New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-31
GOING GINNING FOR EG.iN.

The American Minister to Chill, who has ben
attacked by Mr.. MacVcagh, recently returned
to the United States with treaty Tor arbItrit-
ing all questions in dispute between the two
countries. That convention which was II sotiated
BY him and the indemnity for the Valparaiso
outrage. which was paid to him in Santiago
were uncrring indications that his diplo-
matte career was crowned with s;lccess nc
upheld the honor of the Nation in clicum-
stances OF exceptional difficulty and personal
danger. and commanded the admiration and re-
spcct of the Gillian people BY his maGnanimity
in protecting the lives of political refugees on
both sides and by his firmncss in obtaining rec
ognitioM of American rights. This is tho man
whom Mr.. MacNeagh has gone out OF his way
to attack while procIaiming Mr.. Clcvclands po-
litical gospel of English FREQ Trade.
Why did he do it? 1t is easy u understand
why Mr. Cleveland cannot be elected with
out the Irish vote in the great cities of the co'n
try and President Harrison In hOnOring Minis
tor Egan with his confidence and steadily sup
porting him when he was exposed t. campaign
of defamation from the Democratic press has
obtained strong hold upon that vote. Mr..
ClcvcIand's business associate considered il nee
cssary to prevent. if possible, stampede OF
Irish voters to tho Republican side. With
strange faulty he supposed he could do this by
discrcditing Minister Egan As dishonest Irish
man, whose appointment was an ailroni t. all
self respecting lrishmen. MIR. Clcvcland's per
sonal organs like "Thc Evening Post had not
had much success in their dcfamatOry attacks
upSn him. even (as shown below when they went
to the extreme length of advocating peace with
dishOnOr rather than a war which might make
statesman OF Pat Egan
II Will BE- well. however for the Democrats. who
control one branch OF Congress ard without Whose
there can BE- 10 war. to reflect seriously
upon the consequence, Of falling into th,lian trip
They cannot be mnniindiul that foreign war %. ans
dimension, beyond Clusters camruign against Sitting
Full would swamp all Other i>,ii"'. II would put
out the tariff question: the currency question. and
tho Treasury d, felt question for the time being ~
completely though they did 10" exist. II would In
Hike MANNER cover up all Investigations that may be
mEdc-tahcn probably II would cAiInEiiNh even 'h'
desire 10 investigate II would make a statesman
OF Pat Egan-CThe Evening Post. January II. I-o:
The failure OF these Cleveland journals ought
to have warned Mr.. MacVcagh that he was on
dangerous ground. but with the fanatica zc!
Of Il new convert he opened fire upon an Irish
man who had done honor to hi, race as we'll as
to his adopted country and GovcrIuncnt. The
DISASTROUS consequences have been summed up
by Senator Hill with his usual political saglcty ::
"Our Irish friends are already in arms, and the
more he (Mr. MacVcagh) explains, the more he
condemns himself lie should be rcpudiatcd by
the party for it, own sclf-rcspWt. II does not
need him and should not recognize him by list
cning to his harangucs. 1t is not Democracy"