Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-20
Americamism W. FIInkeyism
From the Irish Worlu
An AAfERI, Ms PROTEST.

AZ AMER, MS PROTEST.
Mr. Bayard is re Of an Englishman
| than an American The foreign policy Of
| fhe country ought not to he entrusted to |
| lIs hands. Mr.. Bayard's resolution Of syn
! ah,y for England on the occasion OF The !
| London explosions conyinces me that he
, not Che man to Doe at the head # the |
| diplomatic service OF this Goyerrnent !
This D.. why oppose him
SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER.
In his spirited protest expressed in the
word. quoted above, against the appoint !
mrnt Of Mr.. Bayard 10 the office OF Secre- |
fary 4 State, Senator Riddleberger has
eutiflcd himself to the warmest admira-
| fiar of an patriotic Americans. II u no.
forious that liayard is more English than
| American in his sympafhies. In fact, he
| has no American sympathies. wherever
an opportunity has offered he has always
given plain Indication of his British lean
ings. For years he has been conspicuou'
amongst the advanced advocates of British
| Free Trade. In almost every speech he
| delivered during the late Presidential con
| test he went ont Of his way TO compliment
fhe English. In his speech in Brooklyn he
den ,nnced IRISH dynamiters, although
1
any reference 10 the subject His eager
haste in proposing the resolution OF sym
| pathy with England after the recent eX-
| plosions clearly demonstrated his Wiling
ness 10 prostitute the American Senate to
British'purposes. No such resolution as
! nroposed IN any other legislative assembly
| i'm the world. Neither in France nor Spain
nor Itsly nor Austria nor Germany nor any
I IL. fIa ulnha there "A
word Of sympathy with England or CON
dernnation of England's enemies from any
national senate or authoritative body. III
was only in the United States Senate, and
hv Mr. Bavard. that such a thing wa1
thought of. England demanded that
America should do something and Bay
ard promptly responded by his slayish res.
olntion. OF course the English thanked
him heartily, and their leading organ the
London Times, writing a. if II were also
the organ Of the incoming Cleveland adj
ministration, expressed the hope that MI
Bayard would accept the Office OF Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs. lhey
arc now quite delighted that he Is made
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs lie
il lust the man to suit them. We may be
snre that his letters to the English Foreign
Office will be very accommodating. lie
will refuse England nothing that 1t Is In
his power to grant. Quite recently he
Obliged England immensely by helping to
secure the rejection Of the treaty which
proposrd to give the United States power
10 construct and have control Of canal
across Nicaragua from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. England did not want this conn-
try to have exclusive control of such an
important highway. II might interfere
somewhat with her schemes Of empire
making. and 80 Mr.. Bayard rushed to the
rescue Of his friends the British, and got
the treaty rejected.
Senator Rddlchcrger very properly ara
with patriotism worthy OF the highest
communication, objected to this tool ana
licksuittle Of England being put into an
! Office where he may have power aud OPP
, portuuitios of still further lowering the
dignity Of the United States hy trucking
10 british hehesis. Senator Rlddleberger
had no personal ambition To serve. lie Is
lool,inr for no onloe. lie holds his place
i'm tho IT, =. Senat. till 1889 He was actu-
ated by a high regard for the honor Of his
, country. he knew that England, least OF
all the nations on earth, has no claim on
e the sympathy Of America, lIe hag not
forgotten that from the days OF Nashlhg-
ton 10 the days Of Lincoln Eng and never
ilct slip chance Of dealing a blow AZ the
independence aud power OF the uhltcl
: States Government aud people senator
: Rndieberger's action was prompt l bl an,
. other motive, viz: sympathy VIII Ireland
in her struggle for emancipation rom the
most de,olating tyranny oil Whlcp Use
! worlds history contains record. inc Dill-
[ ish press Of America. true % its unhalloW-
, cd traditions, have endeayored to snow
M. Rddlcbergcr mp AZ an aoetloi o' rs,
SIS iuation.' Tho press OF LONDON cAileu
hIm . German anarchist Ihs, oil course,
was 20 hc expected. Any man OF prohl''
. ncnce who has tho honesty anu courage 10
cast bis voice against Englauds MURDER
ous rule IN ireland il sure 70 have tAe
whole pack of British enrs on both sides
Of the Atlantic barking at ms hce''
Senator Riddlcbcrger by his protest
meant in the first place to record himself
] AZ a thoronrh American, jealous OF the
, honor and dignity Of his country, ana IN
, the next place no Intended that as between
Ireland aud England II there was 10 Dc
any expfession Of American feeling ~
should certainly not be favorable TO Ing,
T land And the result Of the British appeal
| proved that Senator Riddlebcrger was the
frne exponent Of American sentiment The
, .lavi.h snirit of Bayard's resolution dared
, NOT manifest itself in the House OF itpte-
: scntatiycs. There was no reception d. NAT
, assembly for the proposal To sympathlc
| with and help England but prompt ana
sroruful rejection. Senator Rlddleberger \
, | friendship for Ireland - dictated by no
selfish considerations. lie IL under no OBJ
. / IL. l.. gnfp- He
I has never asked or received favor OF any
kind from Irish-Ameucans. In his State
the vote Of lrish-Americans is compare
lively powerlcss. lie holds his seat in the
. Senate independently even Of the Indirect
, influence Of that vote. For this reason ms
action IS tho moro deserving Of the adj
miraiion of all true Americans, irrespec
!. i've Of race. His noble yiudioatlon OF
! American national spirit against the
! schemes Of a British faction will be re-
mcmbered for him by the mass Of his lei
, low-citizens, bat in an especial manner hl'
: fellow citizens of Irish blood must fee
that they owe an eternal debt Of gratitude
a 10 the Inan-ncithcr Of their race nor I'M
der obligation to thcm-who, when Eng
, land crayed for an American endorsement
i of her murderous rule in Ireland, manfully
| 'lDNN NIh duN hNAAiA az Ah' .N'N
, Americas indignant rejection OF the Brit.
ish petition, and her unmistakable sympa
thy with lreland's heroic efforts for nation
al freedom
r Nr Rlddebergers action was as dignl
r fled az 1t was spirited. By ayaillng nm
, self Of the privileges of debate he might
/ have obstructed the confirmation of Bay
+ ards appointment for weeks. But his oh
Il Jec was not to annoy others, but to per
| forma duty. Aud 50, having entered hl'
, protest against Bayard's nomination, an'
d slycn the reason therefor, viz. ; that Mr.
Bayard is more Of an Engishman than al
@ American and that tho foreign policy o.
D. the country ought not to he entrusted t.
p his hands, Senator Riddleberger there
stopped, and offered no further opposition
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