The Irish standard., 1888-08-11

ing to England and England's allies,
the Cleveland Confederate Democracy.
Free trade was one Of the first princi-
piles declared in the Confederate Con.
stitntlon. American bullets killed the
confederacY and American ballots will
kill free trade. You may retort that I
express arrogant opinions, and in con-
clusion 1 will say, if you will hereafter
grant me the space I Will give reasons
for the faith that is in me.
Yours respectfully,
G. Nj. MCCARTHY.
St. Paul, Aug. !, 1888.
It may have never occurred to our
Republican brethren, but it is never
theless fact, that American citizens,
who have Irish blood in their veins,
have good reason to be tired OF
the persistent campaign instruction
given by men who enormously imagine
that they can hoodwink them into cast
ing their ballot for a particular candl-
date. In many instances, no doubt,
Instantaneous have been carried
away by the statements that other can
didates are ready and willing to hand
over the rights of the American people
to England, Queen Victoria, the Prince
OF Wales, and all the other members OF
the royal family. The IR1sH STAND
ARD pledges its unqualified support to
the Democratic party in the coming
campaign, but at the same time we be.
liave there are just as good Americans
in the Republican ranks as in the party
to which we acknowledge allegiance.
Right hear let it be said that With
Republican or Democratic President
there is no fear that the rights of the
people will ever be bartered away for a
mess of pottage, although persons OF
Irish birth, whose patriotic inventions
and practices have made them citizens
Of the United States, understand only
too well which party, with its would-be
aristocratic and snobbish elements, has
in the past ever been ready to bow to
the English lord and ape the meaning
less ceremonials of the English patri-
clans. Our Republican friends, Mr.
MacCarthy included, are not quite SO
liberal. They openly accuse Grover
| Cleveland of desiring to advance the in.
terests Of England, no matter what
may be the consequence to the United
States. They dare to tell Irlsh~Ameri-
cans that the good Of their adopted
country should not stand prominently
! in their minds, but to strike blow at
their old political enemy-England.
i We are free to confess that quite a
large number OF Englishmen admire
Grovex Cleveland. He is just the kind
Of Is man that the Right Hon. WEE
Gladstone would like. He has treated
men just as no found the1n. He can
SEQ good and bad qualities in men ir-
respective OF nationality but he is NOT
| in tho habit Of lying awake al nights de-
vising new schemes whereby be may
play into the hands Of British Tories.
! He does not ape English styles and
customs, nor yet does he import Eng
! lis servants under contract, and thus
violate the law fortidding the importa-
ton of foreign labor, as did the Repub-
llcan candidate for the yice-presidenc
| Mr.. Cleveland, we believe is an Amerl-
| can before anything else. His Cabinet
is composed of Americans, and though
sometimes individual members of
| that Cabinet may do things which are
not altogether acceptable to our Irish
people, on the whole it must be con.
coded by even such arch Republicans az
| Mr., Mccarthy that England has
not made her fortune out Of them,
We will never admit that Mr.. Nc
Carthy or anybody else is more intense
in his love of ireland OF hatred Of the
despctism Of England towards ireland
in che past than ourselves. If we err
and do the Irish people an injustice by
advocating the principles Of Democracy,
all chat can be offered in palliation of
our crime is that we are in very good
company, to-wit: The Boston Pilot,
Boston Republic, Connecticut Cath
olic, and Il score or SO other papers OF
very pronounced Irish Catholic SEN
timents. But after all the real issue is
! neither protection nor free trade, but
the active principle Of che peoples rule.
The New York Sun strikes the nail on
,, the head when it says itsupports Cleve-
land and Thurman because they repre-
sent the Democracy, the party which
| maintains that the best government is
that which governs least; that the final
purpose of all free government is to re.
ouce the amount Of government and to
reduce the number Of ofhceholders and
their power and Importance to the
lowest possible limit, while the freedom
and Importance of the people are cor
respondiEg]y increased. This is the
very essence Of Democracy, and we urge
those who share this sentiment and this
philosophy to join the support Of the
Democratic party, whether they are