Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-18

| force. One of the mest comical and amusing
| features was the gentleman of color who held
his head through q canvas wall for people to
4 throw base balls at. It was better than a
| minstrel show and did a thriving business.
Countless numbers of wheels of fortune and
| dice throWers were also raking in the ducats
l of the unsuspecting Britons.
At II O'Clock the State council held an ex-
ecutive session at Oak Grove cottage. @.
W. Longstaf of Bridgeport presided. Com
munications were read from Pennsylvania,
/ Illinois and other States in relation to ma
tional organization, and the secretary was in
structed to communicate with them regard
i ing the matter. The secret ballot clause in
the prohibition platform was discussed, but
| the council declined to ratify the platforms
preferring to wait and examine the plat
forms of the other parties before passing up
1 on the matter. The following resolution
were then presented and passed.
Whereas. The people OF British extraction resid-
tions, twelve months ago determined to organize
the British-American movement to encourage the
naturalization Of men of British origin; and
Whereas Our people have responded to the call
to assume the duties and responsibilities Of citizen
ship by the formation of State council and six
BREACHES OF the BritshAmerican association, it is
Resolved, That this convention extends to the
people OF British origin its approximations on
to rally to the sapport Of the native Americans in
their efforts to uphold the constitution and nstitu
Of our free public Schools in their integrity
and absolute freedom from all and every form of
Resolved, That we individually and severally
pledge ourselves to promote by all means in our
| have made or who may hereafter make their home
here and call upon all men of British origin to
strengthening the hands and aiding in the work of
the Bri5is6-Am rS can association .os ,.a,e
and maintain the declaration Of principles
honorable to give effect those principles
at the ballot box and in an other suitable ways.
The session was then adjourned and din
ner eaten. After this was over the af-
noon session began and President G. W.
Langstaff in opening said: 1t is my duty as
president Of this association to sound, as it
| were, the keynote of this meeting. People
are alive to the fact that the best elements
are being crowded out of politics. Britons
in this country have been slow to recognize
4 the power of the ballot, but when once
aroused they will arise to face their duty
with hands free from bride. We are op-
pressed by the political rings that govern our
cities, and it is our duty to overthrow them.
This is the keynote of the British assoc1a-
ten. We have in our hands the most pow
4 erful weapon that civilization has ever
placed in the hands of man and this is the
| ballot. We are here to see that honesty and
purity in politics shall forever and powerful
| " prevail.
Mr.. w. e. Cunning, of New Haven, was
4 Iueu lubrOOuc6u ana BalQ. over S0U years
ago our forfathers came to this country and
Englishmen have been coming ever since,
buying land and helping create our civiliza-
| ton of to-day. It is gigantic task to re-
| cult the 1900, 600 British subjects in Ameri-
| ca, but we must do it.. Of all nationalities
there are none who have as good right to
| vote as British-Americans. The country is
1 living monument of British integrity, and let
| MS deliver it to our children with ali the en-
tirety in which We found it. The coming
election will probably be carried by the same
means of bribery and dishonest influence as
formerly. Let us carry out the boastsof
Britain that when we put on our hats we
cover our principles.
The president then called on g. W. Mann
1 of Meriden, who said in part: 'fEnglishnen
| coming to this country can't consider them
4 selves in a strange land. it is like going from
educated in the true principles of civil Free
dom. Every British subject should assert
his rights and insist upon them. / don't
think any Euglishman wonld lose anything if
| he asserted his rights as Ireland has done.
We are in the minority, but will finally have
deciding majority in this great country
Rev. S. D. Paine of East Haven was then
called upon and said: 'I think may speak
| for both countries Before / was seventeen
years old stood with the Red Cross of st.
George before the battlemsnts of the Redan
and in 1861 I fought beneath the stars and
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/ our fathers founded. Isevered my allegiance
to England when I became an American citi-
zen, but my love for her is still warm. 1t is
our duty to oppose every party in
l this great country but the American
party, the American flag. We want to bring
our 1000, 900 votes to bear, and then the
politicians will not abuse rs because of our
nationality. Let us stand up true to our
contry and to our lovely queen, God bless
herl But there is another English woman
whom my heart will not let me forget. It is
1 Florence Nightingale, the ministering angel
of the Crimean war. love her next to the
queen with all my heart. God bless them
bothl
Mr.. Charles Seymour of New Britain was
then introduced and said: Fellow country
men, things are changing; it is time to orga-
nize Politicians and demagogues have con-
troll of everything. It is time their villiany
and bribery were put an end to. Don't hest
tate: tits for the interest of yourself and the
rising generation that you become citizens
and voters of this country. The Irish are
people liable to be led by demagogues and
bosses; yet we fight for principles and the
protection of individuality.
Rev. P. s. Evans of Fair Haven then said:
1 When a person comes to this country and
once tastes of liberty under the stars and
stripes he is sure to come back here again
sometime. We have our children and where
l they are we should share In the government.
Irishmen are all Britishers, but think they
have q wrong idea about public schools. We
L want to meet them, mot to have any bitter op-
position, but to cast ballots for our rights.
Let MS unite In the support of this one coun-
4 try with its one flag and God will guide us in
the right road.
Dr. J. A. Dobson of New Haven was then
called upon and said: Let the British Ameri-
cans have their rights andthen the power will
come to you, fellow Britons, instead of to the
Irish gentlemen. This is where the Britons
~ e. IL.
never let an ignorant Irish threng dominate
over them. We are not ruled by any Politi-
cal boss or "heeler." You can be of what
party you choose. But, for heavens
sake, don't ally yourself with the votaries of
that ecclesiastical machine, the head and
chief wire-puller of which is not an Ameri-
can, but an italian. Let your religious ideas
and dogmas go to the wind when politics are
spoken of. Be determined to carry out our
ideas in the education of children in our pub
lie schools. The first blood of the country
was British, and if we unite we will save the
glorious land of Columbus from the enemies
of Britain who are fast gaining ground.
Mr.. w. Scott of Philadelphia, editor of St.
Georges Journal, then addressed the assem-
bly, in short, vigorous speech, full of elo-
quenee and British FIRE. He was followed
4 by John Foster of New Haven, r. A. Lee of
1 Hartford and others.
l Among those about the ground were:
! Richard Shepard and wife, William f. Clark
SON, Edward Howse and daughter, Edward
J. Winder, William Clarkson, jr., and wife,
| John Fletcher and wife, ]. B. Wilson and
wife, William Lovebay, Robert Loveday,
John Keast and wife, DR.. w. j. A.
Dobson, J. b. @. Durant, William
g. Cunning, Thomas Booth, Rev. Mr..
Payne, Rev. Mr.. Evans, Walter Lavour and
wife, William g. Cox, n. B. Shepard, T.
Hurle, j. D. Baird, j. e. Dwight and John
Foster, president of the New Haven associa-
ton; Thomas s. Seymour, New Britain; j.
j. Glastonbury, Thomas Cakes, James
Brooklyn, Mark Wakeman, William Has
by, Joseph Harding, Charles Hooper and
Henry Brown, Hartford; Henry w. Scott
of st. Georges journal, Philadelphia; Thos.
Campbell, Milford; J. Furness, W. H. Long
staff, George Kingston, w. A. PARROT,
Bridgeport; James Whins, president of the
Boston association; John Ruston, J. T. Lines,
IT., and Attorney Mann, Meriden.