Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-27
lRIsHMEN AND PROTECTION.

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lRlsHMEN AND PROTECTION.
In Voting for the Free Trade Party They
Vote Against Their Own Interests.
The members of the Irish National
in Philadelphia in 1888. when it was de-
cided to change che name of the old land
league to that of the Irish National
league. and which would include the
members of all other Irish societies In this
country, struck the keynote In the adop-
ton of their platform when they inserted
q plank pledging themselves not to pur-
chase any English manufactured goods.
This was followed up at the state conven-
ton, held at Syracuse in the spring Of
1884, by the introduction of the following
resolution by Rev, Father Cronin, editor
Of The Catholic Union and Times, of Buff
falo:
THAT az the manufactures of Great
Britain are the chief source of her ma
terial greatness, already declining under
the influence of American competition, we
earnestly counsel our countrymen in this
state of New York not to use English
manufactures themselves, and discour-
Il lshti b41SII oC L1l uiiC phSl "a
their influence, and that a pledge to this
effect be a condition of admission to mem
bership in the Irish National league"
This resolution was adopted nnani-
mously
At the last national convention of the
Irish National league of America, held in
Chicago on Aug. IS and 10. 1886. the fol-
lowing clause in the platform was
adopted: -
40 hurt tho enemy where he will feel
1t most by refusing to purchase any ar
ticie of English manufacture, and by
using all legitimate influences to discour
age tradesmen from keeping English man
ufactures on sale"
An effort was made by President Cleve-
lands followers in the convention to have
this section eliminated. but it ignomin-
ieusly failed. In view of the above facts
how can Irish Americans, the great ma
jority of whom were members or sup
ported the Irish National league, support
the Democratic party in the coming con
test, when that party has now committed
itself to the policy Of free trade to help
the enemy which has destroyed the manu-
features of Ireland and driven her chill
dren exiles to the four corners of the
world?
Redpath's Weekly, edited by james
Redpath, commented fully upon these ac-
tions Following are some of Mr.. Red
paths remarks
Protection and free trade are neither
party nor sectional policies"
AS long rs there are free trade Demo
Gratis and protectionist Democrats the
Irish voters can hold the balance of power
and insist on a policy that is at once bene-
fetal to America and prejudicial to Eng
vi Jo-l Gl,pIt 4l1v-s@L I~L--g 49,. Ak
point of view of their interests as
a class in America the Irish voters
should support protectiontst can
didates only. because nine-tenths
of them are either directly or Indirectly
supported by American manufacturing
, interests. 1t is cities and villages that
l receive the first fruits of the benefits CON
ferred by protection, and the overwhelm.
J Ing majority of the Irish in America live
+, In cities and villages or In their immediate
: vicinity Self interest controls the actor
Of other voters, and self interest should
be consulted by the Irish voters, But
. race interests exert an equally potent in
fuence on the Irish voters. AS long a.
their race is maligned the Irish ough'
never to lose sight of race interests. be
/ cause their social interests are INSOFAR
: ably interviewer with them. Are Their,
Huy ITlSu pdITlcbS WIG WQulu dfu E1uSlbut
{ in her commercial policyY Not If the,
know It'll But do they help England un
Intentionally"
i Mr.. Redpath then quotes from an ad
: dress delivered by Thomas H. Dudley
= who was American consul at Liverpool
: : during the administration of Presiden
. Lincoln. Mr. Dudley in the address sal,
!; that while dining with o number Of dis
= tingujshed men in London the questiol
= of the Irishman was discussed, and one o
those present said that the only tim
when the lrishman was Of any service t
n England was when he emigrated t
IS America. Joined the Democratic party an
voted for free trade. After the quotatio
Mr.. Redpath continues:
There is no phrase that SO quick
,e excites the merriment of the pro-Britis
,e free trade press in America as BIRTHS
o. gold when Irish patriots speak of it as
s. force in American politics. Yet the Co
den club. one of the wealthiest and mo-
y aristocratic clubs in Europe, admits th'
fe it distributed In America last year no le
as than $50, 760 books and pamphlets free,
" create sentiment In favor of British fr
id trade They offer prizes In colleges 81
subsidize presses and professors. DO
England thus act for love of US? No.
is because she desires to crush our indu
tries and make herself the great absent
IA manufacturer of America Absentee Ian
lords. (who take the rent out of the cou
at try) have ruined old Ireland, and absent
ng manufacturers {who would take all t
I'd profits out of the country would speed
RI ruin our America"