The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-30
TELEGRAPHIG NEWS
POWER VS. DAvITr.
A. Lively Scoring for the Lat
ter.

New York, 27.-The HeTGLd'S London
correspondent called on O'Connor Power,
to-day, and asked him If he had teen the
telegram in the papers wherein Davitt is
alleked to have stated that Power was 8
traitor to the Irish cause. Power replied
that he had seen the telegram and pro-
ceeded in reply to further request to give
bis opinion ss fellows: This is good
time that Davitt is having. He first
placed the Atlantic between himself and
me, and thought proper to make cow
srdly attack on me. 4 little more than
tive years ago Dsvitt denounced me In
New York for having introduced in Par
lament the compensation for disturbance
bill, which he declared introduced tor
the purpose Of defeating the scheme of
the Land League and the policy Of Par
nell. It traRspired that DRvitPs Rllega-
ton against me was deliberate false
hood fer il was on the motion of Parnell,
and at the unanimous request of the Irish
parliamentary party that introduced
the bill. When knowledge of this fact
reach New York from q newspaper pub
lished on this side, Davitt, in
stead of manfully apologizing for
his conduct in having falsely sc.
cused me, actually availed himself of
the occasion to further sssaIl ms In viru-
lent letters. Talking in connection with
bis recent attack, why does Dsvitt, who
was discreelly silent concerning me in
his speeches on this side, think il sdvis-
able to ssssil me again in the United
States? Davitt. having ANONYMOUSLY
failed 10 his attempt to oYeEturn Parnell
and the original programme of the Land
League, wants to distract public atten-
ton by attacking me. Davitt evidently
thinks that the cause Of Ireland is what
ever for the time being suits his capri
cious policy. He makes peasant propri-
etsry the cause of Ireland to-day, and
repudiates Z tomorrow, to try in It's
place the Naturalization Of the land, a
cause which, as far as know, no self
governed people have yet adopted.
Davitt can make causes and abandon
them at will without ineurring the
charge of treason; bat 10 refuse to
be led by Davitt in bis crude
experiment ne regards as downright
treschery. Davitt sudaciousiy asserts
there is no difference between Psrneli
and himself. In the face of this is the
fact that Parnell has publicly condemned
Dxvitt's naturalization scheme in an in-
terview already reported 10 the Herald.
When rescued Dsvitt from prison four
years ago, he made similar professions Of
fidelity TO me. He stated at public meet
ings that be had confidence In me, just as
he now processes to have confidence in
Psrnell; and he privately opposed me,
just as he now privately endesvors to IN
dermine Parnel's authority / could
say a good deal about this individual,
who wants to pose as an apostle Of hu-
mainly, but who In reality is prcpaga-
tor of falsekocd ana an sgency Of disuu-
ion, Fbut the feeling that his csnduct
chiefly inspires is one of profound con-
tempt. The means of his attack upon
me are only equalled by their blackening
character. I defy Dagitt TO point to q
word or act of mine capable Of support
ing his accusation, and can account for
his malice only by referring to the obli-
cation which my exertions in bis behslf
have laid him under, and which he
knows he will never be able TO repay.