The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-11
why ,r,nn a merlc.ns Love Blaine.

can't for the life Of them understand why
MIR, Blaine should have peculiar hold on
the Affections OF Irish-Americans, whom
these D .mocratic authorities consider as a
sort OF Democratic property.
Well, Irish. Americana who have not for.
gotten the woes Of old Ireland, who have
seen her people starving and elected from
their homes as beggars-these disclaimer
leans have begun to realizs that free trade
is the mcst deadly weapon that England
has employed to reduce the Emerald Isle
to poverty and subsection. This they re.
sent for the land they still love, and they
are ready to join tho army Of American
bone and sinew which is battling against
the invasion Of this country by British free
trade. Mr.. Blaine stands pre-sminent as
the foremost champion Of protection to
American industries.
Bat MIR. Blaine is more than this. He
is the pronounced champion Of Americans
and American interests verywhere,
whether at home or abroad. Our Irish
American fellow.citiz.ns have heard about
this, too, and they are not likely to forget
it while Mr.. Blaine is before them.
Let all English newspaper, the London
Telegraph, give one reason why Irish
Americans have an affectionate regard for
MIR. Blaine:
His 5lsine's] great strength among the
Irish voleis Is due mainly 10 his activity
whiIe Republican leader in Congress.
during the years 1867, 1865, and 1860, il
forcing Englsnd to 1ecede from her ciallns OF
allegiance upon Briush.born subjscls who
hau become naturaizsd as American ciii.
z.ns. This activity was Developed In the
case OF Augustine Costello, who, with large
number Of 1risL-Americans, including Gen.
Denis Burke, Was arrested In Leland and
tried for utterances mAuo in the Uoiteo
Btales. Costello WAS arrested while IN
lrslaLd, In 1867, and placed on trial for a
Ipesch which NJ made III New York while al
American citizsn In 1905. Thu speech VIM
construed as treasonabls, and, under the sc'
of 1S4S, which especially declared England's
right TO punish upon British soil British
born suspects for rreasonable utterances u
pbIleEulhute6 lunoo upuA Ao1clku lclIlluISs
Costello was sentenced 10 sixteen years setvi-
tuds. His claims Of American cltizsnsh p
were Ignored, upon the ground tina, there
was nothing existing bstween the United
States and Great Britain debarsing Gfea
Britain from claiming as British subjtc
any psrson born on British soil COsleiI,
was removed to Millbauk prison, whe.
Blaine touk up his case. Blaine orgauiz.o
Congressional agitation, which resulted IL
the liberation OF Costello and bis colleagues,
who possessed full American naturalization,
and the treaty Of 1879. 10 which Great Bit.
ain surrendered ali claims OF allegiance from
British subjests who became naturallzsd a.
American citzsns. y. .!ts
The man who seventeen years ago had
the heart and head and force to take this
position and accomplish this great work
draws Irish.Amsrican hearts to him as tn,
magnet attracts the needle. It was no.
merely that he originated and carried to
success movement which relieved Of six.
teen years. penal aervitudo an American
cltlz,n; the principle was OF more impor-
lance than the man, for it involved the
rights Of all American citizsna who had
been subjects Of tho British crown.
Under his bold leadership Great Britain
was forced to give up pretension fatal to
the American citizenship Of thousands who
had voluntarily thrown of British allegi.
ance. It is settled now for all time that IN
American can not be robbed OF his rights
a. citizen because he was born on Britt h
soil.
Here Was m achievement Of practical
state,manuhip, an admission wrung from
a stubborn power. The espousal Of Cos
tsllo's cauee was the cspouEal Of the caul q
Of all adopted citizens Of the United States,
the assertion and the triumph Of a princi.
pie vital to our rights as people sni our
dignity as nation. This Gets forth the
character Of the man, who stands by his
own country against all other countries.
tits this strong, unyielding Americanism
which has given Mr.. Blaine hold on his |
countrymen that time has not weakened |
and calumny will strengthen. This Is why |
1rish-Americans are with him, and why
they will help to make him President Of
A.. Hlokn, ~ .'gtl