Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-08-13
TWO iRISHMEN-TWO LET
TERS-TWO TYPES.

pan VI DUNN IIOltl IucII 1llObu6ES
in Ireland, and both wrote let
tiers home, acknowledging the
gift. One of these letters the
Democratic papers are parading
at the head of their columns to the
disgrace and discredit of them
selves and the Irish.
We are glad there are very few
such among our friends and fell
low citizens in Martinsburg. The
slave to party and political boss,
stuffed with bourbon ideas and
spending all his money for bour-
bon whiskey, the Irishman who
can t read or write, but who gets
a Democratic ward hummer to
fix up his ticket for him, the
Irishman for whom the Demo-
Gratis have no use except for his
vote and of whom they are
ashamed, writes as follows.
about what he hears of Demo-
cratic blowers on the street cor
ners and in the saloons y
Dere Moter-Dont sent me any
NOR soks, has to pay de robber
tariff of de Republicans an has
no monte everysing is so high,
de people is oppressed here by de
rascalee Brodecshun dat makes
us pore mon slaves | wishes i
never had leaved kirkland but |
cant get back if we had Dino
crat free drade we'd been all
rite wis blenty Of sheap close and
sheap whiskee Dere moter, don't
sent no more dis is a poor coun-
tree all is munopolee dere is no
work and wese starvin. Yur
pore bOi, Grovar Clevelund
O'hanighan, Democratic vest
pocket voter.
THE TRUE FRESHMAN AMER
ICAN IRISHMAN-THE INTELLI-
GENT FRESHMAN.
The true Irish American citi-
zen,--intelligent, progressive,
sober, Industrious, practical
christian, and American protec-
zionist, who reads, thinks and
UOtes for himself, writes thus:
Ny DEAR MOTHER. I have re-
ceived the dozen pair of socks
you so kindly sent me and |
treasure them dearly because
they came through your loving
hands, and | know that your low
ing care for me prompted you TO
take the sacrifice of your scanty
earnings for your beloved son.
But mother, | send you in return
a present of $50 which [ hope
you will apply to your wants.
While | greatly appreciate your
present, that has cost you so
much there, it recalls to my mind
the blackened walls and decay
ing ruins of our once prosperous
Irish industries, now ruined by
English greed and free trade
curse. Old Ireland, too, is de-
populated and thank God, her
sons are helping build up a great
country and prosperous indus
tries in America, where the
blessings of Protection pre-
serve us from English tyranny
and Irish poverty. Mother, |
wish you could come over and
live with your son. His home
should be your home. Here you
would see great factories and in
dustries, -here you could buy
the finest socks made by our sons
and daughters who work in the
factories and get from S. to SIS
a week, then you would not need
to buy the cheap stuff of English
make where women and children
can hardly earn only three
grains of corn, mother" to keep
the little life that is in them.
we nave nne churches and
schools here, dear mother. large
cities good, kind and intelligent
christian people This is Gods
country, mother; do come and
live happy to the end of your
life with your ever loving son.
PATRICK O'HARA.
Foreman in the largest hose
factory in America.
That letter was a source of
pride to the old Irish mother, a
credit to the man and to Ameri-
ca. Such letters the Democratic
papers never publish. Democra-
cy does not thrive in such an at
mosphere, but it does thrive by
the votes and prejudice of the