Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-03-17
MAYOR HEWITT A BIG MAN.

that in the speeches of the Mayor Of
New York the Labor organizations
come in for more than their due Of
this great statesman's mind and
ideal citizens attention. Last week
he compared the actions of the Loco
motive Engineers to the worst form
of tyranny that existed, and re
preached the people for tolerating il
at time when the general cry i;
for more equal rights. This might
be all well enough if the labor ques
ton had but one side and no power
full and crushing antagonism. Ii
the eyes of the good Mayor, MONEY
shields the capitalist and the
trust" com Animation from its just
proportion of blame. The railroad
syndicate or oil monopoly, the acor
nerer " of the very life.food of the
people,-can put up prices OF sshut
up shop" at will, no matter to what
Inconvenience, loss and privation
tho public is put, and it is a matter
OF private business to a one-sid.
&C mind like that shown by Mr.
Hewitt. In other words all that is
below a Mayor of metropolis like
New York, is on the side of imposi
ton and tyranny and all that is on
his level or above it, is justice, prln
ciple and honesty. That's heredita
~ doctrine; it's the old antagonism
to individual rights in modern form
1t may be democratic reason yet il
is not an American idea.
But Mayor Hewitt has carried
his aristocratlc independence fur
Their, and given it cut that he
would not review an Irish parade Oh
any other kind of national demon
stration. Therein we could agree
with him if we had any assurance
that his purpose was sincere. But
he took all the Irish votes he could
get and the lay and cleric leaders Of
the race under his party's domino
ton damned and doomed the few in
dependent Irish who dared to vote
for Blaine.
The time has come in this country
when any other demonstrations but
those strictly American will give rise
to trouble. There are SO many ma
tionalities under the broad cover o.
American patriotism that if eaci
one we're to perpetuate the semi-reli
giOus and particular national Gus
toms aud celebrations of the father
land, in public manner, what al
incongruous mass of rejoicing for
eighty there would be. The Ameri
can eagle would ruffie his feathers a
such a soaring mess. ......,r
The Chicago CitiSen (Irish) looks
upon the Mayors action as resent
ment of Irish obligations, and re
minds its countrymen that politica
independence in this country is tilt
best guarantee OF race respect an(
individual rights. -
1t was manifestly improper, ant
decidedly slavish, for the committee
to make reference to the Irish Dem
Ocratic, or any other vote, and ha(
Hewitt confined himself to rebukinf
that part of the programme there
would be no need to censure him
Irish Democrats ought to know by
this time, however, that the rankes
KnownOthings in America are ma
tive Democrats, like Abram S. Hew
lit, and that nothing so offends suct
men as to hint for moment that
they are under any obligations what
ever to "the Irish vote" If the
New York Irish have any spunk left
in them, they will resent Abram
Hewitt's insolence at the next mum
cipal election. They can best de
this by throwing their strength tt
the other side of politics, if Hewitt
should be renOminated. Hewitt did
not insult them because they were
Democrats, but because they were Ir
ish. The cowardly old lmbecile, who
sneaked into the British minister's
residence at Washington to apollo
gize for having introduced the
O'Donnel resolution in the house o.
representatives, is nice kind Of
man for Irishmen Of any party tt
vote for. 1t serves the Irish of New
York right to have Hewitt kick then
as he did. They knew what he was
of old. but because he wore the
Democratic label they voted for him
Even yet, such Slaves are most oil
them to the party fetch, that were
st. Patrick himself to run for mayor
on the Republican ticket, the New
York Irish as majority would vote
for this fool and bigot, Hewitt. His
pretense that he would treat Scotch
English, French or German parade!
in the same manner is only another
illustration of Mr.. Hewltt's weak
aid hypocritical nature. He is in
deed, sad example of that class o
mortals who are both physically anG
morally incapable of telling the
truth.