Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-21
DEMOCRATIC CONVERTS
About LOCO Irish Americans Bolt
the G. O. P.-Strong Resolutions.
Gee. c. Gerham. Senator Conklins's
Friend will Work for Cleveland,
Because Blaine would Rule III Harri-
N Should be Elected.
Henry L. Wickham. a Prominent Vir-
ginia Republican Bolts the Party.
RENOUNCE HARRISON.

Independent Irishmen who Supported Rlaine
| in 1884 Come out for Cleveland and Thur
| man.
New YoRY, Sept. 17.-Strenuous efforts
have been put forth by republicans, Mr..
Blaine in particular, to control tue Irish
American vote ia the interest of their
party, but from present indications they
have utterly failed. This failure is due
to the fact that the right course was not
pursued. The position the party assumed
in reference to the tariff and the trusts is
opposed to the best interests of the large
| majority Of our people, and especially
the poorer classes and in favor of the
moneyed few. When the party swoke to
a realization of this and that the
people were quick to see it.
They then attempted to hold
what support they already had and to win
other by and through deception. They
| assumed that the average voter was ig
norart and incapable of seeing through
their base schemes to enrich the few at
the expense OF the many or to ccmpre-
hend their outrag eou. shortcomings while
in power. Here they made another vital
present and past bad record, and the
very satisf actory administration of Pres
ident Cleveland, thousands who have
heretofore been ardent supporters of the
republican party, its candidates and
primo ples, are turning out to the sup
port OF lev Gland and Thurman.
Not the least important class of
voters among whom many converts from
republicans ara being made, are the
Irish Americans. The news which eXcit-
ed great interest at GamoCratic head
quarters was the action of about one
thousand Irish Americans who were ar
dent supporters of Mr.. Blaine in 1884,
but who have now come ont for CIeve-
land and Thurman. The following reso-
Iutions adopted by them and sent to dem
ocratic headquarters by the president, Ed
ward j. Rowe, explain the causes of their
change of views:
RINGING RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That as protectionists, be-
lieving that the full m easure of real pro-
lection to the workingmeu the greatest
good TO eli the people can be best ST.
cured under a lower and more equal sys
tenn of custom house taxation, de- most
heartily indorse the plan of tariff reform
contained in the Mills bill.
2. That trusts and monopolies, fos-
tered and encouraged by unjust state and
national laws, imposing Unequal tariff
taxes and laying tribute to the con-
sumers of the products controlled by
them, have our most emphatic cUndem-
nation; and we demand that such laws
shall be 80 revised as to make such in
iquitous combinations impossible.
3. That the retaliation message of
President Cleveland to congress proved
him statesman of the highest order; an
American capable of sustaining bis coun-
try's honor in any emergency, and de-
serving the respect and support of every
| patriotic citizea of the republic.
This much of justice We all the more
cheerfully accord the president because of
our steadfast opposition to his election
In 1884, in the belief that his opponent in
the campaign would more earnestly sus-
| tain the national honor that has now been
SO splendidIy vindicated and maintained
| by the president himself.
4. That Allen G. Thurman, the demo
cratic candidate for vice-presidsnt, who,
after lifetime devoted to the unselfsh
service of his state and country, stands
| to-day without blame or reproach, the
peer of the purest and greatest is we'll
worthy of any honor that patriotic peo
| pie can confer upon him.
| 5. That believing these things indors-
| ing the platform adopted by the demo
cratic convention at ST. Louis, and with
full faith in the ability, integrity and
| patriotism of the democratic candidate
| for president, we, as independent citi-
! 10 those candidates our moat ardent sup
| port in this campaign.
6. That the republican party and its
| presidential candidates c.nnot in the
short period of our political campaign
and for partisan effect alone, atone for
the repeated utterances of Benz jsmin
| Harrison, hostile to and belittlir Ameri-
can workingmen of Irish birth, which ut
teraaces are the result of heredity and
| legitimate manifestation of his descent,
from an ancestry of Crom#ellian fellow
ship and association of which he and his
| followers boast. We dsnounce that can
| didate and those ut.erances from .he mar
| rowest bigotry and prejudice, and call
| on those who cherish liberal American
spirit to assist in his overwhelming de-
| feat.