New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-26

onsecrated loyalty OF honest hearts TO the starry nag
your adopted country you have not and you shouu
forget love and venerate the land OF your nat
you could forget Ireland. IL you could DC unouche oy
M sorrows upsympathctc with her and her martyrs
should fear that OF your new Citizenship wouo
power hearts cold and conscences % uea
Our affection land OF our birth docs not IN the
ehest degree dapcn the ardor OF our devotion or the
ma Of and we are here tonight not as Irish
Ten TO consult for the OF Ireland but as Americans
discuss American affairs with American enos In view
We foreign element as loose phraseooey mSh'
pnly We refuse 30 to regard ourselves This land IL our
one and In common Americans OF other races Is to
IN, hom. NJ our children and their children for count
sgcs and upon allegiance and our patriotic services
his Republic 1st and the only claim OF any poh
al power earth.
Nevertheless the consideration OF this question OF the
arf history well as our own experience sheas
uch valuable light the principle involved wheresoever
piled That history and that experience have taught us
Ne evil effects OF English Free Trade in our native land
nj profoundly convinced US OF the absolute necessity
Dr. legislative measures enacted by National Parliament
revive and protect Irish industries The great
ader Of the people, looking at the sad condition OF
Is country and considering how she may be built up not
theorst but as practical man, has openly declared
tr Protection. Parnen demands Irish Parliament not
Parliament in reality He demands an irish
aament that will power foster and protect Irish
lbor and make Ireland ndusray independent OF England
al oil foreign nations With Parnell all that is National
I ireland Is in hearty agreement
The maintenance in united STATES OF the systcm
roecton whose institution in Ireland the Irish National
G demand as necessary bring prosperity to that un-
unete countryswe hold equally necessary for the con-
huance OF the prosperity which Americans above all peo
les in the world enjoyed under It's benign operations
With the sentiment nal affection that we cherish Tor
o- Moherand and loyal answering devotion for the
ind OF our adoption also sentiment of INDY
~ hostility that evil which Is called England ana
hch has been the traditional OF both Ireland ana
sncrca The assaults OF this evil power upon our inde
nd changed
essteht and unceasing Through her mouthpiece, The
OF don Times England has served notice that she IN
inds to break the Protective system In tho Unteo
tates and substitute the British system" To that English
tclaration OF the American people VIII respohu OH 'o
III Of November next
But although regard England as our foe and from
L. very nature situation must so regard her this
,eling does extend to individuals In the present
tatcnsl contest only the Republic and are con-
tned only for her welfare For party lines are oo
,a,ed We know only Americans and anti Americans.
he man who fights to-day under the flag Of English Free
tade no matter he may be- whether he knows
or not is a practical ally Of the English enemy; and on
l. other hand tho man fights with us under the flag
Protection TO American labor whether Saxon or Ceit
aether native foreign, that man we hail as comrade
tother and American.
THE SAFEGUARDING BEGUN.
Patrick Egan. of Nebraska, ex-president of the
nsh National League of America, was then intro
uced as the first speaker Mr. Egans voice is
OF strong and the cries of " Blaine and for
]aine. which could not be stfed despite the
torts Of the chairman, rendered most OF his
,eech inaudibc outside of those 3gho were
ithin the line Of reserved seats. This IS part
what he said
believe that charm the OF the Golden Club never
wisely that grand old bird, the American eagle, Is
ode awake and no free-trade salt be put upon his
oil this year Qaughter.) The people Of this country
e called upon TO momentous decision, either
to glorious prosperity or to financial disaster
10 Of Protection party invite the closest scrutiny
I the mechanic and the manufacturer we are LOOKING
r the best interests America and our opponents are
,eking to dstroy our industries In support OF our
large point fact that when the protection bar
ers have been taken down manufactures have been
lpaircd and credit lowered.
We find those high on the roll the Golden Club are
te leaders the Democratic party. We find Endicott
ID Lamar, Morrison and Mills Carlisle and Thomas
A.. Bayard (groans for ALL side by side with Bal
ur others who deliberately planned the MUIR
IRIS Of Irshmen 1 would recommend that our Demo-
attic should look carefully at their leaders and
who their associates are. In this campaign trust
patriotic fellow citizens will lay aside discussions,
yep mind the glory Of the American nation and the
Of the American flag II they do they will bensH
emselves and the land IN which they dwell (Long
ntinued applause and cheers)
Next came the singing portion Of the pro
smme. When the audience came TO the last lines
| the popular chorus:
Wen smash the cradle
Goodby
ley stamped their feet in such unbroken measure
lat it seemed like corps of infantry responding
the call Order arms :"
Ex-Assemblyman David b. Healy next had a
lance. The house at first disposed not TO
w much attention to Mr.. Healy, for their thoughts
all on Blaine. But he had not spoken half
dozen sentences when everybodys attention
us ATTRACTED to him. and before he was half
ay through his speech the listeners found them
lives cheering him as wildly as though he were
&c Pumed Knight himself. They were kind to
IN because he was kind TO them-he made them
I hear him. He betrayed no modesty; on the
ntrary, he rather tickled tie humorous side Of
c audience by demanding IN loud voice at
te outset. Silence there! Let the people hear
hat have to say!" And they did truly. This
some OF II
Our magnificent demonstration is evidence Of the
yalty we bear to the Stars and Stripes. We do not
me here tonight to take instructions from Brit
h Minister to how we should vote CCheers.) We
inc here counsel with him who Is recognized as
te representative OF American genius enterprise and
rejection. applause and cheers for James g. Balne
great tonight to be whether we shall let
G English decide National issues We stand here
;ainst the common enemy OF Ireland and America. This
rnpagn calls together all those who love their country
liter than their party. The question is, shall we have
totect.on which the law of nature7 That is the
sue II is an issue that appeals to all true Americans
I'd especially TO the American Of Irish extraction.
One hundred years ago this England OPP
essing this country then little colony Just as 1t is
wv and was then depressing Ireland. In striking
ow against this enemy, the Irish American not only
bikes blow against the enemy Of America, but also
tainst the enemy Of common liberty In the days
hen freedom obtained for this country there was no
lcaled party in existence that said none but
tive Americans should have the right OF citizenship
nc Of the first passed after this country obtained
freedom was for the protection OF home industries 1t
a. the Ireland during the brief period sh en-
yed her freedom
Coming down the great statesmen who have helped |
make this country what IL is, Clay, Lincoln and
&c Of them, they all advocated Protection (CheeTs)
ane (cheefs) says that only by having is own Para-
ent can Ireland ever protect Its industries. Egan
"a patriots OF to-day hold the views ON
rejection. For these find on this platform
mercas best and the best patriots OF Irish
IL. (Cheers) do not need appeal TO those pres
he convinced that when they the polls In No
.rnber they will against this accused system Of
&c trade. We all that the protective
America would be invite European pauper
comDcte al The industries Of this IL