The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-22
THAYER ASAJUNIUS.
Nebraska'S Governor Defends Pat
Egan Vigorously.
A MISER'S DYING MEAN REVENGE.
A Kentucky Man Burns up About Thirty Thous
and Dollars in BOnds-A Distressing
Advantageous in Missouri.

| LINCOLN, Neb., June Ex-Governor
Thayer. upon receiving request from the
British-American association of Boston
that he assist in securing the recall of
Minister Egan from Chill, wrote letter,
reproving that organization sharply for at
tempting to blacken the name of Mr.. Egan.
The governor defends the minister warmly
and is very bitter in his denunciation of the
course of the association.
The letter is addressed to John Lowe,
| secretary of the British American associa-
ton, Boston
| Governor Thayer acknowledges the re-
ceipt of their communication and quotes
portions of their protests in which Mr..
Egan and the administration are scored
vigorously Among other things, the pro-
test says: disappointment is insulting
to the national dignity and ability of the
$4,000, 600 of people comprising this great
republic, for it virtually proclaims to the
world that of all its sons to the manor
born, and otherwise, there was not to be
found one so well qualified to represent
this greatest American nation in the pro
| gressive state of Chill as this fugitive
from the power of British Justice"
" Governor Thayer in reply says why
a document containing such sentiments
should have been addressed to me is
beyond my comprehension, for 1 certainly
have not given any intimation of entertain
| ing such views, and [ could not have be-
lieved before its receipt that there We're in
telligent persons making claim to respecta-
bility who would proclaim such an afro
cious sentiment. They are insulting to
every citizen of the republic; they are alb
horrent to every sense of justice and fair
play; they are degrading to humanity and
are dishonOr to the country, and / de-
nounce them and their author with I'M
measured Indignation and they should be
held up to public reprobation.
"Who constituted you and your associ-
ate judges of the motives and actions of
men! Thank God they are not RESPONSE
bic to such intolerably insolent bigot5 as
you and your associates have proven your
selves to be. | have known Patrick Egan
ever since he located in Lincoln years ago.
He has always proved himself an up
right and honorable man and good
citizens in every respect. You can no
more tarnish his reputation with your vile
ISLANDERS than faul bird of the night can
assault the eagle. To vent your common
rage and your venom at Egan's appoint
ment you have seized the weapons of a
defeated, despised and unprincipled SIAN
derer; yea, of vile London fish wife;
and you call him by opprobrious
names, which act always furnishes evil
dence that the party using them is COM
p1GbClJ NOISbCu III GllC SODpOIt Vi q Ddu
cause.
''You say that Mr. Egan is a political
arab. say he is an honorable and honored
American citizen. and take pleasure in
reminding you that he is the envoy extra
ordinary and minister Ulenipotentiary of
the great republic. of the United States to
the foremost republic of South America
''Yop say that he is a fugitive from Brit
ish justice. You mistake; you should have
written British injustice
You say that the conduct of Patrick
Egan Is now under investigation by spec
ial commission of British judges.
"Have YOU so soon forgotten how com
pletely and overwhelmingly Patrick Egan
shattered one of the most dastardly and
damaging cOnspiracies to blacken his own
name and the good name of Parnell that
villainy ever cOncocted, which expose sent
one of the conspirators to his death and
left the others to the condemnation of the
civilized world9
1.-THE sentiments and tone of your protest
smack more of London Times influence and
of the dark ages than of the enlightenment
and liberal tendencies toward free govern
ment of the nineteenth century. l doubt
not if you had lived in those times, the
rack, the torture and the inquisition would
be the instrumentalities for speeding
liberal principles and securing home rule.
''You designate yourselves as members
of the BritiSh-American association. We
are no calf and 'alf " people. We respect
Britons as long as they respect themselves
and observe the adage of minding ones
own business.
'Please bear in mind that you are living
in the nineteenth century and under the in
fluence enlightenedAmerican civilization,
in the country where freedom has been pro-
claimed throughout the land and to all the
inhabitants thereof, whose enjoyment is
without dictation from any source; where
polical and religious freedom is guarante. d
to all, until proven guilty; where justice
can be relied upon general to be impartial.
although Chicago's coroner and jury spent
weeks in trying to fasten the murder of
DR. Cronin upon Alexander Sullivan,
rather than in trying to ascertain who is
guilty of the awful crime of his taking off
where man is not bounded and prosecuted
because he seeks to obtain free speech and
home rule for his native land.
:" respectfully advise you to find some
other calling than the circulation of the
protest to which 1 have adverted.
(Signed) JOHN M. THAYER."