The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-18
AGenuine ID Democratic OUTRAGE.

we fear there is some truth in these
reported outrages and frauds by the
Democrats in New York during the late
national election. We have striven hard
not to believe the charges; we have
fought against evidence that would usu-
ally be overwhelming; but we are bound
to succumb before sucn a combination
of proof as is now presented TO us. There
seems to be no way of do ubting or evad-
ing the issue. IL is too true. The Dem
ocrats have not managed this thing on
the square. They have beaten Blaine.
but how, oh! how did they do il? Listen!
There dwells in the city of Brooklyn
family of the name of Wright. For
long years the Wrights have lived i'm
harmony. Peace presided over their
domestic circle and love fabricated the
family wheels. The relations existing
between Joseph Wright, ST., and Joseph
Wright, ir., offered, perhaps, the most
beautiful spectacle ever presented TO hu-
man gaze. The old man leaned upon
his first born, and young Joseph PLAYED
the ancient for all that he was worth,
1t was picture worth, in itself, the
entire price of admission. For long
years these two had chung together with
love that passed all Understanding,
until the present, or, rather, the late
campaign came on. Then discord su-
pervened. Mr.. Joseph Wright, sr.. was
a stalwart Republican,. Being such. he
found it hard to swallow Blaine. He
| glrdet up his loins, however, bumped
himself and bolted the aforesaid Blaine,
Having done that, he naturally pro-
ceeded, with the fiery enthusiasm of old
age, to become political fanatic. He
straightway plur ged into the vortex of
the contest, became rabid on the subject
and literally wallowed in Blaine and
Logan. To employ truly Tennv-
sonian metaphor, the old man was red
hot.
On the other hand, Joseph Wright.
~, was, although also Republican, a
retormer. lie belonged to the e., w.
Curtis and Carl Schurz cult. lie
howled with the Times and beat his
breast in time with the baton of tho
Evening Post. He sat under the feet of
Beecher and, If he scorned ANYTHING on
earth, that thing was William Walter
Phelps. IL may readily be supposed
that under such circumstances Things
were not altogether lovely in the bosom
oil the Wright family. Indeed the
sequel proves it. For, when election
day rolled around, and the elder
and younger Wright met Mt breakfast.
there was genuine blood upon the fami-
~ moon. Joseph Senior announced in
ms hhest bass voice, that he proposed to
vote early and often for the Pinned
Knight. Joseph Junior retorted that If
any old party of the name OF Wright inn
agined he was going to cast a ballot for
the political scarlet woman, he was as
badly fooled as If he had stumped his
toe. They then glared Mt each other
over the matutinal waffle, and prowled
as they absorbed the mutual hash. But
when the breakfast was over; when
the male members of tho family were
free to 20 their way; while the elder
wright was In the act of putting on his
last years ulster TO sally forth and
piumbfor Blaine; behold the younger
wright Tell upon that bald and reverend
man ana tussled with him for spell.
Nay! he walked the author of his being
upstairs-walked him Spanish, il IL sail
and not denied-bounced him into n
lonely garnet and there locked him up
in durance vile.
IL has all come out. There Is no longer
any sort of question about IL. The old
man was constrained by his hest be.
loved, his Joseph, IT., and he mover
east that vote for Blainel IL il
duly recorded brought out i'm ali lis
narrowing details by the investigation
which the Republicans have set on foot
and shuddering world Is now contem.
plating 1t In its hideous enormitv. They
oven show that Republican committee
called at the Wright mansion to rescue
Joseph, 81. and to vote him rs often as
they could, but that Joseph, IT,, deiied
them-told them to 20 aud take a bath
or something, and covered them with
his ribald scorn.
This Is the specimen Democratic out
rage. II Is the one ewe-lamb of the fot
and ilatulent Steve Elkins. Would we
rob him of it-would we deny the stain ?
Perish the thought Let us acknowl.
edge the great Wright wrong. Let us
Democrat.