Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-11-21
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we had no reason to credit them. When
that intolerable bigot of Wisconsin, Gen.
Bragg, at the Chicago convention an
bounced that he and his friends admired
Grover Cleveland "for the enemies he had
made" meaning Tammany Hall, we
let the speech pass as a piece
of reckless malice which it was. When
John Kelly came into power as the head
of Tammany. fourteen years ago he was
an honest man, and from that day to this,
though welding immense political power
in the metropolis of the nation, no man
has ever intimated that he has wronged
that city out of dollar. He was plain
man and he laid 1t down as a maxim that
the majority of the Democracy were plain
men and that they should not be expec-
ted to carry elections IN New York and
then permit the swallow tail Democrats Of
Irving Hall or the Democrats (if they are
Democrats) of the County Democracy to
reap all the fruits in the way of honors
and emoluments. 1t has been publicly
advertised to the world since the Chicago
convention by the Independent Republi-
cans, Irving Hall and County Democracy
that John Kelly intended to sell Cleveland
out, and the enmity Of the Democracy of
the whole country to him was asked on
that ground. When the time came this
fall to nominate local ticket, Tammany
nominated good one, headed by Hugh
Grant for Mayor. The County Democra-
ey and living Hall nominated az opposi-
tion one headed by VIM. Grace and the Re-
publlcans nominated one headed by VIM.
Gibbs. The returns show that the Jude
larry ticket OF the three parties polled
about the full strength Of each. Tamma-
ny got Is, 900 ballots, the County Democ-
racy II 900, and the Republicans 10000.
But. Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Grace ran about
20 900 votes ahead of their tickets. The
average Republican vote was SO 672, but
Gibbs for Mayor received AZ 632, or 20 $40
less. In other words the County Damcc-
racy traded about 20 900 Cleveland votes
for Blaine for the sames number of Re
publican votes for their candidate, Grace.
While the Democracy of the Nation have
been invited By the County Democracy of
New York to brand Tammany with
treachery, Tammany was polling its
strength for Cleveland and the County
Democracy was trading for Grace. Tam
many celebrated Cleveland's victory On
Friday night and We are glad to see that
Samuel j. Randall, of Pennsylvania, was
among the speakers there and paid the Or
ganlzation this well merited compliment:
1t gives me great pleasure to rejoice
with you over victory so important to
the country as the one just achieved. and
especially to felicitate you over the efforts
| long and arduOus, which Tammeny con-
tributed to bring about this result. 1t IS
such great victory that we have to stop
| and consider whether we have the capac-
| ity to fulfill the eXpecta tioBs of the pub
| lic 1t is no easy task. While success is in
| the main due to Democratic effort, there
were many independents who came over
| to US to aid In the restoration of Demo
cratic simplicity in the administration of
the Government. have said, and 1 be-
lieva, that the administration of Grover
Cleveland will commend itself to the bus.
mess interests Of the country. I, a par
tisan, can say to this partisan organiz.-
ton, we must not expect partisan ad-
ministration. [Applause.]
Hereafter the Democratic party will
rather listen to Kelly and keep deaf ear
to but watchful eye on the County Democ,
racy of New York.
The Republican clergymeu who, in
some of the Northern States where the
vote was close, supported st. John and
thereby aided to throw the State for the
Democrats, are having hard time of it
since the election. Rev. Mr.. Bellamy,
pastor of the Baptist church at Little
Falls, N. Y, has been insulted on the
streets by Republican members of his con-
gregation and many of them have with
drawn from his church. AT Norwich, Ct,
Revs. King, Baker, Stratton and Davis,
ministers Of the NJ E. Church. and Rev.
DIR. Herr. of the Baptist Church, who were
active for st. John. are being now bitter
ly denounced by members of their churches
and the Republican newspapers, besides
being insulted on the streets by some of
the lower classes. at Topeka, Kansas,
an effigy of st. John was dragged through
the streets with a rope around the neck,by
mob of about three thousand cursing
and bowling Republicans. 1t is hardly
likely that any bad cause will be bettered
BY brutally insulting ministers OF the
Gospel on the streets The Democracy of
this country has always been credited, by
the Republicans, with the mob element OF
the Nation, but With all its Puritanism
and psalm singing, the Republican party
has only needed touch of adversely to
show that it has it's full share. The De-
mocracy takes its drink when it wants to,
and sometimes has bout with its fists,
but it has not yet been ca record as mob
bling clergymen in the streeta for having
voted as they thought righ
It may be safely assumed that if there
is any possible way for Johnny Wise to
Wput his foot into if - he will do it, T,oOk