Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-15

The lingo Candidates Record Re-
viewed.

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The Springfield Republican, discussing
the claims made for Blaine on account OF
his foreign policy, says:
aWe viii consider them under these
heads: /. Blaine's policy toward lrlsn
susnects and American citizens abroad.
III his policy toward Great Britain In
regard to the Isthmus. III. bis policy
toward other foreign powers.
First, in regard 70 lrishmen, the
American volume OF foreign relaronss
covering eperiod when Mr.. Blaine was
Secretary of State. fails to show a single
instance in which he took more yigor-
Gus attitude for the protection OF IRISH
men claiming American citizenship, ar
rested in Ireland for political oHenses,
than our other Secretaries OF state nave
done. It cannot be claimed, moreover
that Mr.. Blaine did not follow ms own
mind in the matter, for the President ana
his Secretary were in accord, ana lot
months Of that period the President was
iving bopelessly FRUSTRATED under the as
sassin's shot.
eAfr. Blaine's Intervention was asked
in the case Of two suspects-Mlchael 4.
Bovnton and joseph B. W alsh-Who were
thrown in Kilmainham jail. Boynton had
a passport as an American citizen, where
in he made oath to having been born IN
the State Of New York, whereas IN the
statement made to our Consul IN jail ne
claimed to have been born IN ireland ana
to derive his citizenship from the natu-
raliZation of his father. He finally based
his claim on the fact that he had served
in the navy during the war. On account
OF his conflicting statements Minister
Lowell declined to take up his case, con-
duct which Mr.. Blaine assured MIN
March 81. 1881 J, received the entire COM
mendation of the department as right ana
proper; On May 26 Mr.. Blame, IN
longer dispatch regarding this case, SAID
"Had his citizenship been established, |
should not hesitate to do all Tor MN Wil WHICH
could properly do for an American cltlAeh
accused OF offending against British law IN
British jurisdiction. How tar sucn pIOtec-
ton would avail 10 relieve an American cili-
zen from the operation OF a BRUSH Jaw y .
point / am not prepared to express an opinion
upOn in view especially OF the Iact tnat
copv of the so called coercion act unuef
which the BOvnton proceedings were had mas
not yet been sent TO me.
son June Mr.. Blaine, having in mind
the cases of BOyntOn and Walsh, wrote
to Mr.. Lowell:
".If American citizens while within British
jurisdiction offend against British laws, tins
Government will not seek to shield them from
the legal consequences OF their acts. Dut II
musf insist upon the application to their cases
of those common principles OF criminal J uf 70
prudence which in the United states secure "a
every man who Offends against It's laws
whether he be an American citizen OF foreign
subject those incidents to criminal prOsecu-
ton which afford the best safeguard TO per-
sOnal liberty and the strongest protectlon
against oppression under the forms OF law
which ght otherwise DC pFdctls0u ehiO"SH
ssMr. Lowell took up the Walsh case on
the receipt of this letter, replying two days
later to Mr.. Blaine that Walsh (who was
| a naturalized citizen of Pennsylvania
and constituent of Sam Randal) rs a
liquor dealer at Castelar,, county mayo
| a poor-law guardian and Town Commls'
| sioner there, and seems to have acted IN
! all respects as if he were a British sub
iect until his arrest adding that proDa'
bly, the authorities had no knowledge OIL
his American citizenship. Walsh was
charged with 'inciting others to intimi
date certain persons with a view to COM
pel them to quit their lawful employ
ments.' Mr.. Blaine never referred to the
subject again. and in October W alsn was
released on account of ill-health. rms Il
Mr.. Blaine's whole record on this subject
and the discriminating reader VIII talI &c
discover in it any grounds for Irish zeal
in his behalf.
"Toward Germany and Austria, nations
with whom we have naturalization trea-
ties limiting the period within which
American citizenship holds good as apro-
lection for natives of those countries
who return there to live, Mr.. Blaine
maintains an attitude Of entire acqul
escence in the decisions of the American
Ministers at Berlin and Vienna, who have
to adjudicate each case separately. Mr.
Blaine, for instance, writing to Mr.
Kasson March 81, 1881, says: 1T is only
necessary to approve your proceeding;
that approval is unqualified He settled
| the Fortune Bay fisheries 'outrages' by
arbitration with Sir Edward Thorn
ton upon a basis already agreed upon
between Eyarts and Lord Granville
$4,000. He had more or less difficulty
with Mexico, but in that case the booi
was on the other leg; Mexican citizens
were the sufferers by the Outrages OF In
dams and cowboys. In fact, the freedom
with which MeXicans were lynched wheI
they were caught in Arizona, the Sheriff
of Pima county justifying the proceeding
throws an air of tragic humor over Mr.
Blaine's lofty talk to Great Britain about
the principles of Jurisprudence cherished
by Americans as a birthright.'
SIN short, the student of our history
will search the record of Mr.. Blaine az
Secretary of State in vain to find any evil
dences that he took any unusual interest
in the protection of the rights of Ameri
can citizens abroad or in the promotion O.
their welfare"