The Labor enquirer., 1884-01-19
DYNAMITE is strong to-day at 46t
THE IRISH WORLD.

OWlng 10 press VI Work idos WooA
overlooked the new departure taken by
the Irish World; but SO good thing
would not be detracted from in many
times seven days, and / want to say
something about it now.
The new move is the announcement
of Patrick Eord, editor and proprietor of
the Irish World. that he has opened an
aemergency fund" and will receive sub
scriptions to it from any and all who de-
sire to help on the work.
The emergency fund" is not exactly
like the defensive fund" which was
worked up to such large fgures-nearly
s7O,OO0-through the efforts of the Irish
World. This new fund is not for the
purpose of defending Irish martyrs In
English docks, but is to avenge them.
It is not to buy high-priced legal wind,
but will go to purchasing powder, knives
and glycerine. The Irish World will
beg no more. 1t will fight from this
time out.
The news ofthis change is received by
the friends of the oppressed Irish with
cries of JOY, and in the breasts where the
spark of hope was fading new fire has
been kindled.
y Patrick Ford is the acknowledged first
Irishman of the land. No man is more
respected and needed by the Irish in
America than he. / do not think it
could be shown that I was wrong if I
should say that he wields powerful and
practical influence over more persons
than any other one man in the United
States. What then must be the result of
his, outspoken declaration that Ireland
must and can only be freed by force?
Mr.. Ford says he has been contemplate
ing this step for nearly year; that he
has been studying the situation, and
watching events with the purpose of de-
Gliding for himself whether there was
hope for Ireland in any other course
than the one he has now taken. So
scrupu1ously careful is this man of every
step he takes that he says, he is not sure
even now that he is doing right. But
that he has taken the step for good is
evidenced by his foricble editorial an
nouncing the opening of the fund, and
that there are thousands of men who
have been waiting for this move and
now eagerly join it, is patent to every
man who is familiar with the Irish in
America and who has read the Irish
World for the past few years.
Every reader of THE ENQUIRER knows
how stand on the force question, and
it is unnecessary for me to say that l
think Patrick Ford has done the right
thing. But I do want to say that this
action of his pleases me more than 1 can
express, for the reason that l have
always admired the man, and haye never
had anything but the greatest respect
for and confidence in him, even when l
thought he was too passive. All that is
over now, and, as he never does anything
by halves, we may look for some deyei-s
opments in the near future. If this new
departure Of Mr.. Ford bears the fruit 1
l think it will, he will bless the day he
took it; and will have only to regret
that so many brave fellows were sacri-
feed while he and his followers hesi-
tated. -.
There may be few "half-breed" Irish
who will throw up their hands in holy
horror at the declaration made by Mr..
Ford, and he may be ordered to stop a
few papers; but that will not make any
difference with him. The few who will
do those things are not fit to tie the shoe
strings of the daring Paddy Ford" and
they are not worthy to share in the glo-
ries and beauties of a liberated Ireland.
They are only fit for informers.
The emergency fund has already COM
menced to count in the thousands, and
dynamite is only 46 cents pound.