The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-29
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EN-AiAYOR
And HI. Late Appeal to Passion mud Preju.

And His Late Appeal to Passion md Preju.
dice.
10 iM Editor Of he ta,dliceuor:
SlR:-There is one place where all Dem.
ocratic orators find a common level, and
that Is on the stump in a political cam.
paign. No matter whether a Democratic
organ like the Register adyertises the
speaker as the ex.mnyor OF n large city,
the OK or acting president OF u society
Of a certain denomination, n Cath.
ole. Irisl! orator, ora rising young lawyer
OF Wheeling, they are all on n common
level on II stump. Mr.. Kelley Is fluent
speaker, but totally bankrupt IN ideas
TINT arc OF any interest to tho American
people approaching II moral contest TINT
will %shapGthcir destiny In the near future.
Many OF tho tnassuming Democrats OF
Wheeling, in Mr.. Kccley'snudicnce, regret
that he so soon plunged into the old style
Of shouting Know Nottingham, burning
Of churches, tarring md feathering OF
priests, &c., and holding James G. Blaine
responsible forall that work that was done
from tho Gulf TO the st. Lawrence, and
then excitcdly appealing TO honest Irish.
American citizens by the memory Of their
dear Irish mothers TO stick 10 tho old
party and hnve revenge by defeating
James G. Blaine. :
Tint kind OF oratory Is anti. Catholic,
anti.C Christian und nnti.Amcrican.
1t Is II cancer TINT Is catingand knawing
away nj the vitality OF tho Old party and
tho leaders don't know enough 10 realize
1t. Let INC reason for n minute with Mr..
Kelley. Suppose that by such an appeal
10 tho religious prejudice OF his country.
men and co-reIigionists they might be in.
duccd to vote solid for Cleveland, ind lie
should be elected, and n radical change IN
our industries. were to take place, tina,
would cause gloom and distress 10 settle
OH tho hcartlts and in the homes d
our Acknowledgment in this country
In such event would they not have
reason to hold us responsible for the Gu
lalnity, and that OF account OF our relig
iois prejudice and bigotry? But perliat:
Mr.. Kelley should be excused. lie lives
In tho South, and is not aware OF our socia
progress in the North, or of the harmon,
and fraternal feeling TINT exists betwcei
men OF different races, nativitics, nation
allties and creeds, religious or political.
Mr.. kceleys style Of oratory provcso ono
iuct, ind that is that the common, honcs'
masses OF the people in true knowledg.
are ahead, as ever, Of their would-b lend
ers. Further, there is n close relation he,
tween Mr.. kceley's school OF Democrat,
orators and the school Of the other win.
beyond the o%ccan-that Is the English
statesmen. The latter tells the Irish race
ut home: "fou can live OH seawccd and
prayers; We must have all the beef and
other good things you raise"
The former says to 100000 OF Irish.
men i'll America in the time OF 4 general
election: "You can live on Know Nothing
ideas aud religious prejudice, you need
not think Of anything else" We need q
change in Democratic campaign oratory,
and witlioutassumingther role OF u prophet
predict that We will have n change
in case the Democratic party survives this
election. Six well known Democratic citi.
zens OF Irish birth in every city or district
who would jointly utter 4 public protest
against the old order OF things would
knock Know Nothingsism out Of American
politics MS completely as hell has been
Knocked out OF the revised Bible, and
would be OF moro Importance to the
American people. Respectfully,
An lNisIt AMERICAN.
Wheeling, September q.