The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-17 00:00:00

MR. O'SULLIVAN AGAIN '

The Cork corporation (remarks a contemporary), has
quite superseded the Dublin town council in supplying
the press with "scenes." The irrepressible ex.mayor
loses no opportunity of appealing to the sympathies of
the "national ' mob. The mayor having, at a meet-
ing of the body, deprecated,the playing of party tunes
in a mixed community, the following characteristic col-
loquy ensued :
Mr. 1). O'Sullivan: Now, Mr. Mayor, allow me one vas-
flicat—
The M -iyor : I beg your pardon.
Mr. O'Sullivan : Why should not young men, if they like,
call for tunes? Why should they be handed over to the police
for merely calling for party tunes? (hear.)
The Mayor It is more prudent and more wise not to in-
sult our fellow-iitizens We feel displeased at the foolish
way they are going on in the north (hear., We should not
allow anything of the kind ourselves.
Mr. O'Sullivan I wish you had made your speech In the
north. It is there you have a right to go (oh, oh.
The Mayor If you do not recall those words. sir—
Mr. O'Sullivan: I think—,uproar).
The Mayor I am doing my duty here, and I will not
allow--
Mr. Tracy : Really, Mr. Mayor, these lectures-
Mr. O'Sullivan: All I say Is—
The Mayor : I will not go to the north, sir. I have no right
to go there I will stay here and do my duty.
Sin O'Brien : I object to party tunes, or to anything that
wrold be offensive to my feliew-citizeus ; but there is a great
distinction—
Mr. D. O'Sullivan here made some observation which was
not heard by the reporters owing to the clamour.
The Mayor I beg your pardon; you must sit down.
Alderman O'Sullivan : There is nothing but dictatin here.
Olean hear, and oh, oh).
The Slay,: Sit down, sir.
Mr. O'Brien: I object to party tunes as touch as any one,
and anything that would he offensive to any portion of the
community; but there is a very wide distinction between
party and national tunes ,hear, hear.)
The Mayor: Father M 'Namara told me that the tune called
for last night was "The Green above the Red." That is a
party tune.
Mr. D. O'Sullivan I regret that there should be in the
chair of Cork a gentleman who would tl am sorry to think)
prevent any of the national airs of our land from being
played turnitrit).
I would not do no.
Mn W O'Sullivan: None of these airs would give offence.
The 12th July, the anniversary of our conquest in this
country. will be carried out as it has been carried out 2 0
years. Now, as that is to go on, and as there ought to be a
mayor in the chair who should represent our feelings, I think
Mist he should allow sone national airs to be played. floor.)
As to boys calling I. n tuues—ealling for this and that, or
for the “Green above the Orange"—which they have a right
to do—(oh, oh'—
The Mayor It is "The Green above the Red."
Mr. D. 0 Sullivan It must he remembered that in any
country where the national will is carried out national airs
are allowed to be played. In Ireland the national airs ought
to be played, no matter though they do insult souie parties in
the country (oh. oh,,and clamour).
The Mayor The next bnsinestn.hear, hear).
Mr. n. O'Sullivan II the mayor got a letter to Mr.
Johnston of Ballykilbeg, asking him to keep him there with
the Orangemen of the north —(Uproar).
The Slayer: I think the ex-mayor ought to draw It gentler
(laughter). He ought to keep his tongue.
The matter then dropped.