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DIANE AND the IRISH.

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Great Britain Uneasy over HIS Past Record
in Behalf Of tho sDowntrodaea.
London. juno 6-The newsof Blaine's
nomination, although not unexpected.
has been received with profound regret
by nearly all English politicians. Blaine
is looked upon as an anglophobist, and
his success at Chicago is attributed
largely to Irish influence, Special dis.
patches from Chicago to the Standard
and telegraph contain the following
statements: Among the principal causes
which brought about Mr.. Blaine's sue.
cess were: First. his popularity among
American anglophobists, aud secondly,
Irish.Amerlcans. HIS great strength
among the Irish voters voters. is 3 dae
the republican leader in con.
1869 in forcing England to recede from
her claims OF allegiance upon British
born SUBJECTS, Who had become natural
ICED as American citizens. This activity
was developed in the case OF Augustus
Costello, who, with large number Of
other Irish.Americans. including Gen'l
Dennis f. Burke, was arrested in Ire-
land and tried for utterances made in
the United States. Costello was arrest.
ed while in ireland in 1867 and placed
on trial for speech which he made in
New York while an American citizen in
1865 The speech was construed as
reasonable, and under the oct of
lS4s, which especially declared Engiand's
right to punish upon British soil
British born SUBJECTS for reasonable
utterances or performances made upon
foreign territory, Costello was sentenced
to sixteen years penal sersitude His
claims OF American citizenship were
ignored upon the ground that there was
nothing in any treaty existing between
the United States and Great Britain de-
barring Great Britain from claiming as
British subject any person born on Brit
lsh soil. Costello was removed to Mil
bank prison, when Blaine took up his
case. Blaine organized congressional
agitation, which resulted IN the liberia
tion OF Costello and all his colleagues
who possessed full American naturaliza-
ton, and in the treaty of 1870, to which
Great Britain surrendered all claims of
allegiance from British subjects who be.
came naturalized as American citizens.
Blaine is given by the Irish the full
CEeulb VI cAlOEtluk lulS ltchty lTOm
Great Britain, and of enabling Irishmen
by free agitation to form American
opinion as factor in coerclng England
to deal justly with ireland without sub.
jecting themselves as formerly to arrest
and punishment as traitors.
Blaine also. it is believed. secured the
incorporation in the Chicago platform of
the declaration in favor Of legislation
prohibiting aliens from acquiring fee in
American lands, principle he adopted
from the platform Of the American Irish
land league. For these reasons he will
secure the support of the league and
draw the bulk Of the Irish vote from the
democratic party.
The Times says: "Blaine's Panama
canal policy has endeared him to the
masses Of fnative Americans" The above
statements and others of similar import
are making deep impression here, and
Englishmen are disposed to believe that
Blaine's candidacy represents sort of
Irish ascendency in American politics,
and augurs, in the event of his election.
q iingo policy in the foreign relations of
the United States.