New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-28
AN ADDRESS TO FRESHMEN.
CALL FOR A CONVENTION AT CINCINNATI
OPPOSITION TO FREE TRADE-ACTToN BY TIE
IRIsn-AMERICAN REPUGILCAN LEAGUE.

OPPOSITION TO FREE TRADE-AoroN BY TIE
IRIsH-AMERICAN REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
The General Committee of the Irish National
Republican League has issued call for delegates to
convention to be held at Cincinnati September 30.
The convention e. IS said will be grand dcmonsra-
ton against the hercsos OF free trade with England
whether they presented under the form OF tar1h Tor
revenue only 20 per cent horizontal reduction OF the
tariff" which batter idea Is described in tho call as the
platform on which Grover Cleveland stands. The call
concludes "a follows:
We suggest that every effort he made tO organize Bhne
and LOGAN anti tree trade Clubs pn every town Guy
and precinct IN the United states, ana mat delegaes
ton In Cincinnati, ohio, on the J0th day 81 rePhmDeI,
1sai We viii lay do gn no ruio Of representation 3eI
your 'e en6s T Don YAK for ras hbcrs before you
organic Iiaf dozen men hrmly bound toEetnet ,n
n THIS call should fan to reach any remote l0c"ly h
man desires 10 operate with s iet him procure we
indJrpcmcnt OF the chairman or the Republican Conhty
he Will be heartily welcomed among uA our Watch-
words must be Organization. Action. Victory"
Folio wing extracts from tho address adopted at the
recent meeting at Long Branch OF the Executive com
lttec of the Irish National Republican League, at which
n was resolved to hold National Convention OF Iri'h
American citizens who the election Of Blaine and
Logan:
THE DEMOCRACY AID IRISH INTERESTS.
We do not hero arraign the great body OF our Demo
cratic fellow counrymcn but we assert mat the eht'
course of the leaders OF the Democratic party has been
marked by line OF policy which has been inlmcal TO
che best interests Of the Republic In general and irish
citizens In particular. -, ,,.u
That during long series OF years preceding inc CiE
War the Democratic party bcd absolute control OF the
Government in all It's branches. ana yet -pch Was t.o
feelings OF contempt OF Irlsh cltlheh7 when S
ranks that never during that long period dld beo"
uuon them the full dignity OF American citizenship iho
nsoIcut clam Of England mat no nan porn iluea ~.
tg could over rcnOnnce allegiance 10 per 'oteihi.i
was an acknowledge principle OF lntcrAAuoiia Ia" u
That the Democratic party has been ana Is me Soie
and persistent advocate oi the PoEnsil'h
wu,p Irish manufactures crushed "ht our one 1, ~
ug Industries, hanshed oar oiling masses 10 IOrei
clime4, and entaed on our hapess native lana rum
THAT thi. same party. by its barbarous support OF
human slavery. c0nsprcd 10 degrade the rec apo o.
America, and LETT stigma on 'I 0terHi9e Ia, iIhe
which was Ony elaced by The sacrifice 81 hall million
gallant lives and the expenditure Of kour Dlohs OF do
That in many 700 numerous to recite Democrats
have voted against and defeated Irish citizens, even
when they had been nominated by conventions oi ther
as If 10 show their contempt amt hatred Of
the touz millions they have placed in nomination a
man whosc every sympathy is opposed t0 the demands
of labor and IN favor OF the OFeSiO"h hoOpOntS
of the country.
woKhiNGNEN's PROTESTS DIsREGARDED.
In vain did trades unions, labor assemblies and mass
meetings protest against bis nomination; in vain did they
snow that the overwhelming masses Of the wage" orhers
were opposed to his election; m did obey prove that
N u
tract child labor in tc c.aIti !" and ret2ntor{ IN.
tutiou OF tnc state; that Ac vetoed the ut Do ~ h+ to
fares Oh tine elevated railroads OF NcW-Iorh from 10
cents 10 cents; that DE- vetoed IiF ana c4I.l'u,
mech ,ic, lien Law. that he vetoed the bill FOR reducing
the worGehoIr5 of tlc terribly orerworIcd aud poorly
paid cirdriyers OF NeW-Gork from 10 10 hpbrt Ict
day ale ing a. reason Tor doing that II would Poe
they proclaim him the friend ana advocate OF En'
free trade and declare tnat ~ tine ice OF lar soma OPP %
be Impossible to carry That state Tor NM
All in vain! .,- o., -
with rblt iecrs AMI laughter ana III dehah'r "i 'lr
rcmoustanccs uttered by the best men IN the Demo
cratic party, Grover Cleveland was nominated Al it
diCtauon of handful OF dissatisfied EepH'Hcahr s.s
tanned by The trade Ins OF N,W-lork and Boston
RECORD oF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
LIT us now examine the other side Of the question
few years ago, within the easy recollection OF most OF u.s.
a small number OF men. deeply impressed with the
eternal principle. of truth and liberty which pcryde the
Dcc lralon Independence resolved that tho time hdd
arrived when these prncI les should no longer be Re-
Corded mere "cttcrnS erncIailllc5' Dut must be
transferred 10 The domain n aetna LIE ahIltS Htt 81
ties, Al very threshold they were met by the noier,
ant spirit OF Demorracy ana 11n1oG e as cd ti
private enemies slavery W- heIu 10 no 50 tiIi'
il be defended by an the poTers o tAe Govern
accir,cd thing Was called iecicant to Tree America
In that hour of peril and distress the Republican party
Il,', i,d ii,.,- tatr-nl. N
ora,nary declared that The bubble Of Free Government
ldd burst iu America TINS young party arose IN i,
ml-ht nud called around D. me pra'e ana true ol an
.rnor ibc slavery wa. eliminated from orr rescued
i, Than, nr Mas; bipIrl lucH nm the best blood That
eycr nowcd nom human veins ina ho'y cause. waved
r'ti c,n, and " ore labor wa. elevated AMI dgui-
n,d "a, 10 never had been earth before. Flen our
youne lul STRUGGLING industries were protected by tirt
law uIin.u coupni ou 6h the paupcr-uaid Labor
oi Enrouc: treu hi-.bor wcrc for the first time,
elevated ~ tac proud dignity ~ American citizenship
iq Inc n n, meaning co. the word; then England pJ her
compel ed for tine frat time u hrr h-pr},to rcnoIuc'
forever her Old m-ocut dosua once subject Away =
rhcn When Ir,-h citlcps were placed In nomination
for public office. they received te tall 'Oc Of tai, grhrr-
ou-. liberty lowing American putty and "" can point
Win honest Pride to the Tact td although lr-hmci %.
Nj. ,trltc. WUo r. SOD Li-uj esteemed hy all parties
Is thc e.n o, AZ ir,in'" ,n, -,.'G ""u ' ., ~, m
uludcr- inc hiri OF the Amen ih arm l' lh' -, ~. d"
! II.hulu: the most DISTINGUISHED living Hittr~inau
our candidate for lhc Irc,d n}; J'H. g. I,t.iHr, is
without STAIN aud Without rcprolrh. onr candd'i" i"i
| the vice Presidency john A. Logan u the son 81 an
rIc prnorritic lcalcrso OF 10 day. a.'ouhc at tho
M""' ,i,, r., M. .,lpI,rf ii. 1ir Elaine ana bal.
worth, cuprcr. General Logan ash what Is thc cause o
Tine answer i,at hand ma bccau Blaine tower.
pitntkc above all The statesmen OF the day; hec1u'c hr
action: because lc the ahlt,t living Nron'nt u th'
| patriotic doctrine of projection =" American ln Iu'l
one of c great LEGISLATOR, VINO forced Enslands INV,
ing consent 10 The Treaty OF Washing eng DE- .J
obtained The release OF Augustine toStth" ana ou',
from uu English dungeon; Orcah-e4llS name lS prom,
which since the war have elevated America Ia hti pres
| .,t me eminent position among the nations; hecd'
nj, foreign policy. while tompcrdte AM dsn,d j. 'l' '
.1ur t,lr purely aid exclusively Americans because Ia
LeIir, es that America wa mad" tor Americans brc1u~
] the Monroe doctrine is dogma ~ his political lalth
bcca e he viii tolerate improper Interference IN ~
inr,,l al airs of the fIec republics or TINS CONTINENT ~
any foreign Government WhIlcFcr ana because ms ere
ION win Guarantee that the free la- Of oar Repupilc VII
Grucrnrt protect its citizens To the remOtest confines
| tue earth.
PREPARING FOR 4 MASS-MEEl ING.
| REPORTS OF THE SENTIMENT AMONG IRiSH-AMEEl