Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-28
RiAINE,S HOPES.

all their hopes of success on the IRISH
vote. Indeed, a dispatch from the East
was published a few days since in all the
Republican papers Of this State declar'
ing substantially that Blaine would be
elected because he would get the support
of the Irish.Americans throughout the
country. The expectation is based to a
great extent upon the fact that a few OF
the Eastern Irish papers have been in
some way induced at this late day to ad.
vocate the election of Blaine. The Irish
World has been particularly violent in
its support of Blaine, and Blaine's man
ager, Steve Elkins, of Star Route fame,
has been subscribing for over 100. 900
copies of that paper, and distributing
them from week to week all over the
country. Those of our readers who
have received free copies of the Irish
World may rest assured that they are
indebted, directly or indirectly, to Steve
Elkins for them.
Republicans declare that the Irish
American voters are ignorant and un'
thinking; that they can be carried away
and influenced by some mere war cry or
slogan, and that they have not the edu-
cation or intelligence to calmly investl-
gate or appreciate the situation. In
other words, that such a paper as the
Irish World carries the Irish vote in its
breeches pocket. We are satisfied that
these Republicans are counting without
their host; that the Irish American
voters of this country will calmly and
.impartially investigate for themselves
and permit no man or set Of men to do
their thinking or trade them off. The
Examiner has recently published a num-
Der of extracts taken from the files OF
the Irish World printed in 1881 and
1882. We have before US a copy of that
paper dated July 2, 1881. The whole of
the first page is taken up with an open
letter addressed by Patrick Ford, the
editor, to Mr.. Blaine, then Secretary of
State, in relation to the case of Michael
Boyton, who was then languishing in a
British dungeon. We copy some of the
head notes which Mr.. Ford then used to
that open letter: American Citizen
ship" "What is It's Significance ?"
What is 1t Worth" 'The Case OF
Michael Boyton." mo Excuse for Sec
rotary Blaine's action" "His Conduct
Explainable Only by Ignorance of the
Law or Treason to Duty" 'Justice,
Precedent, Everything Against Him."
Mr.. Patrick Ford then proceeds in a
very able and, as we have seen, a very
lengthy letter, directly addressed to
Blaine, to discuss Boyton's case and to
point out wherein Blaine has utterly
failed to do his duty or to uphold the
dignity Of the American nation. He de-
clares that Blaine's action has ''dumb-
founded" all men who weigh their words
before uttering them. He then shows
the hardships of Boyton's case, calls at.
~tention to the difference between Blaine's
action and that of Secretary Marcy in
the Koszta case under Democratic admin.
istration, and in closing says:
The views presented in this letter,
Mr.. Blaine, are not one-sided views.
They are the universally accepted views.
In all my readings on the question OF
citizenship, naturalization, allegiance
and protection-and nothing available
has been passed over-I have not come
across one lawyer that held a contrary
opinion nor a Judge that has decided
otherwise. Not one! In face of this
cloud Of testimony, how can you, Mr..
Blaine, assume a contrary position ? How
can you get yourself to condemn the
rulings of your predecessors, the judg-
ments OF Courts, the opinions of able
lawyers, the enactments Of Congress, the
positive action of the Executive with re,
spect to protection and allegiance, with
the plain inference which men of com,
mon sense must draw from the context
of these aggregated facts? / cannot
understand your conduct. 1t is explain,
able only by ignorance of the law OF
treason to duty. As a substitute fol-
your discharge of duty, however, you
tell us that you ''would cheerfully
counsel the President to appeal to the
friendly benevolence of the British Gov.
eminent" in behalf of Boyton. This il
very kind OF you, indeed. But you
mistake, Mr.. Blaine. This is not al
Irish relief measure. The man who
asks you to do him ~justice-who asks
you to do your simple duty in the mat,
ter-is not a beggar at your door. He
scorns you and your appeal. When
he read your insulting proposal in the
English press his indignant soul flashed
this over the ocean to President Garfield
BLAINE's appeal TO BRITISH oLEMENCY'
INDIGNANTLY REJECTED.
81 hope you will never submit the
honor of the Republic which l fought
to maintain to the degradation of an
appeal to the be~nevolence of the coward.
" British Government, which is in.
capable of extending to my countrymen
the commonest Justice"
Mr.. Boyton is now a captive in a
D-:k..L Aosk;Io. bpk &ha oukrana Jo1a T.