Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-30

The Democratic Crsne in the Eighth DIS
TUlCJ.
The democratic party l. more party al
devices than OF principles. Perhaps II would
be safe To- SAY that II Is altogether party
OF devices. and that II = without Wul"i-
piles In each new campaign the >ame "id
bOurbOnS come Ip Im new shape with ne"
pretensr, and new plans IN the Eighth
congressional distinct II Is crawling UP
through the debris NhIrh tuImrI republican,
victories have tumhrd upon it, tU cry out.
planti,rlS aud With in appraranrr"t limo
crmcr and freshness calculated to d'r"N"
the NrrN elect. that ,rrurIai Robert /. hen
nt.dy must br defeated Smply "u the sup
position ur fact that William Y. NhltrI"N
favored his nomination and will vote Tor
him. This absurd plea "r prrten~r i I"
constitute the entire platform and IHiurl-
pies of the democratic party Of the Eighth
district and its allies. Was cNrI anything
more ridiculous. or more false? Does any
body suppose that MI WhItrley could haN"
prn.mr,,d the nomination nt Genera, Ken
,..i, j., r,u,..,,fI,,,, ,.,,,,,pn,J of tlrr kind
-, ,,,,,, .,,h, mel i'm TN, vir,am. il the,
r,J ma, h..ri.,,.j him, tn n,. a good man
The general wa> nominated 10y accIamA-
tiun by a body Of men who cared Il" more
t,r Nr Wh,rrl,.y than tor an, other lud-
,.;.l,,.I il, tb. district and rrnhahy not a
,,.,,..,, d. f,,r mani, uib.r, The, unmlnat-
.s ,enarsI Kennedy because. hr
hal q, ,r,,,d rernrd made, especially strong
H., his valiant ught in tie Ohiu
-,,,at. last winter. against the BoodIr
,,,,,,, of fraud. nj, cnur-,, IN this contest
had ,,iv.n him A national reputation fur
cpura,-,. and dJe rtN. and especially ~ there
u,.r, mo- contestants fur the place It seemed
thai then, WAS hut one ,h.ns ton the con
,,.,ti,u to do. and it did II. General Ken
p.dy MA. urt Nominated u ,h, ntrl-
e.t of William y. Whtrl,,
who assumes nr a>prr.> 10 u,
the hnss Of the Republican party. and
wishes Ia br ,indicated tuI committing. an
act TN the discharge of hl> wulkmru bt.-
cause they were knights Of Labor which
unanimous public opinion. al home and
abroad. prnnounrt.~ oppressive and brutal
unnecessary and unjuotiiablc. Had thi,
been the issue. General Kennedy could n"t
have received dozen votes in the c"nVen
tion.
1t i the height Of m"m~rn~" T." sup
pose ur infer that General Kennedy c"nIo
he the creature of this one nIaII. cut of 4
hundred manufacturers i'll Springfield Ger
tainly. when Whteley has taken a position
peculiar 10 himself. with which thcotheTs
! largely republican have no sympathy. an'
/ for which they have not the slightest degree
/ of responsibility. II l. not AT all strang,
that the Transcript and the NWI"iuH Nc|'
/ take this extraordinary position
or that they are trying Il
work the plea "r Pietrm>e ioI all that /
/ may prove to be worth. IheN have thel
| game To be- played. and they ar" not /" h'
| blamed for playing il, but wher the dutl
OF republicans comes t" b considered.
proves Ia be quite another matter. Genera
Kennedy was nominated, by accIa
nation, bv republican convention
I all OF whose delegates were
fairly chosen. and they Srlerte'
/ him because he WAS a republican, represent
I ing. fairly. republican principles. Anr
. General Kennedy understands, very well
that he is To represent the republicans an,
the people OF the district. and not this on'
man. who has done wicked and fvuli>l
/ thing and hasn't courage and manlinc~
enough to acknowledge it and Ia Try 10 r.
1 pair the great wrong he has done t" the dis
charged wOrkmer "r the people OF this city