The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-22

LINCOLN, Neb., June 21.-The following
letter by Governor Thayer was made pub
lie to-day:
"LINcoLN. Neb.. June IL.
lean mas Association, % No. 81 School street Boston,
Mass:
..Dear Sir-I have received printed cir
cular. signed by you, addressed to- me as
Governor, headed A Protest. and addressed
to the members of the ish-American
Association and fellow citizens. From this
protest quote the following languages:
"Our organization holds as one of its cardinal
PRINCIPLES the promotion of pure and manly
political action. The appointment by the Presi-
dent and confirmation by the Senate OF the
United States of one Patrick Egan. of Nebraska,
to the position OF minister 10 Chill, is public
act that calls for reprobation and protests, in
sulting to The sense OF decency of all true 0itf-
zens, and DEGRADATION OF administrative states
manship Tor the following reasons
"First-This Patrick Egan is one OF those
whose conduct is now under investigation by a
special commission of British judges as to par
tcipation in what every civilized state brands
as crime against life and property, and II
guilty, should receive condign punishment.
"Second-The position OF minister to one or
the most advanced states of South America
should be filed by the best representative ability
the Nation can afford, and not made payment
for party services to a mere political Arab. Es-
pecially is this patent when we remember the
Illuminating circuiE stances or the rebuke tins Ma
tiOn received through a commission appointed to
the same country under the administration or
President Arthur.
national dignity and ability of the sixty millions
OF people comprising this great Republic, for it
virtually proclaims to the world that of all its
sons 10 the manor born, and otherwise there was
not TO be found one among them all SO well quail
ified to represent this greatest American Nation
In the progressive state OF Chilli as this fugitive
from the power of British Justice
"Why a document containing such senti-
ments should have been addressed to me is
beyond comprehension, for certainly have
never given any intimatiOn of entertaining
u, ,xvlA nrad nurl not hnx-o half xr.I
before the receipt of this protest that
there were intelligent persons making
claims to respectability who would pro-
claim such atrOciOus sentiments They are
insulting to every citizen of the Republic;
they are abhorrent to every sense of JUS
tice and fair play; they are degrading to
humanity, and are a dishOnOr to the cOun-
try, and denOunce them and their authors
should be held up to public reprobation.
Who constituted you and your associates
Judges of the motives and actions of men?
BY what authority do you arraign the
for the appointment and confirmation of
Patrick Egan as minister to Chilli?
Thank God. they are not responsible for
such intolerably insOlent bigOts as you and
your associates have proven yourselves to
be by the language used in this circular.
II have known Patrick Egan ever since
he located in Lincoln years ago. He has
always proven himself to be an upright
and honorable mana good citizen in every
respect. You can no more tarniSh his rep
utatiOn with your vile slanders than the
foul bird of night can assail the eagle. To
vent your rage and venom at Mr.. Egan's
appointment. you have seized the weapons
of a defeated. despised and unprincipled
slanderer; yea, of vile London tish-wife,
and you call him by Opprobrious names,
which fact always furnishes evidence that
the party using them is completely worsted
Egan is political Arab. / say he is an
honorable and honored American citizen,
and | take pleasure in reminding
you that he IS envoy extraordinary
the great Republic of the United States to
the foremost republic of South America.
You say he is a fugitive from the power of
British Justice. you mistake; you
should have written British iniustice.'
You say the conduct of Patrick Egan is
now under investigation by a special COM
mission of British judges. as to participa-
tiOn in what every civilized state brands
crime against life Sn Snd HAVE
how overwhelmingly Patrick Egan shat
tered one of the most dastardly and damn
ing cOnspiracies to blacken his own and
the good name of PaTnell-the greatest
villainy ever cOncOcted-which exposure
sent one of the conspirators TO death. and
left the Others to the condemnation of the
civilized worldi
THE sentiments and tone of your protest
ences. and of the dark ages than of the
enlightenment and liberal tendencies
toward free government of the nineteenth
century. doubt not if you had lived in
those times the rack, the torture and the in
QUESTION would have been your instrument
talities for speeding liberal principles and
securing home rule. You designate your
selves as members of the British American
Association. We are all American people
here; we are no 'alf-and-'alf people. We
respect Britons when they respect them
selves and observe the tery holnely adage
OF minding ones own business.
please bear IN mind that you are living
In the nineteenth century, under the in
tiuence of enlightened American civiliza-
tion. In a country where freedom has been
proclaimed throughout the land, and TO all
the inhabitants thereof. where the enjoy
ment, without dictation from any source, of
political and religious freedom is guaran-
teed 70 all; where man is believed to be in
nocent until he is proven guilty; where
justice can be relied upon, generally, to be
impartial. although Chicago's coroner and
coroner's jury spent weeks in trying to
fasten the murder of DR.. Cronin upon Alex
ander Sullivan, rather than in trying to as
certain who is guilty of the awful crime of
his taking OFT; where a man is not bounded
and prosecuted because he seeks 10 obtain
free speech aud home rule for his native
land.
Il respectfully advise you TO find some
other calling than the circulation of the
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