Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-13
WHAT THE "IRISH WORLD"
THOUGHT OF BLAINE.

1t is not at all surprising that the IRISH
American citizens in Eareka very gen.
orally, and, so we take it for granted,
in other communities of the United
States, also, have tired OF the Irish
World" and have stopped their subscrip-
ton to it. 1t was a valuable newspaper
to them, while devoted mainly to the
discussion of the affairs of Erin;
but now that it has turned its
coat and become the enemy of Ireland;
now that it a~ssails, for money, the best
and only political friend that Ireland has
ever had in this country, the Demo
cratic party, the great majority OF the
Irish want no more of it. 1t is plain
that the present course of the Irish
World, SO utterly inconsistent with its
past, can be explained on no other
ground than a mercenary consideration
from Steve Elkins or some other hire
ling of the Republican party. What
else could cause such a change of heart
and mind in Patrick Ford, for he is any
thing but a fool? No nan but a knave
could swallow his words as Mr.. Ford
does. What equivalent but coin could
induce a man of his reputed dishonesty
to e~ulogize the Republican nominee for
President Has anything occurred in
the last two years to give Mr.. Ford a
new idea of Mr.. Blaine? Hardly. Very
we'll, let us see what he thought of him
then. We quote for the enlightenment
of whatever few there may be who have
any vestige of faith in, or regard for,
Patrick Ford, the following leading arti-
Gle written by him for the Irish World
on the 18th day of March, 1882:
Ex.Secretary Blaine is announced to
speak in st. Louis, at a banquet given
by the Knights of st. Patrick, On the
evening of the 18th of March. A more
unfit selection could hardly be made, as
it is an insult to the intelligence of self
respecting Irish. Americans to ask them
to listen on st. Patrick's Day to a man
who refused to stir a finger to release
from British dungeons American citizens
of Irish descent illegally arrested, al
though at the time it was his duty to see
that these citizens were accorded a trial
by jury or released from prison.
Mr.. Blaine is reported as having Presi.
Dental aspirations. He sees no chance
of getting a nomination from the Repub.
lican party, and it is said that he is
determined to run on an independent
ticket. As Mr.. Blaine is a thorough
~demagogue he thinks, perhaps, that he
may succeed in winning some Irish
American votes by figuring as n of the
orators at a st. Patrick's night banquet.
He forgets that his presence at such a
meeting. after what he has done, is al
insult to every intelligent Irishmar
present.
Does he for a moment suppose that
American citizens, with Irish blood in
their veins, will aver forget that when he
was Secretary of State he allowed Ameri'
can citizens residing in Ireland to be
arrested and imprisoned on mere sus'
picion, without his calling the British
Government to account for this violation
OF international law, as he was in duty
bound to do?
The other day, in his eulogy on the
late President Garfield, Blaine gave us a
reason why he acted in this way when
going out of his way to eulogize Glad.
stone he said: 'One is reminded of that
great English statesman of to-day, who,
confronted with obstacles that would
daunt any but the dauntless, reviled by
those he would relieve as bitterly as by
those whose supposed rights he is
forced to invade, still labors with SUI
preme courage for the amelioration OF
Ireland and for the honor Of the English
name"
Not to add to the obstacles of this "great
man." our pro- British ex.Secretary OF
State, whilst in office, allowed American
citizens to be arrested and imprisoned
this conduct would entitle him to a
hearty reception at a gathering Of Anglo
Americans-as, for instance, at a meet
ing of the Society of St. George-but
what claims it has upon the admiration
of the Knights of st. Patrick passes our
understanding.
Grauy's Animus.