The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

A Strong Arraisnment of the Fre.-Tra,

Democracy by Irish-American Paper.
Chicago Citizen, Hoa. John +. Finerty, Editor.
If the eyes of the Irish-American voters can
DO opened by any power on earth TO the over
whelming interest England has in the election
Of Cleveland. the opinions OF her press should
open their eyes very wide indeed The English
press is just as much opposed to the election of
Harrison in 1888 As It was to the election of
Blaine in 1884, and for precisely the same rea-
sons England knows perfectly we'll that Har-
rison, like Blaine. represents the American
idea, and that Cleveland represents ideas which
NAV be truely and confidently said to DO English
almost in toto. Every Irish-Ameriesn voter
no matter what party he belongs to, knows we'll
that England, her press. snd every influence
she had on this continent opposed the election
of Blaine in 1884; this fact alone should be
enough to cast doubt on either the patriotism
or common sense Of every irishman who voted
election of Harrison now for the same reasons
as those for which she was against the election
of Blaine four years ago. and no Irish American
can now have any excuse for voting for Cleve-
land. whatever excuses be might have had IN
1884
The New York Tribune gives . very interest
ing resume of the opinions of the leading papers
of England in reference to the coming electioua
The whole English press, without an exception,
is as much 10 favor Of Cleveland's reelection
now, it was in favor of his election four year,
ago. The London Times says: "Mr. Cleveland
has the advantage Of possession. and also cred
liable record Should General Harrison be elect
ed, Mr.. Blaine may still hope 70 secure Office.
and dominate his policy The London Daily
Telegraph ind the London Standard are IN &C.
stasies OF delight over Cleveland aud his party.
These papers compare Cleveland to General Lee
and Stonewall jackson in ''his stainless reputa-
tion.n So bent is England In breaking down
the tariff, so determined is she that her manu-
features shall come into America free. or nearly
free of duty, that even her Liberal organs-those
that favor Gladstone and home rule-cannot
stomach either General Harrison protection
for American industries. The London Daily
News says at can hardly be expected to sym.
pathize with q convention programme which
clngs to protection, and condemns the friendly
submission of the fisheries dispute to arbitration
pusillanimous." The Birmingham Post. the
Leeds Mercury. the Manchester Guardian. aud
the Manchester Examiner the four most influ-
entail and widely read of the English
provincial papers. all write in the same strain;
all condemn Harrison and the Republicans. all
praise Cleveland and the Democrats. The Man
chester Examiner says that ''the Republican
cause will not commend itself TO Englishmen;
We grieve to see q great party adopting the ex-
ploded doctrine Of protection" The New York
Tribune says of the Manchester Guardian: mo
provincial journal stands higher than the Man.
chester Guardian; none Is stouter in its advo-
cacy of free trade, and mono Is more ardent ia
paneeyric Mr.. Cleveland. There 10 in it's
article sentence which is curiously descriptive.
that which speaks Of Mr. Cleveland's decisive
vet CAUTIOUS 6ctiop Win regard TO tdrlu reform.
That expresses the real mind Of English free
traders. They well know that If once this
cautious Cleveland policy be ratified by the
country the defeat OF the American policy will
be decisive; protection will be doomed. and the
triumph Of the British in America will be as.
sured. The whole argument Of this elaborate
Manchester article is an argument for electing
Mr.. Cleveland in the interest of British manu-
facturers." The Glasgow Herald and the Scots
man. the two great anti-home rule organs Of
Il G~.- II
much for Cleveland as any of the English Tory
organs are. The Scotsman says: while the
alterations proposed By the Mills bill will greatly
benefit the trade of both countries British SYM
psthes cannot fail to be on the side of Clsve-
land
When We turn eyes to Ireland find
that with hardly an exception the national
Irish press is the side or the Republicans,
although Ireland would gain something from
tariff reduction 10 this country; but in spite OF
that fact the very instincts of the Irish journals
seem to show them how Irish-Americaps ought
TO vote. Next to Blaine says the Dublin
Freeman's Journal, Harrison is the man whom
the Republican party could most safely choose
as the champion of Republican ideas. His per-
sonal record is spotless, and his family
traditions appeal TO the sympathies of all
Americans" The Freemans Journal then goes
on to show how Harrison's grandfather helped
to lick the English in the war of 1872 and how
his grandson is "a chip of the same block
How an Irishman or an rish-American, but
above all an Irish Nationalist. could be aware of
the fact Of the entire English press and the en-
tire English Tory party being in favor of Cleve-
land. and as much against Harrison now as
they were against Blaine in 1884. and at the
same time vote for England's choice at the COM
ing elections would surpass in bald inconsistency
any act that ever took place in the political
history OF the human race. Irishmen. Irish
Americans and Irish Nationalists may of course
vote as they please; one will seek to coerce
them but if they desire to have hard things
said of them, if they desire in the future to be.
como
Fixed figures for the hand of scorn
To point its slow, unmoving finger at,
the best way for them TO gain such uuenviable
rotoriety is to vote for Cleveland and free trade
next November.