The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-01
In OPEN REVOLT.
Irish Blood Aroused BY the Insult to
the Celtic Race Mt Blaine'S Min
isterial Reception.
An Uprising Of the Sons OF Erin that
Threatens TO Completely Swamp
the Tato0ed Knight.
RALI.YING AROUND CLEVELAND


New YORK. Oct 31.-Rev Dr. Burch-
ard, of the Murray Hill Presbyterian
church, presided over the delegation of
rock ribbed republican clergymen who
waited on Elaine on Wednesday. The
gnspclitcs prepared a set Of resolutions
m which they emulated the malicious ly-
inc and slandering of scuryy politicians
an assailed the character of Gov. Cleye-
land, an honest. upright truthful man,
and beslavered with unctuOus praise the
notorious, self convicted corruptionist
and continental liar, James G Blaine
When Mr.. Blaine entered the room the
Chairman of the PIetstiC Primary re
ceivcd him and said: 1--WE are very hap
py to welcome you to this circle. We are
Republicans and don't propose to leaoe oar
pdTty and identify ourselves aOib tile party
aodose aatecedents haze been RUM, ROMAN
ISM and REBELLION"
The World in commenting on the above
editonally says;
"How do the Democrats, and especial
| " those of Irish birth and descent who are
said to be willing to support Mr., Blaine,
relish this picture of the party to which
they have adhered for ycars2 How do
| they like the idea of an association with
hypOcrites and bigots who denouncc the
faith Of their fathers as ROMANISM and
place it or a par with RUM and REBEL.
LION?
| Mr.. Blaine and his friends, in their ca
gcrncss to clutch at every chance of max
ing political capital, have not hesitated to
intlamc religious prejudice and to drag
creeds into politics. They have appealed
to all religions and to all nationalities in
their reckless struggle for votes. But
their ingrained intolerance speaks out
through the voices of their less trained
and polite adhcrents,
"ThC party Of RtCn, RGm0njSm and Re
| bcIiOR"
The designation is an insult to a great
majority of the people Of the United
| States.
Over four millions and quarter Of
democrats gave their votes to Samuel j.
Tilden-a clear majority of 246, 900 of all
the voting people of the Union-in 1876.
| Nearly four millions and half of demo
Gratis voted for Gen Hancock, and the
republican candidate, Garfield, was in a
minority of over 100000 of all the peo
pie who voted in 1880.
The republican party has never been
anything but a minority party. 1t has
never represented a majority of the peo>
pie of the United States.
Yet in the presence and for the gratifi-
cation of the republican whisky ring
and star route candidate for president, the
great democratic party, representing the
majority of this nation, is branded as
"thc party cf Rum, Romanism and Rebel.
| Gon."
The offence is the more serious because
the insult came from minister of the
Gospel, whose calling requires him to be
truthful, charitable and temperate, and
was uttered in the presence of a candidate
for president, who listened to the lying
slanderous and uncharitable remark, with
complaccncy and without word of re-
buke.
Let 'the party Of Rum, Romanism and
Rebellion resent the insult at the polls.
New YORK, Oct. 81 THE excitement
, caused by the remarks of DR.. Burchard al
tie Blaine ministers reception is con-
stantly growing, and bodies evil TO the
cause of the magnetic man 1t is like a
knell of doom, and the republican mana
gers are at a loss to know how to check The
flow Of dissension. In this city it has
aroused a terrible storm of opposition
2 that viii not be Quelled.
The cold fact is pointed out that the
author Of the offensive sentence was pres
ent by special invitation of Mr.. Blaine.
> managers, and as a representative of
class his utterance voiced the sentiments
: Of the people he represented. The large
Irish vote of this city is antag0nized be
yond redemption. Nothing now can turl
the tide of detection from the republican
candidate Everywhere throughout tn
e city today people gathered il
/ groups and Indignantly discussed
the impudcnt assertion of this ChadbanC
c of the ministry. Rum, ROmanism an(
Rebellion" were terms heard upon ever,
street corner. In the stores on the cX
: changes, and in the club house and sa
| looms the conversation turned upon TIN
\ same exhaustless theme. Tonight tn
$ Republican parade was forced to marcI
It to its horrible triple cadence as thousand
Of indignant Irish>American citizens def
antly howled the offensive words alon
the lines Of sight seers which filled tn
streets. Rum, Romanism and Rebellion
is the ominous cry heard everywhere to
!, night and it is fraught with disaster t
i Mr.. Blaine and his friends. New GOr
,, and New Jersey are lost to the republi
a cans beyond all hope of redemption.
>. A man at Corvallis, Ore, stands fee
r | 9 inches in his stOckinuS