The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-04
Iectrio enthusiasu; bis rock.like frmness

| .'u ocio'c hsheupleu tnOutbpue,, Dy Ill
burning o.atory recalling the elcquenc,
Of the great immor;ah! Behold Ia ths
Honse Of Representatives, the most DARN.
and logical OF debasors, his passiona.e anf
brilliant words fairly tumhlins over each
other, striking out for himeell path 50
petlor 10 every competitor, combining In
4 his speech the rich rxuberAncs OF Bnrke'l
imagination with Chsthama CONDENSED
dignity OF though Behold him as tn.
chiet and trusted adviser Of the iamented
Garfield, watching With z4aleus eye the
interest Of this msgpif :en. country, wti,
Ing brave and hopeful words 10 sister ~.
:. puolics, pouring light and hope into the
dungeons OF liberty.loviug exllee, making
. Them fsel that their chain grew little
lighter when they remembered they had q
friend 10 Amarica's great Secretary OF State
-J'mss G. Blaine. [Applaossl
WHY IRIsuMRS SHOULD Ok REPUBLICANS. ,
TIE great problem why my country.
men have not hitherto taken kindly to the
Republican party Is o Gordian knot soon
10 III united. Wherever throughout this
magnificent Republic ! have yepea ed the
8 DRY Ut lrelan' ts miserie., the lestion has
peen asked, Why do the IRISH vote tbs
Democratic ticket 1t Ia this solid sup.
port OF one political organization tina, has
Created much prejudice in the mlndsef
macy Americans against the cause oil
Ireland. These Americans hAvs read the
story Emmett as portrayed by the rainbow
pen Vi Washington Irving IN his ske.ch OF
the Broken Heart and they have come to
love the green hills and lovely valleys smil
ing in the summer SUD; they love the
honest, open, warm good nature, which
| uAs ever dwelE IN irish heart; but wha,
chills their sympathies is this invett rate
devotion 10 the Democratic party. lam
not here to depreclate The party which was
IN the brain Of Jefferson and furnished
hundreds and Thousands Of soldlers 10 the
var, but to state facts. Think G ID, this
rtproach Ia soon 10 b. wiped away forever!
We have the dawn in this splendid meet.
leg; yea, and this dawn will grow bright, r
aud brighter. There is 9 tinge Of gold upon
the mountains which marks the waking Of
tie Bun in nia strength. Il Hereafter Irish-
men, the countrymen of Burke, OF O'Cop.
nell, and OF Arthur, and Of Sheridan, will
be found marching in solemn column with
tina! great and historic party whose proud.
eat boast IL that il freed four million slsy.s
and left them free. [Appla1s. ] Hereafter
lrlshnen, coming INN lsnu where free
speech isstrnck down by bris,lipg bsYonets
Elil cast their ballot for that platform
! which guarantees to the lowlies. colored
man the sacred privilege Of supporting the
candidate ct his Choice. Hereafter, when
Ill uallonati.its shall have contributed
stones to the building Of the Republic
temple, the brightest Of them all will BIZ
the beautiful emerald Of old Ireland. TAP.
plAuse.
lrishnen should become Republicans
Tor many powerful REASONS. Because the
Republican party has been and Ia low the
champion Of National supremacy. Back.
ed by the great arguments OF Webster,
hacked by the sublime courage Of Andrew
Jackson, backed by the living elcqueuce
OF Henry Clay, it has eve, been the proud
defender OF Nationality. Irisamen for cen.
turles have conteaded Tor the nationality
OF their lovely isle. 1t IVES to make Ireland J
q nation that eloquent Voices have pleaded;
that Emmett STRUCK blow at the tyrant's
hear; that Wolf Tone, rather than have
bis glorious neck etrAnRled, buried his
sword ID bis own gallans nesr that Moore
wrote those plainuvs songs which bring
tea1sto the eyes OF the brightest beau,i,
in the lane; that gave to the eloquence OF
OConneu liz magic and i's power; ,ha,
M axes Charles Stewart PArnell .ppla aus. |
The grandson Of your great admiral,
Com modore Stewards name which makes
his country's oppressors turn pale.
Because the Republican party is the
friend OF labor-a party that commenced |
penniless and Without ahoes upon It's feet
and ugal a War for the emancipation |
o! 4OO0,0eO laeorers, has never proved |
false 70 ils early mitslon. Ia every countr,
IN which England has introduced her Tree
lade helesy there has been a,agnasiou snt
death. Look at India, this vast countr,
whose prosperity has been ruined by Brlt.
lth free trade. Alexander there louyn,
some OF his noblest battles and obtained
some OF his greatest coDquesta, Moham-
mechanism has POSSESSED India, COL uuesiuc
soma OF its tribes. But England co.quri.
ed all where the others failed, Sne I'm.
pes.d nn export tariff on all the usrcsau.
disc OF India. Way has 1ndla los. all Of |
ITS prosperity? Because the free trad.
policy Of Britain. Look at Ireland. Wna
Is the secret Of her m!s-ry and famines? l |
Is undoubtedly free trade. When she had
protective tariff she wss commended,
prosperous and happE [AppI.use ]
THE ".IoSDoS TINES" CANDIDATE NOT
Because the arlstocracy and the papert
OF England are in hot opposition to tn,
Republican party. The very same men
and newspapers were against Us in tn. |
years OF the war. Then there were ONLY
| three ] .urnals which espo1sed the Uuior.
TWO Of them were killed by their actior-l
! the London Star and american. Wbe,
Bishop Haven was in London he vrote an |
able letter to the Hatchaman, the organ Of |
Methodism, defending our government: only
part Was published. In Irelsud tn.
national journals wera heartily in accord
with the war for the Unio.; they are nov
enthusiastically in favor Of B aipe and
Logan. Applause That was memora.
bic and bever-to-De.iorsotteu mre,ius il
Dublin, when the British govs,nmep,
threatened war with US II Mason and
slideIl were not given up. Thirty taousano
1rlsh Nstionalisls with the American q I, |
tasing over their heads pledged that t:,.y
would stand by the stsra and Sripes.
| Would such gallant Irishmep, If here In
November, vote fol- the candidate Of the
London Times? N! Never, never, neyel!
L I'D applause /
Thrre was ont other distinguished name
who fling into this debate the best and
brightest thoughts Of his brilliant genius.
He spoke upon the assumptions Of Eu.
ropean governments with an elouuenee
that never can be forgotten. In private
conversation, when he could have no
earthly motives but the lolticat love Of hu.
manity, he referred to Ireland burning to
inscribe the pi'aph, Of her great sor that
never since the DAYS OF Eumet d d the
l.es Of Irish pstriotism burn so brightly:
that Ireland yet redeemed would bog ~
adorins homage before the monument Of
Emmett" Nv on 81