Daily Republican., 1884-08-28
The s.,uth SIDE club.

The Democratic organ makes light Of
the Irish American movement in the
south end of the Second Ward. and
sneeringly says that it won't amount to
much, and that the Democratic MAORI
ty in that ward will be larger than
ever. This is whistling to keep up
Democratic courage, and is rather a
novel mode of counting voters. 1t ad-
mits that the club has at least twenty
five members, and that at least ten of
them were former Democrats, but not
withstanding the fact that there is q
change of ten to the Republican ticket
for President, making total difference
OF twenty votes all told as between the
two parties. the Democrats are to be
the gamers by it. Upon the same prin-
ciple of arithmetical calculations, II
forty or fifty Democrats in the Second
Ward were to change aud vote for
Blaine and Logan, the Democrats
would be still proportionately stronger.
This is one of the novel ways of electing
Cleveland-on paper, and yet 1t is just by
such Misrepresentation that the Demo
Gratis are made TO believe that Cleve-
land is strong man, and that he will
be elected.
But there is something else to be no
ticed in the language and reference Of
the winning Clevelaod organ which
shows the contempt in which Irishmen
are held who dare be little indepen-
dent. In fact all Irishmen are held in
the same esteem by the wing OF the
Democratic party represented by the
Every Evening. IL is something like
this. Well, Charley Cannon is not much
anyhow.
He was always kicking Irishman
except when he had an office. True, he
always stood at the polls and worked
hard for the Democratic party, but his
detection don't amount TO anything, and
the party is better off without him it
was only office he was after, and when
he failed in getting an office he ceased
TO be Democrat The foregoing is not
exactly the language used, but it is the
same in substance. All the office Mr..
Cannon ever held was that of Clerk OF
the Market, for two years, and he made
a very good clerk. The object of this
attack on this new organization is to
bring discredit upon and deter others
from exercising an independent thought
in politics, by abusing Mr.. Cannon. or
course somebody had To be singled ont
as the object of attack, and who more
prominent than Mr.. Cannon, the Presi-
dent of the club. If Mr.. Cannon Is to
be accused Of inconsistency or insinceri-
ty in the movement, and to be actuated
by spirit of revenge, because he did
not get an Office to which he aspired,
what does the organ make OF the large
number Of rish-Americans all over the
country who are in office, but who are
resigning Offices and honors thrust upon
them by the Democratic party for the
sake of joining the great Blaine and
Logan phalanx that is sweeping over
the country? No, Irishmen are of no
account unless they swear eternal allie
glance to the Democrats, and follow il
wheresoever it goes, even though it be
into free trade !; even though it be 10
their own disad vantage.
We do not believe the Irish-Americans
IN this city are going TO be scared.
They are not scared much in other
cities, and there are just an independent
aud good lrishmen in Wilmington as in
any other city, but we would take this
occasion of whispering in the ear of the
evening Democratic organ that there is
more To follow" The South Side
Irish American organization for Blaine
and Logan, i, only the cracking of the
ground of tue great political earthquake
that is 10 follow. We would advise it
not to lash itself into a fury yet. There
are hundreds of thorough Irish-Ameri-
cans in this city who intend TO vote for
Elaine and Logan, who have not yet
joined clubs
But then why should the Every
Evening care how many Irish-Ameri-
can Blaine and Logan clubs are organ
lied In this city if, upon its own show
ing, the more Democrats join them the
stronger the Democratic party will be ?
II This kind of strengthening the Demo-
cratic party suits the Democrats,
Republicans have no cause for com
plant. 1t is a happy medium that
suits all parties.