Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
APPEAL TO FRESHMEN
CALLED UPON BY THEIR BROTHERS
TO VOTE FOR HARRISON.

support of sfr. Cleveland. They Say. Is
support OF Everything Antagonistie TO
Ireland-some Interesting and Timely
Suggestions.
The efforts of the Democrats to win
for Mr.. Cleveland and British free trade
the Irish-American vote of this city viii
hardly be successful. The Irish-Amer-
leans have learned that vote for Mr..
Cleveland means a vote Great Britain
and against the country which has been
so long oppressed and kept down by
British domination. In nearly every
election and in each assembly district
of New York city the Irish mericans
have organized and have decided TO cast
their votes against their most bitter
enemy. A committee composed of the
presidents of the assembly district or
carnations of these clubs has sent out the
following appeal to their Irish-American
friends in this country:
To irish Americans:
We appeal to your intelligence and patriot
ism, and ask your consideration OF the follow
ing undeniable facts affecting the welfare Of
our race and adopted country. and the golden
opportunity now afforded us Of dealing our
enemy and oppressor. the British empire, a
deadly blow with our ballots.
1t is scarcely necessary 10 remind you that
the government and monopolies of England
and their bitter Tory organ, the London Times,
with the Golden Free Trade club and their
allies in this eountry-Puck. The Harper's,
New York Times, Evening Post. etc.-are all
on the side Of Grover Cleveland, advocating
and working for his election in Englsnds in
terest.
The Democratic convention which nomi-
mated Cleveland declared in its platform that
protection 10 American industries is uncon-
stitutional. This means, in other words, free
trade. which would give renewed vitality and
encouragement to the crumbling industries OF
England.
The diplomatic triumphs achieved by Minis
ter Egan, which are now matters of history
and which recently drew from the secretary
of state, Hon. John W. Foster. the statement
that mo other American minister in this gem
Grafton has had SO difficult post 10 fill, and no
other American minister has acted with more
tact, prudence and patriotism, !" completely jus
tify President Harrison in the noble and gen
erous course he adopted.
And it can be truly said that no successor Of
Washington in the White House has elevated
the standard and pride of American citizen
ship at home and abroad more than has Presi-
dent Harrison by his able, honest and patriotic
administration.
Irish-Americans, will you not uphold the
man who sustained the representative OF your
race before the eyes of the whole world2
Never since Irishmen rallied around Wash
ington TO establish this republic, and again in
defense of the Union from 1861 to 1868 has the
occasion demanded that they should exhibit
their patriotism more actively. and therefore
every principle of honor. tradition and graft
tude demands that they should stand by Harri-
son and the policy Of the Republican party
especially at the present time, when Joe Cham.
berlain is soliciting their votes for his idol
Grover Cleveland.
We now ask you to note the bitter insult of
fered to your race by Robert b. Roosevelt Mr.
Cleveland's minister TO Holland and the treas
urer of the Democratic national committee. in
his widely circulated book, as Five Acres
Enoughfn III the inhabitants of the Emerald
Isle did not lie, steal cheat, rob and murder
get drunk, perjure themselves, quarrel aud
fight, they would be almost as good as people
of other nations
The appeal is signed by James Carey.
president of the Fifteenth Assembly
District club; Patrick Cunniam, presi-
dent of the Fifth Assembly District club;
Peter Brereton, president Seventeenth
Assembly District club; Malachi J. Bran
nigan, president Fourth Assembly Dis
trict club; j. Bernard Brophy, president
Nineteenth Assembly District club; Will
liam F. Conner, president Eighteenth
Assembly District club; T, F. Lynch,
president Irish American Republican
club; E. G.. Sullivan, president First AS
sembly District club; Thomas McDer-
mott, president Third Assembly District
club; d. w. Coughlin, president Tenth
Assembly District club, and Hugh Cole
man, president Thirteenth Assembly
District club.