The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-16
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,N.Irsh Famine Meeting T0.NighL
Y, P,rpell, who speaks at Washington
Nh tbIs evening, on the present Irish
y,nis.snd It's causes, comes to US herald
IbvIuisture Of good and evil reports,
,hthtb d difficult to separate. By some
dhs journals Of this and other countries,
shHtt,en down as a mere political agi-
a,,, whose sole purpose is to infame the
y,irai.e already existing among our
i5brssidsnts against the government OF
G,a, Britain, and who is willing to defeat
q. charitable purposes contemplated by
a, people, unless they can be made to
avtibuts to the political undertaking
IA which he is identified. In proof OF
M they point to his opposition to plans
uoDO.ed here and elsewhere. for Irish
MiL, and notably to bis criticism Of
a,Ssv York Hnald fund, which Mr.. Ben
Mt hn nheaded with an individual sub
sapion 100000.
4 h!r reading Of Mr.. Parnells recent
.aarz.s, however, ought to relieve him
ina ihis imputation, He has his own
Isn Is to the causes Of the famine, the
lGnsshodsOt relieving it, and the means
psasy TO prevent its recurrence.
Thathg these views are correct or not,
Isshsr small holdings would have any
,sst in bettering the condition Of the
lh.h peasantry and relieving them from
a,gr Of further starvation through crop
Slas, and whether, now that destitution
sd misery have come, they can best be
sEred by the special organization with
,teh Mr. Parnell is connected, or by
ai.u, are matters on which Mr.. Parnell,
u representative Irishman who has
srasd the situation carefully, is entitled
bFak. We do not understand that he
unwilling that charity shall be extended
aSagh other agents, but that he merely
anats bis own organization as the
asIAleh can most fittingly dispense the
SsnF Of the charitably inclined on this
tad The water. As to such organiza-
tnlhs expressly states that its political
taa b separate and apart from It's chari-
ne fund, and that contributions are
Eltntsd according to the terms Of their
talion. In his Baltimore speech Of
liay last he said:
Wshare felt 1t our duty from the first
= point out that the control OF relief
iAcad not be vested with the landlords,
naaatit was unfair 10 compel the peas
MT appeal for charity TO their OPP
asscs-to come, hatin.hand, begging
sis5 those who have made them beggars.
u magnificent contributions of this
s5ty for the starving peasants Of Ire
Are 70 be dispensed by the govern.
Isat and the landlords, then the lot OF
AResis hard indeed. When we first
EVes out the government pertinacious-
"a nendaciously denied the existence
@aIine. Now that It Is conceded, its
"a Is 70 seek to intercept the flow Of
slIl, and secure It's distribution into its
vaaAaaS ltwas not a pleasant task for
sg@neswe have, but we are used to
st'1nt things. The New York Herald
= headed q subscription list with the
w magnificent sum Of 100000 Zap
!lasli but up to the present
aa2eat no intimation has been given OF
y saaanel through which this money
le expended, nor has a penny yet
~ sali and ! contend that the action
as puna must be viewed with sus-
sa and until 1t takes up a square
s9a aad announces agents OF distri-
@ yhS will berecognized as utterly
SI S,.tH this geaerousact cannot receive
sslAnd Tree and hearty recognition
Sappott that would come TO Il under
sSaI circumstances. When we came
III @antiry We established two separate
~. Gae ior relief and q totally separ-
SS,ssSEe political purposes. We have
E,i. so,VW TO aid In assisting the land,
s,..ss ~ enignte [laughterl, and between
I I and eighty thousand 10 keep
~ PEASANTS out OF the grave. / am
N - ~. Y Is politician; but the fact Is
i.iNIieely anyone can be found In Ire.
s,s' sssao u not In one way or another,
m SI''sa w With politics; and our politics
pssi!% %1ne Of eight-ninths Of the Irish
-. p Inc other politics Is simply op-
ss.sa sa we say, then, 1t Is an outrage
SIssl ~ The suffering people Of Ireland
t,,sso,.ao ~ Y their political opponents ant
'aa Ibis statement and the action o
|. Gsa y relief committee at its last meet
Y lee can be no occasion for misap
~, sason or mistake. The committe,
a that all funds raised under II
IN asnt should go to the relief Of III
saaiH aaiHs sufferers, and 1t will doubles
ls,.usa s usaey are applied, not to agitation
~ Iae direct help of the starving pee
S.S.S Ireland. Whether 1t goes througl
paely charitable side Of Mr.. Parnell'
~ ltonlor through some other aSenc
~ l doubtless be the aim Of the con
~ ~ . o iee that 1t is applied as promp
- .siacieatly "a as possible. II in add
1. T" a. .ais' anybody hsre:desires to al
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