The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-01
A PLAN TO CAPTURE THE IRISH
VOTE.

1t is asserted that Democratic leaders
of New York are laying plans to recap
ture the men who favored Blaine's can
didacy, and Mr.. Parnell's visit to Amer
lea Is to be taken advantage of to ac-
complish their purpose. The men who
have control of the New York Demo-
cracy are shrewd, and they realize the
power of the Irish vote in the next
presidential campaign, and IN order to
bring this verv potent element back in
TO the ranks from which they so justly
and numerously stampeded last year is
an all-important movement to their fu-
ture success, and a plan has been inau-
gurated to get the Irish organizations
| of the state into the hands of a few men,
who will be able TO dictate the course
of those bodies politically. AS above
noted, the coming of Mr.. Parnell to this
country is to be the means employed to
bring about this end. They hope to
| capture the Irish leader, take him on a
iunketing tour through the country and
thus get themselves recognized as the
true leaders of Instantaneous. Ifsuc-
cessful in this, they of course would be
able to prosecute with more certainty
their schemes for political preferment
and gain.
The great Irish detection from the
Democratic party last year is yet fresh
in the minds of the people. 1t Is also
remembered that when the talk of a
large influential portion of this vote
as going to Blaine, the Democratl.
leaders pooh-poohed it, claiming
that only the dynamite element were
the ones engaged in it. But when
Alexander Sullivan refused a re-
election to the Presidency Of the Land
League that he might be free to labor in
the cause of Blaine, and a central or
ganization was formed in New York OF
eminent Irishmen, those of their coun'
trymen whose political life in the New
York municipality depended upon theil
ability to WELD the Irish vote, became
alarmed, and a meeting was held by the
frightened ones, an organization effect
ed, and from that time to the close o.
the campaign everything possible wa'
done to break the force of the land
slide to the Republican candidate. Up
on every opportunity, and at the slight
est pretext, or on no pretext, MIR. Sulli
van was abused, and several attempt:
were made to break up these meetings
The result of the election proved, IL
spite of the well-known ALTERATION
that the thinking Irish-Americans
had cut loose from their leading
strings, and that the politicians of theil
own nationality were no longer to con
troll them for selfish ends. And the de
lection was no spasmodic movement
Unless these men III be again gathered
into the Democratic fold, the party lead
ers foresee defeat in the next Presiden
tial campaign. 1t is pretty safe to pre-
dict, however, that they have gone t.
stay; and it is not assuming too mucl
to predict that the efforts to use Parnel
to get them back will prove an ignomin
Gus failure. The great Irish leader
comes here in the interest of his people
and at the solicitation of the Land
League of America. He is not coming
in the interest of the Democratic party
Patrick Egan is the President of the
Irish National Land League of America
and he certainly will not suffer any such
discredit to attach to the organization o
which he is so eminent a representative
In fact the recommendation of names
for the reception committee of New
York affords sufficient evidence to con
vince any one familiar with the men,
that the plans of the few New York
'eaders to capture MI. Parnell in the
interest of the Democratic party can
never be made successful.