The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-06
THE IRISH REVOLT.
The Movement against Cleveland Wide
spread Among Irish Democrats and
still Growing in Strength and
Importance.

LII pUI IduCo.
We give below extracts from letters
and addresses published in the Irish
World, the leading Irish-American
newspaper of the country, and which
has heartily espoused the cause of
Blaine and Logan. These letters are
selected from many which are pub
lished in the World, no two being
taken from the same locality, and if
space permitted we could give ten
times as many and still leave much
of the field uncovered. That the Irish
revolt against Cleveland is wide
spread. appears to be fact beyond
all question.
The World says, editoriaIly, in dis
cussing the widespread revolt against
the British nominees:
The Democratic National Conven-
ton when it nominated the man who
won favor by trampIing upon labor
did not know that the giant we speak
! twas anything different from what
he had been in the past. Working
! SAsen owe to themselves to show at the
polls next November that the MEM
hers of that convention who nomi-
ted Cleveland because of the enemies
he made by his vetOes wrought the
ruin of the Democratic party by so
doing. The nomination of Cleveland
has been contemptuOusly flung in the
face of labor at the dictatiOn of the
pro- British faction who despse work
ingmen. Let wOrkingmen answer
this insult by banding together and
defeating by an overwhelming ma
Jorlty the nominee who was selected
because he had shown himself the en-
envy of labor.
Jeremiah B. Murphy, New York
city. and several colleagues in the ma
tional cause, having published an
address in which they say:
What is the duty of the hour?
What is the duty of every free man,
of every Irishmen, or Irish Ameri-
can worthy of the name, who are
douhly insulted by the closing musi-
cal prayer of the Convention ? 1t is
plain-to strike directly by working
and voting for Blaine and Logan, the
true Americans, and burying forever
out of sight the enemies of America.
An Irishman in Lexington, Mass,
writes that the Irish.Americans there
will stand by Blaine and Logan.
He closes his letter as follows:
The light has flashed upon US, and
we mean to take advantage oft. So
down with Cleveland and the Free
Traders. Yours for Blaine and LO-
gan. JOHN O'LEARY.
From Portland, Me-, Jas. Boyle
writes
The IrishAmericans of this State
are out strongly for the American
candidate in this election, especially
/ in Portland, Lewiston and Bangor,
where the Independent movement is
organizing. We hone to give 5000
votes in this section that have always
been Democratic to Blaine as a pro-
test against Free Trade and dudism
in national affairs.
The N. Y. Central Committee ofthe
Irish-American Independents, which
has its headquarters at Clarendon
Hall, is busily engaged in forwarding
the Blaine and Logan movement in
that city. AT the last meeting Mr..
Richard Murphy, ex.Assemblyman,
said:
Before three weeks all the Assem-
bly, Districts of New York will be
thoroughly organized by the Irish
American Independents against
Cleveland. We want to show that
John Bull cannot, with any chance
of success, nominate President of
the United States.
In Jersey City, Capt. McCurnin, of
the Davitt rifles, says
Pm for Blaine, Butler or no But
ler-I want Cleveland killed and he'll
be killed unless public opinion is a
more mercurial thing than they take
it to he. We must combat forces be-
hind Cleveland if we have any res
pect for ourselves. ut is rare in
deed" said he, "outside of the friends
of the politicians to find a man for
Cleveland around here.'
A letter in the Irish World, signed
by II Boston Irishmen who have
been appointed a committee by the
Blaine and Logan Irish-American
Club. says
1--WE have so far secured the names
of 1. 800 men of different nationalities
among the labor element of this city,
who haye always voted the Democrat
ic ticket, but who will not do so this
year." They say "a grand monster
demonstration of the workingmen of
Boston will shortly hold meetings in
Faneuil Hall and fremont Temple,
or some other large halls. to ratify
the nomination of James G. Blaine
for President"
James O'ReilIy, the Irish Nation
aIist, publishes card which closes as
follows: