The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-28
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Lord Randolph Churchills
Visit to Ireland.
BLACK EYES. BLOODY HEADS.
Farming on the Old Sod as Com
pared to Utah-Pecaliar Nick
names fer Money.
BELFAST, February 81, 1886.

| MONDAY ldStJ LOrO hdHuOlpu OuuICuili
a prominent member of the late Con-
sentative government, was received in
Belfast by the opponents of Home Rule
with procession of considerable length
and with banners flying, drums loudly
beating, flies squeaking and few brass
instruments uttering discordant notes,
but approaching music near enough to
attract bowling mob which kept pace
with the band to the discomfort of spec
tators, who thronged either side of the
street along the line of march. Not
withstanding the bloodthirsty charac-
ter given to the Nationalist there was
no outbreak, and opportunity was not
afforded the "Loyalists" to point to
such an occurrence as evidence of the
incapacity of Ireland to govern herself,
though the Orange bands shrieked out
nothing but the widest party tunes. 1t
is a common practice here to unhitch
the horses from carriage in which a
political favorite is riding, and have a
tremendous crowd rush and push, curse
and swear, each ambitious to partici-
pate in the exalted occupation of doing
that which in such instances horse-hesh
is considered unworthy of doing. This
W as the case with Churchill. The car
rage had barely left the station before
the horses we're dispensed with and pa
triotic Orangemen pressed to the fore in
the hope of getting a pull at the gig.
Cheering and the waving of handker-
chiefs marked the progress Of his 'lud-
ship" following which came the afore-
mentioned bands and Orangemen in the
take such a beastly pride. The strengtI
of the Orangemen in Belfast was aug
mented by reinforcements from the
country, the tenants of rent-racking
landlords in whose interests Churchill
visited Belfast, being invited to partici-
pate. One instance will suffice. The
possessor of some very valuable landed
estates in the County Down was petit
toned twice by his tenants for a mater
ial reduction in rents, as they were, I'm =
der the state of the markets, unable to
meet their obligations. To both petl-
tons MISUNDERSTANDING that no re
duction could be allowed, and that
there was no apparent necessity for it.
About ten days before the arrival of
Lord Randolph, this titled land owner,
through his agent, notified his tenantry
that he recognized the hardships through
which they were passing and that as
many would doubtless wish to partici-
pate in the demonstration of Orange
men to be made in honor of Lord Chur-
chiIl's visit, he would graciously pay
the train fare to Belfast and return OF
as many as desire to take advantage of
the offer. My experience hereabouts
has led me to believe that they were
probably fools enough to accept the in
suit. By such means a good sized pro-
cession was gotten up and the workmen
linen men and shipbuilders being al
lowed day oE-at their own expense
however. The streets were crowded
and while saw many a black eve and
bleeding head, and some stone throw
ing and one or two embryo riots, there
was no difficulty of any moment. The
addresses made, including the effort Of
the hero of the occasion, were OF the
old stamp the Christian" ministers
who are at the head of the movement
and the others abusing the Nationalist.
as set of pickpockets, and as the men
who are destroying the prospects of the
country which they are endeavoring to
maintain. The parallel between these
blackguards and those in Utah is per-
feet. Only Orangemen were admitted
to the place of speaking, the presump-
ton being that his mission was not SC
much to make converts as to stiffen the
backs of the loyal one-sixth or one
seventh that are going to die for the
Queen or kill her just as her govern
ment happens to favor or to oppose
their ideas of the manner in which Ire
land should be run. 1t is rumored thai
Lord "Ran-off," as the Nationals
papers now call him, has lost caste with
mis- political colleagues because of his
Belfast invasion, their sentiments hav.
ing been opposed to it. Besides that
some of the leading Orange NJ. Ps.
have blackguarded him shamefuIly be-
cause. prior to the elections, he courtec
the Parnellites and made serious love tc
them, while now, like a rejected sutton
ne is all wrath and blood against the
one that erstrwhile claimed the allegi-
ence of his heart. With a few excep.
tons, he is referred to by the papers as {
make shift, q political trickster, without
stability as one who mistakes popular
ity fer merit, and who comprehends nc
principle but emergency. For that rea
son, Whine brilliant, and ranked as one
of the first of the second class politica
speakers IN the United Kingdom, he ha:
no following and never will have. NJ
one can tie to him, and the wave of pop
ular opinion, it is alleged Will find hin
floating along with it (whithersoeyer i
may drift as long as he has the powel
to float at all. But his trouble is no
ended. His utterances in Belfast are t.
be the subject of a discussion in tn,
House of Commons, the Irish member
or the Nationalist forcing it on him
and it promises to be q very interest
ing affair. An attempt no doubt will b,
made to get a vote of censure passed
upon him, and Sexton. the greatest O
living Irish speakers, and inferior h
none in Parliament, has promised Il
bring the matter to a division. Their,
Is also rumor flying to the effect thai
in the course of this debate the Irisf
members who are eager for it, will tax,
occasion to read some letters written to
them by Lord Ran-off which he viii
have some difficulty in explaining. al
together the way of the politician i:
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