Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-18
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1884 NUMBER x3.

always be held full-high advanced, In
foreign lands, and be entrusted to none
but resotute standard bearers. Our
representatives abroad should be more
intent on winning the approval of their
feliow-citizens at home than the APP
plause of European aristocracies; and
of denationallzed American colonies Of
the European cities. Even q pOet-min-
lister should remember:
"Our sympathy to him who sings
Is more than smiles of courts and kings
And piaudits of the crowd"
watch, Jargensen's best and biggest,
and note the inscriptions:
Presented to the ReU. y. 8. Phelan BY his
Democratic friends, as a testimonial of their
appreciation of has bold and telling ADVOCACY,
IN the Western Watchnadn," Of Cleveland
and Hendricks.
It is not often a Iayman has chance
of preaching at Clergyman, but when
the chance does occur, 1t would be un-
pardonable in the layman not to avail
himself of it. Therefore, say, when
ever you open this watch, let the gent
ly moving second hand admonish you
that time flies, but that however fast 1t
flies, truth at last overtakes it. When
ever you put the. Instrument to your
ear, let the ticking be the still small
voice of the Democratic coneciences
telling you never to abandon Demo
cratic principles. | also request you ia
accept this chain-not, alas, without
alloy. symbolic of human nature itself,
and bid you at the same time to re-
member that you are now united by
golden links to the Democratic party;
but however heavy the chain. the yoke
is light; for the bonds Of love, though
stronger than the tempests. are lighter
than the breath of the of the zephyrs.
In conclusion, and AZ covering every
thing, let me advise you to draw it
it mildly in the future, except when
polemics are forced upon you; or an
election takes place.
Father Phelan arose and said: Cen
tlemen:-It may seem strange that in
acknowledge feeling of embarrass-
meBt, but have been ''doing by good
stealth and now ''blush to find it
fame.n I have taken some part in the
late campaign, but not as politician,
nor as one interested in the spoils of
party conquest. / have advocated an
honest and honorable warfare. I have
protested, as I shall always protest
against the adulterat!on of American
politics by the injection Of foreign is-
sues, no matter how deserving Of syul-
pathy and consideration they may 9TH
erwise be. We must not permit this
country to be made the political battle
ground of English. French, German,
or Irish factions. They may argue and
discuss as much az they please, but
they must not go to fighting here. In
the last campaign, for the first time in
the political history of the Republic, an
made to elect q chief mag
istrate on the ground Of his acceptable
ity to foreign nation. Irishmen were
to to vote for q candidate be-
cause of his supposed friendship for
Ireland. Now Irishmen in this couf-
try have no interests that are not COM
mon to all Americans. If the people Of
this country are divided upon pOlitic-
al questions, it may or it may not be q
thing to be deplored; but by all means
let them be American questions and
let them be settled on American
grounds. / honor an honest politician,
but despise political trickster who
would rob our foreign-born citizens Of
their American birth-right by promis-
ing their friends abroad mess OF pot
age from the poor-house of q pnrty. A
great :Irisli Auction" was advertised;
we simply enjoined the sale.
As friend of the foreign-born citizen,
am not willing that his rights should
have no better security than this
of any party. The man
who renounces his allegiance to all for
eign kings and crowns has right to
be protected against the governments
whose allegiance he has foresworn.
We have heard q great deal about
III eD s,.HN a ~s
and typical Americanism"
very sorry cock that cannot crow on
its own dunghili. We want more ''in- |
tense Americanisin" abroad. don't
want the American flag to be protec-
lion for native-born citizen and only an
apology for him of foreign birth. Be-
cause | believe in my soul that the De-
will never allow an American |
citizen to be wronged or insulted any
wLere on this broad globe, without
xnowing the reason why, took my
place In the gap to stem the tide Of
Irish detection.
/ am Democrat. The citizenship |
hat inherited from my father was
he gift of the Democracy, won for him
md me after long years of struggle. It
9 the party of freedom. 1t is the
nlg0Cy genius OF tne hepuOIlc Ill
atigue dress. While the Democracy
tands, the Republic shall stand. When
he Democracy falls the Republic shall
all And when the Republic falls,
in every land.
Gentlemen, thank you for your
,rincely gift, aud through you, the no.
,le friends whose pleasure you do. /
hall treasure this splendid token, and
t will be ever to me q gratifying me-
nentO of the greatest victory in our
POLITICAL annals and Of the noble part
lie Irish bore in the splendid achieve.
nent.
Other speeches were made by Frank
(. Ryan. DR.. McCar thy. John g.
PRIEST, and others. The meeting adj
ourned after shaking hands with Faith
r Phelan and wishing him q happy
Quincy.
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