The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-04-21
1.-THE Great West.l
The Irish.


from Wamego, Kas., asking why we
are so opposed to the Irish race as to
endeayor to instigate war against it,
and to use the columns Of The Great
Vest for the abuse Of Irishmen?
We are not opposed to the Irish
race, or to any other race of beings in
habiting Gods footstool. We have
the same respect for the Irishman
that we have for the American when
each behaves himself like a man. In
our religion there is nothing Of creed,
sect or ism, and in our humanity we
make no discrimination between hu-
man beings, no matter whether they
are white, black, yellow or copper col
ored, residing in this or any other
country. On this broad platform we
take our position, and defy all the
powers of earth to drive us therefrom.
What we are opposed to is ignor-
ance, superstition, loaferishness, and
downright brutality, no matter who
it is that by such actions prove to the
world that he is not a humane, intel
ligent man respecting man. That we
are not opposed to the Irish is proven
by the fact that for many years we
had an associate editor, William
Hoynes, an Irishman, who came into
our office at La Crosse nearly twenty
years ago poor Irish boy, and has
worked his way up to a position Of
power and influence.
Another Irishman in our employ is
the foreman Of our office, who came
to us about seventeen years ago poor
boy, and he too has worked his way
up steadily, enjoying our respect and
confidence all the time. In this office
are two of his brothers who have been
with us for years learning their trade.
In our employ, in different parts of
Colorado, are several Irishmen, but
not one of them indorses the brutality
that some of their race were guilty Of
on the occasion Of the mob or riot in
this city ON the 31st of October, 1880.
The lrishman isquick, mercurial, full
OF love for his country, full of kindness,
but at the same time permits himself
to be carried away beyond the bounds
OF reason, and to engage when excited
in performances that in his sober mo-
ments he regrets, exactly as do great
many other persons. During the
years of the Known othing excite
ment we have seen American citizens
by birth, making war upon 1rishmen
who had lately come into this coun-
try. We stigmatized all of this war
as brutal and beneath the American
citizen who, being a sovereign, should
comport himself in an honorable man.
ner towards his fellow-men. Our
sympathies are with the under dog in
the fight; with the man who is op-
pressed; with the one who is trying to
better his condition by labor rather
than by idleness, outrage, brutality,
and murder. In warning upon thieves
in our Government we do not war
upon the Government of the United
States. Calling the attention of
Christians to black sheep in the reli-
gious fold does not prove that we are
warning upon Christians although
many persons are so ignorant that
they think that when we speak against
hypocrite or wrong-doer IN the
church that we are an enemy to God,
an opponent to Jesus Christ and a
worker against sacred things.
In speaking of the mob, we spoke
of those who engaged in the mob, and
thus tried to track the thing to its
commencement. Irishmen have come
to this country from Ireland and been
welcomed because they needed the
sympathy of all persons.
Now it may be wrong for US to
sympathize with the Irish who are be-
ing robbed of their homes and lives in
Great Britain, but we cannot help
sympathizing with them. It may be
wrong to sympathize with the labor
element of the United States who are
in bondage and ought to get out be-
cause they have the power to, but we
cannot help sympathizing with them.
1t may sbe wrong to sympathize with
the colored people Of the United States
for their ignorance and lack of power
to extricate themselves therefrom, but
one cannot help it. 1t may be wrong
to sympathize with those who have
taken the proclamation of the United
States Government as an honest dec
laration, and come to this country to
engage in labor, but we cannot help
it. It may be wrong for us to SYM
pathize with those who are opposed
to mobs and mob violence, no matter
who originates the same, but we dc
sympathize with the better, the more
humane, the truly Christian and in.