New-York tribune., 1886-11-09
DEMOCRATI METHODS AND THE LABOR
VOjE

| Ii looks as If the close vote in the With Ken
tucky District might be one of the little events
which are the seeds of great political changes
| Mr. Carlisle claims to be elected, and Will get
| his certificate, but that is not the end. A dis
| patch announces that Mr. Thoebe will contest
| the seat, maintaining that he was counted on
after the established Democratic fashion in
dealing nth Republican victories in Southern
States. For fifteen years, Democrats who
profess to be respectable have been perDetrat-
ing or countenancing terrorism, ballot box
stufiinS, forgeries and peruries in Southern
States in order to overcome Republican ma
iorities. Now that it becomes needlul to extend
the process to a district bordering on the Ohio
line, why should they hesitate because the can
date to be fraudulently counted out is called
Labor rather than a Republican candidate
1t was all The same, Democrats say; most of
his vote came from Republicans, and he up held
the Republican principle of protection. and
would not have had chance of success but for
his Republican attitude and support, ond
therefore he should be treated just as other Re-
publican candidates have BEEN
That does not please the candidate of the
Knights of Labor, and he contests Mr. Car
Isle will go to the House, in that case, with a
disqnalifying cloud upon his title to a seat
He claims, in published interview, that he
was almost beaten only because Kentucky
Democrats by the thousand did not know that
ne had any opponent, and so neglected to vote
at all. But files of papers published in the dis
trict prove that the name, opinions and pOpu
larlty of his Antagonist were discussed before |
the election, and it was predicted that Thoebe |
" Ould have a large vote. The more reasonable |
explanation in this case and the only legal in
depreciation of the event, Is that several
thousand voters who do not approve Mr..
Carsle's free trade zeal and energy, when they
found candidate against him who was in
favor of defending American industry, either
wanted to vote for his opponent and we're
deferred by the despotism prevailing, OF dellb-
.rately chose not to vote, so that his opponent
night have better chance. The fact that
hey did not ote for Mr. Carlisle is prima
acie evidence that they did not want to vote
or him.
More than half the votes of the district are
ast in Kenton County. which includes COving-
on opposite Cincinnati, and in Campbell
jounty, which includes Newport. 10 both
ounties large manufacturing interests have
'een growing rapidly Of late, and employ IA
Ost OF workers. " no are intelligently hostile To ,
rec trade. The change in the number of :
oters, and in their political di division, since the
ist Presidential election, cannot well be esti-
iated because the great revival of industry has q
r0ught new men into the shops and mills. {
ut Campbell County gave a majority for Mr.. .
lnine; Kenton County gave majority of I
,O3O against Blaine, but nearly 1.OOO
'aiority against Mr.. Carlisle this year. The
other counties in the district lie along the
mo to the westward. and cast in 1884 only
l,O73 votes In all against IA. 37S in Camp
'll and KentOu. That free trade leader
lould be beaten in such district is not more Il
range than that Mr. Morrison should be 81