The Irish standard., 1898-07-02

Americans in name only, akin to those
who carry English timepieces, wear
English clothes and speak with an ac-
quired English brogue. Their demo-
cracy is of the lips, not Of the heart.
They believe in republicanism provided
the same can be controlled by gentle
men, Otherwise not. The laborer and
the artisan have a right to live, you
understand; the right to toll, don't you
know; but should not be allowed too
much freedom, don't you know! Thus
they talk. And the masses laugh.
1t is jelly-flsh Americans of this class
who cry out for an alliance with Eng
land, who ring the changes on "kin-
dred'' and blood" and a common
destiny" We pause 10 consider wheth-
er we shall deem them knaves or fools.
Their countrymen hold them in con-
tempt. When these Anglomaniacs as
sert that English blood predominatcs in
the United States VIC know them to be
densely ignorant or else reckless falsi-
can receive is to be presented" to the
British queen. Their voices tremble
with solemnity at mention OF the august
prince of Wales, and they regard with
reverent awe the latter's royal baccarat
outfit Tho recent revelations of the
Pail Mall Gazette are lost upon them
They dream Of thrones and scepters, Of
caste and royalty, of mobiles and titles.
orders and insignia. They had rather
be subjects than freemen, and have
no sympathy with the American or the
French idea of popular government
They are not in touch with it. 1t is too
broad and enlightened for their narrow
souls. They prefer to be 'Anglo-Sax-
ons" rather than Americans. Just what
an, "Anglo-Saxon" is they are unable to
say. But that makes no difference
They arc convinced the world should
have been peopled exclusively with
these "Anglo-Saxons.' Had they been
present at the creation they would have
suggested it. AS they were not, they
will now try to drive the French, Irish,
Scotch, Germans, Scandinavlans, Rus
slams and every other nationality off the
earth in order to re-people the same
with blessed "Anglo-Saxons" Don
Quixote was q sturdy plodder compared
with these visionarics.
Speaking seriously, their aspirations
for an alliance between this honored
republic and the discredited monarchy
Of England will never be realized The
chances for such a combination, never
strong, will grow less and less as the
years go by. No American political par
ty dare commit itself to such an al
lance. No American statesman would
care to risk his political future on the
throw. Americans of Irish blood would
kill the Democratic party il the lattep
attempted 1t, and Americans of German
blood would smash the Republican par
ty under like circumstances. On the
ruins of either or both these parties
would rise a great national one WHOSE
corner stone would be mo alliance with
England" II either of the old parties
inscribed "Anglc-Saxon" on it's banners
we OF the new party would inscrihe
American on ours. And on that issue
alone we would sweep the country.
These disloyal Americans and their
British abettors havo introduced the
race issue. They could not, therefore.
find fault If we retaliated In kind. If
necessary we would fight fire with fire.
Let them marshal and bring about q
reunion of their "Anglo-Saxon race
we will marshal and effect reunion of
the French race, the Irish race, the
German race and all the other races that
go to make up the glorious American
people And we will weld these into a
phalanx so patriotic and 30 powerful
that the Anglomaniac conspirators will
receive blow from which they will
never recover.
The American people as whole is not
Of English blood. Not only does that
blood not predominate here but it falls
Adt UCAoW IHc lIlSu, Iue deTuliH, anu
even the negro In the composition OF
| the American people. AS for the Ian
| guage end of the case, there is no more
reason why we should unite with Eng.
| land than there would be that man OF
| good character should go into business
with highwayman merely because
they speak the same language. Eng
land has been trying to sandbag the
world for centuries She is still play
ing the same old game-as witness her
conduct in Ireland, India, Venezuela
tho Transvaal and elsewhere.
Continental Europe has not molested
us nor does it show any disposition tc
do so. Reports to the contrary are Eng
lish fabrications inspired by the English
government and sent out from London
to influence Americans in favor OF
Britain. The number of these London
dispatches promptly denied during the
I past few weeks from Paris, Vienna
Berlin, Rome and St. Petersburg conclu.
sively proves this. Continental Europe
is friendly to the United States-not
hostile There is no doubt however
that England is trying to make bad
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