The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-18
INTERNECINE WARFARE.
Old Danforth and Father Mackin
Exhibit H0stilities Toward
the Irish Cause.
DANFoRTH's ATTACK /.

was not success. Less than $50 We're |
taken in at the door, Not enough money
was taken to pay expenses. And the
money taken from poor workingmen and |
women was used to banquet people who
thus diverted it from the Irish cause to
their own stomachs, and for other un>
necessary purposes. Has the cause OF |
Irish nationality been benefited by such
management Among those who were
entertained at the hotel at the expense of
the poor people We have named, was one
]. V. Mahoney. of Chicago, who owes
numerous bills in this city for borrowed |
money, etc. etc, but we did not hear Of |
his paying any of them while here. Why |
should the poor working people of Rock |
Island, men and women, be taxed to fur
nish him entertainment at the Harper
house?
Although the above caused a great
deal of Indignation among the Irish peo-
pie, as coming from one whom they sup
posed was friend, tits probable that the
matter would not have attracted the at
tention it did, had not it been
ALLUDED To FROM THE ALTAR
by Father Mackin at ST. Joseph's church
yesterday morning. The priest asked the
congregation if any of the members had
seen last weeks Rock ISLANDER and the
article it contained concerning the Finer
ty meeting of the land league. Il under
stand now" said the priest, that they
have got an organ up there and grind
er. and all they need is a monkey to work
the concern complete Father Mackin
has apparently been hostile TO the Irish
cause for some time, but he had not
openly displayed his feeling in tie mat
ter before. although he did so in ''numer
Gus little ways, as friend of the cause
expressed it this morning
Father Mackin's utterances from the
altar which were directed at injuring the
meeting to be held at Norris hall In the
evening
AROUSED THE IRE
OF the already indignant local Irishman to
a still greater degree, but the priests re-
marks fell short of their intended aim.
There was II larger crowd at the meeting
last evening than ever before since the
organization of the local league, and
much enthusiasm was manifested from
beginning to end. After an instrumental
and vocal selection by Miss Archer, and a
song by Alderman James Cavaaaugh,
Hon Patrick O'Mara came forward and
said that he was not present for the pur-
pose OF making a speech. bat 10 contra
dict vile falsehood. He did not care
for any reflections which had been cast
by the Rock Islander upon himself per
sonally, bat he did care for what had been
said OF his friend NJ v Cannon, whom
he WAS there to defend ANY individ-
ual, b" said Mr. O'Mara, who says that
there " as any of the land league money
squandered at the Harper house the Fri
day night of Mr. Finerty's meeting is Il
scoundrel,
CoNTEMPT1BLE LIAR AND A COWARD,
and challenge him to prove his asser>
lions tcheers) Any wine that was or
dered at the Harper house that evening
was paid for By Mr.. Cannon and myself,
| h., rr,ll
bill at the hotel for MIR. Finerty's lodging
was paid out of the league funds Would
YOU have it otherwise? (shouts of no;
that's right, etc) Do you not think
that when a man comes down here from
Chicago to address you, his hotel and all
necessary expenses should be paid
tshouis of Certainly, You dill right,
'yes) What business is it TO the press
if we had chosen to enjoy little socjas
biltv at Our own expense? And ! tell
Iyou, We met every bill on that
account Not a cent of land league
money was spent foolshly or 10 reveiry
(Applause.) As for Father Mackin, BIZ
says we have an organ and grinder, but
he is anxious about the monkey; think
he is the best qualified to furnish the mon
key of any one | know Of. daughter aut
applause}
The meeting was direct rebuke Of
Father Mackin's uttersnces in the morn
ing, and from conversation with various
espousers of the Irish cause the
ARGUS believes the Rock Islander will
be boycotted by every patriotic Irishmat
in the city. They openly avow their in
dignation at the article which has elected
the commotion, as they do of Fathe
Mackins strange conduct. One lrishmar
was heard to say that he believed Fathe
Mackin was dissatisfied because all TIT
: money of his parish did not pass through
3 his hands instead of going to the lant
league Mr. McGuirk, Mr. Gannon's Law
partner, of Davenport, wasin the city thi
T. morning, and he stamped the Rock Isl,
e aader's article as a gross falsehood. H
II ordered the firms advertisement out o
e the paper, and said that whatever patrC
IS mage the paper had received through him
: self or Mr.. Cannon would cease. MI
: Willerton, chief clerk at the Harpe
n house, sustains Mr.. O'Mara in his state
- ment that the wine purchased was pal
Is for by Messrs. Cannon and o'Mara pei
y sonally, and as separate FROM the othe
e. bills.
es The Charity Entertainment.
N A large and highly satisfied audien,
Id assembled at Harper's theatre Saturds