St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-11

he left this city in September last, and EN-
barked at New York on board one Of the
trans Atlantic steamers, with his luggage
checked for Queenstown. Owing TO
stormy weather, however, during the latter
part of the voyage, the steamer was
unable to make that port and he was
landed at Liverpool. In that city he put
up at the Imperial hotel, and it being then
about the middle Of an exciting election
campaign, that hostelry contained nearly
all
THE SHINING LIGHTS
of Irish patriotism, including Michael Da-
witt, Sexton, Biggar and William 0'Brien.
Capt. Kenneday met these gentlemen and
discussed the Irish question with them.
They gave great praise to America, and
thanked the Irish-Americans for the as
sistaGce they had so substantially rendered.
1t was IN Liverpool that the captain saw
THE GREAT IRISH LEADER
Parnel. who did some wonderful work
during the campaign that was then being
carried on, and who succeeded in securing
the election of enough Nationalist TO place
Ireland in the advantageous position of
holding the balance of power between the
two great political parties, the Conserya-
tives and Liberals.
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to be determined. Both the parties are
anxious to conciliate the Irish, as they can
do nothing without their assistance They
&c now in a'positiOn to demand of England
their rights. What they want is self-goy-
eminent. They do not want to sever them
selves from the empire, but want the privi-
lege of making their own laws and con-
Quoting their own affairs. Capt Kennedy
says that
PARNELL TOLD HIM
he expected to see home rule in Ireland in
less than two years.
The Conservative party appears willing TO
grant Ireland parliament of its own, but
that is not sufficient. That country
must control its own affairs and its
own police and treasury. 1t demands
the rights that are given 10 other colonies,
Canada and Australia for instance, and
until it gets those rights the people will
never be satisfied. They are long-suffer-
ing people, but still are disposed TO wait a
reasonable time for this result.
The people of Ireland are quiet and law
abiding. and are moving in an orderly and
respectable way to gain their ends. There
is no bombastic talk, the English press and
detectives Notwithstanding, and
DYNAMITE CUTS NO FIGURE
in their discussions Since the repeal of
the detestible and odiOuS coercion act, that
agency had not been employed.
The people of Ireland, however. are
waiting patiently to see what course Eng
land will pursue, and should that country
neglect to accede to
THE REASONABLE DEMANDS
of Ireland, there will burst forth a volcano.
compared TO which the past agitations and
explosions were nothing. The Irish people
are determined to have their rights no mat
ter what the cost.
Parnell has accomplished a great deal and
has done more for his country than any
other one man ever has. The Irish people
admire greatly Lord Randolph Churchill
and regard him as the coming statesman of
England. of Gladstone, however, they are
suspicious and look upon all his suggestions
with distrust. The captain. continuing.
said that when he went to England he was
prejudiced against all Englishmen, but that
was soon overcome, as he met
many of them who were thorough
fair-minded and intelligent gentlemen dis
posed to give to Ireland fair settlement.
The great trouble with the mass of English
people is that they are misinformed i'm re-
gard to the Irish question, and do not un-
derstand il.
Capt Kennedy says that he was closely
watched and followed by detectives all the
time during his stay abroad, but their efforts
never extended beyond. close surveillance
at all times, and some questioning upon one
or two occasions.
Speaking of the ice palace, ne said it was
the first thing he heard of in New York
city upon his arrival, and it is Thoroughly
and widely advertised throughout the East
ern states.