The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-18
NOT TRUE.

The republican Journals and partiSans
have been saying great deal about the
inclination of Blaine to institute vigor-
GUS foreign policy and especially his firm
ness in resisting all wrongs Derpetrated
on foreign born citizens. They have also
claimed that Mr. Cleveland was not in
sympathy with such policy, and that if
he were elected president their interest
would be wofully neglected. This charge
is without foundation, and equally false,
as the following speech made by Mr..
Cleveland, while Mayor of Buffalo. will
go to show:
1T needed not the statute which is now
the law OF the land, declaring that all
naturaliZed citizens while ia foreign lands
are entitled to and shall receive from this
government the same protection of person
and property which is accorded to native
born citizens to voice the policy of our
nation.
In all lands where the sembance of
liberty is preserved the right of person
arrested to speedy accusation and trial
is or ought to be fundamental law as it
is rule of civilization.
cat any rate. we hold it to be So and
this is one of the rights which we under
take to guarantee to any native born or
naturaliZed citizen of ours whether he be
imprisoned by order of the czar Of Russia
or under the preteXt of law administered
Sc, hn e bn
of England.
1--WE do not claim to make laws for
other countries, but we do insist that
whatsoever those laws may be, they shall,
in the interest of human freedom and the
rights of mankind, so far as they involve
the liberty of our citizens, be speedily
administered. We have right to say,
and do say that mere suspicion without
examination or trial is not sufficient to
Justify the long Imprisonment of citizen
of America. Other nations may permit
their citizens to be thus imprisoned. Ours
will not. And this in effect has been
solemnly declared by statute.
eve have met here tonight to consider
this subject and to inquire into the cause
and the reasons and the injustice of the
Imprisonment of certain Of our fellow
citizens now held in British prisons with~
out the semblance of a legal examination.
Our laws declares that the government
shall act in such cases But the people
are the creators of the laws.
The man who speaks thus unequivo-
cally means what he says, and men rely
upon him, notwithstanding the attack
made upon him by his enemies. Mayor
Cleveland did not dodge the question
when he said, I'VE have right to say,
and we do say, that mere suspicion with
ont examination or trial is not sufficient
to justify the long Imprisonment
of citizen of America Other nations
may permit their citizens TO be thus i'm
prisoned Ours will not" These arc
utterances of a clear mind which perceives
the right, and they leave no doubt thai
that right should be maintained at any
cost But we would like to inquire, with
out being considered impairment, why i
should be expected that Mr.. Blaine would
pursue such vigorous foreign policy al
it is claimed that he would? Thos,
whose interest in this subject has caused
them to pay particular attention to tn,
action of the government will remembe
that during Mr.. Blaine's incumbency o
the state department, the people of thu
United States believed that they hat
special reason to complain of the name
in which Irish American citizens wer
treated by Great Britain. They wer,
held in prison without charges being pre-
ferred and were denied speedy and fai
trial. 1t was the dereliction of the gov
ernmental officers to protect our citizens
that led Mr. Cleveland ia make his mem
orable speech at Buffalo, which place
him on record in such manner that hi
position on that question cannot b
misunderstood