Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-21
WEDNESDAY, OCroBka III. 1855
Republican ir,.h.Aneries.A

The Dem ocrats have been saying al
along that the Irish Americans VINO
came over to the Republican party .
wear AGO. would all be back In The /
Democratic ranks 1t the next election.
Instead of this prediction being verified
the number OF Republican Irish Aneri'
cans Ii augmented, and IL lie said tnss
Davenport will get more OF that cisss
Of voters for Governor OF NOW YORK
then Blaine got for President THESE
Irish Americans that came over TO tho
support Of Blaine are not OF the un-
thinking, excttable, spasmodic class.
They are not men who jump ~ An!
thing labeled "a Don ocrscy," and take
their politics straight and secondhand
ed from politicians who only use 'hem
for a purpose to got their votes anu
then forget them until the next eiecaon.
They came over for principle doep
seated principle moved by An Intelligent
sense Of Justice and feeling that the
principles o, the Republican party were
the principles that underlis good gov
eminent.
They left Ireland on account OF Brit
ish CD preston who oppressed them at
home supporting solidly the Democratic
party; here, they, like wise men, parted
company with that party. They saw
their ruined industries, and their people
driven into poverty at home, tho result
OF British free trade aud British domt-
nation. and when they saw every bng-
lish free trader in Great Britain, and
every British free trader that had be.
come citizens OF the U nited States, sup
porting solidly the Democratic party,
they turned their backs upon 1t, and
found a refuge under the Republican
party and protection.
Their eyes were opened to the fac
that they were lighting English intoler
ance, oppression and cruelty az nome
and supporting 1t all In this countr,
by voting with the Democratic party
They were enemies OF England at hom
aud friends Of England in Americi
They saw all this, and they resolved
leave q party that led them into suc
Inconsistencies. 1t would be placing
Door estimate upon the character
such men to believe that they wou
all scamper back into the Democrat
party, after hnving left 1t moved
such deep seated principles OF reas
and Justice. No, the mum ber OF Iris
American Republicans must increase
intelligence increases There will ne'
be as solid q vote Of Irish A mericans
the future as there has been In p
years. Democracy, bowling the sup
knee to British free-trade, has lost
charms for them. They are no more
be deceived by q name. The party {
elevated the enemy OF labor 10
highest Office in the nation, elec,ing I
By fraud and violence In tho Soush
not party with which they can lon
affiliate. They were NOS quite succ'
fol In electIng Mr.. Blaine President,
they are not discouraged and they
determined 70 stay with the Repubii
party, come victory or como def
Such fidelity to principle will triur
in the end, though fa1 may be aga
them at first. At any rate, the De
Gratis may as well give up the thor
that the Irish a merieans who cam
the Repu blieans moved by such
seated convictions Of justice and {
will return again to their old /
They have come to tho Republ
party TO stay, and there are more
lowing them.