National Republican., 1880-02-23

l. n L"ague and the other in favor Of rc'iev-
ing tho distress of Ireland. As TO the former
the people of this country desire no discussion
o. Irish politics; aud to the latter, tile SYM
plthy of the people with the Irish required 20
stimulus or agitation to invoke their imme-
diate response TO calls from starving people. |
nm afraid thni the mixture Of the political
with the contribution question has driven of
many who would have subscribed.
q. Judge. being an Iiishmau and a lawyer,
can ym tell me what the tenant rights
system Of Ireland is2
A. The irish tcneut system is very much
miuudcrstond. Under existing laws the ten.
aut who has farm upon lease, aud who wants
to change his location or business has the
right 10 sell out his lease to any person WHO
will buy It ut the highest price he can got.
And IL he il cyic,cd the landlord must pay
him for his tenant improvements. No coun-
try can show u kinder system In favor of the
tenant than that which prevails to-day in Ire.
land. Tho idea of Mr.. Parnell, that thogs
who work the land should own IT, IL only u
species Of aristocratic communism. IL might
MS we'll bc applied so that those who work on
the railroad ought TO own the railroad, or that
those who work In factories ought TO own the
lRctores. 1t is not practical aud is utterly
uiopian In all Its phases.
q What then, Judge, Is the solution Of the
Irish troubles2
A. To understand the remedy you must first
understand the evil O;cg p ,pulation is the
evil, aud emigration Il the remedy. The
remedy AZ to Immediate suffering Is to oren
your purse aud would subscribe to the New
York Herald fund. The remarks Of 1Gr. Par
nell at the Mozart Hall, in Richmond dis
gustod every Intelligent Irishmln Oh this
continent. To have denounced u donation
which, in Its amount, would have hon1led
crowned heads, and was more than state SOW
urcigntics ever gave to dying cities within
their own territores-more than princes have
given to their stricken subjects, a donation so
voluntary and princcly. was In Itself an out
rage upon decency, courtesy aud common
sense. l have just returned from trip
through the entire South and Southwest, aud
have heard but Que opinion expressed in that
matter. 1t would not be complimentary If
should utter the common expression / have
heard in regard to Mr. Parncll's dcuunciatiou
of the Duchess Of Marlborough, the Mansion
House Fund managers OF the New York Her
dd Especially did find this so in Louisiana
aud Mississippi.
Q. SO you think PIrnclls mission has bacu
IL fililmo2
4. Politically, ho has confessed that himself,
for lie has never made II political speech since
he entered the United States. Aud the odOr of
his political position has been offensive to the
whole boly OF the American people. 1t has
weakened every speech he has made in favor
VI lIlsH sSulpdluN. III lNCtI al VhlllICll ugl-
tatols from foreign countrics-Parnel no less
than the baance-have learned, and mighty
we'll understand, that tho American people are
too much engrosscd with the grand destiny
ani business interests Of their own country
TO interfere with the political governments Of
others. American opulcncc has always an
open hand for charity, but American iatclli-
gence is too well Informed TO interfere with
political troubles of other people.
Q. Thea, Judge, you think the system Of
tenants rights in Ireland is rs friendly to the
tenant us in tho United StatcsP
4. From All acquaintance with Tie tenant
right system in Ireland l say II Is more favor
able than it is upon this continent, aud the
legislation Is more favorable to the tenaut in
that country than in this Tho thousands
who attend mass-mcetings given under the
name Of the Land League Of ireland are in.
spred with tho folly that II the landlords
were deprived Of their properties they would
be divided among those OF their descendants
from whom they had been cOnGicatel ccmtu-
RIGS ago This folly Is no more ridiculous than
that of the negro who expected forty acres OF
land aud mule after the recent war in this
country. | am an Irishman, with feelings
and affections couGcnial to those of Irishmen,
but with such folly l have mother sympathy
nor DaticuCe