Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-22
GOVERNOR THAYER.
He Snubs the Blasted Brl-
fishers From Boston.
BUT GETS UNNECESSARILY HOT
And Steps Out of His Way TO IN
strlct the Jury in the CrOnln
Case, in Chicago.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
LINCOLN, Neb., June Ex-Governor
Thayer, upon receiving a request iron
the British American Association, o.
Boston. that he assist in securing the
recall of Minister Egan from Chilli, wrote
letter rebuking that organization
sharply for attempting to blacken the
name of Mr.. Egan. The Governor de-
fends the Minister warmly and is very
bitter in his denunciation of the course
of the association.
The letter is addressed to John Low,
Sacretary of the British American Asso-
c;otion Boston. Governor Thayer &C.
knowledges the receipt of their commu-
nication and quotes portions of their pro-
fest in which Mr.. Egan and the
administration are scored vigorously.
Among other things, the protest says
that "the appointment is insulting to the
national dignity and ability of the sixty
millions of people comprising this great
Republic, for it virtually proclaima to the
world that of all of its sons, tothe manner
born,' and otherwise, there was not to
be found one 80 we'll qualified to repre-
sent this greatest American nation in the
progressive State of Chill as this fugitive
from the power of British Justice"
Governor Thayer, in reply, says
"Why document containing such senti-
ments should have been addressed to
me is beyond my apprehension, for
certainly have never given any intima-
ton of entertaining such views,
and l could not have believed
before it's receipt, that there were intelli-
gent persons, making claim to respect
ability, who would proclaim such afro
cious sentiments. They are insulting to
every citizen of this Republic. They are
abhorrent to every sense of justice and
fair play. They are degrading to hui
manity and are dishonor to this coun-
try; and l denounce them and their
authors with unmeasured indignation,
and they should be held up to public
reprobation.
Who constituted you and your associ-
ates judges of the motives and actions of
men? Thank God, they are not respon-
sible to such intolerably in
dolent bigots as you and your
associates have proved yourselves to be.
1 have known Patrick Egan ever since
he located in the city of Lincoln, years
ago. He has always behaved himself as
an upright, honorable man, and good
citizen in every respect. You can no
more tarnish his reputation 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 appointment, you have seized
the weapors of defeated, despised and
unprincipled leader; yea, of vile Lon
don fsh-wife; and you call him by
opprobrious names, which fact always
furnishes evidence that the party
using them is completely worsted
in the support of bad cause.
You say Mr.. Egan is a political Arab. |
say he is an honorable and honored
American citizen, and take pleasure in
reminding you that he is Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary OF
the great Republic of the United States
to the foremost Republic of South
America.
Have you 30 soon forgotten how COM
pletely and over rwhelmingly Pat
rick Egan shattered one OF the
most dastardly and damning con-
spiracies to blacken his own name
and the good name OF Parnell that
villainy ever concocted? Which ex-
posure sent one of the conspirators to
death, and left the others to the condem'
nation of the civilized world.
"You say he is fugitive from the
power of British justice. You make
mistake. You should have written
British injustice You say that the
conduct of Patrick Egan is now under in
vestgation by special commission OF
British Judges as to his participation IN
the efforts to attain Ireland's fire. adom,
but the worlds sentiments are otherwise
trended and the tone OF your protes smack J
more of the London Times influences and
of the dark ages, than of the enlighten-
ment and the liberal tendencies toward
a free government of the nineteenth
century. l doubt not if you had lived in
these times, the rack, the torture and in
ouis;tion would have been your instru-
mentalities for speeding liberal princi-
ples and securing Home Rule.
You designate yourselves as members
of the British American Association.
We are all American people. We are
no ",Alf and 'Alf" people. We respect
Britons when they respect themselves
and observe the adage of ''minding ones
own business" -.
"Please bear in mind that you are liv-
ing in the nineteenth century, under the
influence of enlightened American civi-
lization, in the country where freedom
has been proclaimed throughout the
land and to all the inhabitants thereof
whose enjoyment, without dictation
from any source, of political ami re-
ligious freedom, is guaranteed to all
where man is believed to be innocen
till he is proved guilty; where justice
can be relied upon generally
to be impartial, although Chi
weeks in trying to faslen the murder o
DR.. Cronin upon Alexander Sullivan
rather than in trying to ascertain who j
puilty of the awful crime of his taking OIL
Where a man is not bounded and perse
cnted. because he seeks to obtain ire
speech and home rule for his nativ
land, 1 respectfully advise you to fin
some other calling than the circulatio
Of the protest to which l have advertee
(Signed) JOHN M. lHAfhH'
That Gallant sixth.
SEATTLE, June 21.-The City Counc'
ct naacnd YeS0luIlO