Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-21
IRISH-AMERICANS.

Without doubt there is great
change going on among our Irish
citizens as to the advisability Of
voting the straight democratic tick
ct at all times and under all condi-
tions. Particularly is this noticea-
Bile in the west and in New York
city. There clubs of Irish Ameri-
can republicans have been organized
with large memberships and their
meetings cause much enthusiasm.
On this subject the New York Tab
let, paper devoted to the welfare
of Ireland and the American-Irish,
has very sensible article, which we
will reproduce for the benefit of our
Irish readers:
Speaking of know-nothingism, we
hold, and we can support our assertion
by facts and names If demanded, that
nothings to-day ia the democratic
party t nan In the republican, and that
fully one third of the prominent dem
| ocratic leaders in this city and state
graduated as know nothing of the frst
magnitude; but when they found that
burning churches aud hound ng down
the Irish did not pay, they grsvitated
/ into the demoCrt tic ranks, aud were.
on the principle Of taief crying ttop
| thief, the firt to denounce what they
| had so lately practiced themselves.
| We dislike reviving old sectarisn is-
sues which should be hidden out OF
sight, but when silly democratic edi-
tors and bombsstic orators vIciously
insist on deluding our fellow citizens
by false stat smebt Hsnd lying misrep-
reeeL tations, we feel it q duty incum-
| bent upon as to speak the truth and
expose ne shams OF political tricksters
and mountebapks
| Why the politicians should select the
| Irish, any more than the Germans Oh
Italians, to operate upon, We are at q
loss to know. unless it be that their es-
innate of the intelligence and inde'
pendence of the former was OF so low q
standard taAE they felt confident thai
he would be plant victim In the
hands Of political knsves and trick.
STEERS.
We would ask those sp uters and
writers who would have tue Irish G &,
zen as orthodox In his political as In
his religious faith, what has the dem
ocratic party done for the IGish tina
they should bow down in allegianc,
before it's chiefs and slavishly vote q
their behest, even though their Domi
nee should be q notorious blackleg,
nalitical sWindler, or q woI thless puI
OF. simply used as q Designing tool
carry out the behests of his CORFU
! masters? Have they ever given then
the recognition that their Dumber
and numerical influence entitle then
to? Have they ever elee ed an Irisl
cit zsn to city, state, or national 0ffic
of trust and dignity? They have not
and when driven to put Ir.sh-Ameri
can citizens on their ticket for sucl
offices they themselves assassinatet
them in the dark by voting for repub
licans in their place.
II we go back to the early days O
the late war, We find that while tn
gallant Irish soldier was fighting fu
the preservation Of this glorious repub
lie, and sttestiDg his faith to the Ian
of his adoption by the sacrifice of hi
z very life, the copperhead sympsthiz 4
with the south, chiefly in New Yoik
l were secretly urging the uIthinkin
portion OF our impulsive countrymel
into riots and Ctaer seditious aeti
7 which have tended much to lessen III
. esteem and respect entertained for U
by the American people. Again, dur
{ Ing the reign OF the corrupt Twee
ring, the unthinking Irish voters wer
used by their designing countrymel
. who aspired to domination or VIII
, held come fat sint cure t, aid In Pc ,Jet
! uating q system Of robbery, fraud, an
: perjury on the most gigaL TIC scale.
These are not very pleasant reminis
csnc;s. but they have bees forced T. on