New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-15
An loAoDendene Letter.

rU6Al(JAN, SUNDAY, 4
An lsasDenAeue Letter.
The lrish World 10 one Of the sblest and
strongest Irith-Anerican papers published.
It warns Irishmen who become American
citizens to be independent in thought and
action from the wiles of Democracy 1t
has protested against the manner in which
lrish votes are handed over in . bunch to
Whatever candidate may please the Boss
Kellys who, ct all Democratic conventions,
~ New York Kelly did 1t st. Louir, assume
to speak for the Irish, and trade of the
Irish vote without consulting the voters
The World has also exposed the Tilden
trickery of nominating Charles Francis
Adams in Massachusetts. Mr.. Adsus,
while minister in England, made himself
obnoxious to every home-rule loving Irish
man in the old country - we'll a. in
America. His inaction at an important
crisis made every Fenisn his sworn enemy.
And yet the Democratic party, whose
strength at the North is based on the nat
uralizstion papers of Ilishmen, nomi
mates for Governor of Massachusetts,
the very man who toadied in Eng
land to Irish oppressors; man who
represents an aristc cracy peculiar to
himst II, founded on . name and fortune
left by better father; q man who was q
Republican 90 long - the Re- publican party
would shower official honols on his un-
worthy head; it dominates that same
Adams, the enemy of Irishmen and free
Ireland, and orders Irishmen to vote for
him o. their ruler. The Irish World en-
phatically protests against such prostitu
ton of Irish strength, which is everywhere
a. apparent as in Massachusetts,, though
there is but one Adams in the whole world,
and it is doing good work in enlightening
the minds of its readers. In the same line
Of progress we find letter iu its columns
written from this city, which reads Is fol
lowe:
NEW ORLEANS, La, September %.
Editor Irish World:
That new departure of yours in favor of
. third party is conceded by every one who
has the interest of his country at heart to
be q move in the right direction. The seed
which you are now sowing may not have an
abundant yield this coming election, but
when We contemplate the rise and progress
of the Republican party, when We consider
from what little acorn that giant oak
ultimate triumph Of the principles you ad-
vocate.
think your bold and manly course in
cutting loose from party trammels ought to
make every sh.Americau pause and re.
feet before castiuK his next vote at the
crack OF the party whip. Our element have
been too long considered as mere voting
machines with NO will of their owr; they
have been fattered and csjoled by politi-
clans of the I ~eed stripe, for blsrney is
very cheap. But, in reality, what does the
party to which they have been paying
idOlatrOus homage for more than forty
years care about them? In Massachusetts the
Irish citizens compose more than half the
Democratic strength. The other day, in that
State, the Democratic convention nominated
for Gov rnor q man obnoxious to every true
Irish American. Would the Republican
party in the State of Ohio dare to nominate
q msn obnoxious to 10000 Germans! What
is the inference to be drawn from the con-
duct of the Democratic leaders in Msssa.
chusettsl That the Irishman is 30 welded
to the Democratic idol that no power can
divorce him. ], for one, want to see the
day arrive when the Irishman will use his
own discretion in voting / am anxiously
waiting for the good time coming when John
Kelly can not pledge the irish vote of New
York, nor Carl Schurz the German vote of
the United States, to certain of their friends.
The Democratic party in Louisiana has
always ignored the claims of the Irish cit!-
zens, who compose, to great extent, the
bone and sinew of that party, to any sub
stantial recognition. Young men of Irish
descent, without position or capacity have
been elected to flee from time to time
through the influence of the fire depart
ment, which is manipulated as a political
ring. No reputable Irish merchant, of
whom there are numbers in New Orleans,
has been nominated TO any office in twenty
five years by the Democratic party. In
1872 the Germans murmnred, and the Dem
ocratic leaders, to ccnciliate them, elected
three Germans out of the six city Admins
TRAITORS, and Mayor, Wilt, of German
descent. A man is not entitled to any pre-
ferment, nor ought he expect any through
having been born in Ireland. But. on the
other hand, the Democratic party ought not
to have studiOusly ignored the claims of
honest and competent Business men because
they we're born in that country.
The Republican party in this State has
never made any such lnvidiOus distinction
in bestowing it's official patronage. While
four Irishmen have voted the Democratic
ticket to one that voted the Republican, it
must be conceded that, as q class, they have
received tour times a. much official patron
age at the hands of the Republican party.
Judge B. A. Lynch, an upright citizen
and talented lawyer. elected by the Re-
publican party. is the only 1rishman ele-
waited to the b anch in over twenty five
years. More than half the Metropoli an Po-
lice and half the Customhouse employees are
Irish-Americans.
The Democrats have already nominated
their State ticket, and as usual have ig-
nored their Irish fellow citizens. The ticket
is headed Dy General Nisholls for Governor
and Louis A. Witt fer Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and meets with very little approval
from the wOrkingmen, as General Nichols
belongs to the Old-time planter aristocracy,
q class that never felt sympathy for the
poor man. Wilt represents noJsdy or
nothing in particular. bat was put on the
ticket to aoncili tie the fireman interest.
When the planter aristocracy ruled the
State, they rever built nor advocated the
building Of mile OF railroad or a school
for the children of the poor mau who lived
in the interior of the State What did the
planters who owned all the lands on the
navigabls rivers and bayOus, want with
railrOadss What did they care about the
poor baskwoOdemaa who lived far away
from q market for ais produce
INDEPENDENT.
COURT RECORD.