Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-15

The Ohio Democrats and the knights.
The nomination of Mcbride by the Ohio
democratic convention at Toledo, not be-
cause he was fitted for the position OF sec
retary of state, but because he was Knight
of Labor, and it WAS therefore hoped that
he would command the votes Of republican
Knights, is condemned by many democrats.
Ii is well known that Allen o. Myers. the
managing editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
was opposed TO his nomination, and it is
strongly suspected that he is now making
faces at him in the dark. and "cuSsing"
vigorously when he can get off by himself.
The Mansfield Shield and Banner and the
Steubenville Gazette denounced Mcbride
before the nomination was made. as dem
agogue and an unfit person. and they have
shown no sign of change of opinion since
the convention was held. But the Loudon-
vile Democrat, q rabid democratic sheet,
goes TO great lengths in denouncing not
only Mcbride, but the Rights of Labor as
an organization. We quote as follows:
We notice a number of our democratic eI-
changes are making great ado over the fact
tnat John Mcbride. our candidate for secre.
tary OF state. belongs TO the Knights of Labor,
and are asking their readers to vote for him on
these grounds. In doing this they make
great mistake, for IL is plain TO be seen by any
intelligent citizen, who stops TO think for him
SELF that the knights Of Labor organizations
throughout the country are doing more toward
unsetting the business interests of the world
and TO discourage capitalists from investing
their money in manufacturing or other enter
priSes than any foolish or unsOund legislation
enuld nnSStiRty ln in They nnlyy
throw tens of thousands Of poor and needy la
bOrerS out Of employment and thereby rob
their poor wives and children out Of the neces
sarIes and luGuries OF life, but they have been
Indirectly responsible for a good deal of blood
shed and the destroying Of thousands of dol
lars worth of property annually BY their fool
hardy and arrogant deliberations. To be more
plain. those poor policemen who were mur-
dered N Chicago last spring might be alive and
supporting their families today il II had not
heen for the labor agitation by the Knights of
Labor. which craLed a few ignorant cranks and
gave them chance TO put their cranky notions
into execution, and deliberately murder the
guardians of the law. These are plain facts
that cannot be denied Hence We say the less
our brethren boast of the fact that a member
of the Knights Of Labor heads our ticket, the
better for the democratic party.
Ii will be seen b. this that it is not only
an occasional alleged bogus republican
newspaper that lies about, maligns and in
suits the Knights of Labor, but rabid demo-
cratic papers, as well, whose editors are either
grossly ignorant as to the Knights or will
fully malignant and false, for ii is a well
known fact, accepted by alhinteligent peo-
pie, that the Knights have no connection
with anarchists, and have publicly de
nounced them and expelled them from the
order when they were found TO be members.
In view of these facts aud utterances. it
would be difficult to conceive of any good
reason why either republican. or democratic
Knights should train with their democratic
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