The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-02
lie Press July 2I>t:
Ireland NOmluated.


John Ireland has carried of the palm in
being chosen as the banner carrier of the dem
ocratic party, and we are pleased with 1t:
FIRST in spite of all the hypocritcal resolu-
tons of the democracy it is decided defeat
of the O. A -, his administration and with 1t
involving the whole political system OF the
democracy Of Texas; and, second, because
ireland is the man who can easily be dealt
with 1t .is all nonsensical stuff when the
democratic press tries TO represent Ireland as
a great statesman. If We may be permitted to
ask, where has he ever shown his statesman
ship! In what manner has he ever excelled?
What has he accomplished! For what are We
indebted to him! In reviewing his past from
the time Of his FIRST appearance IN Texas, We
! do not find one action or deed that entities
him to praise or honor, yet it can be said III
truth that Ireland was understood to Judge his
times and accompanying conditions IN a false
and absol,t e manner. His career is like the
| history Of Austria, rich in )ll,ical defeats.
He was not always the 60 d, solid demo-
GRAFT for which he is trying to pass to-day. In
the years next proceeding the rebellion he was
to all foreigners, and Germans in consequence
MS, NoIl pOiiI' VI fiSV vas ~ hiuSii
more unjust and objectionable, because he
lived among Germans and knew their value
as citizens and farmers, and had chances t"
observe them in these capacities every day.
Had he and his party carried the DAY al
that time, all foreign born inhabitants would
occupy degraded and humble position, and
a bitter war would have been inaugurated
against Catholicism, for the native elemen'
not alone wanted America for native Ameri-
cans, but also wanted to suppress Catholicism
AS is we'll known the know-nothing party was
inploriously defeated, it was not the forelOok
OF a statesman that took Irelond into party
that went headlong into destruction.
Since that time Ireland remained away from
public life until the secession movement began
and twas we'll understood that he took active
part in it, for this we do not blame him; for
he is, we think, native Of Kentucky, conse-
quently southerner, and southern patriotism
required the shouldering Of the musket. This
he did, and rose to the position Of colonel.
The wisdom Of craftsmanship he did not
possess in this any more than when he joined
the knownothing p'rty. Men like +.
Davis, Jack Hamilton, K. M. Pease. etc,
had prophesied the end of the rebellion, total
defeat Of secession and abolition of slavery as
a consequence. They looked into the future,
they were statesmen, and tho living are SO
to-day; but Ireland returned defeated from
the war. Ano then began new career. He
was a member of the FIRST reconstruction con-
vention, and it might have been expected that
he had learned something and comprehended
the situation, and would do his best to give
peace to the state, to reconcile himself and
his friends to the changed circumstances, bu,
for this he lacked all the wisdom Of state ,man-
ship; he became at once bitter partisan and
was one Of those whom we have to thank fol
the second reconstruction. He declared in
open meeting that he was ready tic
. again buckle On the sword in Other
. words to begin in second war against the
Union. When We reflect how completely the
south was broken up, how she had lost the
greatest part Of her youth, and with this al
, laboring force. how completely without desgr
was any further contest against the authority
of the United States, what terrible mischie
such course would have Brought to the stat,
: is Undesirable. and we hardly know what tC
I say about these TRADES Of the sage Of Seguin
II is best to treat them as high sounding bait,
for popularity and concentrated brag ,docia
this has not been the only time he appeared a
/ the open enemy Of the government, that ha,
I treated him so mild and lett him in the enjoy
ment Of all his rights Of an American citizen
He was the one who did not want to touch
, yankee with twenty foot pole. He vote,
: against the fifteenth am ndment or the tota
aboliShment IF slav r. in all he states of tn
Union. Then came the second Reconstructed
and Ireland disap, cared from the surface O
e the political current.
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