Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-28

INV W Aot shO AAAoA 8Og - ehoy
pretended they were 1t the Chicago
Convention, when they took Governor
Cleveland to their hearts, and said they
liked him for the friends he had
made" and they liked him for the
enemies he had made" Let the
Irish 60" was . sentiment fully ex-
pressed at the Convention, especially by
General Bragg, and this sentiment was
acquiesced in by not only those who
occupied the floor Of the Convention,
but in the Hobbies, hotels and wher-
ever the fight for q candidate went on.
The real Irish.Americsn sentiment
forewarned the Convention of the bad
results that would follow the nom'ra-
ton Of besmirched man, and in his
Official record like Governor Cleveland,
bu. the Independent Republicans, led
by Curtis promised. to make up all def
ciencies, and these loud boastings were
taken by the hungry Democrats for
gospel truths.
The Convention seemed to be perfect
ly infatuated with Curtis aud his follow
ing, and believing that Cleveland was
the only man who could draw such
support, such statesmen as Bayard,
Thurman, Randall aud Pen dleton
were given the go by, and the Irist
were given leave to 20 if they wanted
But the Democrats had very good rea
son to believe that the Irish woult
not 60.
They believed that they could not b,
kicked out Of the Democratic party. 1
was expected they would storm ant
rage over the nomination awhile, ant
then turn in as they had always dom
before, and help to elect the ticket
They thought it was safe to insult them
for they did treat them as if they ha,
not any political self.respect, and the,
would stand anything. Strange as
may seem, this has prosen true, and
the main body of the Irish American.
are booked in the Democratic ranks
shouting for Cleveland and holding
ratification meetings for their enemies
Even John Kelly has eaten his humbl
mess of crow, though he takes H. will
wry face, and has no heart for tn,
dish.
But noble few of the Irish. a meri
Ne~ho hhfb h'ttiiN " bC ANSpb
ciled. The FIRST Irish paper 10 rebe
was the Irish World, edited by Patric
and Austin f. Ford. This paper sound
ed the alarm, and led the revol
against Cleveland. Mr.. Purcell, q
Rochester, an Irishman. resigned til
editorial control of the Ro:heste
Union father than to support Cleve
land, whom he denominaGed a mors
leper." But be it said to Mr.. Purcell
lack of Independent manhood, he
back in the party, just as the party e,
pected he would be, making speeches
favor of this same moral leper.
No wonder the Irish are treated
contemporary by the Democratic part
But there are Irish Americans wi
have had the moral stamina and bac
bone to stand up and be counted
against Democratic usurpation al
tyranny. The Fords have not go
back. They have crossed the strea
and burned the bridges behind thel
Mr.. Sullivan, President of the In
National League, who resigned
position to take the stump for Blair
has not gone back. Other leaders a
nearly all the Irish newspapers ha
come out for Blaine and Logan, q
legions Of Irishmen who have got tn
eyes wide open are shouting for Blal
and Logan, who never intend to
back to the party that Is supported
the British free trade press, the Cobd
free trade club and British free trad
that binds Ireland to the train
nr,Ns oh
the dust.
1t la very evident that II John i
and his American free trade support
in this country want Cleveland
President, the real thinking, int
gent Irish-Americans want someb
else.
Under these circumstances proba
one-third of the Irish voters have q
into the Republican party. They 81
10 be glad that our doors were lett o
for them. They act as If they
perfectly at home and glad that
have GOV q home. They occupy
same platforms. preside at the 20
ings, act as Vice Presidents, no
speeches for Blaine and Logan,
throw up their hats for them ~ ~
had teen lifelong veteran Republic
They are glad they have come over
cause they find Curtis, nasty \
Harper's Weekly, Puck and III
Ward Beecher on the other
Nothing more than this shows t
that they are right.
The r. publican party has been 8
ped of the element that before mat
obnoxious to the irish voters.
ever wrong these Independent
voters may have been in the past,
are sure they are in the right G.