The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-30

party be intended TO join replied. "The party
that is foroinst the government" was not an
anarchist nor an iconoclast. The conditions to
which the race are born IL one Of tyranny.
The land which their ancestors have cultivated
for centuries, and to which they would seem to
have a natural right OF ownership is not theirs.
The absent landlord holds I'll
tie to it. bestowed upon him
through the favoritism Of the oonqueror.
Henry ii of England despoiled the native
owners of Irish soil of their rights, and the
wrongs were held inviolate through the tenn
porary rule of Cromwell, who pro-
fessed opposition TO tyranny and advocated
popular rights. and through the reigns OF Eliza.
beth and Of William III. There were changes
during all these years, but none of them brought
relief to the people. The soil they loved and
upon which they earned their daily bread,
though il had nourished their ancestors for
centuries was only theirs through the So fferance
of landlords who exscted rack-rents upon
the penalty Of eviction.
NO wonder that a proudspir-
tied and en- intellectual race
chafed under such tyranny. There came
the martyrdom of Emmett, the treachery OF
CastlerAugh. the agitation of O'Connell.
Irish devotion and the courage of its
sons have furnished the most striking
pages of history and the failure of their efforts
10 establish the guarantees that Washington
procured for America has been such that it
commands the sympathy and tears OF the
world.
at is natural that Irishmen should be aotu
aled by the broad principles that democracy
teaches. Other parties have risen and
hourished and fallen. The fed
eralists advocated the GENERALIZATION
Of power at the national capital. but the theory
was inconsistent with the genius OF our institu-
tons. The wing party was an aristoc -acy whose
purpose was to establish class distinction by
legislation that gave all the advantages TO the
strong and that oppressed the weak. Then
came ephemeral, unsightly mas
querade, known as kDownothingism, draped
n black oowl with the skulls and
cross bones as its symbolic and hostility to for
eign born citizens as its purpose. Ii was not
in the order of events that such a
party could long survive. Lastly came
the republican party with noble
aim which it accomplished we'll. Americans of
all political beliefs rejoice today that there is
no part Of our common country where the
soil 10 polluted By the footprint
OF q slave. But oil Of these opponents Of
democracy have fallen.
"RePublicanism. Mr.. Shanklln continued,
sit is true still raises its head no
longer with noble aspiration. but
with the single desire of holding
the spoils of Office. The democracy. time
tried and true to the humanities. has outlived
them all. and is today the hope OF all men who
believe in the sovereignty of the people,"
Here Mr. Shankln took a bold stand and
expressed himself on the sentiment OF
the democrats of Indiana relative TO
the presidency. In fact ne created
sensation. but had his audience with
him. "We are now on the eve OF a
great political campaign" said he. al
believe In this crisis all personal
consideration should be laid aside. Az In.
dsnians we would rejoice at the elevation
of our gifted leader, Governor Gray. He has
proven himself a true knight in many
q fercely contested political battle. II we
could speak the word that would
make him president il would be
spoken. But IL il 40 plain that
the overwhelming sentiment of Indiana as we'll
az of the party at large is for Cleveland's nom
ination that he who runs may read. lTremen-
dous applause.
I'VE cannot mold the democratic sentiment
OF the country with our thirty votes from In
diana. The state has been disoredited in
the eyes of the party by Its repeated demands
for first place on the ticket with the palpable
alternative that IL would take second place.
ave have gone 10 conventiono with hrst-