Evening journal., 1892-10-29
A. wlDE-AWAKE MAN.


Another Observer of Events whose
Knowledge Has Not Increased.
The Tribune published two or three days
ago an account of what it called zone of
the most brilliant engagements Of the
brilliant campaign which is being fought
to restore New Jersey to Republican
rule. In this engagement Mr. Elijah
r. Kennedy, Of this city, was in com
mand of the Republican forces which
we're intrenched behind breRstworks of
American tinware. He fired solid shot
from double barreled stereoptcon into
the ranks of the Democracy we are told
by our high tariff neighbor, "and followed
that up with rafting volley of statis-
tics and arguments.
IL appears that this Commander of
the Republican forces is trying to de-
fend the Mckinley tariff. He would
have his audiences believe that in his
opinion 10 is, as our high-tarh neighbor
says, 'the bravest and wisest OF tariff bills
yet framed, and that the duties i'm
posed by it are paid by the foreigner.
In July, $50, a gentleman doing busi-
ness in this city and residing in Brook
lyn, named Mr.. Elijah r. Kennedy, made
Journey through the Northwest. I'm
mediately after his return he sent to the
Tribune letter, which our high-tariif
neighbor published under the descrip-
tive headline. "What Wide Awake Re
publican Observed in the West. The
date of this letter was August @. It will
be recalled that the Mckinley tariff bill
was passed in the House on May 2l, was
reported TO the senate with the senate
amendments on June 1S, and
Al mt Hftf nIH4f
ioct of popular discussion at the time
when this Mr.. Kennedy made his journey
and wrote the letter which induced he
/ Tribune to assert that he was a "wide-
awake person.
This Mr.. Elijah r. Kennedy told the
! Tribune in his letter that before he left
his home he had been assured that the
Mckinley bill "was immensely popular in
the agricultural states, and would con
firm our hold upon those states He haC
had excellent opportunities forconvers-
ing with representative Republicans
But after his return from that journey
he was moved TO write as follows, i'm this
letter which appears to have been re
garded bv the Tribune as proof that h'
had kept his eyes open and his active
mind In good working condition:
Judges of the political situation in Wis.
consin. men also peculiarly well informe,
ON affairs iY the other Northwestern
states. and deem it duty to declar
that the final enactment of the Mcknle.
bin in anything like the shape in which
it now stands viii lose us the next con
gress. and will render it next 10 impos
sible for the Democrats 10 bungle anC
blunder sufficiently 20 enable us to elec
a successor to President Harrison.
A few weeks later the Mckinley bill be
! came a law. aud Ia the following montl
this Elijah r. Kennedy saw a part o
his prediction fulfilled i'm the Gloss o
the next Congress" There remains tina
, part which relates to the national eleC
ton now near at hand II would b
} "next to impossible, he declared from
, sense of duty. "for the Democrats
bungle and bunder sufficiently to en-
3 able us to elect a successor to Pres
Fl dent Harrison
The Elijah r. Kennedy VINO is defenC
l ing the Mckinley bill in New Jerse
I from "intrenchments behind breast
/ works of tiuware, uses a kodak Gamer
r and a double barreled stereopucon"
i his brilliant campaign II is not To
9 late for him to find the Elijah 1
( Kennedy who wrote that letter two yeal
d ago and get a good portrait of him. Ia
b doubtedly the wideawake Republican Z
August. 1890, can be discovered som
4 where i'm this city or Brooklyn, and Oh
e other Elijah r. Kennedy, who is no
Is working SO industriously in New Jerse.
could use to advantage his portrait an
% his letter to the Tribune as ammunitic
3 for that uble-barreled stereopticor
4 with which he fires solid shot I'M
% the ranks of the wretched Demo
3 racy.-New York Times.