Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-20
prosperity # our mapufactures, and where
the veto, candidate has dealt some ba'vy
blows at do sorkisaran's Interests, hher

prosperity # our mapufactures, and where
the veto, candidate has dealt s9mes bavy
blows at do sorIissanan's Interests, ahen
is where the revolt has assumed giant pro-
portions Look at Maine where so many
eloquent Irish speakers, representatives of
Irish-American sentiment, stumpe1 the
state for the Republican ticket, it is estima-
ted that fully 5000 Irish Democrats voted
the Republican ticket, and contributed as
much as any other cause TO roll up that 20
0o0 majority.
Congressman Boutele, of Bangor, writing
about the election said: "A significant feat
ture was the active cooperation of the
Irish-Ainerican Blaine and Logans club of
1 over 10, who had heretofore leen Demo
Gratis together with large silent Irish vote
which broke the solid line or the Irish Dem
cracy, That was in Bangor alone. Prom
inent Irish-Americans writing from all the
important towns in Maine declare that fully
one-half of the Irish vote of their respective
towns went to the Republican ticket. |
never expected, and never said the Irish
would vote the local Republican ticket but
they have done it in Maine and Governor
Robbie thanked them publicly in a speech at
Portland
When ] first entered upon the dis
custom of this subject / stated that
large proportion of the Irish American
vote would 90 to Blaine and Logan and in
proof of that assertion gave the names of
were active in the canvass, also "A number of
the leading Irish American Journals and pc
riodicals which have come out for Blaine.
All these facts any honest man must admit
is AN udristakable evidence of the validity
of my argument and neither Mr.. Healy nor
the Beacon has ever offered word in argu-
ment against what ! said. ! now add 10 my
Irish American papers that are on my side
the American Celt of St Louis and the Cath
ole ReviswSof Nc~ York. Il invited Mr..
IIealy toi,unt dpasR The Irish American
papers that he could find that support Ceve-
land and that | would hunt up those that
support Blaine and that if the preponder-
ance was not on my side | would shut up. ]
am willing to do this now, and if he objects
ito the Irish World | will leave..it out of the
count and take strictly Irish Catholic or
'gans.
While have on my side such eminent
lrshmen as Alexander Sullivan, late presi-
dent of the Irish National League: Patrick
Egan, the present presiding officer of that
organization; DIR. Charles O'Reily, ID. ID. of
Detroit. treasurer of the league; Col John
Warren one of C.he gsuwkmg yffcelsaof
Measha's icelebrpta lIriAl bfsde Hon.
Nicholas Ford, Republican nominee for gov
ernor of Missouri; Ex-Mayor Buckley, of
Utica, \. Y; Hon. VIM. Purcell, Rochester;
Henry Neil Martin, leader of the great in
dependent Irish American Blaine and Logan
movement of New Orleans; VIM. McKenna,
the leading Irishman of Georgia; +. J. Ca
sey,ef Connecticut; Patrick O'Neil, ef... Akron,
Ohio; Z. NJ. Harrington and Frank Sheridan
of Dubuque, Iowa. Hon. John Brennan
of Iowa; Hon. Alexander Morrison, of New
MeSiro;. Capt Edward o'Mesgher Condor,
Assenlblyamani Patrick Burns. Senator
Grady, Congressman Finerty, of Chicago.
Edward II. Mcdonald, who was recently
nominated bv the Democrats of the Seventh
congressional district of New Jersey, but re-
fused the position and declared for Blaine
and Logan. Mr. Mcdonald in referring to |
Bragg's declaration nj Chicago, that the |
Irish could go; that they had the respectable |
Germans and Independent Republicans to
take their place, and that they loved Cleve-
land for the ''enemics he had made" said in |
n public meeting. "Ies, he had made enc |
mics and here stands one, who as an Irish |
man and an American citizen who fought in |
the war: will do all in my power TO thrust |
that insult down the Threats of those who |
made it
While | have all these on my side, and |
hundreds of others who are we'll known |
leaders Of Irish sentiment. what prominent
Irishnan and what Irish news papers has
Mr.. Healy to show up. Simply p. A. Col
Inns, Of Boston, the Boston Pilot and the
Western Watchman, unless lIarpers. Week
ly, the New York Herald and Puck are
Irish representative organs.
Ninetv-seven Irish-Americ.,n Democratic
employees Of the C. IL l. u. railway at Ham
ilton. Ohio, have come ont openly for Blaine
and logan J. j. Geehan, Of Cincinnati.
told an Enquirer reporter that he bad list
of $500 lrishmen. former Democrats. that
would vote for Blaine and Logan in Ohio.
The Various Mane aud Logan clubs in
number about 5000. One club
IN New York publishes the names Of 500
The Irish of San FRANCISCO are
almost solid for the Republican ticket, and
20 it goes. In every town from the Atlantic
% the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the
Gulf, eomes, news that they have Blaine and
Logan clubs numbering from 80 TO 5000
nembeLs. and the newa from Maine estab-
ishes the fact that all this is not mere bragi-
iccis. 'ei.sass ritg q 9g
&c any honest man wis hes to know if
iave anvrroof Of v hat state. iet him come
md see me and | will satisfy him.