The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-07-03

PROM the Dublin FrcemaE, (Farnell'f orgzn.l
Blaine has been always q steady
champion Of the Irish, and-What Il
nearly as go0d-a stout opponent Of
British interests. His conduct, espe-
cially In l657'63, viii be long and
gratefully remembered BY Irishmen.
when, IN 1867, Augustus Costello was
arrested In Ireland for q "treasona-
blen speech delivered by him in New
York two years previously, and sen
fenced 10 fifteen years penal seFVitude,
Blaine. who was q Republican leader
IN congress, made q series Of powerful
speeches IN his behalf and Ia behalf
Of Gen. ID. r. Burke and Others,
which eventually succeeded IN seeur-
ing their liberation. The Irishmen
had their papers Of American citizen
ship In their possession, but they
were disregarded as q defense, or rs
protection against British law, and
this aroused much excitement and
indignation IN the states Blaine's
advocacy induced congress 10 demand
the release Of the FeniaDs from Eng
fish custody, and when the British
cabinet refused, on the then existing
treaty, the United States government
threatened reprisals with respect to
British subjects then in the states.
England, being we'll frightened,
caved In, o. became her, and Costello,
Burke, and the rest were released.
This triumph was mainly due TO the
mastery advocacy Of Blaine. and the
leaning he showed towards freshmen
has not since relaxed. In the many
comparisons that have been Instituted
between the functions Of the presi-
dent Of America and those Of the
English sovereign perhaps the most
strictly accurate II that which tells Us
that they are both sOgereigns, with
the distinction that the queen reigns
but does not govern, while the presl-
dent governs but does not reign.
Should the decision Of the autumn
election rest upon Blaine, We may be
sure that the states VIII be governed
during the next four years By q genu-
Inc friend Of the Irish cause.
FROM TIE DUBLIN ''NATToN7 a. n.
sULLIYAN's PAPER.)
What, then, has been the character
Of Mr. Blaine IS a politician He has
been described by those amongst the
English who do not like him as hthe
greatest Jingo Of the Western world"
His friends will probably describe
him as the most forward" American
Of his time. The meaning is that he
Of all living Americans has the largest
ideas as TO the destiny OF America,
and possesses courage enough to trans
late those ideas into fact. For exam
pie, he believes that the old world has
no business whatever 10 the new, and
he would accordingly, IL he could,
make England clear out Of Canada,
and for her trade with Central and
Southern America would substitute
that Of the great republic. BY act and
word he made It plain that II ever he
has an opportunity Of organizing q
Western confederRcy to shut cut
England from the commerce Of the
Western hemisphere, and above all,
TO increase the export trade Of the
United States at the expense Of that
Of England, he will not fail to use Il
to the utmost. az especially dislike,n
he said, "tO see England winning
great Commercial tIiumphs In q field
that legitimately belongs TO the
United Statesn This was the Ian
guage he held, when, as secretary Of
state under Garfield, he wrote about
English enterprise I'm Peru. Eek unO
disco omnes. In short, he IL said to
aim at the unifcatiOn Of ali the Amer
leans under the Rgis Of the chief Of
them, and the expulsion from the area
Of the new empire Of all foreign and
especially Of the British power and
influence. IL, therefore, he be elected
England may look out for the adOp-
tiOn Of "a spirited foreign policy by
the government OF the United States,
involving some serious blows TO Eng
lish trade and commerce, and cOnse-
quently English power and prestige.
This Is a serious reflection for the
British, especially when they recollect
that the United States constitutes one
Of the greatest Of the powers