Morris tribune., 1884-08-13
A FATAL REMARK.
A Letter From Capt. Mangan to Irish
American Democrats.

Can't. Mangan, an Irish-American
soldier of Fond du Lac, Wis, who
fought in Gen. Bragg's brigade, has
published letter to his fellow-coun-
trymen in the Fond du Lac Congress
sional district eXhorting them to vote
against Bragg in the event of his re-
ceiying the Democratic Congressional
nomination, and against Gov. Cleveland
in any event. Capt. Mangan denounces
Bragg and Cleveland as enemies of the
workingmen and political Know-Noth-
ings.
THE ADDRESS.
tn Irish american Democrats: In the
Chicago Convention, Gen. Bragg in the
course of his remarks said, in speaking
for the young men of this state: "They
love Gov. Cleveland for his integrity;
his ability and iron will, but most of all
for the enemies he has made" Who
are those enemies? The Industrial
classes of the great state OF New I ork.;
How did he make enemies of them?
RV Vetoing ever bill passed by the Leg
isiature for their relief. Who and what
are the industrial classes? They are
the bone and sinew, not only of the
great State of New York, but every
State in the Union and every country
in the world. He also said: Our young
men. our intelligent population, our
German-bOrn citizens, ask an OppOr-
tunity to again breathe the air of vic
tOry." 1t will readily be seen from
what have quoted from the Generals
speech that he ignored entirely the lr-
ish element in the Democratic party,
except once. In speaking of the Irish
that composed the Tammany Democ-
racy. he alluded to them thus: Their
labor was the political chicanery of the
midnight conclave, and the only cure
for them is liberal application OF the
rope"
EXPLANATIONS WILL NOT AVAIL.
The General on arriving home, hear
ING that the Irish, who had always
stood by him, felt the force of the in
suit offered by him to them in the Chi
cago Convention, made an effort to eX-
plain it away. The explanation was
in the way of an apology, but the apol-
ogy was worse than the original Of
Tense. In referring to what he said in
Chicago about "again giving the. Ger
man-born citizens an opportunity to
breathe the air of victory" he meant
the German Republicans" Q! The
|
seems to me that the Republican Ger
mans are not very bad off for an oppor-
tunity to breathe the air of victory"
They have been basking in the brilliant
sunshine of victory in the Republican
! party for the last twenty-four years.
This was not only an insult to the Irish,
| but to the German-American, Scotch,
English, and French Democrats who
have been charging, shoulder to Shout
| der, the political batteries of the Re-
publican party year after year, only to
| be driven back defeated, discouraged,
dismayed, and almost demOralized. |
would respectfully ask the General
whether it would not have been well
enough to have cast one encouraging
glance at least at these forces while
passing into the enemy's camp in quest
| of new recruits?
| IT WAS DYNAMITERS, INDEED.
| In explaining what he said in regard
tothe application of rope to the Tam
! many Democracy he meant the dyna-
miters. The explanation does not make
| the matter any better; in my opinion it
makes it worse. It simply confirms in
my mind what had already suspected,
| that the convention was run in the
| British interest. What [ think about
| QynunlllS Is ILLS. 1lldG lllC OppItSStu
| of every country are justified before
| God and high heaven in using every
means that God and Nature have put
within their reach to lift the heel of the
| oppressor from their necks. | care not
| whether those means be in the shape
| of dynamite, gun cotton, gunpoWder,
or ANYTHING else, If the oppressor as
sumes the right to use every means in
his power to keep his people in slavery,
who will say the people have not a right
to use every means in their power to
free themselves? In the event of
Cleveland's election and Gen. Bragg
becoming member of his Cabinet,
and question between England and
Ireland coming before that Cabinet,
where would Gen. Bragg's sympathies
be? He has told us in advance he
would treat poor Ireland to a liberal
application Of lope." Then would the
lot of poor Irishmen, who might be
fortunate enough to escape Gladstone's
halter and land upon these hopital
shores only to encounter the Generals
rope, be hard indeed. [ think the rea-
sons l have pointed out are sufficient to
show why Irishmen ought to vote
against Cleveland. The Irish question
never should be brought into politics,
but the General threw down the chal-
lenge in the Chicago Convention, and
every true Irishman will accept the
gauntlet. 1 am glad to see the Irish
people SO discontinued, for there is no
animal in this world so despicable as a
contented slave. M. MANGAN.