The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-26
Ell Reno, Oklahoma
To the Editor of the Daily Eagle.


The editorial page of the country news
paper has lost much of ITS former inffu-
ence owing largely to the fact that the
reading public has come 10 regard 1t as
the place where the owner airs his pecu-
liar views, and under ordinary conditions
the writer would not trespass on your
time or space to correct any views you
deem profitable to express; but In time
OF war the public mind becomes peculiarly
sympathetic and keenly susceptible TO
impressions; so that the most manifest er-
rors and misstatements. if boldly and
prominently set forth become accepted
as facts, to the injury or detriment of
those affected
lngratitude' you publish in Sunday morn
lngs edition short article, which for
untalrness of statement and a manifest
desire TO be offensive, could scarcely be
excelled. Having stated the offences of
Germany and France you add: But
neither can figure on the same day with
mat or the Irish leaders in parliament
Daniel Macalusie, M. P. for Carlin,
wired congratulations TO Maria's bow
Alfonso XIII. When these fellows grow
hungry and ragged or want few extra
dollars to splurge with, or when their
countrymen are overtaken with famine
tney Will not be found appealing TO that
young Spanish prig or to his mother who
nave been serving the people of Cuba,
after fashion never dreamed OF by
British oppressed Irishmen but these
lrishmen will howl for Tammany and to
the American people who have sent them
snip loads TO eat and millions of money"
1t is hard TO believe that the man who
wrote the above was so unacquainted with
the actions of the Irish leaders, Still for
his Information and future use I refer
him to the meeting of the Irish parlia-
mentary party" that courageous body of
men who represent Irish opinion in the
British House Of Commons; wha unanf-
mously passed a resolution of confidence
a In rfrT,
states, and cabled the same 70 President
Mckinley as expressive of their feelings
as well as that Of the Irish people thew
represented. So that. If. as stated John
hammond and his Scotch friend Sir DAN
lei Macalusie. wired any congratula tons
anywhere they represented themselves
and expressed merely their own opinion.
put the truth Of it is that John Hammond
and ID. Macalusie Bart are not IrisxYieu
at all. and il the editor OF the Eagle so
charged them personally they would re-
sent 1t and be quick to proclaim their
extraction as of the Anglo-Saxon variety.
we hear so much OF. and which a very
numerous journalistic PROPAGANDA have
been industriously exploiting
when they are hungry and ragged they
VIII hoWl for Tammany and the American
people. 1t is quite true that periods Of
famine recur in that unhappy island with
alarming frequency and regularity: the
cause may possibly be found by consulting
an article contributed TO the North
American Review. by Mr.. James A.
Froude. the English historian In the ar
ticie referred to the following language
occurs:
THE English deliberately determined to
keep Ireland poor and miserable as the
readiest means to prevent It's being trou-
oiesome They destroyed Irish trade and
shipping by navigation laws. They extin-
guished Irish manufacture BY differentiar
duties, They laid disabilities on its
Wretched agriculture for fear that Irish
ir11r NJ rlr = i'm oferf,t
farmer"
Under such deliberately planned condt- |
tons when hardships. suffering and star
yation follow It is not at all wonderful |
that the twenty-five million in this coun- |
try who are Irish or Of Irish descent. I
should gladly contribute something OF /
their means to succor their unhappy kin
dred. and Tammany has nothing to do t
Win IL except to exhibit IN a clever Light /
the mental bias the writer Of the article 1
complained Of. II is also safe TO assume !
mat he never depleted his bank account !
10 any ruinous extent in furnishing food |
Tor the vanishing or money for pariiamen- /
-aTy agitation which ne 50 glfbiy ridi-
,uleS. for the recognition OF a public ca
amity and the giving ~ ones means 70 /
alleviate consequent distress or 20 re-
move the cause, implies certain civic and /
personal virtues not compatible with tho
,ode that urges Jurors under oath to lib
crate men charged and notorio1Sly guilty !
y continued violation OF excise laws OF
the state
Nor is Il true that Maria and her SON
sver oppressed tha people Of Cuba as out |
-ageously as the British have Ireland. (
1oF ara there now nor were there in the /
oast, any laws In force IN Cuba as cruel Z
oppressive and unjust as the penal iaws
orced on Ireland. and II the people could
'nly retain the twelve and a half million (
yer annurn OF tribute collected Tor the past
hundred years by the British piuuderers /
he people OF Ireland would not need A.
lanc3ai assistance from any Quarter not /
wen from the editor % the Eaxls And
lnce II Is a penal oSeTce for the pc4r.ia
Q buy keep or 70 IN sry way own FIRE
rms OF any kin3 and since there are 70
expeditions that Nay tAsw
must doubtless en'lura their wrefched fac
NTH batter Providence enables them "a
hsks OF the vampire that has Ssppe1
heir social. political and financial lie
JAS. n MAGCtRE