Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-08

ID. T. West of the Sunday Nelcs, is. we
understand, TO be the candidate for mayor.
editorial, Nov. 4.
The public will please pardon the editor
of the NeICS for dispensing with parliamen-
tary ciTcUmlOcution, and allow him to dis
pose of the above paragraph by saying that
the writer of the above paragraph is liar
and he knew he was when he wrote it
Springfield Sluddy NeirS.
We that is to say, c. NJ. Nichols) ace
the writer Of the article from which ID. I.
West quotes, and as We are certain that he
used the offensive phrase printed above
under a mis8pprehonsion of the facts Of
the situation. and as the calling Of man a
liar is usually the result of ineXperience,
mOmentary excitement, or failure to in
vestigate thoroughly the circumstances and
real facts of intent and expression, and as
the phrase has really. got to be something
Of chestnut. in these later times, TO which
nObOiy-not even Mr.. West himself-giveS
any very serious attention-we deem il
proper merely to say, as matter of fact,
that We did understand" that ID. 7. West
was to be the candidate Of the ''nOn-parti-
sans" Tor mayor, next spring. and there
fore We, tthe aforesaid Nichols are
not "a liar" if Mr.. West will allow us ithe
aforeSaidD to take issue with him on a
question Of fact We did not say that Mr.,
West was seeking the position or had even
thought Of himself in connection with this
valuable plum. but we had heard persons
of some prominence and character-whOm
any one would suppose 10 know what they
were talking about-declaring. positively
that he (Mr. Vest would be the mon
partisan" or democratic candidate, and We
therefore. did understand" Mr.. West to
be the candidate. As a matter of course,
Mr.. West is not now nominated, by non
partisan or any other convention; We ad-
nit that; but that he is 10 be ''the Candi-
date of certain influential persons we
still understand.
That is TO say these persons have named
him, and therefore nominated him;
and therefore we understand
do not know; we do not assert;
we simply understand; and we pro-
pose TO give the reasons for our under
standing, or suspicion.
Mr.. West has been the chief instrument
in managing and " rrking up the ''non-rar-
tissn" movement in this congressional dis
trict. and TO him, next TO VIM. y. WhitCley,
belongs the credit or discredit of working
the boom up to dIsastrously large proper
tious.
West therefore, having carried. under
his very elegant and shining silk hat, the
brain of this industrial (So-calledD political,
non-partisan. democratic. anything-to-beat-
the-republicans moyement-haying done
the ingenious Scheming and the hard work.
why should he be rewarded simply. with
the sort of fine words which butter no
parsnipS?' At the risk of having our word
called in question, We hereby assert that
West prefers butter on his parsnips, and
that his virtue is not sufficient reward for
the extraordinary effort he has put forth.
We refer to this matter because we con-
slider it matter of Importance. We desire
10 expose the schemes of the enemy at the
earliest possible movement We propose
that the republicans of this city-and the
people Of the town, without regard to par
ty. shall be put on their guard and plac
themselves in a position to defeat Mr..
West either before or after he is nominated
before, if P0SSible-or to defeat anybody
that he or his ''nOn-partiSan" democratic
friends may nominate. We intend that re-
publicans shall be placed in the executive
and legislative offices of this city. next
spring, and that this may be done we have
urged. and viii urge, that the rank and
file of the republicans of them-giye
the matter their immediate attention and
proceed TO gather in all the elements Of the
party and organize for victory, and that, in
the matter of selecting candidates for any
and all Offices. attention be given solely to
the personal fitness and worthiness of the
men 10 be brought out. The republicans
hsve the best men for all the positions in
their own ranks, and ought 10 nominate
them.
As the undersigned was the writer of the
article from which the NCUS quotes. lie
thinks il proper to afiN his signature to
this general statement of facts, and in this
way relieve his associates of whatever OBJ
lOquy may rest upon him in consequence of
his understanding" that Mr.. West is
Tor is to bel somebody's preference as a
for mayor. c. NJ. NICHOLS.