The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Reasons Why They should support the Re-
publican Candidates.

Reasons Why They should Support the Re-
publican Candidates.
Patrick G. Carroll. in Evansville J ournaf.
Whether Irish Americans will continue to
lavish their votes and applause upon the in
triguers of the Democratic party am not going
to swear What I wish to prove is that never
have Blaine, Logan or Calkins advanced single
principle at variance with the patriotic faith
which has upheld the Irish race during their
long and determined struggle against tyranny
and oppression. Never yet has either Of them
failed to defend humble right against tyrant
might. Never has either Of them united with
bigotry, cunning or strength to trample the Irish
down. Although neither Blaine Logan nor Cal
kinE has ever received any support from Irish
Americans, yet they have never failed to prove
themselves worthy of our support esteem and
admiration.
The men and issue involved in this contest
bring Irishmen face TO face with the one great
fact that we can no longer, ostrich like. stick
our noses in the saEd, and foolishly think that
we are escaping the worlds notice. No. the
world is already discussing the side we are likely
to take in this contest between Clay's American
system and Cobdan's English system; for in
truth and in fact. the issue is between these two
systems Now the question is, will we throw off
party blinkers and view the contest according
to the merits of the man and the issues If we
do we will vote as we shot. We will not soil at
the polls the glorious record we have made
when cannon did rattle and bullets went roar
ing by; we will be found as usual on the side
of America
This land does not nurse on her beautiful
bosom three other sons more devoted to her in
terests, her dignity and her system than Blaine,
Logan, and Calkins. They are bitterly opposed
to their glorious mother being turned into vast
farm in order to supply England with cheap
food and cheap raw material They maintain
that labor is the source Of adj wealth and power,
and, as corollaly, they assert that the wealth
and power of a nation dilninishes in proportion
as the labor Of nation is deprived Of employ.
ment; hence they are opposed to system which
would flood this county with the products of the
cheap labor Of foreign nations. Let us hear
Major Calkins on this subject:
Il consider it to be my duty as representa-
tive of the people to protect the labor of this
country. do not care what the product of that
labor may be, whether it he pig-iron, or clothing,
or sugar, or something else / want to protect
labor in Louisiana just as much as I want to
protect the labor in the iron mill Of Pennsyl-
vania or Indiana La my Judgment that is all
there is IN this question. The key stone prin-
ciple upon which this principle rests is that
labor is noble; hence weshould put it in the power
Of the laborer to get the highest wages. obtaina-
Bile, not only for his own comfort. but that he
may support and educate his children to become
useful members of society That's my idea of
protection"
Yes, that is Major Calkins's idea of protection
What kind Of ideas must tho wofkingrnan have,
who votes against the holder of such ideas9
Hard to tell But why should Irish Americans
associate with a free-trader, much less vote for
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