The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-17
THEY ARE SICK OF HANNA
The Irish Societies Official Organ Be-
clares Por the Nebraskan,
IRISH BREAK WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
The Keynote Struck at Chicago by the Socie-
ties Organ is Expected to be Echoed
Among Instantaneous From
Maine to California.
Chicago American.)

Chicago Amercan)
Irish-American Republicans of Chicago
are getting in line for William j. Bryan
They have tired of Hannaism and have
declared against a possible Emperor Will
liam Mckinley l.
The landslide has been started by Col
onel John r. Fnerty, president of the
United Irish Societies. This action means
solid front of Irish Americans of Cook
county and Illinois for Bryan and Anti
Imperialism.
This movement in Cook county is the
keynote which is to result in an about
face" on the part of Irish Americans
from Maine to California. In Cook county
alone knowing political prophets assert
that 10, 600 votes already have been added
to the cause of Bryan.
Colonel Finerty announces in this
weeks Chicago Citizen, the official or
gan of the Irish Societies of Illinois, of
which he is the editor, that he will sup
port Bryan in the coming campaign.
Since the Blaine campaign Colonel Fin
erty has been a prominent figure in Re-
publican politics and he has made stump
ing tours for this party in every State
in the Union.
WILL SPREAD ABROAD.
The action of the h-Americans of
Chicago and Cook county-for all the
former Republicans of prominence in this
faction sanction the announcement made
by Colonel Finerty-is expected to find
immediate echo in St. Louis.
Here such men as Andrew Hoolan and
Dr.. Reilly are expected to take up the
Bryan cause. They have exercised great
power in the Republican camp. But they
have crossed with their party on the
question of Imperialism.
The step in Cook county is said to have
met with their approval. From Chicago
and St Louis the movement will spread
throughout the country.
Formal announcement of the change in
Cook county will be made next Wednesday
when the members OF the United Irish
societies will give a picnic at Sunnyside
Park.
Colonel Finerty's statement of the
change of front and allegiance to the
Democratic platform is in part as fol-
lows
"The Chicago Citizen is published for
the defense of the popular institutions
of America, and to advance, as far as in it
lies, the cause of Irish independence. In
American politics it has pursued an indie
pendent course, but has ever leaned to-
ward the party which came, for the time
being, nearest to it's idea of stalwart
Americanism. For this reason it stood
by James G. Blaine and Benjamin Har-
rison, both of whom did their full duty
as eXemplars of American craftsmanship
that craftsmanship which considered
American interests first and those of the
rest of the world afterward
PARTY HAS CHANGED.
Fifty thousand American bayonets
hold the Filipinos in subsection. contrary
to honor, gratitude, and the faith of ma
tions. The seizure of the Philippine Is
lands by our forces, while still the Fill
pino army fought in alliance with our
troops, was the greatest act of political
treachery the world has known, since
Napoleon, in 1903, betrayed the Spanish
king and seized upon his kingdom-an act
of faithleSsness which the God of Justice
punished in the day of wrath, just as he
will our own deed of treachery toward the
people who trusted and would have loved
us. The Citizen has not, therefore
changed. The Republican party has. 1t
has hauled down it's colors and deserted
its post. 1t is no longer the party of the
whole people-the party that saved the
Union and freed the slaves We are
sorry for its fall, and hope for it's repen-
lance, through the Christening rod of the
popular ballot.
IS NOT MASTER.
be a national calamity. Any President
who can stomach John Hay-the British
fetch -and- carry poodle-in the State De-
partment is not fit to be trusted with
the reins of government Any man whose
irresolute policy makes it possible for
critics to say that he is not master in
the White House. because of outside sin
lister influence, is unworthy to be the
Chief Magistrate of the Republic In
public men error may be forgiven-all are
SO human-but not weakness.
mckinley can't be beaten-the money
power is behind him." is the cry of the
timid. The money power, properly direc-
ted, is a power for good-otherwise
power for evil. 1t is no crime for a
country to be rich, but it would be
catastrophe to have our public policy di-
alone. In a country like this the toilers
are in the majority and must be consid
cred as well as the employers. Labor
has created capital and capital must not
be permitted, by q surrender of public
duty on the part of the public, to put
letters on the limbs of its own crea-
tor.
Gerry OF PROSPERITY"
''The Mckinley interests will, I'M
doubtedly, raise the delusve cry of
Prosperity and seek to alarm capital
by forcing the issue on sixteen to one
and free silver coinage. 1t is impossible
to scare the country a second time en-
such an issue. The able leader of the
United American party, William jennings
Bryan, in his great speech of acceptance
at Indianapolis, has taken the strength
from that plausible argument. He has
hat INN wit oil