The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-26
iRIsH-AMeRicAN REPUBLICANS.
A Vigorous Reply to the Star.

From the New York Tablet
We quote from the Commercial Id
rertiser the following terse and pointed
reply to the attacks on the Irish Amer
lean loiitical organizations which
have appeared from time to time in the
columns of the .SaT,
We are opposed to political dictaiiOn
to any men or party, and desire to see
all persons exercise the glorious privi-
leges Of American citizens without
fear, favor, or influence, but according
to their own judgment and the prnmpt-
ings Of their own conscience. 1t will
hot do for Democratic journals or ora
tors to appeal to the religious preju-
dices of tile Irish and To resurrect the
Shiny skeleton of Know Nothlngism,
for too many Of themselves are too
deeply tarred with the same stick, and
these who live in glass houses should
pause before fiinging stones at their
neighbour.
The following is the article referred
to:
The Star of to-day. quoting your ar
ticle i'm reference to the risl- \ meric..n
meeting on Monday eyeuiGg. says ::
ave dislike these distinctive national
prefiXes. Now this declaration only
proves the correctness of the charge
made by the lrish-AInerican Rep,.bli-
cans that the Democratic party does
not like the Irish, and that it only tad
eratys them as lis pack mules, wi,ault
which the small army of native
American Democrats North and the
"played out" slave breeders of the
solid South could not nave a., peg"
I'VE dislike, etc. was the remark of
the siXty-five thousand Democratic
Know NOthings who scratched the
name Of Francis Herman from their
ballsts because of his distinctive
national prefix" and permit Inc To
remind the Star that the same dis
like" on the part of ;. }. r., Lucius
Robinson & Co.. is the cause OF their
deadly enmity towards one of the
purest and most upright Democrats
that ever sat in Il Tammany wigwam
Yes, John Kelly, on account Of his
Irish ally" may expect to constantly
feel the force and effect Of the dis
like" which 'tOlher half OF his party
holds for obstructive mot expressed
but UNDERSTOOD national prefxes" or
"affiXes."
The Nor assaiIs the Irish-American
Republicans AS "a valiant army of
office holders" This is not true, in
fact, As the ofiice-holders form but "A
slight proportion Of the Irish-Ameri-
can Republican Association of New
York. The Star being aware of the
slavish and corrupt conditions under
which tIrish!) men accept and hold
petty office under Democratic author
ity, evidently assumes that Repuili-
can Office-hOlder must necessarily be-
come q subservient tool of the leaders
of his party. Such, however, is not a
true statement, for the huniblest en-
plOyee In any Federal Office in New
York enjoys more freedom of thought
and action than j. ever eype-
rienced by these who serve the city
aud draw their pay just as long a- they
can control, by fair or foul means, a
certain number of the boys" on elec-
ton day.
Will the Star please understand that
its reference to the ''taffy" resolution
Of the Democratic representative,
Mr.. Fernando Wood, of New York;
IL a dangerous reminder To an Irish
American Republican.
General Garfield, like all sensible
men, knew very well that a "taffy
resolution" i'm the American Congress
was not the kind of support Ia give la
An unarmed people Three thousand
miles away" who were about To fight
the armies of the British Government.
General Garfield may or may not
like Irishmen-'their sisters, their
cousins or their aunts, !" but it is a dead
dead certainty" that never did labor
for their determination i'm the manner
adopted by Mr.. Fernando Wood a
Democratic representative from New
York. during the dark days of Know
Nothing persecution.
Twinkle, twinkle, little STAR but
don't-please dOn't-remind those hOr-
rid Irish-American Republicans of
their lovers. Your precious Wood
Is but rotten, polished material, which
their "black Republican, thorn shil-
lelahs" could smash i'm a twinkling.
You Wood. would you:
I'VE have not exhausted Mr. Gar
fields Irish record i'm Congress"
Why, We thought you disliked dis
tinetive national prefixes," yet here
you are twitting General Garfield upon
his Irish" record.
''Star Of the-beautiful Star" 90
ahead and teach your Irishmen to
worship their ''superb. We are not
trying ito capture the Irish vote for
Garfield and Arthur" but we solemn
~ and emphatically assure you that
we are trying to capture the poor dazed
wanderer from the brigands Of Democ-
raey that we may enjoy the gratirica-
principles Of the grand old liberty
are not in the hero worshipping bust
ness, but We will elect Garfield and
Arthur and send them to Washington
on the Alb Of next March, just a. sure
A. the stars" are in tiie-American
flag.
"IRIsH-ANERICAN RErUgLIcAN."
AE.rrSr n 1Ssal