The Wilmingtonian., 1886-05-22

is found in New York City of whom the fol
lowing is related =
"Ex-Alderman John G. O'Conner, Jr., is
taking steps to form an organization to op-
pose any scheme involving the separation of
Ireland from Great Britain. Mr.. 0'Conner
said he had just returned from Ireland, and
felt that the sentiment of Irsh-Americans |
was not properly represented on the other
side, where every one believed they were all
endeavoring to aid in establishing separate
republic in Ireland.
"Will you hold q mass meeting and send
over resolutions counter to those already
sent?" he was asked.
"That is not so much our object. We be-
lieve that it would be disastrous to sever Ire
land from the British union, and this being
so we desire to confer as to the best means
to advance the material prosperity of that
country. There are enough loyalists in this
country to make an association as strong as
the sepalatis have, AMI we prop SO that tn s
sentiment also should be fairly represented
on the other side."
In the above is the only glmmering OF
hope for Ireland that exists in practical
sense at this crisis in the record of Home
Rule history.
Separation is a political impossibility.
Home Rule is a tangible, possible and right
full condition. The latter is not outside the
reach of the Irish at the present moment,
But nothing could be more hurtful to the
prospects of Ireland than the blatant extrem-
list views recently spread broadcast over the
metropolitan journal referred to.
Will even reasonable Englishmon tolerate
for one moment the sneers accompanied
with the threat of an army of 10000 men to
be sent over to British dominions from this
country, supposed friendly one, for coer-
Give purposes Would Americans themsel-
yes tolerate such impudent intermeddlngs
If anything more than another tends to de,
feat the prospects of Irish civil liberty it is
the bombastic indscretions of the New
York Herald which has in this matter entire
S ly missed its vocation either as a representa-.
: tive of the views of American citizenship o
I of the practical possibilities of Irish civi
- freedom. The injudiciousness referred to
!. what aids in tying Mr.. Gladstone's hands
:, what stultifes Mr.. Parnell before the Ell
k glish public, what teaches the obscure Iris
y peasant the fateful aud vicious doctrine tina
:" he owes no allegiance to the British crow
= and that money and arms and ironclads al
e. ready to help him strike for independent
r. flag of Irish independence What immea
urable mischief all such teachings do. Al
he tion of Ireland is that of a suppllant for ce
ny tain constitutional concessions 1t is mo
ra- unbusinesslike to omit realization of th
fact in the case.
ID What army from this country could
his deported to Ireland and escape the Engli
ry fleets What would be its fate did it ev
ic- reach Irish shores Does not the unhistC
,~s cal fable builder of the He,ald rememl
4, General Hoche's expedition from Franc
IN. And that at time when Ireland Ameri
AN and France backed by almost the whole
h's Europe was up in arms against Englan
led
;,o and France is much nearer the proposed ST
no of military operations than New York. I
'th New York Herald is run mad in wild riot
ta- nonsense What would be the responsib
ier ties of our government in the case D,
~. not the Herald rementer the fate of
re. Fenian undertaking against Erie aud
ed. Neill arrest
lily But the worst phase of the whole pictl
is the revulson of feeling caused among J
''So Gladstones own followers against Amerc
ose interference. Englishmen, English libel
w. though they may love Gladstone and pro
'oS' Use support to any constitutional Home r
on- measure will right-about- face mmediat
ecu upon any foreign threats that have the lie
ou' SAVIOR of coercion.
iroS The suspicion of this has already work
oh' almost irremeiiable loss in Mr. Gadstor
''n support for the Irish Home Rule bill. NJ;
'Se' Englishnen who favored it are now lagg
"S back Why? Because of the indiscr
III utterances of the unwise friends of Irela
iSo such, for instance as the New York Hen
'''o whose policy all along throughout the
'"e cussion upon the Home Rule question
oe- been naught but vulgar abuse of Engla
''eu Itishmen do not particularly care to see
''S gland ylified, They have more telling v
ns puns in their hands than the billings gate
anu the great New York journal-they hi
: az reason and right on their side And t
"o' will win the fight in the end if only inte
tne pers stay away and mind their own busin
for
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