Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-20
THE REPUBLICAN, howl Of
WEDNESDAY,.

As usual, some OF the Republican
party organs came out the day after
registration with awful tales of riot,
bloody murder, frightful violations of
the election law, and invasion of the
sacred rights Of citizenship. AS us
ual, investigation has shown that
these reports have been grossly exag.
geratcd. where the statements have
not been absolute falsehoods, and
that the lies In the stories were as
thick as raisins In a Christmas pud.
ding. 1t is too bad that great news.
papers should stoop to such meanness
for the sake or In the hope OF gain.
Ing some paltry party advantage
thereby. 1t Is matter for sorrow
that citizens should be RECALLED with
such an unwholesome mess of false.
hood and calumny on the occasion OF
every election, registration or pri-
mary held in this city.
Such tactics may BE- successful In
warping the Judgment Of naturally
fair.mindcd citizens and producing
feelings and ideas unjust and un.
natural In their readers. but they
cannot fail to bring discrcdit upon
those who resort to them. Taken as
whole, the candidates on the Re-
publican ticket this fall are a fine lot
of gentlemen, fair-minded and libcr.
al, and we are much mistaken II they
would countenancc or be a party to
any such disreputable methods as
those referred to. The First Ward
registration passed OIL In an orderly
way, aud there was none of the
ruiiianlsm, incendiarism. violence or
disrespect for the law so wildly set
out In the two morning Republican
papers.
Speaking Of the matter cditorially,
our esteemed and sprightly contem.
porary, the Daily News, says:
Readers OF tho Tribune and Inter Ocean
were shocked this morning to learn that
murder, arson. may hem. assault and high
treason ran riot throughout the First Ward
yesterday.
A. some Of the polling. places, We are In.
formed, tho mnnsied corpses Of Repu blicun
voters wore stacked up like cord wood IN.
Ger the personal supervision Of tho Mayor.
while tho Corp ration Counsel stood by
whistllng "Dle wacht am Rhein" II Is
understood that up In the Wholesale gro.
Gerry district u smaliish gentleman with u
gray mustncho (Mr Macvoagh) was On
extremely active In pitchforking protcc.
Zionist electors into tho river. while else.
where the slaughter WAS relocated TO such
we'll. known characters ~ Col Donovan
and Mr. Asay.
The First Ward. where this carnival Of
riot and bloodshed relgnsl throughout tho
day; where "Rlmost every crime short OF
murder was attempted" according TO o o
paper; where. accordin to another ''dss.
perate men dubbed. punched. stabbed. ar.
rested, threw out and stole tho hooks Of
the Rcpu blicnn chsilengers In every pre-.
c.ncl" this scene OF carnage and turn Ill
comprises the heart Of tho city ana the
go. coo or 80. OOJ people who did business
In It yesterday were under the erroneous
impression that It was very quiet, or.
derby sort Ut day,
So far ~ NO can learn the net actual re.
suit Of all this stabbinS, clubbing. muir.
dering and manning was-One man pushed
out Of polling pluc,; o,s man hit In the
nose
The Daily News Is a payer whose
independence In pol tics insures that
its reports are not col'red nor Its
comments unfair or unwarranted. Its
sarcasm In the present case Is keen,
but 1t Is deserved.