Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-12-18
FlNERTY'S WRATH.
The IcIsh Congressman from Chicago Coz
siderably Affiliated

IheIrlsh Congressman from Chicago Con-
siderably Agitated.
Washington, Dec. 15-In an interview
to day Congressman John Finerty, of
Illinois. expressed himself freely in re.
gard to the probable event of O'Dopnell
being hanged on Monday. He said he
had called on the president III regard to
the case within a few hours, but obtained
no information beyond the assurance
that action had been taken. and that the
result wonld be announced through the
state department when reply was re-
ceived from England. The president did
not express an opinion, Flnerty said, bat
Was as courteous us usual, although he
appeared rather serious and some Shat
anxious. "In case O'Donnell is hanged
Monday" continued Flnefty. sit will be
known that the United States house by
resolution requested the president to
ask q respite. Ii il has been asked, which
L suppose 1t has, and refused, both the
executive and the house, and conscoent.y
the whole country, has been not only
hhubbeI !, but insuited. We may, in that
event. acknowledge that onr govern
ment is utterly unable to obtain
even the slightest concession of
common justice for one of its
citizens IRON England, and we
may as well sa; to Great Britain: Gar.
rest every Alnerlcan citizen yon suspect,
keep him in Jail without trial, hang INN
without even the forms OF your own law.
We, as q nation, have fallen so low that
We cannot do anything to hinder yon.
You may do. in short, with our people
what yon damp please on yonr own
dung hill. Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt
will be the medium thrcngh whom the
refusal o: the respite viii be comHluni-
Gated. He is the nome secretary, and de-
| tests Americans with that narrow hatred
ouly insuiar Englisbmea can develop.
| lie Is sarcastic brute, whose face always
wears a speer. Gladstone holds such a
/ man in that position on the principle,
perhaps, that man often keeps vicious
dog. He may be disasreeabIe to others
bnt useful 10 hiTn. Gladstone would
never get along without sone cantau-
kerons person III his government"
what can congress do ii O'Donneii is
hanged z" was asked.
"Fold ITS hands after quietly pocketine
the insult. Ii yon had asked the wha
any other nation os our national strength
4. or less than orr national strength, wouit
do under Ike circumstances, | might an
swer-ln fact | would answer-that i
would suspend diplomatic latiors will
Great Britain until the Insult was ex
planned or atoned for
Would you vote for ancl a proceed
ing?'
What would be the use If did? The
commercial interests (ns they are called
will ever in this country be superior to
the idea of national honor / might
stand nearly alone in tha. position, anG
l certainly do not desire practical isoia
! tion We are a COMMERCIAL people
Were wea be!ligerent nation thele wonlt
be music in the air before Monday night
We are the second largest Caucasian
nation in regard to population, aud |
believe territory, yet we are afraid tc
sneeze because we might explode d;
little island that has u navy to assist it
self with, right or wrong. Successive
administrations aud congresses the last
fifteen years has allowed onr navy to ro
in the stocks and deserve hearty reproba
tion. President Arthur has certaiul,
done what he conld to remedy this stat
OF affairs, and hope his recommends
items abont the navy to the present cou
gress will be sustained without iefercnc
to party"
, "Suppose congress should declare f.
!. Suspension OF diplomatic relations an
England declare wA,? 2"
y England will do noth!.g o. the kint
she woniu back down completely. b.
canse she kuows she RS everything t
:, lose III such struggle. She mi2t
:. blockade all onr ports, but we would NJ
: sta:ve. We would he healthy and Eapp
= m nop aud homlny if nothing else. win
= our letters OF marqce authorizing priv
= tecis to prey on her comalerce woul
:. >uon make havoc with his carrying trad
= she might annoy us badly forsix montl
:, after war was declared, but within ave.
!, or eighteen months at the most we wou
:. starve her 10 death, aud she knows
:, tect her vast merchant rlar!ne.'
+" What do You think, leaving ont tt
- question OF War, congress will do in Il
- premises?"
- II have heard that should O'Donne
" be executed on Mopday resolution
y: would be introduced asking the sta
- department to lay all the correspondent
90 the subject before the house. Th,
Z suppose We would have to debate
x with 81 good deal of sound and turr
!. bat tbai wonid be the end Of it. II
,e conservative elements Of the house VI
's not, IN rv opinion, permit vlgcro
ie action to be taken. England is ea.l
. :. nation Of shop-keepers. Now, l {;
y afraid tint description more trniy a
~ plies to ourself. Great Britain has ,
j." ways adopted the pian o! putting t
~ chip upon her own shoulder. She ii;
V oi!f nationa! nose with her finger, /
y, the ctip VII! noi be knocked off, ana I
~ national nps- ".il seek refuge in t
Z" stars aud stIsr, which are rapidly,
ny foreign reh;r:s. degenerating iuto
~ SOFT Of pocket handkerchief. La I,
y. adopted citizeu business it is more o
"i tinuntiue lie titan ever was the case
~ the worst days ii slavery am sorry
i. have to speak so rudely of the natio
~ symbol, but grankness is sometin
hS whnesome.'
- What remedies do yon propose
''e restore tue stars and stripes to their
&C. cient responsibility abroad?'
Give some other element in
country than the shop keepers chan
reconstruct the nary; send an Ameri,
~ to represent Us IN Ensiand aud rex
he that weak snob and dnde of dudes.
is lord rector of the university o. Ed
,,r burgh. An adopted Scntchman i
= pretty REPRESENTATIVE OF the Uni