The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-03
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Hollow Claims az the JnSe oegaEs
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Edward I,sa.l writes 10 Tie Chicago
7ssses. from Shenandoah. iowa Is fos-
lows.
A Shenandoah correspondent IF a
Chicago paper. IN wAat p1EpaTts 70 be
a fern-t of really spirited Democratic
Falsy ielsl hes- some slsy- aee, SAYS,
With iialIe7l q 3 f7o51t as EBch tHu1h IS ne
SAYS aus1ia- else On tte oocasaon.
sIsspsrsl : yssa- prominent ifi5lIiIl..a,
intends t. y0te ior 5lasne. Inc
prominent IE5sil7llsIs IS = present /
rhiauiiaus, Always IN alleged sup
T,rgter ct El1sne. he IS painted hy his +
Tasr admirers ID tlle ehEUuie attitude /
OF longing to sse the pinned knight. /
arTaved is Tefulgcnt panoplg, pitted IN /
the arena against tic British lion
For my part. however, srEafie real z I
ine the honor done to re lY this local
nondeseript serlohleg, / do not claim
as = @proGIuan. Irishman. either voice (
or vote in the canning election. AN
4 influence. NY privilege GA the 4tn Oh
7 November next NH Tie filat ot an
American citizen
Further. moro American than the
Z Hunkeys WHO would use tie pr0mi-
nent freshman II the polls, and after
4 the election hold tine slsecles zap TO ritll-
cuIe ! resent the graduation Of citizen
slEip Is which yen can tell the irish
vote. and control il 1g faneied foreign
issues. The distinction between the
Il American u and the n3luTahzed vote
I IS. however, no Idle one IN TIE hliiltis OF
{ those who make II. Having lis origin
I in the spirit of know-n0thinglsn, Of
which Mr.. Blaine has ever been the
( deV0ut exponent, il served him recent
I rs rs Secretary ut StaJe-and virtually
president during the Illness OF Mf-
: lsari.eId-foT the OnlF apology he has
offered the country for allowing Amer
lean citizens to pine I'D British prisons,
untried and Unaccused. Deprived o.
their liberty solely because they were,
IS Americans, suspected Of breathing
the spirit Of Democracy these gentle
rsen with tine papers Of citizenship IN
rfair pockets. We're denied hE Ir-
INiaime the fundamental rights Of clti--
zanS. IS hys Because they were only
! uaturl.zed. They. fo1sOotll, Amerl-
can citizens. mol They had not land
ca on Plymouth rock. nor yet could
they boast enc crop Of puritan liood.
+ They had only rcnounclng allegiance
+ 10 foreign oteuiates-sW0fIi iidelltA 10
liberty and the American constitution.
They were for tnis-po0r foois.-called
citizens. bul on behalf Of such inter
national tramps3 III would be eYldently
ridiculous fer cur Governments 10 inter-
fere says Mr.. Blaine.
I5!aise. Indeed, for the foreign citi-
I zal.' For tie prominent Irlshman' he
viii twist ihe tail of the British lion
Until the world may hear the roaTs OF
the royal brute, while TO entertain the
~Dutch' he viii simply force bismarck
Ia eat American hog. The truth IS
that American citizenship, once a SOY
F. ereigu protection 10 the citizen IN any
G part of the world. las ceased to convey
rights that ia Europe need he re-
spccted.
't'mdeT tie pusiidiliGous admlnlSira-
i tign Of The party of personal liberty,
+. citizenship las been permitted 10 be
:. dragged 1y nunarchs IN the mud.
I'm Germany the American citizen
=, has no more rights as sUch than the
= American bog. Bismarck has long
[" been won't t. wash the deck OF his
proud ship 81 state VITA American cit
+ Ia nsiIia making the dtlude1 ~cItiZcna
r. wl0 trusting to hts hollow certificate
r for protection. sets fcat again on ms
native tseria "a soil give years If mil
I'd tary service In the King. allegiance L
whom The hollow document with lht
~ eagle on it,. records That he has partlc
y. uiarly renowned.
le The -prgm;ncnt Irishman lhen, i
re he be not q my j, Will hesitate before
Of he Sstas for El9ittc and the party q
a, personal liberty ii he ever did
wills tie mania that is naM ascfibad Il
i him. connect tie present Republican
:, nominee WI 3 q Observation-Disclosures faT
i, eigu policy Sc has al length @0i Ye1c,n
- ated a.anst de old disease j. 2lT
! Blaine ilearly ind1Iaefn lii -oilleiaii.