St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
IRISH OPINIONS.
An Irshman's " arm Defense OF
Tariff Reform.

laEll LGGlOElil.
The crv of British free trade" by
Republican demagOgueS is not in1uenc-
ing the Irish vote to any great extent,
as the following communication TO the
GLOBE reveals:
In their platforms the Republicans declare
their devotion to the interests and protection
OF American labor. and they have nominated
as their candidate TOR me presidency man
who. il has been proved, stated lnat 81 q Gay
was enough for any wOrElngman; ana IOr
vice president a man who has been convict
ed of importing contract lGbor. The New
York state Republican convention. leIu al
Saratoga last week. advocates nlgn incense
for the retail of liquors. Inc RepuDlCan
national convention. held al Chicago IL June,
advocated free whisky III It's declarauon Ia
voring the removal of all duties on SPIRITS
Col IugersoIl a strong Republican leader,
immediately on the heels OF the republican
state convention declared cannlbals never
tlevOured their fellOWmen so remOrselessly as
The trusts ana mOnopoies swallow up the
substance of the people. Nj. Blame some
time ago made a declaration that trustS are
private affairs with which neither the presl-
dent congress nor anybody else mas any
Unless the tariff men take heed, unless
they consent 10 a rational ana conslderate
adjustment OF the tariff, such as only can be
made bv the full light that q careful staus-
ricai st11dy of the subject will bring. 1 fear
from them. more than any other source re-
action which will bring rs by and by INTO
free trade and all Its consequences OF eFll 10
the manufacturing interests OF the country
desire TO say that in my judgment II IS not
the best mode Of defending tariff 10 de-
nounce every man who does not pronounce
the shibboleth after our fashion as an enemy
Of the tariff.
suFThe creation of the tariff commission was q
confession that the tariff needs revision. II
the report comes in II should be promptly
acted upon. Ny opinion IS that no time
should be lost after congress assemblies N
bringing forward the measures.
When Ben Harrison. IN speech IN 1876,
had praised ali the nauOnanues except lue
Irish, and was just quitting TINS ADDRESS.
when an Old ma2 with an lrlsh accent
asked: How about the lrlsn. ana Wnere
were Meagher. sheridan, Shields, Mulllgan
and the others = The crowd missed Inc
question. and shouted. Put him out.
While they were taking the old gentleman
from the building, Harrison said eXactly-or
almost exactIv--the following words;
" It is easy 10 know that man race. you
all know what they are II II were not 1or
them we would not need half OF our peIllen-
tiaries. which are almost full OF them. Ihey
have no intelligence; they are only good 10
shovel dirt and grade railroads, Tor Iney re-
ceive more than they are worth, as they are
no ACQUISITION 10 the American people
The false alarm of those VINO say the Dem
Ocratic party favOrs tariff system favorable
to England ana detrimental 10 America
should blind no manly ITish-Amerlcan 10 the
fact that a rancorous detamer OF ms
race is running for president against
Cleveland that fearless, honest
man. whose principles are calculated
TO give cheap food ana clothing to the work
ing' people and 10 preserve the blessings OF
this government for Americans yet unborn
Like every individual. every race mas us
virtues as well as its faults. and therefore,
I protest against HarrisOns sweeping Vlllln-
cation Of the Irish people who usually come
here TO Obey the laws ana help 70 ueyeIop
the mental and physical capacities OF our
common country. Bloomington, H., Bulle-
tin.
The Irishman who would vote for any man
for president Of the United states, whether
he be Republican or Democrat, that has
made use Of the language above described,
has lost all self respect, and come down 70
the level Of a well whipped spaniel that Will
lick the hand that is raised 10 strike MIN. IL
is to be hoped that every lrlshman OF son OF
an I1ishman throughout the length ana
breadth of these United States, who yet re-
tains one drop Of Irish blood IN his valns. VIII
hurI back in the face Of that viper tHar-
risOn) that national insult. which is coun-
terpart and in close affinity with the three
RS of Brother Burchard, which not
only despises the living, but dishonors the
dead. AN IRISH NoIEA-
Luyerne. Mimi. Sept. Is, 1SSS.