Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-20
A True Woman's Voice.

There are doubtless some honest
American citizens Of Irish birth or descent
who have been disposed to support
believed tina. If elected he would at once
inaugurate an aggressive policy towards
England. In their very natural hatred Of
An oppressive Government they have
been infatuated witk the highly Absurd
idea that the success Of Blaine means
trouble for Great Britain. They havs
forgotten that for nearly twenty -four
years the Republican party has been in
tensely anti-lrish in its sentiments and
that under the influence Of the aristoeracy
Of Money Bags which it has created the
follies vices and vanities Of English suob-
berry have been engraftsd on American
society.
The action Of that noble daughter of
Ireland, the devoted mother of the
patriotic son, Mrs. Della L. Stewart Par
nell. ought to convince all such persons
Of the mistake they have made. In her
earnest desire to second the efforts Of
her son for Ireland's liberation and in
her own zeal for the cause, that gent g
and cultured woman has not hesitatsd to
lend the influence of her presence to all
meetings calculated to aid in the work 10
which Charles Stewart Parnell has con-
secrated hi. fortune asd his life. Some.
times with her daughter and sometimes
alone she has sat for hours in crowded
asssmblages amoug boisterous and excit-
ed men, only that 1t might become known
and felt that the heart Of the mother is
in the labors of the son.
With the ssme object in view Mrs.
Parnell attended the great Irish Amer
lean Democratic mass-meeting recently
held at the Academy Of Music. Quickly,
.modestly, without special invitation,
without announcement, but with the
courage Of "0id Ironsides," prompting
her to act out her own free will where
the womanly love Of liberty pointed the
way, Charles Stewart Parnelfs mother
took her place in that meeting. With
equal bravery she explains Tie motives
of her attendance. She went for the pur-
pose of emphasizing her belief that
''The Democratic party is the party for
the workingmen to support aud the
party which will best care for the inter-
ests Of citizens of foreign BIRTH She
went because she knew in her heart that
her son would be there in spirit. "If he
were q citizen here, she says, "I'm sure
he would not support Blaine for Pre-
sideut"
OF course the Blaine organs and the
| Butler allies were prepared with what
Mrs. Psrnell happily calls "a shot man
ufactured by the False Report Com
pany." to charge that her presence at
ka exru..1 ftkrscL - L..
Democracy" and was secured" To
one of these Mrs. Parnell replies:
The attraction, if such, of my presence,
was nor even advertised, md l had and
required no invitation. Away at Iron
sides, of my own free will, resolved to
portake of the cheer, and asked Mr..
Cranston, Of the New York Hotel, to be
so good as to procure me an escort.
deny having been bossed or influenced in
| the matter.
Mrs. Parnell adds as her reasons for
going:
would do anything for my land, and
out Of the abundance Of my heart would
have spoken, too, but that feared what
has happened--a shot manufactured by
False Report Company against the party
essential TO my couatry's independence
Every American feature chsrscterises
that party. Our interests are increasing
and we need Democratic platform.
naturally supporting the law and the
will Of the people and not Of the
autocrat.
We commend Mrs. Parnells words to
the attention of all honest Irish-Amer.
lean Democrats.
Turn the Rascals outl-N. Y. World.