Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1884 — SHE IS FOR CLEVELAND. [ARTICLE]

SHE IS FOR CLEVELAND.

The Mother of Charles S. Parnell Speaks Out. Irish-Americans Told They Have Nothing to Expect from the Republicans, and Advised to Vote for the Democratic Candidates. [New York special to Chicago Herald.] Mrs. Della T. Stewart Parnell has been In this city for several days. She was seen to-day by a reporter. After speaking of politics generally she said: “I think Gov. Cleveland is the man for the present crisis. The other leaders of the Democratic party are fine men in their way, but Cleveland, with his cool, critical power of thought, and the nicety with which he weighs matters, Is the man wanted at tbe helm. He has proved himself the true friend of the? people. The Democratic party has always been the friend of the people. The Republican party is just the contrary." "Has your son expressed an opinion In regard to the platform of the Demooratio party?" “He is thoroughly In harmony with the principles enunciated so ably, albeit so briefly, in Cleveland’s letter of acceptance. As to twisting tbe British lion’s tall, he Is doing that himself. "How would you advise the Irish-Americans to vote in the forthcoming election?” "I would earnfestly advise them to vote for Cleveland for tne sake of their oppressed native land, and also for’fcie sake of the land of their adoption. They have nothing to expect from the Republican party. That party has been dead against them all along, and adverse especially to the National party in Ireland. There seems to be wrong leaven In it. The Democrats have not been able to do anything in twenty-four years, but we know what the antecedents of the party were and the record which they made for seventy-five years and more. Ret me call totyour recollection a very important fact, which aU Irishmen should know. In the centennial year my son and O'Connor Power came to this country with an address from the Irish nation to Grant, who was President then. They offered to him the address, which only contained the expressions of the good-will of the Irish people for him, his Government and his country. What did he do? Receive It? By no means. He refused to receive it. It was subsequently presented to Congress, and by that body, which was then Democratic, It was accepted, and an appropriate response was made. Gen. Grant, it appears, rejected the address because he feared that If he acted otherwise he would offend the British Ministers. The English Ministers are to-day more afraid of ns than we are of them Whenever an Irish national issue has been at stake it has been the Demooratio party that has fought for It. The Democrats displayed wisdom in selecting Cleveland as their standardbearer, He is the right man for the place, being possessed of character, intelligence, and, what Is of supreme importance, honesty. He Is alive to the .issues of the hour and can be trusted with the management of affairs here.” “Are you honeful of success?" -rH he is not elected I will give up this oountry in despair—l will despair of tne success of Ireland’s cause.” It Is my deliberate opinion that Mr. Blaine acts as the attorney of Jay Gould. Whenever Mr. Thurman and I have settled upon legislation to bring the Pacific Railroads to terms of equity with tbe Government, up has jumped James G. Blaine, musket in hand, from behind the breastworks of Gould’s lobby, to fire in our hack.—Senator George F. Edmunds, of Vermont. Mb. Blaine’s sunstroke stopped the investigation of the Mulligan business in 1876. Does he believe that a serious illness may stop it in 1884? —aoM*aatf#’’* **—•»«— -