Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-09
ENGLISH BossIsM IN AMERICA.

To the Editor OF the EAGLE:
The French Republic made US present Of
a work of art entitled, Liberty Enlightening
the world, but for one believe that the pro-
cess Of enlightenment is going on rather
slowly even IN this land where liberty was
or is supposed 10 dwell. More than one
hundred wears ago deni-gods and patriots
bled and died that this favored land might
be wrested from the domination of England.
In the language of the Declaration of In
dependence, England .'has plundered our
seas, rayagcd our coasts, burnt our towns,
and destroyed the lives Of our people" In
return for all these ruthless acts committed by
her trained brigands we have been willingly
her industrial slaves ever since. Even at the
presidential election last November the in
dustrial policy, dictated by England, has
been successful. The American policy of
protection has been ignored and England's
candidate has been elected to the highest
place in the gift Of the people. Last week
there was II procession of Englishmen in
London for the purpose of inaugurating
their lord mayor. In the course of the pro-
cession a large picture Of the unchaste
Cleveland was exhibited in conspicuous
place and cheer after cheer rent the air as
the processionists viewed the vulgar and
brutal features Of that hangman which En-
glish gold helped to elevate to the chair OF
Washington; Jefferson, Jackson and Lin
coin
We in Kansas had the grasshopper plague
ten Years ago but il was only local calan-
ity, but the election to the presidency Of
this man Is the greatest national calamity
that has ever befalen the American people.
| am not alone in this opinion, the great and
Malone, catholic clergyman of Brooklyn,
speaking to Il reporter says: "No other
cause on earth has so changed the face of
empires, destroyed nations and spread such
desolation as unchsstely in public men.
Take the state Of New jersey. II makes the
offence Of which Cleveland is confessedly
guilty punishable by imprisonment. Yet
that state by IFS voto honors the self-con-
demncd man aud annoin,s him with lis APP
plause
''Clevelands election was blow not only
at civil liberty but at social relation and
christianity, and as priest | deplore 1t out
side Of my political preference althogether.'
Another Catholic priest, writing from
Crown Point, Ind. SAYS: Three days be-
fore the election several hundred thousand
dollars came to Indiana for the Democracy.
With this corruption fund sufficient votes
were bought in every precinc. to carry the
state for Cleveland" Alas, gold is de-
pended on more than the genius of liberty
20 enlighten the sordid. selfish world whose
God is mammon.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific the most
intelligent of my countrymen severed the
bonds that bound them in the past to the
so-caIled Democratic party, and voted
for Butler or Blaine. In Delano
township on election day Mr.. Nicholas
Redmond, who is 90 years old, was asked by
the writer TO vote for Butler, and he replied
with strong Irish accent, "Divil vote will
! give him. III vote for Blaine, he's agin
England and in favor of protection, and so
am ] and SO was my father before me, who
fought at Vinegar Hill, and it's shame for
you to be pddliug your Greenback tickets,
dye hear that?' | did hear it, and ] also
heard the laugh that was raised by the by
ISLANDERS AT my expense. Long live such
men as Mr.. Redmond, who have the courage
to express their convictions at the polls and
viii not follow, Ike sheep, the bell wether.
God save the republic, is the fervent prayer
of ONE OF THE MACS.
Glen-Alary Farm, Delano Township, Dee. $.