Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-26
BLAINE AND THE IRISH!-
The rish-American Meeting
in New York.
PATSY FORD AND TRUSTY JAMES.
A Magnetic Mixture Grin Go
,". Unum Pluribus
Bragh."

Bragh."
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD,
New YORK, October 25.-Blaine will
make this city his headquarters until
after the election, meanwhile speaking
in neighboring States.
The Irishmen turned out in full force
tonight to attend mass meeting of
Irish Protectionists at Madison Square
Garden. The immense building was
crowded to overlooking half an hour be-
fore the meeting was called to order, and
the adjacent streets were thronged with
people eager to get glimpse of James
u. Blaine, the attraction of the evening.
Seven thousand people We're in the build
ing at 8 O'Clock when Judge A. L.
Morrison, OF Arizona, read on behalf of
the Chairman, Patrick Ford, an address
in which these passages occurred: We
are here tonight, not as Irishmen TO
consult for the interests of Ireland, but
as Americans to discuss American affairs
with American ends in view. We are
foreign element, as loose phraseology
might imply; we refuse to so regard our
selves. This land is our home, and in
the present National contest we see only
the Republic, and are concerned only for
her welfare. For us, party lines are OBJ
liberated. We know only Americans and
Anti-Americans. The man who fights
under the flag OF English free trade, no
matter of what race he may be, whether
he knows it or not, is practically one of
the English enemy. And on the other
hand, the man who fights under the flag
of protection to America, whether native
or foreign, that man We hail as comrade,
brother and American.
Patrick Egan and David Healy spoke.
and Mr.. Blaine commenced after this
message from General Harrison had
been read:
gratefully accept the congratulations
Of the Irish-American Protectionists now
assembled in mass meeting at Madison
Square Garden, and in return congratu-
late them upon the magnificent impulse
their Intelligent zeal has given to the
cause of protection in this campaign.
(Signed) BENZ. HARRISON.
Blaine said: Mr.. CHAIRMAN-I speak
tonight to men of Irish birth, but not
in relation to their connection with the
British Empire. l speak to them in rela-
ton to their citizenship to the great
American republic (applause) and OF the
duties they owe, and to the policies they
should pursue. The strongest lesson for
the 1rishman in America is to be found
in his experience in his native land. The
fairest and almost richest portion of
all Europe, destined to poverty
and to suffering, and to the ex-
lie OF millions of her children
because of misgovernment destined
primarily to utter financial ruin, because
her people were not allowed to adopt for
her own use and her own advantage the
principle of protection, for which all
Irishmen should struggle in America.
So great is the agricultural worth of Ire
land that only forty years ago she shipped
a greater amount of produce across the
channel to England than the United
States exports to all the countries
greater than the Empire of Rus
Ella sent to the other countries of
Europe, and with all this where
is Ireland to-day She shares the fate OF
all countries purely agricultural she
shares the fate that would in large de-
gree overtake us if free trade should have
its way and reduce us to an agricultural
people (applause) and yet tonight fear
that the Irish voters OF America, or the
1rlsh-American voters will cast their bal
lots on the 9th day of November as the
present Government of England would
desire them to cast it. Cries of 'No!"
"Now] wish you could make that
"No" large majority Of the Irish vote
of the United States.
For the last four months the Demo-
Gratis have been denying and the Repub.
licans affirming that the first and last
constant wish of England was that Cleve-
lands administration should be sustain
ed by the whole force of English publi--
cations, and just when they had begun
to make an impression upon the people
that such might not be the fact, we have
letter of the British Minister to Wash
ington (groans) urging the reelection of
Cleveland. And you can never inter-
pret the letter until you know the letter
that called it forth. To get the whole
gist and meaning of a correspondence,
you must have both sides Of it, and this
letter from the British Minister was
called forth by letter from California,
written by native of England.
Blaine then read the letter in which
the writer stated to Sackville West that
his faith had been shaken by President
Cleveland's administration. and wrote to
the British Minister to dissolve his
doubts; and Mr.. Blaine explained that
Mr.. West said to the California man that
the recent proceedings of the President
were only a little by-play and did not
mean anything. He need not be afraid,
and all other English voters could 20
ahead with perfect confidence.
Three Ministers of the United States.
Mr.. Blaine, certainly two, re-.
,eived their walking papers for offenses
ess than that, and tonight, if the Ar.eri-
IAN Minister in England should write to
IN English subject, advising him to sup
port measure as favorable to the United
States, he would be politely invited to
'ail home by the next steamer. Then
What does the Secretary of State do?
Why, he says it was no harm-it was
,nly in private. Well, suppose he sends
IN private circular; suppose he issues
O,O0O OF them and marks them "pri-
'ate" on the corner, and there came dis
'overy, suppose Secretary Bayard would
'ay, Not particle OF harm, so long as
'ou mark them private and as long as
'ou mark them private they will have
ust as much beneficial effect when they
,et into print" And 80 this has done
Is perfect work. 1t was written for