The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-16
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Letter Writtsn from Buffalo 70 the Cleve-
Land Leader contains some pointed facts
and inferences q % the sanding Of Gro
yer CIeveland In his own home 1t Buff
talo-and IN the face of this strong show
ing e Il difficult TO ses how such 9 man
can inspire national confidence Is an ex-
ecutive. The writer says:
The infinite difference between the
two candidates for the presidency ss no.
where more marked than right here In
the home Of Grover Cleveland. A short
review and the statement Of few facts
cannot fail 10 Interest the public.
Here 1t was that the governors shame
Eul 1mmoralttios were committed. Here
IT was that the ministers Of the gospel
arose unitedly and denounced HIM.
Here Il was that newspaper nrse pub
ltehed the Shiny account OF his brutal
and stoIid imInoralities. Here It is that
his own law partner, the Hon. s. Rog-
ers, Atates why Cleveland Is the enemy
OF civil service reform, and why those
who have the good Of their country al
heart should strive for his defeat.
To be sure, 1t may be asserted that "a
prophet is not without honor save IN his
own country" 1t is equally true ''thai
charity should begin at home" and that
pretty good place to find out about 8
mans character is among his neighbors
and friends. It is certainly q fair CON-
parison to point TO Blaine's standing IN
Augusta and GaTdeld's in the old Nine
teenth district
From what would seem TO seem 70 be
absolutely trustworthy sources am
frFRv nfah saH 4. 4,
The Third Waid Of this city (Cleve-
lands own wardl polled 1,273 majority
for Hancock in 1880.
There is 6 club called the 1ndepend-
ent anti Cleveland club organized in
this ward which numbers 286 voters.
All but twelve of the membership of
this club are Democratic.
1t is openly asserted. and bets are Of
Tered, that Cleveland will not carry his
own strongly Democratic ward.
~ trust may die before see my par
ty and country sink TO the depths of in
fanny that would be indicated by the
election Of Grover Cleveland president"
said an old man who has always voted
the Democratic ticket.
From another source comes corroboFa-
tive evidence of the same state of things,
certainly not Encouraging to Republi-
cans:
A correspondent of the Chicago Tri.
bune writing from Buffalo says:
As it Is claimed that Cleveland is
popular in his home, and that Buffalo
and his county will give him large
majority, have spent y day or two in
seeking from all sources reliable infor-
nation, especially in reference to the
Irish and German, Prohibition, and
Cleveland so-called independent
strength.
The First ward has most of the Irish
population, and Is called the Irish ward
1t gave Cleveland ], 400 majority.
learn from the Alderman Of that ward,
and also from the former City Auditor,
both Irish, that the vote in that ward
will be very close, with q probable
small Republican majority. Others
clam with confidence 500 Re.
publican majority. Among the irish
clubs in the Blaine procession were over
400 Irish, formerly Democrats, from the
First ward, and it significant of the cur
rent sentiment among both Irish and
Germans that Protection to American
Labor" and mo British Free Trade fol
Us" were the conspicuous notices on
most of their banners.
" AAIoM AO4IOt VI SuO AAALN WoA0
Irish Democrat, raised the first indie
pendent Blaine and Logan flag In the
city, and is confident that at least one.
third of the 400 Irish Democrats of that
ward will vote for Blaine and Logan.
In the Thirteenth ward there have
been $50 Irish Democratic voters, and
one third of them have declared them.
selves tor Blaine.
In one district of the Seventh ward
twenty-fOur German veterans of the re-
bellion, all heretofore Democrats, have
Joined the Logan legion, which now
| numbers over 1000.
George Dittley, German, was the
Democratic candidate for alderman In
| the Seventh ward last year, and nov
wears the badge of the Logan legion.
Patrick Lawlor, a prominent Irish at
terneY of this city, heretofore a Demo
cratic, is now an active Republican. anC
James Campbell has resigned the presi
dency of the Irish National league o.
this city that he might be free to take ar
active part for Blaine and Logan.
These are straws showing the politica
current and are facts to justify the clam
made by the Republican county COM
mittee that the city will give 2,500 anC
the county 1000 for Blaine and Logan