St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-24
THE IRISH VOTE.
1t Will Not Go Solidly to Either
PARTY

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The following
has been issued by the treasurer of the
Irish National League of America:
To the Irish-American Population, es-
pecially the Irish Nationalists:
Since the beginning of the presiden-
tai campaign we have noticed from
Tune to time addresses from committees
ana associations of Irishmen, or Irish
Americans, and opinions of certain in
dlylduals of the Irish race, which we
thlnk call for no uncertain protest
from the Irish people in this
country. Arrayed on the side of
either political party we find these COM
mittees and individuals, whose real aim
seems to be to make believe the Repub-
llcan and Democratic party, as the case
may be, that they have the power to
move the Irish vote in their direction
according to their ideas and affili-
atlons. We have the Irish-American
democratic union and the Anti-British
League and Unattached National Irish
League and branches and committees
without any special cognomen or title,
and then the individuals with those
names we need not waste space, all
scrambling for self, but all the same
time ayerring that they are the collins
ana shorts as far as each party is con-
cerned.
The Irish vote,, cries one at Repub-
llcan headquarters, sis safe. There was
never larger rally of Irishmen beneath
the Republican standard"
"lrishmen since the time of Wolf
Iohe, proclams the time server at
Democratic headquarters, shave been
with the Democrats, and never so much
as now"
Both announce their absolute power
to trot up the Irishmen to the polling
booths. 1t is time that this sort of thing
should come to an end. We hear very
little from either the Republicans or
Democrats about Ireland OF Irishmen
except during these political campaigns
when the candidates usually profess I'M
dying love for Ireland and her cause,
and have their friends make up their
old platitudeS intended first, last and all
the time for political effect.
why, then, should men posing as
lrlshmen set themselves up as public
auctiOneers of the vote of their country
men? Why should the love and fears
OF !rlshmen for their unhappy country
De brought into the game of politics i'll
order that few may have their own
ambition gratifed?
These men. these make. believe COM
mltteeS and associations, have no right
TO announce themselves OF to speak as
they do on behalf of the Irishmen OF
this country. What would be the shades
OF OCOnnell, or Parnell, and host OF
other Irish patriots who served Ire
land, not for self, say if they
could see only their pictures hang
ing around on the walls of rooms of the
Anti-British league at the Ashland
house, of the Irish-American union on
Broadway for political effect in an
American presidential election? The
irish voters in this country are too in
telllgent to be blinded and deceived by
such devices, and they will cast their
vote as Americans, not as the tools of
designing men for either political side,
who are no honor to Ireland.
These party traders, furthermore, are
merely hoodwinking the political par
ties. They have no more influence
over the Irish vote in this country than
have the Esquimalt recently brought
TOR exhibition in Chicago. Irisnmen,
irish natlonalists, men who have
love OF your native land at
heart, resent the insults to your
country and your race poured upon you
by the political tricksters on both sides,
who would make Americans believe
that you are devoid of both intelligence
and self-respect, commodity to be
bought and sold. Yours faithfully,
WILLIAM LYMAN.
Irish National League I'll America on
behalf Of the Irish Nationalist. 81 East
IWenty-SecOnd street,