Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-08-29
Blaine-Cleveland-TariE


Mr.. Blaine, the professed friend of the
workingmen and the would-be idol of the
Irish, was once upon time engaged in
mining Pennsylvania coal Wishing to pro-
tect, elevate and dignity American labor he
discharged his Hbernians, and employed
some imported Italians and Norwegians TO
whom he paid sixty-fve cents day. The
Irish miners, unable TO find work, awaited
themselves of Mr.. Blaine's kind permission
TO occupy spacious apartments in the poor
house, where many of them spent the re-
mainder Of their days in meditating on the
varied blessings of the tariff The alien
aborers, meantime, clothed themselves in
rags, fed upon rice and rats, and praised the
great heart of Mr.. Blaine who was rapidly
growing rich. Mr. Blaine's love of labor is
campaign hypocrisy BREAD of deceit is
sweet TO" this Republican statesman, "but
afterwards his mouth shall be filled with
gravel"
While the country was disgraced by the
existence OF the Know, Nothing party, Jas
G. Blaine edited Know Nothing paper in
Maine called the Kennebec Journal. Once
he took occasion TO say, editorially. ave
need stringent laws 10 regulate the Irish i'm.
migration from Europe = IL the
present abuses are not corrected, and cor
rected speedily we shall become worse than
Botany Bay. In fact, we are worse now,
for more Irish reach here in single year
than were ever transported 10 the penal
colonies in ten years. And these convcts
and leons have hardly got our dust upon
their feet before they are allowed TO vote
and control our elections" Connects and
tet0ns! proud title for the men whose labor
has added dollars uncounted to the wealth
of our country In the year of grace 1894,
however, Mr., Blaine's managers are bcseech.
ing these same "convicts and felons" TO sup
port him. But the Irish Americans, ever
faithful to their party, will vote the straight
Democratic ticket, and stand aside in right
eous disdain while "convicts and felons,"
office.holders and monopolists, black mailers
and drivers of white slaves, vote for Blaine.
The SANDER against Mr. Clevelands pri-
waite life was started, 1t seems, by Rev.
Ball. For increased effect il has been a
favorte stratagem among Republicans TO
| obtain clerical wolf in Sleeps clothing
who will father their calumnies and fling
their mud. OF course we do not accuse of
such abominable meanness the honest men
who form very considerable part Of the
rank and file of the Republican party; we
mean the managing wire.pulers Sometimes
these creatures engage I'D. d." to do their
dirty work. In such cases the two letters
annexed probably stand for Devlish De.
famer. The fact that the active and astute
opponents Of Cleveland during his canvass
for the governorship considered II unwise 10
circulate this great lie. is sufficient to stamp
u as vile and indecent campaign device.
TO be credited this rumor must bedeyeloped
into sworn testimony, giving places, dates
and names.
Protectionists are very fond of referring TO
the slow wages" in England, and attributing
them TO the low tariff there How many a
deep groan and long drawn sigh over the
degradation OF British labor have we heard
from congressman who pay the men EN-.
ployed in their own manufactures wages so
meager that II is difficult for the workman
TO exc out scanty subsistence "Protec.
ton" II Is said, shields our laborers from
the dire misery endured by their English
brothers. Win Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, please
rise and explain why 1t is that wages in Ger.
many and Austria, countries whose labor is
highly protected, are much lower than in
free trade England win lac, With that
rhetorical skill for which he is renowned,