New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
EGAN'S ATTACK on CHOATE.
HE SPEAKS FOR THE 1RIsH-AMER1cANs.
IN LETTER TO EDWARD LAUTERBAcH lie RE-
SCENTS Mr.. CHOATE's ALLEGED FILINGS
NATION Atty

IN LETTER TO EDWARD LAUTERBACH HE RE-
SCENTS Mr.. CHoATE's ALLEGED FILINGS
AT MS NATIONALITY
Patrick Egan has sent .etter to Edward Lau-
teroach, chairman of the Republican County Com
mtee' In which he attacks Joseph II. Choate IN
vehement language. on account OF Mr.. Choate s
testing remarks made at various times concerning
observation-disclosures and Ireland itself. Mr.. Egan says:
AT the Fusionist meeting held in Cooper Union on
Wednesday of last week Joseph H. Choaie took
occasion to again fling insult and sneers al Ireland
ana al lrisn-Amer. cans. N manner which can
NOT PERM, to pass unchallensed
era Of hs daily a. ne is repo1sd in
is the same Iammany. isn't IT? tank have
seoognzed for forty years 1t changes it's head
s'iil, 10 '"''No'D' Ou' 1t IS the same old 'sS9
things prior 10 last November. V e weren't ex-
know % ns& 10 IT, S1 its Leaders
AND we SosT osae sna the h @
s. ai from which they came-so dear to them. so
Ghoates venom against Irish Americans / would
eeem u unworthy Of serious notice; but from the
all rules OF courtesy and OF decency wnen, as a
the an d his hSss and n Ps IN
saiiI more recent occasion he insuted the entire
as as. mne.the German Americans the spanish Amer
l na' me French; Americans. the Italian Amer
ers. must conclude that his latest fling was de-
hberately premeditated
Mr. Choate's reference to the brogue Of Tam.
many great leaders and the dear little island"
which he sneeringly says has been so very dear
TO MS, are as mendacious maevolent and II
the gentleman had taken the trouble TO inform him
self upon his subject he would have "recoguizcd'
tina; IL could not be otherwise interpreted than
a venomous attempt cast sheer at the nation
atty OF certain gentlemen at present prominent In
Tammany politics. Mr.. Choa,e will scarcely at
tempt to maintain that he could 'recognize' the
orogue Of ex-Mayor Gilroy. Of ex-Recorier Smythe
OF Mr. Richard Croker or Of Mr.. John {. Sheehan.
II any Of these gentlemen the fortunate pos
SCISSOR Of brogue. which. by the way. he IL not.
and so many others of the same kind who have
ing the last FORTY wears If Mr. Choatr thinks well
TO make political onslaught upon Messrs. Gil-
roy. Smythe, Croker and Sheehan and Others. and
that he shows good grounds for his cause. he Will
not only receive criticism from me. but he can
count upon my cordial applause and active aid;
but when he attempts to asperse ridcule them
because of their nationality he recognize that
his sneers come directly home to. and will he re-
turned by me- AS we'll as every Irish-American
worthy Of the name whether he he Republican or
Democrat. He would also have known that instead
of "the dear little island" having been, as he as
tons between the two countries stands largely In
Ireland's favor.
Mr.. Egan shows the part played by lrish-A meri-
cans in the history OF this country, and says
further
1t is filings like that Of Mr. Choate that have
since the days OF Rufus King driven many OF the
foreign element. and especially Of the lrsh INTO
the arms of Tammany. and I have no hesitation In
saying that Mr.. Choate has in the las, few years
done more TO incr the numerical strength OF
plished BY any ten Of its own most active workers
I address this letter TO you as chairman or the
Republican Committee Of New-York County in or
teres,s NAV know, the responsibility they incur in
putting forward in the future on pubic pida, NE Ne
Choate~or at least in putting them forward I'M
muzzled