Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22
IFrom the Irish Republic of December I, 1857 ]
The Republican Party and Irishmen.

The Republican Party and Irishmen.
The Leoding journals and most pran,inent
politicians of the great Republican party of
! America are true, heart and soul, to the pro
lection of Mei. countrys industry. They
have resolved that not England, but Amer
lea, will be the worlds great mandatory ,
that they will keep the wealth of their coun-
try to enrich their own cltizt ms, not aggran-
die the bloody, bloated arlstocratS OF Europe:
that they will preserve for their own work
ingmen such wages as will enable them to
live and rear their families in comfort and
intelligence, as human beings ought, instead
of sending their cash across the sea to be
squandered by spendthrlfts, lords and squires
in the gambling hells of London aud Paris.
They have resolved that honest and indus
trious men in America will be protected, and
not let the naked victims of an internal sys.
tenn which Las.fed aud clothed and lodged
their brothers in England and Ireland worse
ten fold verse than the horses and dogs OF
the English aristocrats. This Is the simple
practical meaning of protection in American
industry. This Is the creed the prncip {
and the practice of that very radical party
VIII ch hun ireds of thousands ot lrlshmen
would no more think of voting for or sup
porting than they would think of selling
souls to the author of evil himself. This is
in plain words, they go enthusiastically a
| gaifst the interest Of their own country, o!
of their own wives and children. of their
own wages. OF the very bread they eat and
| the raiiment wherewuh they ale clothed.
! They go right, and most CT Enthusiastically, in
to th2 support of the wealth and power OF
| England of that country whose rulers have
robbed them Of everything but life; that
they have made them beegars and slaves i'll
the land # their birth that they have hun
ted millions of hem into exile and the grave,
aud that they pursue them with their scorIl
| and vengeance TO he ends of the earth. We
again ask and denand an answer: Wa,
there ever iniatuation so complete, so un-
reasoning obstln:.ey, 50 unpardona5ly beSot-
ted. as they are here?
We are sorry TO say that we can find no
| excellent exception to break the force OF
condemnation which, in connection with this
vital question, we are Obliged to pass on the
entire Democratic party. Free trade with
| England lies at the very foundation of the
| Conservative CONSTRUCTIVE This Is il cardi
| nal doctrine OF their peculiar political creed.
! Nor Is there single Democratic: journal,
from New York to Francisco that does nor
teach, from week to week. and from day to
day, this destructive and disgracefu princi
pie. And if there is any truth, which we
greatly doubt, in the boasted reaction
VIII CD has been so much spoken OF, and ii
there is any additional chance for the Dem
| cratic party, once more assuming the rule
of this great Republic, then one thing may
be looked forw rd to as an absolute certain
ty, and this is free trade with England. This
will have few effects, which it is worth the
while of Irishmen to ponder seriously, be
fore by their votes and inhuenc they bring it
to pass One will be to reduce the wages OF
the workingmen one half. so that those who
find it difficult to live IN New York or Chi
cago on 50 day will have pleasure of ac-
conplishing the task, under the new Eng
lish Free-Trade. Democratic regime, wi h 81.
1t will strengthen England by pouring into
their Golfers the wealth Of America, so that
her reign of robbery and blood, instead OF
coming to close will, like the eagle, r.
new It's age for another century or two. or
perhaps for another such 700 years as Ire
land has seen and felt