The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25
The Dynamited Policy.

Some years ago when the crops
had failed IN Ireland, American cit. |
liens of Irish, descent gave literally
10 the sufferers. More recently when
floods had devastated the valley of
the Rhine our German fellow citizens
raised funds for the relief of the
homeless sufferers from these floods.
All this is as it should be. 1t Is
right and proper for the lrishman and
German to keep up kind feelings to
ward and sympathy for those left be.
hind in the old home. II il fitting
that when the anniversary of some
hero or heroic deed returns that their
hearts beat faster and their love for
the home Of their fathers glow warm.
er than usual. Such acts and feelings
IN no way make them less loyal To
the country Of their adoption. Ameri.
en- can point with pride to citizens of
foreign birth of this kind. As they
prospered ami gained wealth because
of the limitless opportunities open to
them. rs they aided In developing the
industries Of this country and became
prominent in pushing the United
States to the forefront of nations,
they took Of the wealth they had col.
lected, sent it to needy brethren in
the home of their fathers and thus
invoked blessings Oh this country of
the West from thousands of German
and Irish homes.
We have emphasized these facts
because of the contrast presented by
those freshmen, who, under the cloak
Of American citizenship, concoct
plots. hatch assassination, conspira-
tives and institute dynamite cam.
paigns against England. Instead of
calling down blessings these men in
woke cursings on the United States.
Instead of making the name of
American citizen Il cause of pride and
honor they would have 1t be u syno-
nym for lawlessness and insurrec
ton. Instead of aiding in building
up the industries of the nation as
others do, these men live by organic.
ing the slums for all measures that
threaten the good order and well
being of the community. When
these men became citizens of the
United States, they took upon them
selves the obligations of American
citizenship and especially disowned
all allegiance TO Great Britain. Now
it Is perfectly clear that If native
citizen were engaged in buying dyna.
mite, with which to blow up British
public buildings. were busy In organ
izing and provisioning murder socie-
ties and hiring assassins to murder
British subjects. it would be regarded
as dastardly crime and would meet
with public reputation. We can see
nothing that will make an act lawful
when done by the one, that Is not
lawful when done by the other. Ii
these men cannot live without fight
Ing England, let them go there
twist the lions tail" to their hearts
content and take the consequences.
The sooner O'Donovan Rosa and his
crowd of blatherskites take them.
selves from under the protection of
the American flag and make fists at
the British lion before his face, the
better all good citizens will like it.
The amount of the whole matter Is
this: These men, who would plot
murder and crime under the shelter
OF the American flag, have become n
power in politics. They have been
patted, if not petted, by the Demo-
cratic party. During the rebellion
they inauguratsd the fire in the rear
of our armies, known rs the draft
riots. Afterward they made up the
strength of Boss Tweed, elect the
Board of Aldermen of New York
city to-day and sent representatives
to the State Legislature. IL is not so
long since that IN the persons of
Fernando Wood and Morrissoy, they
even tainted the halls OF Congress.
Demsgogues have always truckled to
this power for Office. Feeling their
political Importance 10 the Demo
cratic party, they have become over
fold and not content with burglary,
prize fighting and other Sing sing
amuScments have taken u embrOiling
the United States with a friendly III.
ton by the methods peculiar to
themselves.
TO see any difference between the
crime of Mollie Mcguire, shooting a
mining boss from behind u bush in
the coal regions of Pennsylvania and
the killing of n landlord from behind
hedge in Ireland, requires an obi
guilty of vision only possessed by a
few Democratic politicians, anxious
for the votes of the slums. These
politicians would dignity these crimes
Us political offenses."
TO all honest thinking citizens muir.
der is murder, and no juggling with
words can make them look with any
other feeling than one of absolute
detestation on such crimes and the
doors of them.