The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-09
SPEAKING WITH TWO
TONGUES.

Nj. Blaine's henchmen, In Il
hope Of catching the IRISH vote, ha,
much to say about the 'vigorOus 70
eign policy" he would pursue j
the event of his election. The ba
is finely set and q few mil take
Irishmen have declared their inter
ton to support him. They will
undeceived before November. The
will learn that Mr.. Blaine can tai
with two tongues. For instance, b
now says to our adopted citizens:
The name of American, which b,
longs to us in our national capacity
must always exaIt the just pride {
patriotism. Citizenship of the RI
public must he the panoply and safe
guard of him who wears 1t. Tn
American citizen, rich or poor, nativ
or naturaIized, white or c0lOred, mus
everywhere walk secure in his pei
sOnal and civil rights. The Republi
should never accept q lesser duty, l
can never assume q nOtler one, thai
the protection of the humblest mai
who owes it loyalty protection q
home, aud protection which shall
follow him abroad, into whatever
land he may coupon a lawful Grand
That is the way Jim Blaine talks
when he Is a candidate for office,
Now let Us see how he talked when
he was editor of the KeDnebe Jour-
nal, and had no hope of Office. The
following extract is from one of his
editorials in that paper;
1--WE need stringent laws to regu-
late the Irish immigration from En-
e eut' abuses are not corrected, and
corrected speedily, we shall become
worse than Botany Bay, in fact we
are worse now, '0r more Irish reach
here in a single year than were ever
transported to the penal colonies in
two years. Aud these convicts and
felons have hardly got our dust upon
their feet before they are allowed to
vote and control our elections.
"And yet, with these facts plain as
the light, demagogues will tell US
that our European immigration is
nothing but q benefit to US. We
hope, and we sincerely believe, that
the Gay il not far distant that this
whole subject will be impartially
by the law making power,
and then the just and honorable
pride of being an American citizen
will suffer no blush from having our
paternal rights bestowed in full
equality upon those who r not of
our household"
There never was q Know-Nothing
the height of the power of
That organization that used stronger
language against naturalized Irish
citizens. But this is not all. With
he brilliant professions of Blaine as
candidate for the Presidency let us
Blaine's record as an official.
He allowed McSweeney to liDger IN
N English Jail during the greater
of his regime as Secretary of
State, and the only answer he made
o the appeals for his interference in
he imprisoned mans behalf was
the matter is in the hands of Min
ster Lowell" MI. McSweeney after
Yards proved to be an American citi-
en- and gulltless of criminal intent.
in Dunkirk Jail he wrote a
etter to his daughter IN San Fran
isco in which this passage occurred:
"Your mother wrote to Mr.. Blaine
bout my case, but that gentleman
id not deign even a reply. I heard
am now in Jail going on to seven
aonths, charged with no crime, and
ot even a shadow of suspicion that
violated any law; and when our
american Minister asks q civil Ques-
about me he 1s snubbed, insulteG,
nd his flag trampled on but he
ces not appear to make much fuss
bout it, and the American Govern
lent takes NO notice of the question
ny more than the King of the Sand
'ich Islands would"
This extract from McSweeney's
,tter is no invention. The letter is
n file in the State Department at
Washington. and it also appears in
le Congressional Record in response
} a demand of Senator VOORHEES,, of
indiana. 1t may thus be seen that
[r. Blaine's protested love for our for
gn-born citizens is Of too recent
rowth to inspire confidence in its
epth or sincerity. His former utter
ices and actions give the direct lie
his present professions of 10 7e for
voters. Mr.. Blaine can
TX with two tongues.