Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-30
THE PARTY OF THE PEOPLE.


in New York, on Thursday night, Con-
gresham P. A. Collins, of Boston, eS-presi-
dent of the land league, was one of the
speakers. "It is very warm tonight" he
said, when the cheers which greeted him
were over, "but unless all signs fail NE shall
make it very much waimer for the OLD
enemy before November. (Applause.l |
am glad to find that notwithstanding the
caioIery and attempted if not completed
bribery TO get the democratic vote OF this
State divided, the democratic party OF this
CITY are united, as you indicate to night. APP
p!ause.l 1t is the party which Oh this con
tiuent has made human freedom possible.
1t is party which has seen the birth and
witnessed the death Of every other political
organization save one, and for that the grave
yawns wide in November. Applause and
Iaughter.) No other political organ
ization formed by man on this con-
tinent survived a great defeat. We have
been out of power for twenty four years.
We have stood up against calumny aud OPP
position Of every kind and against the
money power of this country, with the labor
of the country "a our basis, and we propose
to exist as u political organization unit! the
triumph of our party is written in Novem-
Der. (Applause.) Aud why? Because every
other party represented something else than
the people. The democratic party repre-
scented nothing but the masses of the peo-
pie applause When the federalist
party went down it went down for good
On its ashes rose another party called the
| wing party. 1t was eminently respectable,
and the aristocracy was always on top
| The democratic party opposed that organi
| nd NH fha vhiu no ri ", N III N ~
| it went down forever. Upon the ruins of
the whig party came the party that Jim
Blaine did his best TO found in Augusta
Maine, the know nothing party. (Groans.)
1t had three short years of life, and then
merged with the free sellers into the repub
Ican party. The democratic party went
down in 1860, but it didn't go down to stay.
1t is here to day, a majority of the people
of the country. (Cheers.) If the demo
cratic voters Of this country vote the
| democratic ticket, every man knows that
Cleveland and Hendricks will be elected
| (Cheers.) The democratic party cast lis
full vote eight years ago and the repubi.
cans stole the presidency. (Hisses.) -Four
years ago the republicans bought the presi-
dency in Indiana. Now they propose TO
wheedle us out of the presidency laugh
ter) You never saw in all your experience
such excessive love for their Celtic brethren
as is shown by the republican party mana
gers, and especially by that great old friend
of ours, the New York Tribune. daughter.
groans and shouts of "rats"l We are told
| it is about time this solid vote was broken
up, and they would divide it between the
parties with impartaliiy. Q.aughter.) Well,
when get ready to leave the democratic
party and Join some other organization |
want to vote for decent man for president.
(Applause.)
81 am here as one Of yourselves. am here
as an American. (Cheers) Anybody read
ing my front name might suppose was
Irish. But am not Irish. Twenty years
james G. Blaine and his old know nothing
their way | would be man without Il
be born in Ireland. 1t is circumstance for
which am not at all responsible laugh.
ter)-and for which | make no apology.
But took an oath of allegiance to the
United States of America and, by the grace
of God, l will keep that oath and remain a
true American. Enthusiastic cheers.) |
shall never be party to the creation Of an
Irish section of The democratic or republi.
eau parties. We are here as compo-
nent part of this great composite nation
| ality. We ask no special privileges
or advantages on account of our blood or
religion, and, with the bel p of God, we will
take no disadvantage on account Of either.
| CHEERS But we are sing led out for ca jol.
cry at this time, and we are told that we
should desert our party and vote for the re-
publican party-(A voce-"We won't do
it') OF course, we won't because forsooth,
the republican candidate is friendly to the
Irish interest. Ironical laughter and cries,
of "Oh, dearly
Nov, suppose it were proper to discuss
American politics from an Irish standpoint,
let us see where we would land. Take the
record of the man. Thirty years ago James
G. Blaine turned up in Augusta, Me-, and
adopted fashionable religion. A good
friend of mine, Father John Baptist, was
tarred and feathered there, and l believe
ridden on rail. The kennebec Journal,
Mr.. Blaines paper Instead of denouncing
the outrage, said there Was great provoca
ton for it, The only provocation for it was
that Father Baptist performed the holy of.
fees of religion different from that prac.
tised by the readers aud editors Of that pa
per- Nine years ago my friend James G..
| Madigan was a candidate for Congress in
was the editor and publisher Of the kenne-
bee Journal, and chairman ofthe Republican
State Committee. That committee issued IL
circular which | can't but characteriza as
dastardly. It purported to be published by
| protestant democrat" 1t was charged
upon Mr.. Blaine that he circulated that do
cument. Mr. Madigan was called LAY
Jesuit 1t was said that the Catholics
wanted to have their representatives in Con-
gress, and charged all good Protestants to
vote against him and hit any Catholic head
wherever they saw it. The authorship OF
that document was never disavowed until
the present canvass. ! have friend in
| Boston, an editor. Mr.. Blnine sent conf t..
dental messenger to him, stating upon his
honor as man that he had nothing to do
with the Madigan circular, so called The
circular was printed in the Office OF the Ken
nebec Journal, Mr.. Blaine's own paper; it
| was printed with the same type as that pa
Der and circulated by the State Committee