Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-12
GANG RIIt 2

OHlNG hOlEs
A Colored Revolt on Paper That Never
Occurred and Cannot BE FOund-An
Emphatic Denial.
The program for the Dayton con-
vention gave list of the local commit
tees, and also the Democratic state CEN
trail committee. The Townsend gang
took occasion to slap E. J. Dowdall in
making up the program. Mr.. Dow
dali is the regularly elected committee
man from the Thirteenth district, and
his name is omitted from the list, a
blank being put i'll to represent the
gangs disgust for Mr. Dowdall, who
had the courage to expose Town
sends questionable financial methods.
Mr.. Dowdall is delegate from his ward
to the convention.
The reporters and correspondents for
Democratic papers have recently drawn
on their immaginations for an account
of an alleged revolt among the colored
Republicans. The articles appeared
simultaneously in Cincinnati, Cleveland
and Columbus, which is evidence that
they were manufactured to order at the
instance of some of the leaders. Ac-
cording to the published statements,
the colored voters have held meetings in
Columbus and other cities to organize
against Governor Foraker and the entire
Republican ticket. An attempt is made
to give the details of some of the gath
erings Ii the elaborate articles In fact,
one not acquainted with the methods of
the Bourbon literary bureau would be
led to believe that the cOlored voters are
in open rebellion, and that the entire
vote would be cast solidly against the
Republican ticket.
There is however, singular omission
in connection with the publications
None of the articles give the names of the
colored men taking part in the meetings,
and diligent inquiry among the colorel
people of this city fails to develop any
foundation whatever for the statements.
So far the name of only one man, that
of Mr.. Walter S. Thomas has been
mentioned Mr. Thomas has for the
past two years been journal clerk of the
senate, is an active Republican, and
does not hesitate to denounce as false
the assertion that there is an organiza-
ton of colored voters in this city,
whose purpose it is to aid in defeating
the party at the November election.
Referring to the matter AIr. Thomas
said: Il hardly think that any one in
Ohio or elsewhere, who knows me- will
doubt for a moment my Republican ism.
1 am Republican from principle and
not one for the sake of the loaves and
fishes. do not believe that anv friend
of mine is member of such an organi-
zation, neither do L believe that the
colored men are foolish enough to band
themselves together as indicated, and
rush into the newspapers to publish the
fact There is nothing in it
To BE consistent the ticket of the
Democrats should contain Myers and
Cogan's names as well as Campbell's.
The Only Use for the Democratic Party
A mugwump sheet published in
New York, in the course of a
violent attack on Mr.. Randall, de-
nounces him for his ''treachery''
to the Democratic party, because,
forsooth, he is unwilling to go over bag
and baggage into the free trade camp.
This is the way in which the mugwump
organ lectures the leader of the Demo
cratic protechonists:
1t suits Mr.. Randall to profess to be an ex-
treme party man on all minor points in order
that he may defy and defeat his party
in its efforts 10 reform the tariff
and to carry out the principles, which
alone gives it any excuse of exist
ence. He delights to make violent professions
of Democratic loyalty in such matters as
these to twin his p trty with honest trifies,
to betray them in deep st concerns"
From this it will be seen that the
mugwumps and the rest of the free
traders, who are at present the domi-
nant element in the Democratic party,
believe that the mission of the party is
to carry out the principles of free trade,
(which alone gives it any excuse for
existence. Henceforth the Democratic |
party will be used for the purpose of
forcing upon the country a policy that
would destroy American industry in the |
interest OF British manufacturers. The |
free traders can contemplate this use of |
the Democratic party with n feeling of |
pleasure. But what do the Democratic
Protectlonists think of it? Irish World