The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-31
ions-the happiness. freedom, and equality

tntiOns-the happiness. freedom, and equality
of all.
Hence in the problems to be solved you have
an inseparable and utIdenitble interest. The
governing party of country like ours must see
to it that by its ,fiic acts and influence ,rs,cef
happiness and prosperity shall secured To
all. As between the two parties ppeains L"
you for support, you must decide 10y eXtuIi-
nation of their past and present, which is more
worthy of yonr adherence ana a'tvoe cy
IL may be urged that any reference Ia the his
rory OF the great parties ~ Tue day may result
In stirring up feelings OF discor' and bitterness
but we reply that any party whici, Tears i"ex-
record OF IT'S actions in the past Is unit 10 be
entrusted win the management of our pubic
affairs in the future
We assert that the entire, course of that party
mas peen marked by a line of policy which has
been inimcill To the best interests OF the repuh-
lie in genera. and irish citizens ia particular.
That during long series of wears preceding
the civil war. the democratic lnrLv held sbso-
lute collroi ~ lhe government in all its
branches ana yet such was The feelings of con
tempt of Irish citizens which uerys,,Iad lis
ranks that never during that long perind lid IL
hestow upon them The full dignity OF Anrricai,
citizenship.
The insoient claim of England. that mn man
born under her flag could ever renol,,,e .Ti.
glance to her government, was an acknovie,,rd
principle of Iuternatona law under mi 1I,..
democratic preside nts. That the demorrai,'
party has been and is the sole and persistent
advocate ofthe pro- English doctrine oil freetrade
that doctrine which has wrought the utter ruin
OF Irish manufacturers and crushed out our
once f1ourishing labor which elevated and
dlgnified as II never had been before. Then our
young anu SttlS2llnB Industries We're protected
from unequal competition with the pHuper
paid labor OF Europe; then irish
We're for the first Time, elevated To The proud
dignity OF American citizenship in the fullest
meaning OF the word then England, by her rat
lncation OF the treaty OF Washington III 1870,
was compelled, for the first time in her history,
to renoance for ever her old, insolent dosmp.
once subject, always ii subject"
Ihen, when Irish citizens were placed in
nomination for public office, they received tire
full vote OF this generous, liberty loving Amer
ican A., party; ana we can point with honest pride
10 the TACT that although lrishmen. as rule.
have opposed that party, yet our present presi-
dent, who is SO highly esteemed 10y all parties
is the son OF an lrlshman; the gallant and peer
Tess commanderln chief OF the American army
is the son of an lrisllman; the most distfn-
gulsned living statesman, our candidate for the
presidency. james g. Blaine, is OF Irish lineage
The Bayard of the army of the West without
stain and without reproaeh, candidate for
OF an Irish rebel of 1913.
The democracy OF the day, astonished at the
which is flowing steadily to the support OF Mr.
Blaine and his worthy compeer General Logan.
ask what is the cause of this break from their
ranks?
The answer is at hand; it Is because Blaine
towers. giant-like. above all the statesman OF
the day; because he is the embodied sentiment
of American thought and action because he IL
the ablest living exponent of the patriotic doc
trlne OF protection to American industry and
the elevation of the toillng millons; because
he was one of the great Legislators who forced
England's unwilling consent TO the treaty of
Washington; because he stood up IN his place
in Congress and demanded and obtained the re-
lease of Augustine Costello from English
dungeon; because his name is prominently
connected with all the wise and patriotic meas
ures which, since the war, have elevated Amer
lea to her present pre-eminent position among
the nations; because his foreign policy. while
temperate and dignifed. is at the same time
purely and exclusively American; because he
believes that America was made for Americans
because the Monroe doctrine is u dogma OF his
political faith; because he will tolerate no Inn
proper interference in the internal affairs of the
free republics of this continent by any foreign
government whatever, and because during his
administration, the true flag ofour republic Will
protect its citizens to the remotest confines
of the earth.
We cordially invite our fellow citizens, and
especially those of common lineage with our
selves, TO join us i'll sustaining this party which
has served our country we'll and faithfully
A party which never asks us to turn our
thoughts away from its record, or to "iet the
dead past bury its dead" but which throws
open to the world the mighty volumes which
contain its matchless history whose every
book is luminous with deathless deeds of patri-
triotism, whose every paragraph Is accentuated
by glorious struggles for the preservation of our
national life. whose every page teens with
wise, statesmanlike legislation. This party.
which found the republic tottertng to dissolu-
ton, with its currency debased and dishonored,
its Industries sinking steadily to ruin and de-
cay. its merchants purchasing on foreign shores
the commonest necessities of life, and its arti-
Fans seeking vainly for that employment which
the poorly paid toilers of Europe were doing in
their stead, and which now presents, as the re-
suits ofits labors, our country reunited from
ocean to ocean, our flag floating over mart and
bay, glorious and triumphant, our currency
established on such a firm basis as to be eagerly
sought by. every nation, our industries SUR
rounded by impregnable barriers, against
which the free traders of Europe and America
may thunder in vain, artisans the best EN-
ployed and best paid in the world, and uniyer-
sal peace. happiness, and contentment smiling
over our happy American homes.
A. l.. MORRISON, n. NJ, Chairman.
JOHN j. GEGHAN, Ohio, Secretary.
Jos. b. Carr, J. r. OBeirne, John F. O'Brien,
New York: Henry c. Dunno. Missouri; P
O'Ferrall, Connecticut; j. c. Delaney, Penn
sylvania; S. ]. Forhan, Illinois, Q. B. Swee
ney, New York: Thos. Hughes, Pennsylva-
MIA; L. f. Mcnamara, Ohio Arthur Dixon.
Illinois; James QuLrk, Illinois; w. W, Do
herty, Massachusetts, James ID. Brady. John
Donovan, W. II. German, Virginia; P. O.
Carroll, kentucky; X. Ii. Hunt. Missouri b.
Flynn, Missouri; Nj. PigOtt, Illinois; j. Z.
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