Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-31
iRISHuBN FOR CLEVELAND.
Goa gresham McAdoo on MIR. BIaine's For
eign Policy.

flsn OliCls
Long Branch special Of Tuesday says:
Congressman McAdoO, Of New jersey,
represents a constituency that Is made up
largely q citizens Of IRISH birth or Irish
descent. He himself was born in ireland.
He is an active member Of the Land
League, and WAS commended bv the Irish
papers for HE attitude in Congress toward
the Morrison bill. 1.-THE Blaine managers
are making a strong effort TO obtain the
Ifl,lI VOTE he said yesterday, a he sat
taking the sca.air on the porch OF the
Atlantic Hotel here. From what
learned IN Washington, know that they
will make stronger cndeavor, and that
that will be indeed one Of their settled
lnts Of procedure. They will establish
propaganda and send missionaries through
out The country to preach Blame to the
Irish people"
"What sort Of men will the missionaries
be-"
professional saviors OF Ireland for the
most part; their reward will be good
salaries and good offices il Blaine should be
elected. | do not believe, however, that
they will be very successful. When Blaine
was first nominated very many Irish con-
stitucnis had for him n vague sort Of adj
miration. His agereSsiyeness and dash
pleased the Celtic temperament. II was
supposed that he was an enemy OF England
snd staunch defender Of American citi-
ZenS, Of those by adoption a. well as OF
those 10y birth. / say supposed, because TO
me. looking at the matter from the point OF
View Sdopted by those whose fancy was
caught by these ideas, there is nothing
n which TO base them. Many lrishmen
then resolved that they would vote for
Blane. some OF the leading Democrats in
my own district were caught, and they told
NE that while they would vote for me they
would also vote for the Republican candI-
daie for President. As time wears on,
however. that feeling Il gradually dying
out. Blslne's s,Aunchest friends among the
Irish now are confined almost altogether
10 Irish extremists. Even 10 them bis
avoidance in his letter OF acceptance OF the
matter on winch they SIT most store has
been like wet blanket. Ibelieyethat finally
few Of them will vote for him. The great
majority OF conservative Irishmen-that is
10 say, Of men who, while they would sac
riGce their lives FOR their country, never
thelesS do not countenance murCer-haye
already become convinced Of Mr.. Blaine's
iusirccrIty. His letter OF acceptance
has shown them that he was simply
Juggling with the Irish people. They
traiDed politician, he ran from the Irish ~
soon a. Il became evident to him that
the views which he WAS commonly sup
posed 10 hold with respect 20 foreign al
fairs were alternating conservative Amcri'
cans from HIM. Iishmen, Ike people Of
other natiCGa.itics. see jhat Mr.. Blalne's
yaunted foreign policy W.s mean species
Of iiDgOisIn applied b the American con-
tjncut-a DOlicy thai would bully petty
South American republics into giving Us
their trade, whether they desired to do 80
or not. That no, 3: all what lrish-Ameri'
cans wish.
.'Many Of these people who have boiled
from Cleveland, Irish aad non-Irish, are
men who have been worsted in petty local
sQuabbles and have made Baino's pretend
cd AmericRnism an excuse for leaving their
party. The people who figure mos, con-
tIlcuOusly as Irish leaders OF Irish. Blaine
batislons are men who have for years held
snug political positions, in consideration oil
their always voting and working for the
Republican machine ticket. That there Is
no reason Why any Irishman should vote
Tor Blame, but many reasons why every
Irishnan should vote against him,
will be made clear 10 the Irish people
way Of documents as the campaign
progresses. Since The Blaine people have
set cut 10 capture the Irish vote, II posi-.
bic, tie Cleveland managers are bound u
do. and VIII do, all that they can to pro.
vent them. II win be proved that he has
shown q Difference 10 the wishes OF Eng.
bard; that be moved mol an inch 20 help
The Irish suspect; tliat he never raised