Daily Republican., 1884-08-04
The New York Herald and the
Irish Vote.

Irish Vote.
Than the New York Herald there ia
no stronger free trade journal in the
supporter than the Herald. Ii there
ever was one thing more than another
upon which the Herald had made for
itself name it was its friendship to the
Irish race and its advocacy of the cause
Of Ireland. 1t has not been long since
the Herald even went so far as to justi-
ty in long ringing editorials the worst
cases of using dynamite. But now the
| Herald has changed its tune. 1t has
lost its grip upon the Irish people, who
are going to vote for Blaine, not regard
| ing the advice of the Herald. This en-
RACES the great free trade organ and it
takes sweet revenge by heaping the
more abuse upon Blaine's head. 1t does
not want to say anything particularly
bad about the Irish, but it does go so
far as to say that those who support
| him are of the blatherskite order. The
| Herald in its desperation appeals to the
| bigotry Of the Irish, thinking by that
means to stop the stampede for Blaine,
but instead of finding bigoted people
to appeal to it finds an enlightened and
liberal people, who can give good and
satisfactory reasons for their actions, and
who knowperfectlywe what they are do
ing and are not to be influenced by such
appeals as the following
" 1t is rather odd to hear that a man
who has trotted regularly to Congre-
gational church in the old New Eng
land way expects to catch the votes Of
all the Catholics upon the theory APP
parently that he is cheating the Protes-
tants with the make-believe parade Of
New England religion. If Blaine ever
was Catholic he is now an apostate, or
if he is now Catholic he is the vilest
OF known hypocrites. AT what period
did honest Catholics take TO putting
faith in either hypocrites or apostates?"
This is pretty steep kind of language,
but will deceive nobody, and, least ofall,
will it make any votes for Cleveland ?
The Herald puts but "A poor estimate
upon the Irish character for consistency
II it thinks the cry Of Protestant, hypo-
critic and apostate will influence those
who are going TO vote for
Blaine simply TO strike blow at free
trade and the candidate OF British free
traders, regardless Of his creed. not
caring whether he is Catholic or a
Protestant.
But just here we would ask, where is
the hypocrisy of Blaine? 1t will be
news to most people to learn that lie
lever pretended to bu Catholic. In all
his declarations in regard TO his re-
ligious belief he has always said he was
a Presbyterian, belonged to presby-
terrain class in Washington College.
stuffed the Presbyterian confession OF
lfdlth, and Went to PRESBYTERIAN
church, He is frank to say that he had
noble Catholic mother, and he could
never be induced To say a word against
the religion of his mother, nor against
the people with whom she worshippel.
Is TINS the proof Of a hypocrite and an
sIapjstate Sensible meu Of whatever
) crsed will say that it is the highest type
} of manic 3D.
Bat there il another terrible evil al
luded 10 by the Herald, one which i,
has onl, discovered since it sees large
portion OF the Irish vote going over tc
Blaine. The Herald feels that prea
evil would come TO the country if III
Irish in New York were to mass togeth
Il ier III the great cities, New York for in
; stance, and by that massed vote carr,
> The State, and make this or that ma
Il President. Is il possible that the Her
II aid has never found this out till now
. Up to the present time the Irish yos
hal h4,.n a lss1 Iut mr. f,r 81, Il Il
o licns. BY this massing of votes I'll
i Democracy III tue northern States hay
- gained all their victories. Without Til
Is vote in New York there really woul
o have been no Democratic party. Will
out this vote even in Wilmington, ID,
II mccr"cy would hardly be found by Il
Is aid Of IL microscope.
Ii We INFER from The Herald that y
81 Irish have no right to mass their vot,
unless they mass them in favor of II
Il Democrats. But the buster Of II
~ Herald is OF little account. The Iris
Ill Who refuse 70 vote for the British fr,
i, trade candidate are not looking for
W saint TO vote for. That is the least
al their considerations, and if they we
y th'y would find as good saint
James Il. Blaine as they would
'e Grover Cleveland, ii half of what Il
t' home papers say about him is true. II
rs Irish people are looking for an Amel
81 can to vote for who does not depend {
As English free trade papers for his gu
Al port. They have found just the IN;
a they want in James G. Blaine, and {
III more theEnglish free trade papers abu
IL him, the more they will cling to hil
,es and that is what disturbs the New 70
no Herald
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