The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-04

during the next ten days Mr.. Parnel
will address Irish audiences at New
castle-on-Tyne Burslem, Manchester
Preston, and Middleton-on-Tees. MI
Parnell is to personally superinten'
the reorganization OF the blanche
{ visited. in accordance with the schem,
for extending the Home Rule propa
ganda in Great Britain adopted las
week i'll Liverpool.
The London correspondent of th(
Freeman furnishes the following more
/ precious information:
Mr.. Parnell. | may state, is not
about to visit Limerick No invita-
ton to the hon. member has come
from that city. Possibly the fact that
he is about to visit Kilkenney has led
to confusion. It may be interesting
to your readers to know that VI. Par
nell will go to Hull on the 3rd, New
castle-on-Tyne on the 5th, Burslem on
the Sth, Manchester on the 9th, Pres
ton on the 10th, Middleton on the
18th, kilmallock on the 18th. and
Belfast towards the close Of the month.
A lecture is arranged at Navan to the
Young Mems Catholic Society, and it
will be delivered by MI. Parnell on or
about the 22nd September.
THE BRITISH PRESS ON OBSTRUCTION
AND TIE "OBSTRUCTIVES."
The British press continues to busy
itself to al unusual degree with the
obstructive question. and many Brit
ish journals have begun to alter the
tone OF their comments on the sub
iect in notable manner.
Here is,for instance, the Daily TEE
graph absolutely trying to conciliate
Mr.. Parnell!--
Mr.. Parnellileaves no doubt upon our
minds that he is fully prepared next
session ''to do us harm, if the peo-
pie of Ireland approve Of his action
and if he thinks that action necessary.
What then is to be done! Common
consent says that another twenty
hours sitting, in order to prevent Mr..
Parnell from doing us harm, would
be useless. AS for repeating the half
past twelve hour, that is precisely
what he wants. He opposed the
the adoption of the half-past twelve
limit at the very first, and its repeal,
he thinks. would only facilitate his
operations. Of course, after his
speeches, Mr.. Parnell might be con-
victed by the house Of commons of
Wilful and persistent obstruction and
Yet to this remedy he
replies that his constituent
cy will either ''return me or somebody
a great deal worse;' SO that we cannot
look for aid iii that direction. Some
fancy the people of ireland might help
us by muzzling the home rule left.
Indeed, nearly all the respectable
classes in the country are arrayed
against the policy Of obstruction; but
there is only too much reason to sup
pose that the mass vote of the elector
ate would decide in favor of Mr..
Parnell rs against Mr.. Parnell, rs
against Mr.. Butt. Then we might
limit the length of speeches in the
house of commons, which no doubt
would effectually modify Mr. Parnell' S
power of blocking business. Unfor
however. the house will sac
rifice anything rather than its
freedom of debate, and rule which
would punish everybody merely for
the wrongdoing of Il few Irish mem
Ders would not be tolerated. rs for
making more stringent rule for keeping
order. nobody who knows Mr.. Par
lell' $ adroitness and skill rs a DICTATOR
would ever dream of proposing any
.utile remedies Of this sort. The eX
)erience of the last weeks of the SEES
sion proved that new rules" not only
struck at nearly everybody save Mr.. |
Parnell. but, what was worse, their |
application wasted nearly us much |
line as an Grafton from Mr.. O'Don-
lell. Hitherto Mr.. Parnell assures us
he has been merciful. He has not |
.ried to prevent parliament from doing |
is work. He has only forced it to do |
hat work thoroughly, knowing that it |
must break down i'll the attempt.
when he may find it necessary to de-
Telope a policy of direct instead of |
Indirect obstruction, and then 1.-The
English" will begin to appreciate the |
moderation he has so far shown. If |
We may hold as accurate his reported |
with an American inter-
viewer, he thinks that he "could |
make all business absolutely impossi-
Ole, and that. in consequence. par
lament will offer a compromise.
TORNADO NEAR DUNOALk IRELAND |
The Duaddik Democrat says:
On Tuesday morning most extra
ordinary occurrence took place at
Claret Rock, a place about four miles
north of Dundalk. On the morning
in question, between four and five o.
clock. q blacksmith named Dooley,
and his two brothers, were awakened
by loud rumbling noise, and, dread
ing that something was about to hap
pen to the house, they jumped out of
bed. and. running to the door. put |
their shoulders against it to secure it |
more etfectually They had scarcely |