The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-16

always liable exist-in fact incidental to old sys
temsare the same precisely those wouldbe Irishmen,
outside the Fenan Organization who have been opposing
during the past six years. and who enjoying the tat OF
political offices in the Democratic party simply because they
got up at Patrcs Day SUPPER in shop and spoke
Irish patriotism calling the Irish the greatest in the
world that these Ishmen who have done any
practical work for Ireland for the elevation of the Irish
people here popular amongst the of our people,
and the only amongst countrymen that fill
American political offices? While we have not to-day
active Fenan filling political Office there hundreds of
antiFenian Irshmen all the country occupying
nerave positions In this city Alone there numbers of
lrshmen in high Office and candidates for offices that amount
to fifty thousand dollars year, who have given deadly
opposition to the Brotherhood and who not to-day able
to put ten words of the English language together correctly
Yet they popular; while the Fenan who have spent
thousands of dollars and the best days of their lives
tally derded. Why is this? 1t is simply because the
and active Fenan goes for reforming the customs of his
countymen. He advocates temperance and therefore,
counter to the vendors of rum who mostly Irish He
demands money buy and ammunition and therefore,
either makes open their pockebooks-
done yet by those who afford or open their mouths
with curse-whch is the most requent-aganst the
fortunate Fenan who devotes portion of his time and
money towards the elevation of from aconditon which
is orturing contemplate The Irish ward politician
pedder bar-room statesman the other hand who in
instances educated of the of decep
ton, but generally ignorant poltroon who cannot
look beyond the present. conceive his sacred obligations
country and mankind business behind
ter with few bottles of whisky and pack of cards. and
feels that those Of his counymen who pass his door with
calling renegades both their country and religion
For they imagine that both hand in hand Even those who
CALL and refuse to take drink, set down Black Repub
cans and In three months the new bust
ness oetst hill
number of fighting cocks and is thereupon admitted the
sporting circle of gamblers prizeghe pick pockets and
dogfghters. A match is made. Our vender of the
crae bets thousand dollars his dog game cock
and the drinks around for the crowd large assembageo
country adswho reminded of the old sod and the
sports at home-come together and the fight commences
Bets taking place heavily and all anxiousy awaiting
for the result At length the referee who is generally
justice of the peace the ward declares the fight in ver of
Pat McGuckin politician. Pat at spends half
of the prize for whisky the bystanders who cheer
him loudly every go round of the bottle Pat now be-
comes the most popular in the ward and is nominated
at the next for Alderman Pat finding himself
rising star amongst the ring applies himself to the study
of politics. and gets informed by his neghbors of the bottle
the previous workings of the political leaders tribe
Pat has to down to each leader of clan with
fifty hundred greenbacks in accordance with the num-
Der of the tribe and in few days the whole machinery
which is return Pat the Common Council is in active
operaoneach barroom doing its respective part The
Hon. Patrick McGuckn gets elected and makes his appear
ance before the Mayor and henceh looked upon by the
American people, both morally socially and intellectually
of the representative of the Irish people, by
whom the rest of the to be judged The higher
class political demagogue in the Democratcor Copper
head properypary, of the nature as the one
described but of course they work upon larger and longer
strings They take all the faundngs and issues of the
barrooms and reecoer and make educated speeches on
them beforethe Masses denouncing everything and every
body the people whom they address AT St Paricks
festival they will aud the skies all the Irish patriots of
the past but denounce all those of the present knowing of
course that they will be parties to political trickstes
Let Fenan officer ask of these funky Irish politicians
his opinion on Feniansm provided that is half popular at
the he will saw oh in favor Of hut