Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-29
IRISH INDEPENDENTS.
COMING OFT S0UARELY FOR CLEYE-
LAND AND EHURMAN.

II
York Additional for the Democratic
Ticket Confidence Lost In Harrison.
Il The Helena Independent" remarks that
| the Irish independents 60 Blaine 1, 900 better
for Cleveland. In 1884 Edward ]. Rowe,
an Irish Democrat OF New York, called a
meeting at Clarendon Hall to protest.
against the nomination Of Cleveland. He
fought Cleveland from the beginning to the
end OF the canvass. He organized clubs OF
Irish Independents against Cleveland In
each OF the twenty-iour assembly districts
in the city, and he is now president Of the
organization, controlling several thousand
votes and oil against Cleveland in 1884,
all voted for Blaine in 1854. 1T is Of this
organization the New York World says:
BIG CHANGE OF sESrrMENr.
"One Of the most important pieces OF
news discussed at the national Democratic
headquarters Tuesday was the wholesale
change OF political sentiment In the Irish
Independent association, which ON Monday
might came out squarely in favor Of Cleve-
land and Thurman, although four years
ago it supported Blaine. The conversion
is the most significant action that has
taken place during the present canvass
inasmuch as more than one thousand
citizens win not only vote the straight
Democrotic ticket, but will exercise all the |
influence they pcssess to gain converts. The
change of front In the organization was not |
taken until after mature elaboration and |
:atuii and free discussion OF the situation |
l This change OF whole powerful organi. |
zation OF tweaty.four clubs OF enthusiastic |
workers, gives Cleveland at least 10000 l
votes in New York, which went for Blaine |
in 1884.
This change is caused by the fact that /
Blaine has shown the white feather in the Il
retaliation policy, and because Cleveland is
ready and more than ready to compel the
Canadians to come to terms on the fisher /
les question. In their resolutions
THE IRISH INDEPENDENTS SAY:
That the retaliation message OF Presi-
dent Cleveland to Congress proved him
statesman OF the highest order; an Ameri.
can capable OF sustaining his country's
honor in any emergency, and deserving the
respect and support Of every patriotic cit
ZEN OF the republic.
"This much Of justice we will all the more
chesrfully accord the President because ofI
our steadfast opposition to his election in
1884, in the belief that his opponent in the
would more earnestly sustain the .
honor, that has now been so
splendidly vindicated and maintained by
the President himself"
Cleveland's manhood and honesty has
won the confidence OF the honest Irish
Americans who voted against him in 1884. 1
as the foregoing resolutions show. The fol- &
lowing resolution Of these former friends OF
the Republicans show they have lost conf I
dence in the grand old party
SINCE IT NOMINATED MR. HARRISON:
THAT the Republican party and it's presi I
1ential candidates cannot in the short
period Of our political campaign, and for
partisan effect alone, atone for the repeatedj
ltterances OF Benjamin Harrison. hostile .
20 and belittling American workingmen OF
irish birth, which utterances are the result :
of hereditary and the legitimate manifesta- 2
ions OF his descent from an ancestry of
fellowship of which he and his 9
party boast. We denounce that candidate 9
Ind those utterances for the narrowest
oigotry and prejudice, and call ON sll those
Who cherish liberal American spirit to | !,
assist in his overwhelming defeat.n
That sewers the tie that once did bind !.
he Irish Independents to the Republicans.
Aud that is the not all; they go back on
he Plumed knight, from whose liontwist-
ng propensities they expected the freedom
II Green Erin, God save the mark! The
irst resolution smites Blaine iC
sQUARELY BETWEEN THE EYES: tC
"That trusts and monopolies, fostered c
ind encouraged by unjust State and Z
National laws, imposing unequal tariff T
;axes and laying tribute on the consumers Z
II the products controlled by them, have
,ur most emphatic condemnation; and we Z
lemand that such laws shall be so revised Z
Is to make such iniquitous combinations Z
F
And besides the Irish independents en- T
lorse the Mills tariff bill as "a wise and G
measure" lG
There never was in the history of Amer G
can politics so complete and radiant q G
hange in any considerable political Organi- E
alton. The change is radical and COM Z
,lete, and is worth ten thousand votes for E
Cleveland. Some time since we predicted E
,lurality OF $4,000 for Cleveland in New Z
FORK. We now raise it to 1000. lie