Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-31
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republican platforms, national and state, il
is not, nor should it be, recognized as a re-
publican paper. As if all this were not bad
enough, the Whiteleys had to uniform 9
''scab" band TO blow their bazZOO. As al
advertisement of their mammoth machine
shops, this band is a fine stroke, but the
trouble is that every blast of every horn
makes a vote against the republican party.
The Commercial Gazette is the leading
and most truthful republican paper in the
country. Champion City Times.
And yet with all this, the Whitaks have
contributed the enormous sum Of lire dol.
lars toward the election Of General Kenne-
dy, and that was spent in gunpowder! This
| is fact So that shows to what extent
Kennedy is ''bOodleizing" the Eighth dis
| trict through the munificence Of the White
leyS.
Notwithstanding the 'cast-iron" pledge
the Whiteleys require OF all their employees,
it is said that there are between four and
five hundred Knights now working in their
shops. In the depths OF their hearts the
Whiteleys are probably sick of the fight.
They have standing reward Of ten dollars
| for information of any knights of Labor in
the shops. Not very long ago one of the
| hands went TO them 20 claim the reward, he
| offering to name several. The Whiteleys
discharged him instantly. They knew that
even the ''cast-lrOn" pledge had failed to
keep out Knights, and az the manufacture
ing season was at its height they feared to
precipitate further trouble.
The unjust, unreasonable, impOlitic oppO-
SitiOn of the Knights of Labor to General
Kennedy has spent its force. A suspicion
| is floating in the assemblies that somebody
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mOcracy. Republican Knights are beginning
| to see that their union with the democracy
is unnatural. They are having their eyes
opened to the fact that for at least two
years the democratic leaders have been ma
nipulating to secure control of the assemblies
1t is dawning upon them that the object of
the democracy Is not to vindicate the rights
of wOrkingmen, but to climb to power on
the Knights of Labor ladder. The signii-
cant fact is being commented upon that every
move OF the so-called ''non-partisan" agita-
tion is for the ultimate benefit Of the demo-
cratic party. Evidence is accommodating
that the democrats don't care a continental
for Farmer McMillin, and that they are
making secret arrangements all over Clark
county TO throw" him and trade him for
the democratic candidate for sheriff. Re
publican wOrkingmen are having their eyes
opened to the fact that the real object of
the democracy now is to lay the ground-
work for party victory in the city of
Springfield next spring. Then, among
many Of the more intelligent of the repub-
lican Knights, feeling of shame at their
unjust treatment of General Kennedy has
begun TO develop. They are beginning to
I, init that after all it is hardly the proper
thing ~ them to punish one man because
of wrong DONE others.
The republican Knights of Labor may
properly desire TO give expression to their
resentment against the Whiteleys, bnt they
may well hesitate before playing into the
hands of men who thus speak of their
party and their party leaders.
The condition of political affairs in
Sprintield is deplorable from republican
standpoint, but there are no reasons why
republicans should succumb to despon-
dency. Let it be admitted that every
knight of Labor in Springfield commit the
blunder and injustice of voting against
General Kennedy-what then? Even that
will not jeopardize gallant Bob's election.
II is said there are from thirty-twc hundred
to thirty-ive hundred Knights In Spring
field. But two-thirds of them always have
been democrats. The secret workings Of
the order have always been thrown against
the republican party, owing to the crafty
manipulations of the leaders, who almost
to man are democrats. A week ago it
looked as if Springfield would cast major
ity of three or four hundred against Kenne-
dy. The outlook now is that Kennedy will
run McAlillin an even race in the city. and
in the county will come to the front with
from 800 to l,000 to spare The colOred
vote of Clark county is more solidly repub-
lIcan this year than ever it was. Last
spring hundred or so cOlOrsd men were
seduced into voting the ''nOn-partisan"
democratic ticket. Their reward was an at
tempt by the fellows they put into office to
re-establish separate schools. The cOlored
voters will not swallow any more non-part-
iSan humbug. General Kennedy will get
plenty of democratic soldier votes, while
McMillin will be scratched by scores upon
scores of old old-line democrats, who are
disguised at the cOwardlce of the managers
in not putting up straight party man for
congress. great many anti-prohibitiOn
democrats will also scratch McMillin because
of his vote for Leonard last year. All
through the county the republican organiza-
ton is in fine shape, and information
comes that in the other counties Of the dis
trict Kennedy will run ahead of the Foraker
vote. Kennedv's total majority may be
safely set down at 1000, with the probable
tiles that il will run up to :, 500; and have
the opinion OF most conservative and as
tute republican. who has been over the
district great deal on professional busi-
ness, that it is not at all unlikely that the
Springfield detection will be completely Off
hNTf a. md hat L w.
majority will come closely to FOreaker's 4,
900 majority.
From all that can be learned, the labor
troubles here will not affect the republican
state ticket to any appreciable extent Some
of the republican knights proposed, in or
der to test the strength of their fight against
Kennedy because of their hatred of the
Whteleys, that special efforts should be |
made to run Robinson ahead of Kennedy |
the difference to be the measure of their |
strength. But the sharp democratic |
sat DOWN on the prOpo- |
sitiOn. 1t is significant that here, where |
there are more Knights of Labor in pro- |
portion to the population than anywhere |
else in Ohio. tle republican members of the |
order take no stock whatever In Mcbride.
In concluding this letter it is proper to |
say that among republicans who are indie
pendent Of the influence and support of the
Whiteleys, there is but one opinion-that
The Whiteleys must be held responsible for
every republican vote Kennedy will lose,
md that so long as the Whiteleys continued
% oppose organized labor they should keep
lut of politics. J.B.
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