The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-09-11

mOnstr1us doctrine was a0lemnly asser-
ted by Lord Granville and was aasented
| 10 by the representative OF this govern
ment At the English Court. II 10 trne,
after the storm OF indignation which
had arisen here, the outraged citlzena 30
long confined In Ireland were set at ~,
erty. (Cries OF But Blaine didn't DO it.l
But for this great boon they were under
no obligation whatever TO their govern
ment. While this injustice was going
on where was all the tenderness ana
sympathy we now SEQ exhibited for Ire
| land and the Irish by those great jour
nails and politicians that have 10 sud
denly changed froDtsp Derisiye hootes,
and cries OF "We'll get square with
Blaine and don't you forget it.')
A WORD FOR MR.. DAVENPORT.
Then look at the treatment which nat
uTallzed citizens received during recent
DAYS In this city at the hands OF the
RepublIcan party and its OIL.
ciais. What has become OF
Mr.. Davenport, OF unhailoweu
memory. Where now are the eiectlon
prison pens In which he was IN thee
habit OF keeping confined thousands OF
innocent Irish citizens for no crime
whatever except that they were Demo
cratic suspects. And all this 10 10 DO
atoned for by the adoption OF rigorous
commercial policy by the Republican
party which will destroy England ana
liberate Ireland. All through my lie,
separated as | have been from the great
body of the Irish race on this continent
| have never forgotten the qualities OF
that grand old people, 80 long Oppressed
abused and mlsrepresented.. Tnis quar-
ily OF judgment comes not from SCHOOLS
or colleges; II is born OF nature and Is
the gift Of God. Loud cheers.
Now, | don't think t' at this grand
people 80 long devoted TO principle for
Drinciple's sake, who have stood by the
Democratic party for nearly a century
AZ they have stood by their grand OLD
church-the companion OF the partys
suiferinpe, the champion OF Its rights,
the defender even OF its errors, are 90,
ing TO falsify their whole history alld
desert their principles at this day ut the
bidding of men whose hearts never en-
tertained a sympathetic impulse Tor
them or their suffering country.
QUESTION OF HONOR,
And now, fellow. citlzene, after re-
viewing the principles, policy and ten
dencles OF the two parties ana thelr
history, lay your hands upon your hearts
and tell me II you can consistently. Win
honor or safety to yourselves aud pos
terity help TO break up and destroy that
party which has battled for foreign
born men and liberal principles for
nearly hundred years. Cries OF mo,
neyerl" and cheers.) Butyou have been
| told that the brilliant and enterprlsing
man who leads the Republican party al
| this time Ia going to change the senti.
ments and policy Of his party In regard
to our foreign relations. con, yeSl
After election-when he gets, good aud
readyp) Now need not remind you ol
one Thing In connection with the Re
publican party-that whenever Q Presi.
dent attempted to change the policy and
purposes OF that party II invariably
changed him. See what II did with An
drew johnson. He attempted policy
OF his own, and he soon found himself
stripped OF every power contded TO hun
by Tho constitution and the laws, The
laborlng people Of this country are ap
pealed TO, and are told that their rights
are In danger from Democratic princl
pies. feel deep interest In this
merltorious class, for once belonged 10
II, and know more about them than
many of their so,called leaders, who
never earned q dollar by honest manual
labor In their lives. One Of the greatest
ahams In connection with our politics
is to ind men who have grown up ana
lived In luxury, who don't know what
labor IL, or anything about tho condi
tions OF lowly life, telling the laboiipg
masses what they should do TO protecI
themselves against the power OF capital
IRRLANp IN POLITICS.