The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-25

Address TO the lrisn-AnueftcAhS iuo-Sou-
sratuiations Over the Past. aud an APP
peal for the Future.
RooNsoF TIE IRIsH-ANERIcAN CLUE,
ISDrAYAPoLIs, October 10, 1880. J
To he Lriafmen Of Indiana:
We congratulate you upon the great VIC
tory you won on the 18th day OF October.
We congratulate you, our countrymen, be-
cause the victory secures the National ex-
istence of our adopted country. We con-
graduate you because the success OF the
Republicans rebukes the tyranny OF the
privileged few OF the Southern States who,
by force, fraud, and violence, denied to
freemen the dearest right of q free-born
citizen, that OF casting his vote as his con-
science dictated, and having 1t counted as
/. was cast. We congratulate you, because
the victory tends to strengthen the hands
of our manufacturers, thussecuring fair,
full pay for ireeman's honest days labor.
Here let us pause, and cast our thoughts
toward our dear old home. Where now
are her 600 looms that once made merry
music, and brought Joy and home com.
forts TO the honest and sturdy weavers?
Silent, all silent, and why2 Because OF
Epgland's free trade policy, which the
Democrats seek to fasten on our own
America. Why so much Of misery in Ire
land? Why do wives and children cry
for bread, and the husband and father
stand IN hesrt-broken anguish Why arp
strong, true, brave men beggars, living
mon The aims OF oharity2 Tits not because
leland Is not grand country. There are
no iairer valleys, no greener hills, nor any
Iovelier climate. II is not because the
sons Of old Ireland are not honest, in
dnstrious, and frugal. II is because the
policy OF England allows no manufactures
in Ireland, and that self.ssme policy the
Democrats would incorporate In the po-
Iitical economy OF our America. Do you
saw thew would not? We point you to
the section OF the Constitution oil the late
Confederate States opposing q tariff, and
which was but the expression OF Demo-
cratic dogma held and proclaimed since
the organization Of tho party. We point
Won 10 their platform adopted at Cincin-
natl last June. We point you to the votes
OF the American Congress upon the Wood
hill. Beware lest you aid in fastening that
policy on America, and turn from shop,
mill and factory honest men out into the
streets to stand as beggars and idlers.
We congratulate you, our countrymen,
because the recent victory overthrows the
fell doctrine OF State.rights, and proclaims
ours a perpetual Union-a nation, mot
only in name, but In substance and in
nower. We congratulate you because the
narty which has succeeded has recognized
the claims Of Irishmen, and given them
Mace In the councils OF State and in the
Offices OF the city. We congratulate you
because the victory insuIes the mainte'
nance OF our Nations honor, the security
OF honest money, and proclaims that The
dollar of the poorest man IL equal TO thai
OF the richest in all the land.
lrishmen We call upon you in the
name Of patriotism, OF honor, OF liberty
and OF right, to rally to the support OF tina
party which saved our Nation In the past
and protects 1t in the present; which gave
| ma credit higher than that OF any natior
ON earth; which makes our paper money
10 be as gold; which adopted and support
ed tariff which secures TO the labore
inst and fair wages, and which seeks 4
secure to every freeman In ell thisland TIL
risht 10 vote as his judgment prompts
and to have the vote counted as i was cast
$50 W. D. TOXIN.
PrsHdat Irish Republican Club.
THOMAS McSHERRY, S.erEtary.
N. j. BoLASp,
WILLIAM ]. BRESS,
| r. r. sHIEL.