New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-03
THAT CLAr-TRAP ED FOR Votes.
IRISH AMERICANS REJECTING WITH CONTEMPT
THE PRESIDENTS APPEAL TO THEM TO
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FORGET THAT HE Is \ FREE-TRADE
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FORGET THAT He Is \ FREETRADER.
From Tie Ncw-YOrk Tablet.
The Isnccrity and dcmagogsm OF Mr. Clevelands
retaliation me'sl-e th9usn indeed alfq1dy suniISn.
which hal peucd last week The message a. every IN
tcAsrn person "a" al NE tmc han e"Vi9a o 5
tnr attcf. iuI 90 the p,oI generally from the Heat
taG issue which IS now before the country and which
yil csubmtted for settlement TO the Vo'ss IN NO'e"
Tie authors of the message no doubt gloatcd in an
tic paiO the succes OF their scheme Cleveland
bold words would surely fire the Ilsh heart Days
passed, however and thr provohng IRISH gave no sign
This state If tnnss would never 90, ana 50 mo WY
and jealous j. l.. Townsend. chairman Of the ONO
Democratic state Committee, conceived brilliant idea
lie sent brOadcl, throughout ono 10 various members
Of his party Who were supposed 10 have some influence
with me lrshAmcrcan citizens OF The state me ioI
IIsvo prominent Irishmcn send congratulations 10
Pres deaf Cleveland ON his message on me .sheiS
TIca'v and get up demonstrations II possible
This dispatch was sent 10 mere than one uhsym
pathetic person and hence the exposure % townsend
enthusiastic and appaudng Iris hmen ana no consIau
atous 90 the President Nor Is II likely that any infI
lgcnt and honest Hi-hmcn could hc got together Tor
such purpose. cleveland and his alNscfs eerlamS
entertained mighty poor OF lnoh OF lrsh AMERICAN
intelligence by reckoning thc success OF their plot
The message wa Of the cheaPesi hinu Oh eIaP-trap
and carried The evidences Of fraud on ~ WI face
For did u not start ont WIN thc declarsoh mar me
Fishery treaty whose text every manly American
has read with shame and indignation a. being a
base surrender 10 England was lusi and eluiiahle
settlement OF this burning question Mofeovcr'
what b. Nj Clcvclaud's record ON THIS erule qurs-
ton Did he not for months Professionally shut his
ear, 10 the numerous complaints made by fisher
mcu q Canadian outrase~l And when the situation
had finally become ufOlcrahlc and COngrcss-es far
back as March, 1-s7-had invested the President
with powers to adopt fctallat9ry measures against
canada did he even exercise thuss powers Not
a biz Of H. Instead. he in hagrant violation Of tho
Constitution. arrocaied To himself the entire treaty
making power ard. Ignoring the Senate in the mat
Ter proceeded appoint three Commits siOners meet
a, many English Commits 0ners and thus settle the
matter I'm dispute ~ manner favorable tO-EEglaud
and Canada
mission nf which that htter enemy of Ireland Joe7
Chamberlain. was the dominant factor, treaty
which shall ever remain monument OF tnfamy To
he Cleveland Administration. And this Is the treaty
which the President sfill champions while asking for
frc-h powers rrtalate lsci against Canada There
(. lltiio doubt that England unders ands Mr. Clcvc-
land In this matter. she Is IN nowse alarmed, and
She need not be. Bat Irish Americans, roo, under
stand Mr. Cleveland. and they know precisely what
value To place on his threats against En- gland They
know moreover. that the great Issue Of tho Priest
Dental eec lion IS not the fisheries question, import
ant a. that Il, but the question whether English
free trade shall BE- suffered ~ destroy the Industries
Of the country and the prosperity and happiness Of
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