The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-21
ANOTHER kEOGR scandal
Dublin Nation, March %.

The name of Mr.. Justice keogh has long |
had an unenviable notoriety in Ireland. 1t
has become in-the popular mind the very |
synonyme for traitorism to public princi- |
Piles. But there is more than that 1t ms
case His great act of treachery to the |
popular cause which he had sworn TO
serve was committed many years ago; be |
received the reward of bis apostacy from |
the Government in an official position
which soon opened to him place en- the
bench: but once he had reached that quiet
haven many people thought he would
observe ths decencies If not the dignltles OF
his new station, and that henceforth, II the
people whom he betrayed could have no
sympathy from him, at all events he would
abstain from doing wanton outrage to their
| feelings. 1t has not pleased Mr. Justice
Keogh to take that course; 1t has pleased
him to seize upon every opportunity to
wound and shock the hearts OF pstrlotlc
| Irishmen, especially Of that large majority
of them who revere the religious faith
| which be once professed, and OF which he
pretended to be valiant champion. Again
| and again has this man scandallzed the
whole country by his conduct IN the Judg,
ment seat. Again and again has he sneered
at Catholic doctrines, misrepresented Cath
oIio history, insulted Catholic priests, and
poured OUT scorn and contempt on the pa
| trioEic ideas and aspirations of the irish
people. 1t ia but few years slncesshls
| outrageous Galway charge raised through
the len 9Th and breadth of Ireland a storm
of public indignation. In scores OF Places
efigies of the detested man were publicly
burned, and it was long before he dared to
go about the country, or even outeloe OF
his own doors without the protecton OF
soldiers or police. His conduct was made
the subject of discussion in Parliament !;
his disreputable career as pubhc man
was freely commented on; his broken
! oaths were quoted so also WAS his cele-
brateG electioneering speech at Moate, OF OF
;oI, FOlir irfn W LORD
Lieutenant Of Ireland, said afterwards in
the House of Lords "I confess that during
the whole time was in Ireland no WORDS
: were brought to me, which, in my opinion:
: SO distinctly recommended assasslnston
the whole story of Mt. Keogh's connection
3 with the swiDdler and suicide, John Sad
lier was retold and loudly and strongly
went forward q popular demand for hls
removal from the bench. Bntth Govern
nent, caring little for Irish opinion
t allowed him to retain his seat. For some
. time after this outburst Mr. Justice Keogt
4 was at some pains to govern his explosive
q temper and curb hls offensive tongue; by
q degrees, however, the senee Of restrain
q wore off, and small exhibitions of his anti
Catholic animus, and of the orange sympa
thies which he affects; were made from
| time to time at the asslZes. But now We
find him once again in full swing at his ole
o and hateful work, pouring forth from The
=. Judgment seat words of adulation for tb
8, foreign faction in this land, words OF scori
IT and contempt for ideas and principles tina
1t are dear to Catholic Irishmen. AS he wen
as to take his place in the courthouse Il
T. Derry on Monday last he saw IN the CIT
ID come signs that a national demonstraCo
y was about to be held. The bare idea c
a such a thing raised the ire OF Mr. Justic
X Keo6h. He took his seat on the bench
90 Before him were the grand jury-a congo
le NAL audience for the harangue be wa
ar was abont to deliver. He led off with
l. reference to some cases arising out OF part
I'd professions which were to come before hill
is for trial. He spoke some words IN cor
d. domination of such professions 'from wha
IL ever side of the compass they may come
1t. but this afFectation of impartality he ws
DIS not long able to maintain. He proceede
cd to pay the most handsome compliments l
a. could imagine to one of the parties tht
" engage in those PROFESSIONS, and that or
te the more aggre ssive, intolerHnt and violel
ed of the two. He told them that they di
In played "unquestioned loyalty to the Grow
he of England and to British institutions
he that he "thoroughly sympathized viii
D. their great historic aspirations;" that b
a for the deliverance accomplished before u
W walls of Derry he, for one, would not
able to Shink or speak as he thought d
ed that they, the Orange party of Derry, We
ID the descendants of men who "were tri'
ng and not found wantinR;" and that
nd believed they would be willing and able
an. emulate the deeds of their ancestors
me necessary. And then, having thus mini
ng tered to the pride of the rampant Orarl
ere party, he proceeded to appeal TO them
de take no notice of the denomination abo
om to to- be made by q different class of persor
or. On what ground did he base this appea
Was it that the Catholic or national par
we're by the law of the land as we'll e
titled as any other to hold their demo
life strationi Was it that men who claim
aus free expression for their own polite
!, in opipions should be willing to accord
but similar degree of freedom to others W
ing it that Interference with processio
o5 alleged to have anything of an illeg
f a character should be left TO the constitut
he's authorities Was 1t that mutual tolel
nee ton between opposing parties might aft
ing a time mitigate the sharpness OF tn
sde animosities and lead to state of frienC
the Feeling which would best befit patriots a
rye Christians #Arguments of that ki
d a would come appropriately from the seat
om- iustice. But no such order of reasoni