The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-09
From the Republican.


The stampede of Democrats to the
Republican ranks is going on in all
parts of the country with increasing
volume. Indeed, it begins to look lire
the Democratic defeat will become
veritable rout before the campaign is
half over. The Democratic leaders are
not insensible to the great and grow
ing disatfection in their party, but
they are powerless to prevent it; they
can do nothing but put bold face on
the matter and make the best of bad
situation.
The loss of manufacturers and man
ufacturing employees in the doubtful
States of the East is especially marked.
In West Virginia the changes are both
numerous and important. One of the
most notable is that of Hon. VIM. S.
Hearne, of Ohio County, an ex-member
of the Legislature, president of the
West Virginia China Company, and a
leading stakeholder of the Riverside
Iron Works, two of the largest indus
voted the Democratic ticket for fifty
years and was Democrat when
Cleveland was in his cradle. He gives
the reasons why he can no longer be a
Democrat, as follows:
81 am glad of an opportunity to
make a public declaration of my lnten-
| ton to vote for Harrison and protec-
ton. After Cleveland's free trade
message L made up my mind would
not vote for him again. am lntuen-
ced in my decision by the hostility OF
President Cleveland towards the
manufacturer and his desire to foster
British interests at the expense OF
| American. Ny three sons will also
vote for Harrison, and if 1 had fifty
votes would give them to him heartily.
| want to do all can to secure Cleve-
lands defeat. though voted for him
in 1884, and have no desire to con-
ceal my views. After voting forty
eight years with the Democrats | find
no spot of ground upon which to-day l
can stand with them politically. L
shall be glad if the publication of my
views shall exert some influence"
The Morkeimer Bros, the largest
wool dealers in West Virginia, and
David r. Brooks, a heavy manufac-
turer and contractor, who have always
been unwavering and influential Dem
ocrats, are now out for Harrison and
Morton and declare their purpose to
support the entire Republican ticket.
Hon. William Kyle, of Moundville
West Virginia, the foremost citizen OF
his county and life long Democrat
is also out for Harrison and protection
He says six leading Democrats of his
town and at least hundred, of his &C.
quaintance, in the county have taken
a. similar stand; in his opinion West
Virginia is sure for the Republican
ticket.
E. &. Tucker, cousin to Hon. j. Ran
dolph Tucker, of Virginia, who hat
long been Democrat of the StauncheSt
pattern and voted and worked fol
Cleveland in 1884. says he can be {
Democrat no longer. He is thoroughly
disguised with Cleveland, and declare:
not one of his ante-election pledges
have been fulfilled. Instead of re
former says Mr.. Tucker, "he hal
proved himself to be a dull aud stupiC
aristocrat, a bull-headed politician. I
hollow fraud, and am done with him
: l intend to vote for Harrison and Nor
: TOM
) Charles E. Stevens, of Syracuse, n
: Y, a prominent Democratic manufac
! turer and politician, says he canno
, support his party ticket and platform
: and feels it his duty to vote for Harri
] son and Morton. The Syracuse Her
C aid, a Democratic paper which warml
a advocated Cleveland's election fOu
: years ago, after printing Mr.. Stevens
? letter, says: These are precisely tn
reasons that induced the Herald t
withdraw it's support from the Demo
q cratic national ticket" AS the Heral
o is paper of great local influence, ther
g is mourning among the Democrats @
( that section.
n o. F Burtis. senior member of til
! firm of Burtis & Mann, of Troy. NeN
q York, life long Democrat
n says: 81 shall vote for Hal
: risoD and Morton this fall. The issu
n is free trade or protection. Clevelan
represents free trade and Harrison req
resents protection. Therefore. shal
vote for Harrison. speak from
y Democratic standpoint, for l have neve
. voted for Republican president i
! my life 1 believe Harrison and Mo-
n ton will carry New York, Connect
q cut and New Jersey. know man
. Democrats who are not for free trad
4 and they will vote for Harrison an
protection. The business and mani
featuring interests of this countr
must be protected or go down."
Pierce Kane is manufacturer c
4 knit goods at Sandlake. New Yorl
) 81 have never, says MIR. Kane, 'ivote
anything but the Democratic ticket.
live until next election day l wi
vote for Harrison and Morton. en-
ploy about $50 operatives. OF tina
: number IS or 100 are voters. l neve
win vote the Republican ticket mex
fall"
e nor ask them hsw they are going t
d vote, but it is my belief from the 81
p pressions have heard, that IS or s
n per cent of the men employed by In
d will vote the Republican ticket mex
1 fall"
d This list might be prolonged intel
: minabiy if space permitted. but thes
q instances show the general trend w
n have selected the names Of prominea
"Reminiscences because their inhnene