Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-02-12
THE IRISH AMERICAN VOTERS.
Some Very Plain Facts Given I'm
Relation to Their Position
With England.

Cfllean Minister, L wish to express
my surprise that any true born
IrishmaE, having the interest of his
zee at heart, especially the laboring
portion of his people now residing
in this country, can concientiously
vote the Democratic ticket, except
In cases of local elections, when tis
but to vote for the best men offered
in nomination, regardless of party
creeds. | can understand why a
man of any nationality, out side of
the Irish race, may follow the teach
ings of Democracy, for like as in re-
ligious creeds, young men generally
adopt the creed of their father,
whether it be political or of re-
ligious nature.
But now we have all Ireland
Justly asking the sympathy of the
whole world, in the great struggle
to throw off the yoke which England
with her grasping prospensities has
fastened about the necks of the Irish
people. They are doing all that
down trodden and desperate people
can do, to free themselves from
England's iron heel. Therefore the
Irish people cannot have any par
ticular love for that portion of the
English race who are interested in
England and her institutions in
general.
During the heat of the last Presi-
dental campaign, when the Rerubli-
cans were charging the Democrats
with being the medium through
which Great Rritin was doing her
utmost to establish free trade in
this country, that she might fatten
herself at the expense of American
industries. Cleveland and all the
Democratic papers denied the fact
in the strongest language at their
command. But when the cute
California Republican wrote the
English Minister, Mr.. Saokville
West, asking which of the two can
didates, Harrison or Cleveland,
would be best to be elected for the
interest of England-Mr. West, sup
posing he was talking to a friend of
England's interest-at once answer
ed that Cleveland was undoubtedly
the best man for English interests.
The letter was at once made public
and the effect upon Cleveland's
chances of election became apparent
to the Democratic leaders. Grover
lost his temper and asked England
to recall their minister at once not
because West had spoken well of
Cleveland, but. because by his speak
ing honestly to his supposed friend,
he had let the cat out of the bag
which made it useless for the Demo
Gratis to try to hide the facts any
longer.
This incident alone opened the
eyes of scores of Irish voters in this
country, and many to my knowledge
voted for Harrison at that time, who
would have voted for Cleveland, but
for the incident above mentioned.
Now there is no denying the fact
that all there is Of the free trade
element in this country is harbored
by portion of the Democratic party.
This part is purely English. Were
it not for England not word of 1t
would be heard in this country TO-
day. This being true, all England
is watching every op ortunity to
spring free trade on this country, if
she can. and all Englishmen not in
terested in manufactures in this
country look to the Democratic
party to help them establish their
pet scheme here. And, it has been
the custom, as far back as can re-
member, for all of Ireland's sons to
vote the Democratic ticket as fast
as they landed on American soil and
received their papers giving them
the right to vote, and, until the
Sackville.West incident struck the
country in such sensational man.
ner, the bolts from the Democratic
party by the Irish people were few,
but owing to the quick witted race
who are never slow to see point
presented as plainly as in the in
cident above mentioned. The Irish
people now see for the first time
that while they have escaped the
tyrant's yoke by emigrating to this
country. yet up to date England
has given them razor with which
to cut their own throats, by working
through the Democratic party which
she saw the Irish had adopted as
their political creed. Therefore we
see England and Ireland with
clinched fists draw at each other at
home, but in America, both voting
the same ticket, which means, Ire.
land playing into the hands of her
bitterest enemy. But, thank
Heaven, they now begin to see
where they stand, hence the new
Irish Republican organization which
seems to be increasing its numbers
raOi0lV and if Tr;eI,,,oa x1..s.l.