The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-16
IRISH REPUBLICANS.
RESULT OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS
AT INDIANAPOLIs.
They Throw or the Democratic Harness
and swear Feaity 10 the Party of
Freedom-A Graphic Presen-
tation OF Their Reas.
ons Therefor.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 16.-R. s. Hewitt, o
Missouri, was elected permanent Presi
dent, and T. McNamara, OF Ohio, secre
tary, Of the Irish Republican Convention
to-day. A National Executive Committe
was appointed consisting Of one from eacl
State and Territory. Judge Morrison wa
chosen Chairman OF the committee, an
an elaborate address by the committe
appointed yesterday twas presented, tn
burden OF which was that there wer'
many reasons Why the 1rishmen OF tE'
United States should swear allegiance 4
the Republican party, as that party ha'
appointed and selected much large
nu mber OF Irishmen to positions OF trus
than the Democratic party. The Conven
ton closed tonight with monster meet
ing at the wigwam.
The iollowingis theaddress Of the Irish
American Republican Convention to The
Irish voters Of the United States:
FslIop- Co.utrynlen with high sens,
OF the necessity Of placing before the
world in their true light the motives
which actuate us in ayowing our suppor
OF aud cooperation with the principles oi
the Republican party by a distinct organi
zation under the title OF the "Irish-Ameri
can Republicans" we feel called upon Il
state briefly the reasons which prompt III
thereto. For many years in this country
the support OF the Irish for any cause OF
party was sought through the channels oi
prejudice or affection. instruction was ou
OF the question and thus an unreasonine
adherence was given to the Democratic
party for a period OF years long numbered
with the past. With the advent and rise
OF the Republican party in America new
era was reached. Intelligence and q
critical examination into the arguments
by which the other party should receive q
manly support became the guides oi
political action, and the 1rishman, alike
with his fellow citizens OF other nationali'
ties, no longer gave in his ad
herence to the party action because ol
the leadership OF those whom they had
previously trusted and followed. This
convention, therefore, has for its objecI
the initatory action which, with frmness
and energy, followed by promptness and
industry in sustaining the cause, ptinct-
pies and policy Of the Republican party,
shall show to the world that the Irish oi
to-day are capable OF something more
than being treated as mere political
slaves, and they are capable oi
independent and intelligent thought
and action, and that they are friends to
that party which most truly represents
that liberty, equality and equal rights
which they have only found in the
land Of their adoption. The claim
OF ths DemUcratic party that
it is the only true friend OF foreign boIn
citizens is not susceptible of proof, ss all
students OF American history are well
aware that during the entire adminIstra'
ton OF the Democratic party 1t utterly
failed to compel the acknowledgement OF
these rights which they guarantee to all
who swear to support aud maintain 1t.
The infamous and despotic doctrine,
"Once a subject always a subject"
was permitted to exist as principle in
our natio, al law till the accession to pow
or Of the Republican party. Then, and not
till then, England was compelled TO reoede
from that insulting assumption, and thus
the adopted citizen for the first
time was clothed with all the rights
and guaranteed the same protec-
ton, outside the United atates, as
the citizen born on American soil. So,
also, to the Republican party do we owe
the enactment OF that most beneficial law
which has thrown open the public DO.
main to all settlers, thus furnishing free
and happy homes to thousands OF our op.
pressed countrymen who are fleeing from
The horrors OF British oppression. They
are aware, fellow countrymen, OF the
successful ingenuity with which the Eu-
vlish Government labored to destroy the
interests OF Ireland, which
had grown up in tho midst OF our
desperate and persistent struggles for
freedom, You cannot have forgotten
the heroic efforts made for their pr0seFya.
ton By the great and patriotic statemen
OF the last Irish parliament, under whose
fostering care these industries arose to
such state OF perfection as TO rival the
best efforts OF the most skiltul artisans OF
Europe. Nor can you forget that act ot the
union contains among its other various
one clause which eatailed more
misery and destItution In our country than
ali the cruelties OF Elizabeth or Crom.
well-that clause that provides
Tor absolute free trade between
Ireland and America-nothing more
was needed to complete the foul
work, Under that hliGhting Legislation
all our industries have Except the linen
trade alonel perished never to appear
again. reducing US to the condition OF
mere agricultural l2borers, leaving US to
be the helpless victims OF British rapaclty
and Unsuitable greed.
Impelled by such merciless laws to
abandon the houses Of our fathers, We
aeaII encounter here In America the same
Zoe in the Democratic party; ceaseless and
persistent attempts to engratt in our
Tree institutions the same English free
trade doctrine which wrought such
disastrous results to our own country,
and 1t should quicken the indignation OF
every consistent Irishman. In marked
contradlstinction we invite your earnest
consideration to the policy OF the Repub-
licau party on this subject, showing
that under It's fostering care in less
than q quarter OF century America
has created and brought to perfection man
ulactures OF all the products which enter
into the profitable industry OF the people
and their consequent prosperity aud hap
Thus has the Republican party shown
itself to be the champion and protector oi
American industry 70 the discontinue o.
Ihe ayarice OF British capitalists. We ap
peal 10 you, fellow countrymen, whose
history Is a long record OF desperate
struggles for freedom, II youI
proper filations are with q
party which sustained for many years hu
man slavery in It's most degrading fern
aud only reIinquished that relic OF har
barism when the Republican party, by th'
hands OF our martyred President
struck the shackles from tn,
limbs Of the slave-wiped out the onl,
blot on the otherwise stainless escutcAeol
OF America and extended the gloriOu
principle OF free lands for free men owe
every acre OF our great republic.
We ask you also whether you are pre-
pared 10 turn over the government witt
all lie bright antiCipatious Of the lutur
10 the tender mercies Of the yer
men who exerted their best abilit
fnr YEARS To effect its destruction