The Delta independent., 1889-07-02

OFFENDING EeAN.
The Governor Of Nebraska Makes an
Eloquent Appeal for Justice.

The Governor Of Nebraska Makes an
Eloquent Appeal for Justice.
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 Chilli, wrote letter
reproving that organization sharply for at
tempting to blacken the name of MIR.
Egan. The Governor defends the Minis
ter warmly and is very bitter in his denun-
citation of the course of that association.
The letter is addressed to John Low, sec
retary Of the British-American Associa-
tion Of Boston. Governor Thayer acknowl-
edges the request of their communication
and quotes portions Of their protest in
which MIR. Egan and the administration
are scored vigorously. Among other things
the protest says that .'the appointment is
insulting to the national dignity and abil-
ity Of sixty millions of people comprising
this great Republic, for it virtually pro-
claims 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 progressive state Of civilization as this
fugitive from the power of British JUS
tice."
Governor Thayer in reply says:
Why q document containing such senti-
ment should have been addressed to me is
beyond my comprehension, for l certainly
have never given any intimation of enter
tanning such views, and could have not
believed before its receipt that there were
intelligent persons making claim to re-
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atrocious sentiments. They are insulting
to every citizen Of the Republic. They are
abhorrent to every sense OF justice and
fair play. They are degrading to human
ity and are q dishonor to the country l
denounce them and their author with un-
measured indignation and they should be
held up TO public reprobation. Who con
stituted you and your associates judges OF
the motives and actions Of meni Thank
God they are not responsible to such intol-
| erably insolent bigots as you and your asso-
ciates have proven yourselves to be.
have known Patrick Egan ever since
he located in the city of Lincoln, years ago
He has always proven himself an upright,
honorable man, a good citizen in every re-
spect. You can no more tarnish his repu-
| tation with your vile ISLANDERS than the foul
bird of night can assail the eagle To vent
your rage and your venom at Mr.. Egan's 5
appointment you have seized the weapons
| OF a defeated, despised and unprincipled
slanderer; yea, Of a vile London fsh-wife,
| and you call him by opprobrious names,
which act always furnishes evidence that
the party using them is completely worsted
in the support Of q bad cause.
You say Mr.. Egan is q political Arab, |
say he Is an honorable man and honored
American citizen and take pleasure in re-
minding you he is Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the great
republic of the United States, to the fore
most republic of South America You say
he is fugitive from the power of British
| justice. You mistake. You should have
written ''British injustice" You say the
| conduct of Patrick Egan Is now under in
| vestigation by special commission OF
British judges as to his participation in
| what every civilized state brands as a
crime against life and property. Have you
| SO soon forgotten how completely and over.
whelmingly Patrick Egan shattered one OF
the most dastardly and damaging conspir.
acies TO blacken his own name and the good
name of Parnel that villainy ever con-
| cocted, which exposure sent one of the CON
| spirators to his death and left the Others
to the condemnation of the civilized world
The sentiments and tone OF your pro
| test smack more Of the London Times
influence and Of the dark ages than the en-,
| lightenment and liberal tendencies toward
| free government of the 18th century.
| doubt not il you had lived in those times,
the rack, the torture, the inquisitiou would
have been your instrumentalities for speed.
ing liberal principles and securing home
rule.
You designate yourselves as members OF
the eBritish-AmericanA Association We are
all American people here-we arc no calf
and alf' people. We respect Britons SC
long as they respect themselves and ob
serve the adage Of '.minding ones OWE
business"
Please bear in mind you are living in the
nineteenth century, under the influence OF
an enlightened American civilization, in
the country where freedom has been pro
claimed throughout the land and to all the
inhabitants thereof, whose enjoymen,
without dictation from any source Of polit-
ical and religious freedom is guaranteed tc
| all. Where q man is believed to be limo
| cent until proven guilty, where justice can
| be relied upon generally to be impartial
| although Chicago's coroner and jury spen,
I, weeks in trying to fasten the murder OF
DR.. Cronin upon Mr.. Sullivan, rather than
| in trying TO ascertain who is guilty of the
awful crime Of his taking OF. where q man
is not bounded and prosecuted because he
| seeks to obtain free speech and home rule
| for his native land. l respectfully advise
| You to find some other calling than the cir
culation Of the protest to which l have ad-
verted. (SignedD JOHN NJ. TuAYKR-