Daily globe., 1883-10-30
4 KICKER KICKED.
The Small CaIiber Light Artillery" Sat
Down Upon-The Irish and Biermann-
No Mixture of Religion and Politics.
Igacarty's Tre0chery.

41UcdTtDS 1TeOcHefUs
| To the Editor of the Globe
G, NJ. MacCarthy, Esq. has lately pub
lished very diffusiYe letter in the Pioneer
Press, since reproduced in the Dispatch,
which charges ingratitude upon the Dem
ocracy of the State of New York towards
one of its most eminent citizens
because they were Irishmen and Catholics.
The effusivness allowed neophyte will
scarcsly exhonerate this gentleman from
criticisms of statements so falss and NAL
evolent as these.
"Who defeated Francis Herman, the DEM
mocratio candidate for Governor OF Demo
cratic New York few years ago?
''Know nothing Democrats" he asks and
answers. MIR. Herman was candidate for
governor ia 1872 opposing General John
A. Dix. His associate on the ticket for
lieutenant governor was Chauncey II. De-
pew, before that year and sirc5 q Repub-
hcan leader. Il was the disastrous year OF
the Greeley campaign, lost in New York
by over $4,000 majority. Mr. Herman ran
even with his ticket and was nowhere dis
criminated against. The fate which fol-
lowed both tie presidential and state
ticket was deserved.
Two years after, in 1874, Samuel j. Til
den, leading ticket composed neither
of hybrids or compromisers, carried the
state against General Dix by more thsn
$4,000 majority and for the first time since
1916 secured majority of the Legislature
on Joint ballot. This same General Dix,
then Democrat, was this last Democratic
senator elected just thirty-fve years be-
fore
The :'ftness of things induced "Know-
nothing Democrats to elect Francis Ker-
nan, an Irish Democrat and Catholic, to the
UniEed States senate, over the vet
eraus Horat1o Seymour and Samuel j.
Tilden. There was no contest. We may
also be permitted to add that one of the
first acts of Governor Cleveland's admins
tration was to appoint. ] chm D. D.Kernan, Esq,
son and law partner of Ex-senator Kirnan,
to the most responsible position in his gift,
viz: that of railroad commissioner.
Permit Us also to add that the only op-
portunity which the Democracy of Mime
sofa has had to confer supreme honor was
signalized by electing General James
Shields to the United States senate.
Mr.. NJ. next interrogates:
"Who defeated Mayor Grace and would
destroy John Kelly if he had not the oour-
age to kick back?"
'Know nothing Democrats"
Mr.. Grace WAS not defeated. He was
elected and served with great acceptance.
It is true, his m8jority was undeserVedly
small. The causes are well known to those
acquainted with Now York city politics.
There are three rival Democratic organi-
cations in that city named the County
Democracy ''Tamnany hall" and 'Irv-
ing hall" In the Interest of harmony"
as it is facetiously called these 'organio"
! leaders, grounded arms and parceijed cut
the Offices to their several adherents. In
| dependent Democrats, distinguished Irish
meo, whose names are national reYolted,
and the result was msagre victory even
when defeat was apprehended.
| Notwithstanding the supreme Importance
of the election now approaching in New
York, the same condlnons exist in con-
nection with local elections in the city of
! New York. The sans autocrats sin the
interests" of the same kind of harmony"
distributed the Offices in the usual man
ner among their respective favorites.
The most i'm portant officer to be elected this
year is the register. The nomination was
assigned to J.J. Reilly, an Irish Democrat
and the other nominations were donated in
same manner. Last week a vast meeting
of Independent Democrats assembled al
Cooper institute and unanimously nomi
mated by popular acclaim ex-senator Jeme
OBrien, an Irish Democrat. If this tri
angular contest should accomplish the de-
feat of two Irish Democrats and the election
OF Mr.. Hess, the Republican candidate, VI
presume our young friend from Canada
who writes MAC for NC" will next year
if what has been politely named "peouni
ary Precipitation" makes it profitable, OK
claim:
"Who defeated John J. REILLY and jaime
O'Brien last year? Know-nothing Demo
Gratis" To keep up the style it may b
anticipated that in the now improbsbl
event of Mr.. Biermann's defeat we sha
hear the juvenile MacCarthy vocal wit
the refrain:
"Who killed Cock robin?
1, said the sparrow
With my bow and arrow
Twas one of my feats."
l beg excuse for thus trifing with tr
! fers. The chirrup of adolescence has lie
me to the nursery for rhyme.
j. B. BRIsBIN.