, 1880-10-10

Irish proprietors have to give up their lands, En-
9lish and Scotch proprtetors must ere long SUBJ
Ia nv opinion they viii never submit to it; and,
IN my opinion, the present English Government
Is not strong enough to make them submit to it.
the English press aSoat % irisb aaatrs t taaa ever ever
have been heard before: The bulldog tenacity
IDEAS u naona5 tss sh and dek rod to a6s hS
ts driving England mad. The tone Of
the leading English organs when treating Of
Is s da fsS
the water" arc not very careful.
TIE HORRORS or "N1EETY-E1GHr"
will be enacted not only in Wicklow or Wexford,
IL n a the h saa
shall We turn to In the hour OF agony which
seems certain to conner
Some Irish Naraonalists may say that we want
no nelp OF sympathy from any one, and that Ire
land can fight her own battles. I pity the man
stances, ireland could fight England with any
chance Of success; such q man would be only ut
for Bedlam, Idon't think any one in Ireland
means to try it; but the probabilities are,
tnsfh that The =, Irish viii be- purposey goaded into
mated. This would settle the lnnd question for
ct least century. II trouble should come, and
It y ,y yery likely to come, what nation would be
or what party in America could
DO IT SO WELL As THE REPUBLICAN. PARTY
Il Ia power2 The Democrats could nok for, II
p power they would be hampored by a *'solid "
cratic party at the North is mostly composed OF
men OF humble position and small MEANS and,
however deeply they might sympathize with
Ireland In her hour OF wo, they would be almost
Powericss to help her. In making enemies OF
the Republican purity, we are making enemies OF
America,-for maintain that to 1t belong three
fourths Ut the intelligence, culture, mlnhood
AN Irish NAr1oxA11sr.
What Has the Democratic Party Done
for IrIAhmcn7
Ne,p Tofk Iabet.
What has the Democratic party done for the
Irish TINT they should bow down in allegiance
before its chtefs7 =
Why the politicians should select the Irish,
any more than the Germans or Italians, to op-
crate upon, we are at loss to know, unless 1t be
that their estimate Of the intelligence ind In
dependence Of the former was OF SO low q stand
ard that they felt confident that he would be d
plant victim in tho hands Of political kpayes
and trfcksters.
We would ask those epouters and writers who
would have the Irish citizen as orthodox in his
political as in his religious faith, sp1at has the
Democratic party done for the Irish that they
should bow down In allegiance before its chiefs
and slayishly vote at their behest even though
their nominee should be u notorious biackleg, a
political swindier, or worthless puppet simply
used as designing tool to carry out the behests
OF his corrupt masters? Hayo they ever given
them the recognition that their numbers and
they ever elected an Irish citizen to City, State.
Or National Office OF trust and dignity7 They
have not, and when driven to put Irish citizens
hem in darE by v5tas for H
pubEicans in their place.
II we 60 back to the early days OF the late
War, we find that while the gallant Irish soldier
was fighting for the preservation OF this glorious
Republic and attest1ug his faith to the land of
his adoption by tho sacrifice Of his very life, tho
Copperhead sympathizers with the South, chiefly
IN New York, were secretly urging the unthink-
ing portion OF. our tnpulsive countrymen into
riots and other seditious acts, which hate tended
much to lessen the esteem and respect enter
tanned for us by the American people. Again,
during the reign OF the corrupt Tweed Ring, the
signing countrymen who aapired to a nomina-
ton or who held some fat sinecure to aid in
perpetuatlng system of robbery, fraud, and
perjury on the most gigantic scale.
These are not very pleasant "reminiscences,
but they have been forced from us by the dicta-
torial tone Of the partisun organs Of the Demo-
: which they prescribe to the Irish citizen as to
how he shall cast his vote. We tell them that
the day for such assumption is gone, and that
senaration, @ t that viii not brook Ills servilo
DEGRADATION Of voting at tho beck OF any man or
We care not whether our fellow Irish citizens
vote the Democratic or Republican ticket, for
there is no great National issue nt stake; but,
for our honor and reputation as liberty-lovfng,
independent people, we earnestly appeal to
them to cast their votes free and ustranl1ncled
us their conscience dictates, ana not to suffer
themselves e be driven q the polls Ike set Of
emblem OF their slavery-in their hands.
If we Irish do not prove ourselves worthy Of
freedom here, we never eau achieve the liberia
ton Of ireland. for the men who abuse the
blessing Of free government and prostitute the
ballot, the most sacred OF institutions, will not
command the respect, the support, Ur sympathy
of Americans in their struggle to get rid OF
oppression in the land of their birth. AS we
have said. We do not presume to dictate to any
man whether he shall vote for q Democrat or IL
Republican, but we earnestly urge upon our
Irish readers to cast aside party trammels and
party leadership and to vote Us their Judgment
and conscience dictate, honestly and inde-
pendently in the sight Of God and man.