earnestly intent upon hard work for the
Cincinnati nominees. And we have worked
hard for them"
"But, Mr.. Kelly, your opponents allege
that even if you are innocent of positive
conspiracy against Gen. Hancock, you new
ertheless
BROUGHT DISASTER UPON THE PARTY
by forcing the nomination of Mr.. Grace for
mayor" commented the Times man.
"My opponents allege vast deal more
than is either sensible or decent. They
don't hesitate to lie when it serves their pur-
pose," was the testy retort. "The New York
Herald rang the chances on that silly charge
throughout the campaign; it is base and
malicious falsehood. Now, what were the
circumstances under which Mr.. Grace was
nominated? Just honestly consider for
moment. Did I present him to Irving hall
and insist that he should be the candidate?
Did threaten anything if he were nomin-
ated? Did I make any on
slaught against other gentlemen named
for the position? Did I, in fact, do aught
in his behalf that was over offcious or in
anywise undemocratic? Not bit of it; I
acted squarely, and every honest man knows
it. The several wings of the party in the
city INDUCED in conference, and Mr.. Grace
was placed in nomination by that confer
ence, representing the entire Democratic
party. Irving hall protested to be pleased
| with Mr.. Grace and promised to do all things
| in its power to advance his candidature. And
| in the excess of their satisfaction the swaI-
low tailed honorables scooped in about all of
| the other offices. That is the true story of
Mr.. Grace's nominations; the Democratic
party, and not Tammany hall, made him a
candidate
"Do you yourself believe the nomination
was wise one? Did it not have bad eff
| feet on Hancock's cause?'
'This is what think about the nomina-
| ton: 1t is really always dangerous to nomi-
nate an Irishman or Catholic for Office in the
Democratic party. The bigots will cut him
just as sure as fate; they never missed the
chance in all the party's history. In 1875
| the Democrats had the State legislature by a
decided majority; but when it came to an
| election of United States Senator Mr.. Ker-
nan went in, but by the very skin of his
| teeth, even after his friends had secured the
party support pledged in CAUCUS There was
large number of renegades who refused to
follow out the duty imposed by the caucus,
| and if Senator Conkling had so desired he
| conld really have pushed one of his friends
| in ahead of Herman. And this was solely
| because of the
NATIONALITY AND RELIGION.
of Herman, and despite the fact that he had
served the party heartily and effectively
throughout all his public career. AS it was
with Herman, so it has been with Grace; he
| IS but barely saved from a base betrayal
Tammany hall to man stood not only by
Mr.. Grace, but by the the whole Democrat
| ticket; the returns prove it; figures will not
lie; and you will find that every man who
| voted for Grace voted for Hancock and
English, but there were 10000 Democrats
who cut Grace who voted the electoral
ticket. Those scratchers were the sanity
| Irvingites. And all of the scratching that
was done was by the parties outside of
Tammany hall and opposed to us-this is
the long and short of it. AS to the twaddle
about my entering into bargain with
the Republicans, surely no sensible man
asks that shall have a
word to say. The charge is preposter-
GUS on it's very face. The charge, as under
stand it, is to this effect: The Republicans
we're to give US votes for Grace, in return for
which we were to cast our votes solid fol
Garfield and Arthur. Just look at the re.
turns q minute. Grace's friends were oui
| l01, 900 strong. Hancock's vote in the city
was 121, 900. Mr.. Dowd, the Republican
candidate for mayor, received nearly SO ,OOO
while Garfield got only $4,000. Can you,
by any hook or crook, SO manipulate those
| fgures-the official returns-so that they
will show that Mr.. Grace's friends went over
to Garfield? Any man who talks suoh non
senoe is an arrant ass, or else knowing
knave.
Mr.. Kelly grew exceedingly wroth as he
proceeded at some length in review of the al
legations urged to his discredit. And much
that he said, the publication of which he
might consider a betrayal of confidence, was
of character that bodies no good to the per-
fumed factionists who are arrayed against
him and his plug ugly statesmen.
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