Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-12
AS OTHERS STE US.
..Sorntra" Gives the Readers OF the Co
lumbu~ Journal tia" Benefit of His Views
on Matters in Springfield.

"Socotra" Gives the Readers of the Co
IumbuS journal tia" Benefit of His Views
on Matters in Springfield.
Last week W. :. Furay. the we'll .nuwm
and able new ~paPrr writer, WAS in Spring
frld ion few days, aid in the Columbus
.I"rmuI of this morning he has quite a
lengthy letter un the recent election and
other matters here that are OF interest To
readers. The following
are extracts from the correspondence
~ month or more since | wrote Ia You
that public opinion in this city was decided
~ against the WhitrlryS. and that while
there was one man who believed them Just
trd in what they did. there were four who
believed the reverse. rUd no change in
this respect to-day. Opinion appears Ia
have crystallilcd. If anything were lack
ing to establish this fact the result "f
the recent municipal election her"
would supply the lack. You have not
space for the details that might be given Ia
set ont the matter in lis true light: but
need only say that | have not talked with a
single citizen ot Springfield, whatever his
npiniun of the original Whitclry lockout.
who docs not say that the contest between
the victorious citizens ticket and the de
'trat,d republican ticket, was contest he
tween the opponents and friends Ut the
WhltrltN~. ia which the latter Went Ia the
wall. The result as against III" White
l,N~ was even more emphatic than
appears upon the face ot il; for while
a great many republicans VIII" dc moi
approve of the Whitcly>' action. sup
ported nevertheless the regular republican
ticket, the Citizens ticket movement was
understood from the first aS being SQUARE
and umt-iuVocal protest against what tn,
above named manufacturers have done.
Just how much William y. and Amos
Whitrlty had Ia do with selecting the
regular republican nominees can not
say Some assert that they tXeTted q
powerful and controlling influence. 9th
rrS deny this: but however that NAV be,
il is certain that those candidates Wilt
were supposed more particularly I" rep
resent the views and wishes of the White
leyS were the ones who were most crush
inglV defeated. The manufacturers III
question will. no doubt, accept the result,
aS they do other things that seem adverse
To them. and will 90 on their way As calmly
and dcterninrdly as ever. The election
they regard aS a temporary ebullti0H oi sen
timrnt that does not appreciate or under
stand their position. but will soon SETTLE
down again.
As to the effect of the election here upon
the fortunes of the republican party, there
need be- no apprehension whatever. The
local Democratic politicians are in higi
state of eXultation. and with that fatuitS
which ChararteriZeS them. think they SEE
their way. not only to permanent control III
Springfield. but to political aScendrncS III
Clark county. Already they are engages
in selecting their candidates for county Off
ces. But the next general election will dis
solve their dreams aS nocturnal visions art
dISpelled by the rising sun.
The newspaper world was only slightly
disturbed in Springfield by the advent OF
the Champion City Daily Times. Ii is
issued directly under the auspices of Mr.
Whitelev. who thinks the press of Spring
field was diSiucinrd to give him a fan
show The little sheet manite>tS Cum<id
cradle enterprise and push. but it CaI
hardly hope Ia he any great success il
the journalistic field. The GLOBE RtTUB
tie, since it got back to its old quarters OI
Main street. is fOuriShimg in even NOR
lively style than before. Coates Kinney
has fully recovered his health and is run.
ming over with journalistic vigor. force and
wit. elf Nichols is the ''uld reliable" ut
the business department: and I. G.. Brown
has life enough Ia supply two or three news
papers. Notwithstanding it, strong sym
pathitS with the labor element. the GLOBE
RFpURIIC understands perfectly well thai
labor has no hope outside the republican
party. and consequently. during the late
municipal contest, it adhered strongly anC
unhesitatngly To the republican ticket.