The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-30
BLAINE ON WEST.
HE TALKS no SOME ALLEGED IRISH
AMERICANS,

tonight at Madison Square garden, to several
thousand alleged Irish-Americans They are
known as the Pat Ford contingent, and no
more represent the true h-Amercans of
this city than does Methodist preacher Many
Irishmen have been outspoSen enough to say
that the Pat Ford crowd were nearly All politi-
tians for revenue. 1t is wonder to many re-
publicans that Mr.. Blaine consents to be- so
chummy in public with Pat Ford, whose
past record is well known. He never misses
an opportunity to appear before the people in
MIR. Bla;ne's company. Senator Quay, chair
man OF the republican national committee, it
IS said, was in perspiration OF dread today for
fear Mr.. Blaine would make some fearful
blunder in his speech. The speech
was outlined to the republican
chief before Mr.. Blaine appeared on the plat
form, and finally Endorsed by the Pennsylva-
MAN. Mr. Blaine harped on Minister Vests
letter to an English voter. The Tribune and
other republican papers have been screeching
themselves hoarse over the letter, trying to
make political capital to catch the Irish vote.
The Maine orator thought an Irish American
audience good material to discuss the British
minister's letter before, and he turned himself
loose. The enthusiasm was sporadic, and evil
IDENTIFY worked up by clique employed for the
purpose.
Mr.. Blaines Speech.
Mr.. Blaine was introduced and said:
Mr.. Chairman-l speak 10 men tonight not of
American BIRTH but not IN relation to their conlec
ton with the British empire, bat in relation to their
citizenship to the great American republic or the
duty they and the policies they should pursue,
and gather the strongest lesson for an Irishman
in America in his experience in his native land
The f0irest and almost the richest portion Of all Eu
rope destined TO poverty and TO suffering and to tho
exile of millions Of her children because of mis-
governments; destined primarily to utter
financial rain, her people were not
the principle OF protection for which all lrishmen
should struggle in America. tCheers So great is
the agricultural wealth Of Ireland that only forty
years ago she shipped greater amount of produce
across the channel to England than the United
Estates exported to all countries; greater than the
empire of Russia sent to the other countries of Eu
rope, and where the Irish own TO-DAY, She shares
agricultural; she shares the fate that would, in
the largest degree, oyertake and reduce us to as an
agricultural people lappause, and tonight the fear
is that the majority Of Irish voters in America or
sixth day of November as the present government
OF England would have them cast IT, [Cries of mo,
no."l ! wish that you could make that mo" the
large majority of the Irish vote in the United States
The last four months the democrats have teen de-
nying and the republicans have been affirming that
the first and last and constant wish of England was
that Cleveland's administration Lgroans) should
be sustained by the whole force and effect of
English public opinion. And just when they had
began to make IN expression and impression on
we have tie letter Of the British minister at Wash
hear about it. fCries Of mo" Neil We have the
letter of the British minister himself and you can
never interpret the letter until you know the letter
that called it forth. To get the whole gist and
meaning of the correspondence you must have
the British minister was called forth by letter
from California, asngle extract from which shall
read. 1t is written by native OF England and /
MANY English cstizens have for years RETAINED
from being nauralized, as they think good would
occur from the act but Cleyelands administration
has been so favorable and so friendly toward
England SO kind in not enforcing the retaliatory
question and hostile to the dynamiter Irish that
by hundreds; yea by thousands, they have become
naturalized for the EXPRESS purpose Of helping
the man above all other American politicians, they
consider their own country s best friend.'
They" the writer goes on to state to sackyille
West, have been so taken by Cleyeland's admins
tretion" that he,writes to the British minister to
solve his doubt and Saekyille West says that this
matter is only little by-way which does not mean
anything. lie need not be afraid, and all other
English voters can 80 ahead with perfect CONF
dence Three ministers to the United States Ger
tainly two, have had taleir walking papers J
and tonight if an American minister
of England should write to an English voter ad-
vising him to support either side one favorable to
the United States, he would be politely told to sail
home on the next steamer And what does the
hemeans no harm. Well suppose he sends pri-
vate circular suppose he issues thousands Of Them
discovery, suppose Secretary Bayard would say
mot particle of harm SO long YOU mark them
private and as long IS you mark them private they
I; Ella GI0ansl n i was s. written boIa
naturalized English voters to his support, and
Ceyelands premier at head of his cabinet, said it
is all right We are to have the British minister at
Washington give his opinion as to what we should
do in this country in political and our domestic
affairs. One remark he makes wish to comment
upon particularly, for call 1t an insult to the re-
publican party, and am good deal more sensitive
to that than am to an insult to The democratic par
ty If Cleveland and Bayard content that the
British insult the democratic parry, ! shall not
weep over It, but | protest, In the name
Of that party, AGAINST LORD saekyie
OF the outrageous and dastardiy fishery treaty was
a mere political ruse Tor the campaign. He has no
right to say There has never been senate here
tofore in this republic democratic or wing, or re-
publican or federal that would for one moment en-
tertain that fishery treaty Not ONLY ord sackyille
West has no right 20 say TO Americans that the
senatorial representatives OF the people who haYe
borne the flag. Of the republic, have saved
He has right to say that the senatorial represen-
tatives are merely committing political ruse. He
Will find political ruse of that kind viii last as
long as the American flag is to be preserved, and
the right of the hardy fishermen of America are TO
be protected [Cheers,l
Mr.. Blaine then proceeded to make pro-
tectiye tariff argument in the course Of which
he said
If you viii take the manufacturers of New
York right in this city, we are in, thinking
that manufactures are going on in q distant
tains of Pennsylvania, they are going ON in a
larger degree in this city than anywhere.
[Cheers] They have brought more comfort
to more heathstones and fresides than any
other policy ever conferred in the American
people, and have supreme confidence that
ON the first Tuesday of November the Ameri-
canpeople will declare in an unmistakable voice
that they will not surrender at the bidding Of
the English or the bidding of the English
minister, nor the bidding OF President CleYe-
land. [Groans
When Mr.. Blaine had concluded tie follow
ing was read:
Patrick Ford, Chairman; gratefully accept the
congratulations Of the Insh-AncTicau protection
lists now assembled at this meeting / congratulate
tenn on the magnificent Impulse their intelligent
zeal has given to the cause Of protection in this
cam paign BENJAMIN HAERIeoS.
Colonel Lewis Barker Of Maine, Judge Bren-
nan of Iowa, Mr. O'Callaghan Of Pennsylvania,
r. G.. Conney and General James r. OBeirn
spoke. There were two large, overlooking
meetings.
Minister Vests Letter tho Subject of His
Speech This Time.
NEWARK, n. j., October 27-In the conrse
Of political speech here tonight Mr.. Blaine
said:
Now, this discussion of the tariff has been inter.
ruptcd by little incident Which IL vcfy serious