Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-01
MIR KELLOGG AND THE IRISH

1t is to be hoped that bigotry, intoler-
ance and misrepresentation are also
playel out in Waterbury, together with
Mr. Kellogg, the actor, who sheer ngly
s mid at the republican meeting, if corr
rectly reported, that there were row
five Irishmen on the board of agents of
the Bronson library. We would ask,
were not these men duly and honestly
elected? Can Mr. Kellogg prove the con-
trary? Is there any one of them who Is
not an American citizen? Were they
they not placed in their position III ac-
cOrdance with the laws and regulations
governing the management OF the BrOn-
son library fund, 10y the qualified vo'es
of their fellow citizens? Is 1t crime
i'm Waterbury to have been native Of
Ireland, or to he born here of parents of
the Irish race? Ii it American or is 1t
gcntlemany, or is it the part of good
citizen of this republic to make race dis
tinctions to try to stir up ill-feeling for
elcctioncering or any other purposes
Are not these he calls Irishmen either
naturalized OF native born American
citizens: If naturaliZed, have they not
renowned by Il solemn oath all allegl-
ance to every other government, and
vowed loyalty and fidelity to the govern
ment of this country:
There is no immigrant coming to our
shores that has less difficulty i'll re-
nouncing allegiance to the government
under which he formerly lived than tie
Irishman. 1t WAS never the government
of his making or OF his choice. lie long
and earnestly struggled for those rights
and privileges that are found here under
our constitution. Hence it is that he
embraces with his whole heart and soul
the charter of civil and religious liberty
that was framed 10y tn" great fathers of
this republic. Under that charter and
what has locn since added every
American citizen, whether by naturdiI-
cation or nativity, stands equally en-
titled with all others to all the rights,
privileges and immunities thereby
gdaranteed and any man who lares to
intimate that origin, race or religious
belief is to be disqualification, strikes
blow at the fundamental principles of
our constitution. and should be regarded
as dangerous demagOgue.
We are all here as one great family
One interests are in common. We must
all look to the public veal. Each
citizen has the right to determine
by his vote what in his conscience and
in accordance with the condition under
which he lives, he considers to be for the
nuhIic good IF that be wrong then
Mr. KELLOGG should attack the cons,itu
ton of the country that gives these
rights. But while that constitution
lasts-and long may it remain-hc has
no right to trV to arouse ilI-feeling ard
dissention among his feIIow-citizens.
We hope and trust that every true
American citizen will frown dow n such
narrow-minded prejudice and stamp out
from amongst us ANYTHING that might
tend to disunion. OF necessity and in
accordance with our national, state and
municipal forms of government we have
to meet at the polls and cast our votes
for our resppctiye candidates for office.
Since this is thoroughly and truly
American let II, both before and after
election meet as friends and felIow-citi-
zpns of orr common country. free from
rancor and ilI-wiu.
And now AS TO the sixth Iri,hman,
Mavor Baldwin. and the extent of his
greot offenscs-aud here we will saw
that we are not moved to what we
write bv any partisan motive. Mayo1
Baldwin stands to ms only os any Other
nnIIic cit;gun ,,,bosn 3cts n1,v I've
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