The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
The Independents Snubbed.

The New York Times is getting into
trouble in its new party affiliations. Il
ventured to protest against the selec
ton of William II. Barnum as Chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee, and straightway gets snubbec
for its pains. The Cincinnati Enquire,
thus remarks on the plants Of the
Times:
Too bad the Times could not have been con
suited in the matter! But the fact of having
been kicked out of the Republican party doei
not make the Times Democratic paper and
therefore. the matter OF the Craftsmanship OF
| tho Democratic Committee is not considered
any of its business. IL II Is funeral. II Il
not the funeral OF the Times, and II should re-
strain lis tears. Our esteemed but distressed
| contemporary is likely TO have much more
than this TO annoy and make II unhappy be
| fore the campaign is over. We see no symp
toms that things are 10 be run 20 suit its arsto.
cratic and English taste. Our disinterested
advice 10 tho Times would be 10 get back into
the Republican party, II IL can. True. Il had
no influence there, but as Democratic news
paper II will not only have no influence, but
itssensitiye nerves are sure to be shocked by
many an unkind reference.
The Times must be highly edited by
the sentiments expressed toward il by
its Democratic brethren, as exempliiied
in the editorial columns Of the Enquirer.
The former paper deserted the Repub-
lican party from purely selfish motives,
and il is now reaping its reward. 1t is
also said that the circulation of tho
Times has fallen or $1,000 since its
change of face, and that the New
York Tribune has increased its circu-
lation by that number of subscribers.
Altogether the Times seems to have
made a bad move. Snubbed by the
Democrats and deserted by the Repub-
licans, il has only its crazy abuse of Mr..
Blaine through which TO vent its rage
and disappointments.
This little paragraph in the Enquirer
betrays the feeling felt toward the Re-
publican boilers by the Democrats.
The latter have no sympathy nor re-
spect for the alleged principles of the
former. They only want their votes to
aid in electing their candidates: this
done, the Independents would be no
longer recognized by the party whose
battles they fought, 1t would be the
old story OF the monkey. the cat, the
chestnuts and the fire. The Independ.
ents have nothing to gain by their Co
alition with the Democrats. They can
not hope to elevate the political tone,
the principles nor the methods of the
Democratic party. They can not raise
;he Bourbons to a higher plane; there
,ore they must sink TO the plane Of the
Bourbons. The Independents will
command no sympathy when they gag
1t the dish of crow that Is set before
Them. They made their choice, and,
rs the Democrats tell them, must do az
:he majority wills. The Independents
bolted from one majority, but have
encountered another that suits them
FAR less than the original. 1t will not
be surprising to see the masses Of the
boilers return to the party they once
affected TO despse. In taking up with
the Demo cratic party, to use slangy
out expressive term they bit of more
han they had bargained for.
This early unmasking OF the real
Democratic sentiment toward the Re-
publican boilers will no doubt have a
rood effect. No intelligent man likes
% be used as tool, and that Is just
what the Democrats propose making OF
he Independents. If the latter are
;hus willing TO debase themselves for
he ostensible reason OF personal hate
lgainst one man, they are fully at lib
,rty to do so. Free trade will gain
nothing by il, and the whole labor of
he boilers will be lost. Then they
vill have gained only the contempt OF
9th parties. The Independents are
ot 10 be envied --Buriington Hat0keye,
10y The man who knew more about
he Morey letter in 1880 than anybody