Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-16
TO THE SONS OF IRELAND.
A Sensible Address-F00d for Sound
Reflection - Irish.American Re.
publicans.

A Sensible Address-F00d for Sound
Reflection - Irish.American Re.
publlcans.
INDIANAPOLIS. July l5.-The Irish Re-
publican Convention has issued an I'D.
dress to their fellow.countrymen OF the
United States setting forth the reasons
that aotuate them in cooperating with
tho Republican party under tho title OF
Irish.Amsrican Republicans. The sup.
port OF Irish voters has been for long
years sought through the channels OF
prejudice or affection, and an unreasoning
adherence to the Democratic party was
the result. When the Republican party
arose there was o new ora In politics;
moro intelligence and critical eIamina-
ton into principles. and the lrishmen
began to think for themselves, instead
Of trusting implicitly to leaders. This
convention Ia hold for the purpose OF
furthering such independent thought and
emancipating the Irish voters from that
thraldom, and to show the world that
they cannot be held as political slaves,
and that they are the friends OF thatparty
which most truly represents equality lib
srty, and equal rights. which they have
only found in the land Of their adop.
ton. The claim OF the Democratic
party that IL Is the only true friend oil
foreign.born citizens Is not susceptible
Of proof, as all students Of American his
tory are we'll aware; that during the I'D
ministrations OF the Democratic party,
II utterly failed to compel an acknow-
Judgment OF those rights which the Con-
stitution guarantees TO all who swear to
support and maintain It. The infamous
and dsspotic doctrine-once Q subject
always q subject-was permitted to exist
az q principle OF international law until
the accession to power Of the Republican
party, when-and not until thsn-En.
gland was compelled to recede from that
Insulting assumption, and thus the
adopted citizen for the frst time was
clothed with all the rights and guaran.
tesd the same protection outside OF the
United States as o citizen born ON
American soil. So also to the Republi.
pan party do we owe the enactment OF
that most beneficial law which has
thrown open the public domain to actual
settlers.
The address then refers TO the intro
dustion OF free trade into Ireland. which
destroyed all her industries, and say they
now encounter in the Democratic party
the same spirit. for whose ceaseless
efforts to engraft the free trade institu.
lions Of England upon us which wrought
such injury to them ut home, should
quicken the indignation Of every con.
sistent Irishman. The policy OF the
Republican party Is in marked contrast,
and they have done q great work Tor
America In this way already. We appeal
to you, fellow.countrymen, whose history
IL q long record Of a desperate struggle
for freedom, II your proper affiliations
arc with O party which sustained for
many years human slavery in its degrad.
ing form and only. relinquished the relic
Of barbarism when the Republican party
by the hands OF our martyred President,
struck the shacklss from the limbs OF
millions OF slaves, wiped out the only
blot ON the otherwise stainless escutch.
con Of America and extended the glori-
GUS principles OF free lands for free men
over every acre OF u great Republic.
We ask you whether you arc prepared
to turn over this Government, with all
It's bright anticipation for the future. to
the tender mercios Of the very mon who
executed their best ability for years to
effect Its destruction. Tho accession OF
the Democracy to full power In oil the
departments Of tho Government, In tho
light OF Its past record OF treason and
rebellion, cannot but be regarded as q
calamity. the magnitude OF which can
scarcely be imagined. ~(Signed):
The NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Hon. A. L. Morrison. Of Chicago, was
chosen Chairman, and d. w. Nolan. OF
Chicago, Secretary Of the National Exc.
cutive Committee {: For Utah-General
Eli H. Murray, Of Salt Lake /; for Cali
fornia-P. II. Henry, OF San Francisco.