The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-10-11
O'DONOVAN ROSA IN TROY
A TELEGRAM" REPORTER HAS A
CHAT WITH HIM.

The Man of Dynamite Says That HarrI
son VIII Surely be EIected-Remark
Which Will Occasion Comment
One of the greatest of all Irish-Amer
leans, who, having felt the sting o
English persecution, has done all Iha
lies in his power to free the land of hi
birth, came quietly to Troy the othe
night and registered at the UnlOI
House. He is jeremiah O'Donoval
Rosa. He had no dynamite abou
him, neither was he fierce looking. FL
is a handsome gentleman, APPARENT,
about fifty years old. He is tall and o
muscular build, and his broad brlmmet
hat gave him distinguished appear
ance. A reporter had very pleasan
chat with Rosa, and in the course o
conversation asked:
"Would you give me your view
about the coming election, Mr.. Rosa
could you say how you find the feeling
as you go along"
THE coming election is a vexed ques
ton to talk on; it belongs to what W.
used to call at school, the mixed uues
TONS. Aud find many people divided
on it. But the tariff question is the one
on which they all hinge, and on which
the election in this State of New York
seems to hinge, Nearly every man
meet is strong for tariff-an1 for at
strong tariff as can be laid on, partic.
ularly on any goods manufactured in
England, or sent here by England"
But how are you, yourself. Mr.
ROssa?"
"Well, 30 far as | am concerned, ]
would-as Dean Swift said concerning
English goods coming into Ireland-I
would burn everything belonging to
England except her coat. You need not
turn these words of mine now into such
wicked form as to make me say |
would burn English men or English
women or children. No, l would not
harm a hair of the head of an English
man, woman or child. have no quar-
rel with the individual Englishman ;
but with the English government in
Ireland have. | would destroy that if
| could-just as Americans DESTROYED it
in America hundred years ago"
but the reduction in the tariff bill is
as the free trade papers say, not so
much as to warrant this great kick
about it. >"
The words free trade" are odious to
the class of Irish-born people to whom
| belong; and | may cay that belong
to the whole Irish-boIn people. And
what makes il so Odious is because they
hate England and they know well it is
not for American interests bnt for Eng
lands interests that England wants her
free trade bills passed here. When
came from England's prisons to Ameri-
ca eighteen years ago | could hardly see
an American flag floating from any ship
along the lines of docks on the rivers
that surround New York; they were all
English ships, nearly, that surrounded
that city, and those ships came to
America laden with English goods. ]
admit l was hostile to English interests
In America, and | am hostile to them
to-day. l would rather subserve Amer
lean interests and American manufac-
turers than English interests and Eng
fish manufacturers. Thus am tariff
man. In 1871 was in some society Of
lrishmen and was told | would not be
looked upon as an lrishman in America
il was not a Democrat. tom" said
to Captain Tom Costello, who said the
words, II will kick against such slavery
IS that the first opportunity | get" II
lid make the kick: ran against Tweed,
md got more votes than Tweed"
Now said Mr. Rosa, II shall have
% wind up my interview with YOU. OF
ather your interview with me. and mi
inish by telling you something re.
member of my early youth: My father
lad some land in Ireland, and Mt early
norm before schools hours, l used to be |
ent into the fields to dig uD the weeds, |
r to brighten the sparrows away from
he corn. | noticed that where a large
trong dock leaf grew, or where a big
talk of prisedch bhuidhe raised its vel
ow head, the corn or the potato stalks
round it looked starved. The strong
7eeds had eaten up the nourishment.
nd left the genuine crops to famish for
rant of sustenance. That illustrates to
he what English free trade would be in
Lmerica. 'Tis the rank foreign weed
nat would flourish and blossom and
row strong on the sustenance that nat
rally belongs to the inhabitants of tits
md"
Rosa spent last night calling upon his
lends. The first one he greeted was
ON Curley. Rosa says that he has
cen all over the State, and that he is
onvinced that Cleveland will be buried
nder an immense majority. The peo-
lie are with Harrison, and they will
rely elect him.