The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-10-15

examining the votes given to the other
candidates on the Democratic ticket to
ascertain if Mr.. Herman was beaten for
being an Irish-American and Catholic.
We will come down to last year when
VIM. F. Sheehan, an Irish American and
Catholic, ran for lieutenant governor
of New York on tho Democratic ticket
and was elected by majority of $4,000
over his Republican competitor who was
said to be Know-nothing. Did the
Irish World support Sheehan, the Irish
American and Catholic, and oppose
Vrooman, the Republican Know-nothing?
Oh, no, Pat Ford had changed his politics
and was the obsequious employe of the
Republican party. In our issue of Oct.
81, 1891, we devoted leading article to
the inconsistency of Mr.. Ford in attack
ing Sheehan so viciously and said: "Mr.
Sheehan is an Irishman and Catholic,
and has his hands full fighting that anti
Catholic clique who look upon Catholics
holding high offices as something horr1-
BILE. The Irish World is we'll aware of
this and should give Mr.. Sheehan all the
support III it's power, especially now
that the malicious accusations circulated
against him have been thoroughly repu-
dated" "...
So much for Patrick Ford and his
claptrap about nothing democrats
slaughtering Irish-American Catholic
candidates at the polls. He did his ut
most in defeating Mr.. Sheehan, but did
not succeed. The Irish World in it's ar
ticle of last week refers to the defeat of
another sh-American Catholic or
lieutenant governor of Massachusetts
and blames the Know-nothing democrats
for it. Last year John w. Corcoran was
the democratic nominee for lieutenant
governor in the Old Bay State. He was
defeated, while William E. Russell was
elected governor on the same ticket.
The Irish World jumps to the conclu-
sion that Corcoran was defeated because
he was an ish-American and Catho-
lie. 1t fails to inform it's readers that
every candidate on the Democratic
ticket was defeated except Russell. If
Corcoran had received the lowest num-
Der of votes of any candidate on bis
ticket there would be good presurnptive
evidence that he would not get the party
vote in consequence Of his faith and ma
tionality. But what are the facts? We
have before us the Tribune Almanac for
1892, published in the "rat" Office of
Wnitelaw Reid, the running mate of
Ben Harrison, and within block of the
Irish World office. It gives the vote for
all state officers in Massach usetts last
year. While Corcoran was beaten by
William HI Halle, the Republican nomi-
nee, he received 1000 more votes than
Elbridge CuGhman, James S. Grinnell,
William D. T. Trefry and George M.
Stearns. the American Democratic candi-
dates for secretary of state, treasurer of
state, auditor of state and attorney gener-
al, respectively. How did all these Puri-
tans run 1000 votes behind Corcoran if
the Know nothing democrats slaughtered
him on account of his race and creed?
Will the Irish World please explain? No,
it cannot. Mr.. Russell, the Democrat, was
elected governor because of his great
popularity with Democrats and Republic
cans Of the Mugwump stripe, and
Halle, the Repu u i, was elected
for similar reason There were
three other tickets in the field besides
the Republican and Democratic tickets,
and they aggregated total vote of H.
coo. In examining the returns it will be
seen that the votes of the Peoples party,
the Labor party and Prohibitionists had
considerable to do with giving such a
great majority to Russell and Halle.
Next to Russell, however, Corcoran was
the most popular man on the Dem
ocratic ticket.
We have no fault to find with
Patrick Ford for being Republican.
AS an American citizen he has right to
belong to any party he ,pleases and work
for it's success in q legitimate way. We
contend that Mr.. Ford is not justified in
dragging Ireland and Catho1icity into
the politics Of this country. In the.
words Of the address recently issued BY
,ys