Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13
WHAT DOES IT MEAN !?

For some inexpllcablc reason the cs.
tccmrd Timcs-licrald has started u
warfare upon n certain section of the
Democratic party. which. were it no,
for the character of the paper and i,'
reputation for broud-gaugc views.
would tempt one To the belief that II
had suddenly become the organ of
know.nothingism.
The Times. Herald cnicavOrs tn fix
upon the Irisl.Americnn Democrats the
blame for the recent overwhelming dc.
feat of the Democratic city ticket In
Chicago.
II claims that the 1rlsh-Americans
have too much representation upon the
party organization, and that this must
b. reduced.
Now. The Eagle IL not the organ of
any party or nationality. but II does
claim that the Irish race In the United
States Is entitled To all tho representa-.
,ior and consideration Il has ever r..
ccivcd from the Democratic party. The
Eagle claims that but for the votes of
Irish blood ana lineage In this country
there would have been no Democratic
party In this country. The solid South
might have gone on clccting Its own
local tickets, but without the Irish vote
In the States north of the Dixon and
Mason lire the party would have been
nowhere outside Of the solid South.
What. then. IL the object of the Times.
Herald n making this uncalled-for ut
tack upon the lrlsli-Americans! Does
II wish tn drive the lrisn-American vote
away from the Democratic partyy May.
or Hopkins In following the policy par
TALLY dlsccrnible In the Timcs.lier-
aids present course pretty cifectually
accomplished this end ana was to bc
seen by the vote east for George II.
Swift In the Irish wards of Chicago u
couple of weeks ago.
Mr.. Ilopkins tried the Cancellation of
the German vote scheme. ana during
most of his term put nobody on guard
but Germans. The result was that the
10000 majority given Mr.. swift elcc.
ton day was composed of lrisl-Amcrl.
can voters. lf the Times Herald wants
10 keep that vote permanently on the
Republican side of the fence ana 500
II 20 the same way when the national
election II on In 1896. II has conc the
right way about Il. hut The Eagle can
hardly believe that to be the object OF
the great Democratic organ.
Somebody In charge Of Its political
work IL badly advised. and for the sake
of the Democratic party. not only In
Illinois. but In the nation, the Times
Herald should be awakend to the dan
ger Of Its course.
AZ for such individuals rs washing
ton Heslng, II II amazing that u great
DellOcra tic paper like our esteemed con.
temporary should allow space in It's
columns for the Idle vapOrings of such
men. Hesing has never been II Demo-
crnt. He has posed rs such ana has
more than once played fast ana loose
with the party. Everybody IL acQuaint-
ed with the record OF this traitor during
the famous Allcrton cam,
palgn. ON that occasion he called upon
all the men who attended the cOnvcn-
tion which nominated Mr.. Harrison.
who had German blood In their veins,
to leave the ball with him and to "a
over to the Republican party. Having
done his best to get the German vote
away from the Democratic party he
now seeks to help drive the Irish out.
The Times-Herald may have an cas-
Ter task in that matter than II bargains
for, aud the national party leaders
should take cOgniZancc of Its course.