New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-11
IRISH CHAMPIONS.
MR.. MICHAEL DAvITT AND MR.. PhlLIr
CALLAN.

Mr. Michael Davitt last night read lecture Va,
Castle Government in Ireland in the FORESTER NV
at Clerkenwell London. believe the foiesters "i0
tcmperauce people. Mr. Biggar mot Mr.. Callan pre-
sided MI BIggar. with his well-known e'es"''0
of manner opened the proceedings by reH'arA'"s
that ireland was governed by an obscure dishohes'
noltical ring. which existed IN place called Duo
I'm Castle. This gentle exordium was to prepare
tho mind. OF tho audience for Mr.. Dayltt lree'
account of the same place. Sometimes one secs -
American paptcs IRISH complaints tha' INC -
side of the Irish question IS not s aleu- -
is in fact stated more fully ana more io'u' 49,,
the English side But neither 1t mas oeoT -, 49,
horatofora Dayitt shall now lie heard Io 10"
every claim TO attention. lie IL the I,.ah
the ex-Land League, ex-conyict rom an -.
/ .;o and ex-mem Der. elect of farii"in'"'
tor, ~ hicb like Mr. Bradlaugh he is eXciuueu ~
| brutal majority -.i. Of bei,r a
.i,oro mn, I do not doubt bis sincerity
sbonld think il difficult for man WHO hai H''
soe sincere feeling at the bottom TO speak WIN "'
,r.b heat a, be does. Sincerity, moreover l.
v,lol lie quality 10 appears TO he Thought Al 9o0
orarters capable OF supplying the place Oh SiE"-
mont and even of facts The converse OF TINS pro
nositiou 10 itself perhaps disputable Is more oin
cnlr 10 accept. should not ike TO go so iar III ~
oI,it that the absence of arguments and facts was
a
Hugh O'Dounen speak But let US stick TO Mr.
Davitt
The Clerkenwell speech is not land speech. Mr.
Dav,t observed that'he was going to make il rs hot
"a he possibly coald for Irish landlOrdism but not
tilI next week Thon he is 20 speak in Scotland
Now il is the Castle for which he Is making u hot
The Irish, says Mr. Davtt, wish to govern them
selves Why they do not begin Iy governing them
selves when they appear on a platform, be did not
stop to explain. They are, be admits, disahected
70 ENGLAND For this dsafectiOn there are various
reasons but the stupid, antl-constitutional system
of Castle rule is of itself enough, according 10 MI
Uavitt to explain the whole thing. There are
neonle also stupid | Supposed who believe that
Ireland is governed by law; that statutes have
been enacted by Parliament that these are in force
and that whatever il done in Ireland is done IN nc
cornauce with these Acts of Parliament and by
virtue Of their authority. This erroneous notion
Mr. Dayitt has now completely disposed Of lie
savs. - The Government OF Ireland is Dublin Cas-
tie"
Well that being so, it is undoubtedly important
Ia know what sort Of thing Dublin Castle really
H. Mr. Davitt uses Dublin Castle III bis attractive
historical wav as con, enient metaphor for the
oficials OF Dublin Castle. OF these officials there
is. alas! il ring. This ring forms a gang. This
gang has the fahcrand in its clutches and the sem
sitve people Of the fatherland are mahgned IN
shifted and trampled upon by this gang. who. more
over fling the stigma of o'ficiaiSm race class ana
religious ascendancy before their faces in almost
every transaction of Irish Government. Such are
the act, OF this gang and when you know who
compose IT, who these officials are, you will not be
SURPRISED at anything they DO They are the mer-
cenarv instruments of iniustlce. Part Of them are
arrogant apS INSCRIPTIONS underlings. But they
obviously cannot all be underlngs there must Do
some upper officials az there upper servants in
| a household And fear it must be the upper
officials whom Mr. Davitt, in another outburst OF
sincerity lkens to gamblers telOns and plckpocAets
do not wish to trouble the printer to put great
number Of quotation marks, but these erms are In
fact luoted accurately from Mr.. DaYltt adjectives
substautiyes adverbs and all the ether parts Of
speech employed in this paragraph with reference
to the officials Of Dublin Castle are his and not
mine
Mr.. Daytt passes in ireland for a serious po'iti-
clan. Wheu therefore, he takes the responsibility
of using such language 80 yOu have read above
about body of men in hi-h position. il cannot be
thought that he uses il lightly 1t must be supposed
that Mr.. Davitt knows whereof he speaks that
he has made careful investigations Into the system
be denounces and into tho characters Of the men
whom he holds up to hatred and contempt There
must bs a vast body OF evidence IL his possession.
ready to be produced wien called for. The record
of the convictions for example Of the pickpockets
and felons who hold commissions from the Queen.
The oulv suggestion l would venture t. make to
Mr. Dlyitt is this: that charges and evidence Of
this sort, affecting civil servants Of high rank.
might properly be laid IN the first instance before
the Government or before Parliament The For
esters of Clerkenweu hardly be thought to
compose a competent tribunal They might
1f~~a fo n
and abuse and reckless calnmny. Bat that as we
all know, is what no Irish agItator permits himself
to use
You are to be favored it seems. with a visit from
Mr. Philip Callan. NJ. ?. for the County OF Louth
This eminent patriot addressed his constituents on
Sunday, and they passed resolutions expressing
their confidence in NIr. CalIan, and granting him
leave of absence for a trip to America. There has
at times been some question in the House Of Com
mons what sort Of people Mr. Calan's constituents
might be. But in allowing Mr.. Callan to 60 TO
America they have established a claim upon the
gratitude of the House which will be the greater
the longer Mr.. Callan stays away. II the measure
OF an Irshman's favor with his cOuntrymcn in
America be his capacity of making himself dis
agreeable to En0lshmen. Mr.. Callan uuquestion-
! ably deserves a hearty welcome from Mr. Patrick
| Ford and Mr.. ODonovan Rosa and 3Ir. John
| Dewey.
II you have put any faith in Mr.. 4. L. GolkIn's
lucubratons, you may suppose that Mr.. Callan is
! odOus in the House of Commons because he is an
Irishman and Home Ruler. But that is not So
II may be said in 4 general way that nc body is
unpopular in the House on account of his political
| opinions. Nor is Irshmn unpopular because he
| is an Irishman, whatever Mr. Z. L. Godkn may
! think II lie had never announced his amazing dis
| covery that the English hate tie Irish. should