The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-15
IRISH VOTERS LOYAL.

l.! leel cOupllulenteu Dv the metnOuS
employed by Republican managers
and organs in this state. Face to face
with revolt against their candidate
for governor, which now has taken on
the proportions of political revolu-
ton, they are trying to bolster up
their courage by asserting that the
bulk of the Irish Democratic votes in
this state will be cast for Robt. G..
Dunn. No other reason for this ac-
ton Oh the part of said voters is given
except that Mr.. Dunn happened to be
born in Ireland. Managers and news
papers who make such assertions,
show their ignorance of the Irish char
acter. If there is any one thing which
distinguishes lrishmen from others it
is intense loyalty.
For more than so years the Irish
vote OF Minnesota has constituted the
backbone of the Democratic party in
this state. Without that vote the par
ty would have been much less for
midable. For more than 40 years
these loyal Democrats have voted
their ticket year in and year out in
the face of certain and Overwhelming
defeat.
They have not allowed personal in
terest to sway them in their allegiance
They have been loyal not only to prin-
ciple but even to sentiment, and in this
respect they differ in no way from
their countrymen all over the world
For more than Il century the Irish in
Ireland have been fighting the battle
for Irish nationality in the face of
odds which would have dishe:lrtened
most amy other people. Loyalty to
principle and to sentiment is the force
which has sustained the unequal bat
tile of Ireland against the British EN-
pire. 1t would be we'll for the Re
publican managers who are daily in
Sulting the intelligence of the Irish
voters Of this state to ponder Il little
upon the Irish character before MAX
ing such claims.
If Robt. G. Dunn had been connect
ell in any way with any of the several
movements which have from time to
time been inauguratcd to aid in the
fight for Irish nationality there might
he some reason for assuming that
1rishmen would support him. SO far
as we know, Mr.. Dunn has never
taken any part in any of these move
ments. but for this we are not finding
fault. What we take exception to is
the assumption that Irish Democrats
will vote for a Republican candidate
for governor Of this state simply and
solely because that candidate hap
pencd to be born on Irish SOIL
1t is an old story heard in every
campaign and in respect to the Irish
1t has become so threadbare that com.
ment is useless.
Many voters will remember that in
1854 the Republican managers count
ed upon the Irish vote to elect james
G. Blaine president. Then as now
there We're a few influential Irislmcn
actively engaged in trying to promote
general movement of the Irish vote
out of the Democratic and into the
Republican ranks.
The result of the campaign of 1884
was the election of Grover Cleveland.
and there is every reason to believe
that lie received almost the entire
Democratic strength. notwithstanding
the attempt to stampede the Irish
vote. There was some reason WHY
Blaine should receive Irish support
there is absolutely none why Mr.
Dunn should receive that support gen
orally in this state The Republican
managers will wake M the day after
election and find that Irish loyalty
to principle and sentiment is a great
deal stronger than they imagined
Doubtless Mr.. Dunn has his friends
among all mtionalities, among the
Irish as we'll as the others, but un-
less he wishes to lose all his Irish
supporters it would be we'll for him
to call off his managers and organs
who are daily insulting the intelli-
gence of Irish-Anlcricans of this state.