The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-04-20

captured. Cruisers were ordered to
make prize Of any vessel carrying the
produce Of q French colony or transport
ing supplies to such colony. This high
handed interference with our shipping
created great excitement in the United
States, and retaliatory measures were
introduced. It was proposed to seques-
trate debts due to British subjects, and
to discontinue all commercial relations
with Great Britain. The latter measure
failed in the senate through the casting
vote of the vice president, John Adams.
Now, in view of the relative position Of
the Federallsts aud Democrats at this
point, need any one be for moment in
doubt for which party an Irish voter
would cast his ballotf
In order to bring about q better un-
derstanding, John Jay wac sent to Eng.
land in 1894 to negotiate 9 treaty Of
amity and commerce.. Jay and Lord
Grenville agreed upon 9 treaty the
most huniliating treaty that an indie
pendent nation ever entered into. To
show it's nature we will give one Of ita
articles: Rtitish vessels vera to Be- free
to enter+all rivers and harbors on four
sea coast, while American vessels were
not permitted to enter the rivers and
harbors Of British colonies on the conti-
nent except small vessels trading be-
tween Montreal and Quebec. Other ar
ticles were equally one-sided and in he
interest Of England, and the treaty was
generally admitted, even by it's friends,
to be more favorable to England than to
the United States. When it came be-
fore the the house Of representatives the
opposition Of the Democrats was bitter
and unrestrained. They held that it fav
ored England and was opposed to
France, and proposed to withhold the
necessary appropriations to carry out it's
terms. The appropriations, however,
were passed, Notwithstanding the oppo
sition of the Democrats.
Here, again. there is no need to be
puzzled as to which side the Irish voter
would take. .83
It was at the close of Washington's
second and last term that the issues be-
tween the two parties were submitted to
the people: The two candidates for the
succession were John Adams. who was
supported by the Federalists, and Jeffer-
son, who was supported by the Demo.
Gratis. In the autumn Of 1895 Adams was
elected president and jefferson vice
president 3 Federalist victory. Under
Adams administration the Federal party
passed the "Alien ard Sedition laws =
The Alien laws restricted the facility Of
naturalization, and gave the president
power to send out Of the country such
aliens as in his Judgment he thought
dangerous. He could license aliens to
remain at his pleasure and require bonds
for their good behavior. Those who had
no license might be imprisoned, and
masters Of vessels might be- fined for not
reporting their arrival. The foreign
voters, tho Irish among them, would
naturally oppose party responsible for
such anti immigrant legislation and
would affiliate with the opposition tho
Democratic party.
s The Sedition laws were destructive Of
the liberty of the press BY tho nactiine
Fof These two laws tho Federal party lost
the confidence q the people, and Is ths
next presidential election, il 1890, tho
administration of the government was
taken out ont of its hands q, ,fall under
the control ofS the Democratic party Tor
the next quarter of q century. Jsf1ossoln,
the Democratic leader, was elected md
served ior two terms tto 1903 then
llsdiison With two terms q 1917.
During Madison's first The war g
1919 land u. The Federal
party - sttongl g Il s5aI .
= needlss q ~ yylhere tho 1riish
yu1ttsfs stood 60 @ the var policy, Ihat
lar reysaled q great riishpa n,drss1
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