The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-14

Ir surprised 10 one moro than the
republicans themselves that any consider
able number Of the Irish people should
express an intention to support she re-
publican nominee. The treatment Of the
Irish by some Of the republican papers
Is nauseating. because OF the change n
political sentiment. If words Of com
me1dadon came from journals accustom-
ej to treat the Irish people with ordinary
courtesy their sincerity might not be
questioned. Bat take one paper as a
typa-The \. Y. Tribune. For years it
has reeked with abuse oftbe Irish people.
The most inveterate English Tory jour
aaI could not speak with more rancor OF
the Irish people. Every movement by
Irish leaders, no matter how temporarily
conducted, no matter how Just the object
sought, was bitterly assailed in the
columns Of that paper. It seemed to
have a thirst for Irish blood andit Lon
don correspondent wrote with a pen dip
ped in blood whom the Irish people was
his topic. The policy Of The Tribune to
ward the Irish seemed to be one Of ex-
termination. England was deifed; the
Irish treated IS beasts.
Now this Tribune q paper warmly
attached to Blaine, finds that free trade
IS an advantage TO England and conse-
quautly should encounter the opposition
OF the Irish. This paper which in season
and out Of season, industriously SANDER
81 Iriahmou, loaded them with yitupera-
ton, aippantly denied their being
entitled TO human rights ana jeerea at
ilo.r efforts 10 secure justice; this paper
whose uttgrances against these people
had all the venom oI demoniac hate, pre-
tends to advise them as TO their duty as
American citizens; aye, sven speaks ofthe
former scum" as Irish American cit
liens and coddles them for election pur-
poses. ANY change Of sentiment which
would bring the Irish people into fellow
slip with the Il. Y. Tribune must prac-
JioaiIy be obliteratiye OF Irish self respect.
To be 1attered %. such a paper is a deg
radiation from which any people should
shrink. The Tribune evidently thinks
tlat the Irish heart SO hungers for o few
words Of praise, that hollow professions
viii blolout the memory Of It's past abuse.
And this paper is only one Of many. i
great number Of Insignificant squir5s,
following the practice set, have INDUCED
in HiDg5 at the Irish. Now they have
become fulsome in their praise. Rank
hypocrisy, and contemptible, transparent
cunning 1t IS, and particularly offensive
when 1t is offered as areward for 3 change
Of heart.
The Pilot has repeatedly stated that it
is unfortunate for any nationality to be
50 solidiy for any party as 10 be looked
upon as chat5als. But conversion should
come through reason and not be insensate
stampede. Settled opinions should new
en- yield except to conviction, and it GER
lainly IS an unfortunate time to rush to
the support Of 4 party when it has can
didate whose record is 80 furnished as to
repeI the support Of large portion of
the respectable element in that party.
E5r the Irish people to aid in clectiDg
a man whose elevation TO the presidency
would be a blot Oh the fair name Of the
republic would be, for them, to Justly
earn rlalcuIe aud ty Ue caloled INTO en-
tartaining the heresy of protection be-
cause Of antagonism to England is a kind
Of policy which deserves rldicuIe. Eng
land m.y be a tyrannicaI government
but its international policy may be
worthy Of emulation. 1t certainly IS
beGttloing to tine Irish people to be
vhoeJlod into sustaining system which
aiscrimiuates in favor Of the wealthy
classes on an issue entirely foreign to It.
1t is an unworthy prostitution Of that
feeling IF love for IRELAND Il IS putting
It to a paltry use, degrading il and max
ing it serve the scottish purpose Of PEG
pie without a spark Of sympathy for the
sentiment they have succeeded in per
varting.
Blaine has no sympathy with the Irish
people. He comes from a section in
Yariably hostile to every thing Irish.-
His associations do not warrant the as
sumption Of partially to this people ana
no public act Of his gives color to the
/ belief. lis party has always been I'M
mica! to shat people, both as individuals
and as q class, and it IS utterly foolish to
believe that any party or any man the
representative Of party, viii do aught
toward aiding Ireland rs a nation. To
hope so IS to build on folly. TO change
party faith on any such expectation is TO
be Justly subjected to the ridicule of
those who have profted by the deIusion
and who have given it encouragement
for selfish purposes.
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THE republican papers seem to devote
their chief energies to abuse Of Schurtz
mud Curtis, because these mon have fol-