The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-09

to the demand IN the resolution 20 carry him
through to nomination, and vet IL he pledged
himself as Democrat he would array the Re-
publican Knights of Labor and the honest
Greenbackers of the district against him. But
he was on the ground which was poor tactics
on his part.eand must decide and he did. He
declared himself Democrat, and pledged him.
self to stump the district for the nominee of this
Democratic convention. With this declaration
yet ringing in their ears, some of the Demo-
cratic delegates were frightened into the
belief that IL Shively was not made the nominee
of the convention, the Republicans would accede
to the demands of the Knights and nominate him
at Goshen. Stupid delegates! They could not
see that IL Shlvely meant an ything by mis-
pledge it would be impossible for the Knights to
present resolution TO the Republican conven-
ton. The Republican Knights of Labor saw il,
and were righteously indignant to think he
would desert them and go over into the Demo-
cratic party, and so were the honest Green
hackers, who now saw that Shively really had no
political principles except to get Shlvey into Of
fee. AS it was, he got the nomination by q
small majority over Mayor Nye, and the old
time Democrats went home disguised over the
decentralization which had given the nomination
to a man who never voted the Democratic ticket
in his life. This disgust knew no bounds when
the Republican convention passed off and no res
olutions were presented it from the Knights OF
Labor 1t was not until then that they realized
the exceeding transparency of the scheme by
which the Democratic party of the district had
been taken in.
The result of all this is that Shively has an.
tagonized the Knights of Labor who belong 60
the Republican party; he has driven off the old
Greenbackers, except chosen few who expect
Office should he be elected, and he has the ennis
ty of large number of honorable Democrats in
the district for playing such small game on the
party to secure the nomination. Many of these
honest Democrats will punish him and rebuke
the cowardice in their party by remaining away
from the polls, scratching his name of their
tickets, or voting for General Packard. The
Republican Knights of Labor are well satisfied
with General Packard's record on labor ques
tons, his sympathy with the toiling masses hav-
ing himself been laboring man the most of
his life, and will vote for him. while scores OF
Greenbackers in the district are out
spoken for Packard in their desire
to punish Shiveiy for his traitorous
ling Democrat like Nye Heefner, Francis, StolI,
Noyessor others who could be named. would be
elected; but it is doubtful if Shively will be.
The friends of these men see that if he is ne
will be fastened their party as long as 1t is i
the majority, and the only chance for any OF
them going to Congress is to down Shively now.
If the party ever gets in the minority he will be-
the first to leave it, and he will leave it as alb
ruptly as he entered it. AS it is, he is kept busy
trying to prove to Democrats that he is Demo
crat and endeavoring to cajole Greenbackers
into the belief that he has not deserted the1n.'
AS for the Republican Knights of Labor, he trusts
that they can be whipped into line by election
day. I take it, though, from their conversation,
that the majority of these knights are too sensi.
BILE TO be fooled by any who claims to carry
their votes in his pocket. The man who makes
such boasts is generally the man who is fooled.
E.F. @,