The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-18
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DENOCRATs AyD IGIsu.AMERICAYS

How Patrick Ford Is Abused For HavIni
Opinions Of His own-FroO Trade In
tolerance.
To the Editor Of TIE Intsiigensa.
sm:-How is it to-day that there il
no American citizen taking part in thu
political issues OF this campaign more
yililled or abused than the Irish-Ameri
cans. Patrick Ford, editor OF the Lrisl
World, is one of these citizens who il
Indignantly and unscrupulously de.
famed for advocating Protection to home
labor and American industries by the
anti.ProteCtion Democratic organs and
Mugwumps OF New York City. Nature
sometimes compels the blood to become
excited in the veins OF a bigot. It, has
also excitedthe blood in the veins of the
Free Trade editor OF the Register, for he
has taken up the guage OF battle with
all his vindictive strength and malicious
mind to strike Ford on the head. A re-
cent issue Of that paper viciously at
tempted to traduce Ford as deserter
from the war when it was half over, and
that his paper was bought up by the
Republican National Committee for
what influence it may have with the
Irish vote. This vile thrust was prompt
ly refuted in last Thursdays issue OF
Forl's paper by publishing two letters,
one from Colonel I. 2. Hanley, Ninth
Massachusetts, Volunteers; the second
from Captain j. F. McGuingle, OF the
same company. These were the officers
Ford served under during the war, and
they should know more about his con-
duct than those defamers who try to
besmireh his good name in tho eyes Of
the old soldiers.
The Register does not place any Gre
dence in the statement OF those officers
or would it believe them on oath, and
to make its false accusation more sub
stantial it transfers its point OF attack
on Patrick Ford from the War Depart.
ment in Washington to the office OF the
Adjutant General OF Massachusetts, and
alleges to have fac-simile copy from
this office, stating what time Mr.. Ford
enlisted and what time he deserted, aud
it goes on with silly rehash OF fabrica-
tons TO confirm its first assertion OF |
campaign slaader. The Register, like all
the Democratic organs, takes its cue
from the contingent of professional re-
formers in the city Of New York, made
up OF ward politicians and heelers-
Democrats by trade, whose business it
Is to excite the hatred OF the rabble |
against such men rs Patrick Ford, who
have the capacity OF forming their own
opinion. The mission OF those men is
to force the brass collar Of subsection to
the Democratic party around the necks
Of immigrants landing on our shores
and who are incapable OF doing their
own thinking and make them vote Tor
Democracy.
What more vindictive or revengeful
malice could be displayed by Know
nothings than by resorting to the diabol-
ical method OF defaming and slandering
honorable Irish American citizens for
their sentiments on the pc.
iiticai issue OF the present campaign.
-Four years ago the Democratic leaders
accused Patrick Ford OF selling out to
the Republicans for $4,000, and not
many weeks past the Register stated he
sold out again this year for $1,000. None
but dyed in the wool Know-Nothing
would voluntarily defame an Irish
American Catholic by accusing him OF
bribery without full and warranted proof
OF the charge. The spirit OF Know-Noth.
ingism is not dead, rs supposed, by be-
ing absorbed by the Democratic party ut
the commencement OF the late war, and
four years afterwards buried by the Re-
publican party. There must be germ
OF the rot left in the South or it would |
not resurrect itself every four years and
appear in the Office of every Democratic
paper to puncture every prominent Irish
American Catholic for differing with
Democrats on political issues.
AS long as IN Irish American votes
the Democratic ticket he is all right,
but rs soon rs he votes the Republican
ticket he is a downright scoundrel who
sold himself for cash and turned his
back on the great Democracy that pro-
tected him and his religion from the
hands ofthe rabble half century agol
What hypocritical rot Democratic dem-
agogues introduce into politics to get
tho foreign vote?
IRIsu AMERICAN.