The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-05-20

Ill view of the scathing Tebuke his rutianly
charges have already received-that it is
as baseless as the rest Of the malicious in
ventions of this incorrible falsifier.
The news of the Phoenix Park assassina-
tions arrived in this city on Saturday, May
9Th, and on the Sunday following a repre-
sentative of the Monitor called upon Father
Rooney to ascertain his views upon the
horrible outrage. Here is the report of
Father Rooney's sentiments of repugnance
at the great crime, as we find 1t in the
Monitor of May 10th, 1882:
- reporter of the Monitor called upon Father
Rooney, on Sunday last, and CLEANED the follow
ing opinions from him concerning fhe assassina-
ton, during brief interview: "From Catholic
and National stand point said Father Rooney,
"lrishmen must abhOr the murder of Lord Cayan-
dish and his Under Secretary. Every friend of
Ireland must know and in his heart feel, that the
severest blow that could be eveed at their cause
and in its champions would be the proving that
The Land Leaguers had anything to do with so
foul a crime The friends of the Irish cause could
have no interest in the murder of those men. II
is not likely that men who have been patient
under all kinds of insults and injuries up TO this
and who have proved themselves so honorable all
along, would have so far debased themselves as to
become, in any sense, or under any circumstances,
approvers, much less perpetrators of diabolical
a deed. If the friends of Ireland wished to wreak
bigoted government of Gladstone, it would not be
Cavendish, but the tyranlical and cowardly Fors-
ter, who gave them so many opportunities for hav-
ing their worst passions aroused, that they would
select as the victim of their rage. 1t may be put
down. then, as absolutely certain that the Land
League is entirely free from the stain of the muir
der announced"
We attribute the luminosity demonstrated
by this debased slanderer of the good name
of the Irish citizens Of San Francisco en-.
tirely to the fact that when their calum
niator lived here they refused to recog-
nize him as a person worthy of their asso-
citation. Hence he has taken this method
to get even," with them. thinking that he
could fling mud at them from his mid
ocean fortress, and that distance would
save HIM from the just castigation his
calumnies deserve. But he will find ont
his mistake, as-although the Irish race
may not be numerously represented in
Honolulu-there are men there who are
determined that no "thumping English
les shall be told on their brethren in
California, even though the ISLANDERS do
emanate from literary hack who can only
bring disgrace to any cause he advocates.
We earnestly hope, therefore, that the
Irishmen of Honolulu will have this arti-
Gle reprinted in the other papers on the
Islands, so that the people there may learn
what a contemplate eliminating creature
they have in their midst, and also in order
that the citizens of that region may know
hereafter what value to place upon the as.
sertions of this characterless John Bull
who is so blinded by bigotry as to lead
him to wilfully and maliciously libel the
character of Californians who cannot but
denounce the degraded wretch for the IN
founded falsehoods which we have so tri.
umpantly turned upon him, and beneath
the bulk of which he will for ever lie
buried.
It's a well established and widely-known
fact that not dollar of the Irish Land
League of Irish National League Funds
were ever donated for dynamite. 1t is
also as well and as generally known that
not cent was ever contributed to these
funds for the purpose of, promoting the
preparation of crime either in Ireland or
out of it. The reports published prove
the deep-dyed villiany of this vicious
Saxon slanderer of the good name and
fame Of cause that is spotless from sin,
and upon which the slime of this scorpion
English spy can leave no stain.