The Labor enquirer., 1884-07-26

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OLD RELIABLE.
Botn Are Our Foes.
Editor Labor Enquirer. ~;
BRECKENRIDGE, July 81 ~ am griev-
ousiy disappointed at the action Of the
democratic convention held in Chicago
last week. was in hopes they would
nominate General Butler for president,
but I am sadly disappointed.
The great honorable reception given
to Butler in Chicago, on the eve of the
convention, ought to be sufficient con-
viction to the dumbest blockhead who
went there that Butler was the choice of
the people and the most worthy of all
the names presented at the, convention
of either the democratic or republican
parties, for president Of the United
States.
I consider the action of the demo-
cratic party the greatest insult the Amer
ican people have received since they
freed themselves from the tyranny OF
brutal England. But my disappoint-
ment doesn't end here. I have many
things to complain Of The strange (and
to me seems foolish) action the Irish
World has taken in the campaign sur
prises me most Of all. If we cannot get
Butler we will go for Blaine. Butler
first. because We will not get him; Blaine
secondly, because we are sure of his
election. Very well. Mr.. Ford, perhaps
you are the wisest man amongst your
countrymen. You certainly have done
a great deal Of good for the Irish people
all over the world, but this is the first
time you have attempted to straddleth
fence. I have been q subscriber to the
Irish World for more than thirteen years,
but / will not vote for Blaine or Ceye-
land. What is the difference between
the two? Blaine is said to be the most
American Of the two. Very well; SO
far 50 good but what is the difference
between an American hypocrite and an
English hypocrite? !? / am badly stuck
myself now, and | give 1T up. Perhaps
some one viii answer my question, but /
don't intend to stop here.
I CleYeland is pro-British monarch a
man without soul, capable of knowing
God or giving justice to the poor; there
is proof for this; and such a man is a
fiend dressed in the garb of man. Can
you, honest, oyer-worked, under-fed,
halt naked, despised brother toilers of
America vote for such man? If you
do, may the vengeance of Heaven fall
swiftef and seyerer on you than the pro-
English monarch policy, if elected, and
that will be sure and swift enough; you
need not doubt it.
Blaine is Catholic hypocrite, the
worst and most dangerous man that ever
drew the breath of life. Don't depend
on such man; for the man that will
deny his God r gold and fat position
will certainly despise his fellow-man
whenever or wherever that opportunity
is given him. Blaine was raised by q
good Catholic mother and he cer-
tainly will die a Catholic. Whether
that viii increase the Heavenly kingdom
or add any pleasure to his friends on
earth, will leave it to them to con-
lecture, but certain / am that the pro-
ducers will gain nothing by his life on
earth, nor lose nothing if he reached
Heaven before the fourth day of Noyem-
Der next. What are we to do? We are
between two fires which shall we face !?
Both are dangerous and closing upon us.
| will fly to Butler, through the thick
est Of the blaze, no matter what happens
afterwards. Let US unity ourselves by
making clean sacrifice of cleaning and
burning the hellish filth of the old
parties. now more corrupt than ever,
from our system, or we will all perish by
the most miserable death that can be in
ficted upon the human ce-death by
starvation, in the midst of plenty which
we cannot reach.
The conflict is drawing nearer; it is
time to send out picket line Of good
men and ascertain the position and