The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
scorCH-IRIsH nv PKHSsYLrASIA.
Ono Reason WIZ II Keystone State II So
Strongly Republican.

cuo'~S hepuphchn.
The late James NJ clIanes who was for nearly
twenty Ave years an important parsonage in tho
local politics Of the Republican city OF Phladel.
phia. was a native Of Tyrone county Ireland,
and some Of tho most prominent Republican
leaders In tho great cities OF Pennsylvania which
are. with scarcely an exception. Republican
arc either from tho, North OF Ireland or Scotch
men by birth or descent Even TO persons who
regard superficial h the course OF Pennsylvania
politics, II IL a circumstance which has not es-
capped notice that There has always OF recent years
been strong Inf q sion Of Scotch and Irish names
among tho polit Il al leaders Of the two parties
Cameron. Quay. Mageo Kelley. Bayne, and
Mechanics, on ono side. have been no more notable
than Randall, Wallace. Mcclure, Monaghan
and Pattison or, tho other. and the explanation
Of this IL to be found In the fact that at about
the period when the first migration from Ireland
set toward the, United States tho city Of Phil
edelphia was n earded as Know-Nothng city,
whereas New York was regarded as cosmopoli-
tan Emign1 ats from southern. central and
western count es Of Ireland went most OF them
to New York or its vicinity, while emgrants
from the nor them OF Scotch-Irish counties aud
from Scotlap found better welcome in Phil
adelph!a. an added attraction Of which was that
many OF thu newcomers were weavers, workers
in fax and cotton mills and they found there
fore bette market for their labors In Phlade-
phia than vas offered in New York The new
comers in Philadelphia, following the line Of
travel wosd ward, aided In the material develop
ment Of PHI lsburg, Scranton. Harrisburg and other
Pennsylvs MAN cities whereas the South Irish
migrants In New York found. In many cases.
homes Ia Troy, Albany, Rochester and buffalo
Addel 10 these elements Of the voting popula-
ton in II ennsyiyania, and reinforcing the Scotch
and " bl IN Irish To considerable extent, nAya
boon Il % Welsh newcomers, OF whom there are now
q very Y arge number In Scranton, Pittsburg. and
Wlka N AFRO among Pennsylvania cities and
except y ms. have been uniformly and consistently
Repul cans in American politics. The aptitude
OF me b Of lnsh birth or ancestry In the manage
mont Of primaries caucuses ana nominating
voter q. Of whom the late James Mechanics was
a ~ o., obtained an opportunity for the exercise
OF Il r abilities in Philadelphia and later IN Pitts,
buRk The operation Of the American tariii policy
gooi many Of the Democrats Of Pennsylvana
weIH committed, was not only OF great benefit 10
the material interests OF that State, but incident
all streng thened It's voters. in their allegapoe
ani Of the peculiar conditions Of Immigration,
p l insylvania, as the recent death OF MI hcMancs
re alls 70 notice, Is practically tho only American
te whose cities are p hep u
~ Republican party pTedominates in the political
o airs OF PENNSYLVANIA, but few facts may make
l. 4 clearer Pennsylvania was the State which gave
ckinlcy his largest majority IN 1870 me
n very large city Of Pennsylvania has Repub
can Mayor. The Republicans have carried
4 100 and tho present Republican Governor, Of
q $4,000 vote~