The Irish standard., 1892-11-05

electing Grover Cleveland as the next
president Of the United States and by
sending Democratic representatives to)
congress. d
WHAT DEMOCRACY MEANS.
In q previous issue The IRISH STAN
DARD informed it's readers from historic
sources why it is that since the estab-
lishment Of the republic, in sunshine
and storm, in victory and defeat, men of
the Irish race have been faithful adhe-
rents Of the Democratic party. The
eight Irish Americans who signed the
immortal charter OF independence, which
emanated from the brain Of Jefferson,
were active Democrats to the day of
their death. Thomas Adds Emmett,
brother of the Irish martyr, and his fell
low patriots of '98, entered the Demo
cratic fold on their arrival as refugees
from British oppression. The Irish reb-
els Of AS followed the example Of their
noble predecessors and cast their lot
with the party of the people. Thomas
Francis Meagher, John Mitchell, Rich-
ard O'Gorman, DevGn Reilly, DARCY
MCGEE, John Mahoney and other exiles
of Erin who found refuge under the
stars and stripes were Democrats to q
man. The patriots of later days who
fled from British injustice, such as John
Boyle O'Rei)ly and Thomas Francis
:Bourke, followed suit and remained
staunch Democrats to their dying day.
In, recent years {; few prominent Irish
men joined the Republican party, and
through James G. Blaine received CON
sular and other appointments. -Four or
five Of them were made ministers to in
ferior nations at handsome salaries as an
incentive for other Irishmen to follow
them into the Republican camp These.
latter day patriots are Republicans for
revenue only, and exert but little in
huence on the mass of their fellow
countrymen, who prefer principle to pelf.
They are men who attribute all the ills
Of Ireland to British free trade a charge
never made by the men Of 48 and 81.
The Irish Republicans are confined to- a
coterie of ofice-hol Gers and offce-seek-
ing professional patriots who indulge in
the pastime of twisting the British lions
tail. Take such man as the late
lamented John Boyle O'fseilly, the pride
Of all Americans and the idol Of Ills own
people, man whose patriotism as an
Irishman and an American was never
impugned. Did be shrek out against
British free trade like Egan, Ford and
Finerty? While editor OF the Boston
Pilot Mr.. O'Reilly did nothing of the
kind. His worthy successor, James JEFF
frey Roche, in last weeks Pilot, says that
John Boyle O'Reilly was Democrat
always a Democrat in spirit before he
ever set foot on American soil; Demo
crat in politics from the day he became
a citizen until the day Of his death.
Less than three months before he died
he wrote anaedl torial IL the Pilot which
not only defined his political faith but is
such clear and comp rehensive defini-
ton Of Democratic doctrines in general
that MIR. Roche reproduced it last week
from the Pilot of May 81, 1890. The
article appeared under the caption Of
ss'What Democracy Means and coming as
it does like voice from the grave we1
give it in full as follows: s5s8.
& Democracy means to us the least gov
eminent for the people, instead Of more
or most. ls u. u. III y
aIt means that every atom Of paternal
power not needed for the safety Of the
Union and the intercourse Of the popu
.lation should be taken from the Federal
government and kept and guarded by
the states and the people.
1T means the spreading and presery-
ing Of doubt, distrust and dislike Of ali
sumptuary and impairment laws ss35
1T means that law shall only be drawn
Ut disorder, and that all affairs that cam
be managed without disorder should Be
managed without Law.
It means that al lave not chilled tori
~ public disorder are an offence, q nlli.||
sanoe and q danger.
Is means watuhf lness against Fed
oral eislation ffor such state questions
q sducation, temperance irrigation and
al other question: that may arise and
are sur % arise ia the future
sll@ ans the hing of all,solnteI
trust. {he people i off Tue Z, md