St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-06
CANNOT EFFACE IT.
Reese's Insult to the Irish Race
Will Not Be Wiped
Out.
COrroboratiye Evidence That
Darius Used the Lam
guage.

The Pioneer Press has stepped down
from its lofty perch to deny that ID. f.
Reese insulted the 1rish-American race
in his outdoor speech at the time of the
Knute Nelson blowout several weeks
ago. The papers offers as proof, the
purported denialS OF Reese and Chapel,
and the purported statement of L. -.
Sheehan that 10 such remark was made.
The GLOBE is in receipt of the follow
ing letter from a very prominent Irish
American citizen who was standing III
the crowd and heard Mr.. Resse's re-
mark:
L have Just read the Pioneer Press denial
that d. +. Reese made any such remark as
that charged against him in the GLOBE. L
was i'll the audience and heard Mr.. Reese
make Just about such remark. My recol-
lection Of his Language is This: When the
Irish come 10 this country. with Starvation
in their faces and covered with rags. AFTER
they get a clean shirt or two and square
meal they vote the Democratic ticket
There was an Irishman carrying torch
in the Republican parade who also hearo the
remark AS soon as the words fell from the
lips of Reese he threw down his torch, and
shouted at the top of his voice: You're u
ID liar Then policeman hustled Dim
out of the crowd.
1T D. Sheehan arose Immediately after
ward, and during the course of his remarks
he gave vent to some thugs quite as Insulting
as the remarks of Reese. The statements OF
both speakers were heard by several reputaT
BILE business men who stood near re- and
they have expressed their Willingness 10
make affidavit that SUCH things were sald by
both"
The gentleman referred to is promi-
nent tailor of German extraction. The
tailor says he is willing to make affida-
Wit any time he is called upon.
Michael COyne, a reputable citizen
who was born in Vermont, of respeeta-
BILE Irish parents. and who holds a
prominent position in the engineering
department OF st. Paul, has this to say
of the matter:
II was in the audience when D. F.
Reese made the remark spoken OF. My
recollection of nis language is this:
Just as soon as an Irishman lands in
this country, has three square meals
and gets a policeman's club in his
hands, he becomes good citizen of the
United States called to him at the
top of my voice three times before |
was able to attract his attention, and
then | said: Don't you think that is
dirty insult?' Some of the torch bearers
said to Reese: Don't answer him. I'M
medlately afterwards Reese introduced
L. ID. Sheehan, saying: Now, here
is an lrishman who will talk to YOU |
called the attention of number of
prominent men standing near me to the
remark, and they said: Yes, we heard
it. It's an insult, and nothing else.'
Some one standing not far away, who
held a torch. said: That's right; Reese
never opens his mouth without putting
his foot in it, Another man said in
pretty loud tones: It's dirty, rotten
insult"
II. d. Sheehan, as is we'll known by
many, is man who has been pampered
by the Republicans. His father was at
one time prominent United States Off
cial under Republican administration,
and Sheehan has held Office under Re-
publicans, and receives big pay for his
services as stump speaker.
That Chapel indorsed Reese's remarkJ
is unquestioned. The gentleman who
gave the GLOBE its first Information of
the matter is reputable citizen. He
says that when he informed Chapel OF
what Reese had SAID, and denounced it
as an insult to the Irish people, Capel
responded with the remark: "Why,
Reese made the best speech Of the CAM
paign." He would not modify his re-
mark by so much as admitting that
Reese was indiScreet in making such
statement, nor did he pretend to deny
that he made it,