New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-18
THE IRISH.AMERICAN VOTE.
An INTERVIEW WITH JAMES REDPATH.


pied: q, .,o irish Americans
- .srv all the great cities of the East ana West re'o
..h,ly every rishAmericsn paper, and have large
rrespondence with Irish-Amercan representative Heu
! meet numbers OF them every week SO nave oppor-
,ni,iss enough to know now they feel aud to form
guess how they will act 49,,
wm there be serious detection Of the Ir:sh from the
Democratic party at the next election y
.oaite large believe, and certainly on scale un-
paralleled in the history OF the Irish IN America i
feeling of disanecton is not local. 1t is widely spread vi
-onrse good deal OF will be overcome and return 10
marty allegiance before November; but the same iaeV
lust az true about Independent Repubnoans' anu ho
,ess 40 than about the Irish The same hhu Oh
that whipped conspicuous Republican enemies OF MT
ul.,ne into line viii operate many Of the Irish Demo
Gratis but after making due allowance for all tha 'nero
will be big bolt think and so does every leader among
the irish with whom have talked or from whom nave
got letters" ,,
What the chief reason for their olssausiac'on Win
the Democratic party T.
have taken great deal OF trouble to find that out
for its extent astonished have been stopped IN the
streets lately wherever have gone, where there were
vorkingmen and asked by men who had heard me lec-
,ure or talk at irish Land League meetings what
thought Of the political situation. and In large majority
Of eases told that they intended TO vote TOT
Baine-not the Republican ticket mind YOU ou' ior
old Balner These men had always been Democrats
They will probably vote the Democratic city ana Oou-
gesslonal tickets ,,,
What Is the difference between voting lor Dlano anu
voting the Republican ticket T.
on weu-sentiment I remember when voted TOT
Cleveland and Flower-the first and only Democratic
votes ever cast took special pains to say III puolc
that voted for them Republican protest see Tue
Independents doing the same thing now 30 are the
Irish who intend 20 bolt They Will vote not as Repubn-
cans but a. Democrats protesting against the nomination
OF a man whom they do not regard "a friend OF tue
working classes They hate We all doto divorce theh
selves their Old partyit Is the policy OF cutting
the dogs Tall an inch at timc-but II amounts 70 'no
came thing IN the ead. OF course"
ELEMENTS ~ rue IRISH BOtT.
Can you define the different ecmehts IN this coming
Irish bolt e.
some Of them-the main ones The Dewey dsah'euon
-uot merely Mr. Dcvoy's personal grievance Dui tue
s,rene,, that Cleveland created among the lrsh VA
,onaists because of his action In his case Now Dewey
man Of innueuce-with the most influential organlla-
ZION Of the Irish In America lie Is the recognized eX-
popeut IN the Eastern irish American press 81 what Is
Technically called the Nationalist sentiment His paper
Ie frsh Nahoa regarded the organ OF the CaI-na-
Gael The members of that powerful organization recos
it tho Organ-not omclsly ou' ~ 'ncH s"Plo''
and tacit acknowledgment"
Are they the dynamiteurs r.
Oh no. On contrary, they are opposed to the ~y
namteurs They believe in a sci arate nationality lot
Ireland but they also believe in prosecuting cVlzed
warfare against her. and n waiting until there is some
,r,ule with great foreign Power like Germany or
Ru,,ia for instance; when, famous Irish prov
erb. Engand's danger will be Irelands opportunity
Tho dyuameurs the other hand are Tor acting al once
On old Lord Norths theory IN the American Ec'oIu-
tonary war; OF using every weapon that God and nat
ure bad put In their power. That meant hiring lhdans
20 scalp Amercans and Il cy by II using dy Mantle
Ia blow up English cities buildings The dynamiteurs
regard the Can-naGse as what one Of the Puritan sect'
called a rival sect walters Providence The Can Is
By far the most dangerous enemy that England has
among societies OF the Irish because II Is
governed by cool Judgment who hate and yet can
walt and the the longer they are forced
T. wait They a very powerful Organization ana th'y
stand by each other rule. Cleveland offended theu
MORALLY by his treatment OF Dewey and think they VIII
my him back with interest gombeen interest They
Srt good haters"
CLEvELAND's REFUSAL TO PARDON DEVOY.
What did Governor Cleveland do T.
1T is q long story. Briefly John Dewey charged
August Belmont aud his firm with commercial dishonesty
IN having received Fouian funds TO tansmtIto Ireland
or 20 Eu.lind for Irish revolutionary uses-lnl with
HAVING failed either deliver return these funds
There was legal defence. Belmonts financial honesty
IN the letter Of law. shown that u.s. 10 wa proven
that his house did not steal the money. Bat n was also
equally made plain that Dewey had no personal or mais
uan motive 10 making the charge but was governed en-
trely by pubuc-that is Irish revolutionary motives
Attic worst 90 was one of the class of accusations
o. which every Presidential aud every Congressional
candidate submit dun 70 winch me N'. sunni WIN
on whine at every canvass. We'll instead ol btlu-
treated as every American editor Is treated DeYol wac
Governor Cleveland a matter OF course would pardon
him after be bad remained week 81 tW9 IN tng PeuiGn
oa l 4gd t ,Sc Stc Ktorne, to make ont the pardon
Tho next day. but when the neat day came some excuse
WIS madc and Dewey had to serve out s tctm There Is
i. a~ton-not only % Cian-ua- Gael hut % race resent
ueni because rcr.o.n,-Ay know many educated lns9
tla parlou wna refused because Belmont wac rich uau
ecnctou. contributor to the bcmucrHuc treasury oul
Hebrew whom hc oia hol uafr to nU pa le'l, ,n' nc
tfcws stand 10y .lc9 gih,r willie nr tno9.h' IVA, %,
ufc poor aud always loyal Co the Democratic party. -o
ID ny i,,rl " , , , r t ~ & i
fnrurc uf the clan everywhere is east Ion Hhtnc VIII
DO thr diuahllteurs support Blaine or cleveland Q"
"Ihrt co., divided Most oi them are Democrats, hut
There s so much dsancoti0n nmoue them that Hossn,
Their cuef admits that he cannot ad'ocute the aims of
either candidate IA MS lapef iest he on, a., cup
l1rers. who are both Republican ana Dtmociauc
flrse generally ln Earnest elias. Inn they are en-
small numerically that their vote would NOT count for
much even should be cast solid ion either candidate
Al 30 won't"
rHF aovrRNpHs vErors.
what is the next element of dlsafectiOn :"
Well there q feeling universally among the irish
American population that America has played second
biie te England quite long enough Ia questions Affect
ia tho rights of American ctsens abroad irish Ameti
iuel very oh this point There s also quite
general beiief amphs We ifish ptsehs ~ New york
vitbuut fpsafd tu patty that nlanp ~ President wnd
cause he Hshls ai American pusens abroad tp be TO
sppani tha belief s HE strongest ephpnt ui strength
eith thesn " ha thnf viii tat aud ~ oaNsas sou.
s,ai nepdn feeling toward hslne ,hst u VII ieme,e
feaT ui hunH alNNsnu ul treason ihal thai his
euen hitherto held many irshWeR Boa Tie hoHu,i alto
t.ru Hheu they Wuuid otherwise have u0lted huiuRB
tnis Time will Hol nNufo uailatian 81 hh1 null lhaVs
Important 1his feeling alone vii ,oaaue tens ct hou
.ad of irish Democrats throughout the country u vote
for Haiua. the strongest cause oi tue dlsaneruou
smong the fish voters IA this city, a. have iound Va
m, tks with HofknSnen not irish reason, but a
workuguaus reason. Governor 'levelands veto or inc
iive ent bill hts veto OF the Mechanics Lien b and
his veto OF the Horse Car Drivers bl have caused hln