Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-08-21
The IRISH Vote.

1t Is an undlsputed TACT that h tie
years past Irishmen have voted in
solid culumn the Democratic ticket.
Years ago the Democratic party was
the best organized and most popular
because, though not pleasing n large
minority, their aim was patriotic,
the glory of the stars and stripes their
rallying cry; hence their success.
but if any one wifi attempt to prove
that the Democratic party Of to-day
is what it was years ago they will fail
utterly. The slave holders rebellion
and the death of Stephen A. Doug
lass disiodged at one blow that hitE-
eric powerful organization. One half
went into rebellion, and one half of
what remained, joined the war
against the rebellion-the balance
took Vallandigham for their leader
and became pro.slavery warriors with
out southern honesty. The southern
man shouldered his musket and sta
ked his life in the cause lie espoused,
while his northern brother was con-
tent to stay at home and stab his
loyal neighbor.
There is therefore no Democratic
party i'm existence to-day such as
would DC recognized by Jefferson,
Jackson Oh Stephen n. Douglass.
The men who control the party are
q set of political demagogues who are
only trying to get hold of the purse
string aud are mad because they cam
not.
What claims have the Democratic
party for your vote? On the contra
ry is it not true that the Republican
party has done more for your hap
piness within few years than was
done by the old party in forty?
Who gave the emigrant the home
stead law but the Republican party :?
Was 1t not a Republican Congress
that voted S1S, 900 to bring home dis
tressed Fenians?
Was it not the Republican party
that made the person of q naturalized
foreigner as valuable as that of ma
tive born citizen?
The Republicans have advanced
Irishmen everywhere when they
threw themselves into the cause of
our country. In the army how ma
ny Generals rose from the ranks,
were loved and honored for their bra
very and fidelity? Some live to-day
to witness the liberality of the Amer
lean people, while many have fallen
as became heroes and soldiers of hui
man freedom, like Meagher, Corcor-
an, Mulligan and host of others,
who will ever live In the hearts of
American patriots.
Our rally is for free and Religious lib
erty to all men whites as well as hlack.
Many Irishmen don't like the thought
of negro voting, but, as most Irish
men are Catholics, we would like to
ask them If they ever knew Of any
distinction being madein eirchurch
i'm praying or sitting with a cOlored
man. At this very time the Catho-
lie Church is educating colored men
for the ministry, at Rome, in Ameri-
Gu and elsewhere not Winding wheth-
er their noses are long or short-legs
straight or crooked, smell sweet or
sour. Let Irishmen be not deceived
by politicians, regarding the igno-
rance of the negro. They always
know enough not to vote for their
old prosecutors. They will not vote
the shareholders ticket and the slave
masters know 1t.
Let any Irishman ask himself on
what side England has been for for
ty years. She waged war against the
United States Old the anti-slavery ba-
sis and when 1t came toa fight, at
once joined the south hoping there
by to destroy the only refuge for the
down trodden lovers ofliberty.
Who is the foreign ally of the anti
Republican party-England. Who
in Europe lauds Horatio Seymour as
the model statesman, but the men
who have always labored to Cypress
you. Does not August Belmont rep
resent Rotchchilds i'm London who
the money, sent from Amer
lea to defend Fenian prisoners, over
to the British Government? All
this friendship for the so-called Dem
ocrats is because they hate our free
and liberal institutions of America.
England is for free trade, so is the
Democrat. Vote that tick
It and you may some day have the
pleasure of again enjoying the %
,ents a day, the Old Country poor
house and jails. The immortal O'Con-
lell laid it down as rule for Irish
men when in doubt as to the proper
course to take In any dispute, to just
axe the side against England and
hey would be right. That side is