The Irish standard., 1888-05-05
IS THE PLAN CONDEMNED !?
What Prominent Irishmen Have to
Say Concerning the Vatican
Circular,
PATRICK EGAN HEARD FROM.

He Believes the League Cannot bf
Killed, and that England VIII Meet
With Unexpected Difficulties.
The following comments OIL the
Vatican circular will give an idea how
it has been received by the friends OF
Ireland everywhere:
President Fitzgerald: "Engl1sh court
influence and Catholic magnates like
the dukes Of Norfolk. Errington and
others, have prevailed upon Rome he
fore to tanper with the progress Of
Irish movements for freedom. The
Irish people know Mr.. FarnelL and his
fellow laborers, they have won over to
their way Of thinking Mr. Gladstone
and his party and we on this side are
organized to aid them. We are all
satisfied of the justice Of the Irish cause,
and we are firmly resolved that it shall
not take any step wackward.'
Sir Thomas Grattan Esnlonde in an
interview at Chicago SAYS: THE Plan
of Campaign had already done its work
before the Pope interfered, and that is
all care to say about it. ireland has
received substantial benefits from the
agitation of the last few years. The
amended rent laws have greatly bene-
6ted the tenantry, and the work goes
forward. But our duty Will not be done
until Ireland has all her rights -
Patrick Egan says: "The National
League in ireland was being sorely
pressed by the length and severity Of
the present struggle, but this attempt at
spiritual interference in matters partly
temporal and political will put new life
and energy and determination in the
movement, will raise up unexpected
difficulties for England, and bring no
credit or advantage to Rome.'
Thomas Sherlock in letter from Dub.
! lin to the Catholic News writes: s'Irfle
present generation of the Irish people
will not allow themselves to be sacri-
feed to any diplomatic arrangement
that may be made. The way in which
the famous Siu1eoni circular respecting
the Parnell national tribute was ignored
Is proof enough of that
Michael Davitt: II prefer,'' said MI.
Davitt, emphatically, ''boy3otting to
the blunderkuss, and shall not hesitate
to advocate it wherever believe an un-
just act can be prevented by It or a
petty tyrant or local sneak can be pun
ished without resort to violence
r. 2. O'Connor: If ever there was a
time when a blow was cruel, perilous,
wanton. it is at such q moment. We
shall never perhaps be able to discover
the methods by which this attack On
Ireland has been brought about. Of
course the Tory Government is at the
bottom of it. If Ireland were to submit
to such things. then Ireland would show
herself but little worthy Of freedom,
which in few years will be bestowed
upon her by hands of Englishmen whom
Ireland's heroic and obstinate struggle
for Liberty has turned from enemies to
loving friends"
The Freeman's Journal says: 'sThe
decree will always command the ten
ants respect, but the people understand
their own affairs too we'll to allow hos
tile Vaccinations to prevail. They have
vigiiant and able advocates, like Arch
bishop Walsh, in Rome and Arch
bishops and Bishops at home, whose
support will never fail them.''
Chicago Tribune: lit will dot make
the Irish angry enough to produce ex-
citement. The priests who are treas
urers of the Champaign" funds will turn
them over TO some responsible farmer.
The landlords will derive no benefits
therefrom. The Bishops will 'se1hort
the clergy and laity'' SO 'prudently" as
not to give offense to their paymasters,
the farmers, and so ''effectually" as to
give the Italian Cardinals no cause for
ecclesiastical complaints.
Irish World: The Pope is we'll aware
that the Plan OF Campaign and other
measures which the people of Ireland
have had recourse to in ordert0 preserve e
themselves from determination have
been sanctioned by the almost I'M
animous voice of the Irish hierarchy
and priesthood. The latter, he will no
doubt believe, are better judges of what
is moral and just than the filthy tench-
men of Castlereagh at Dublin Castle or
their master, Balfour.
Rev. Jas. O'Reilly, Minneapolis:
'sThere is DO contract between landlord
and tenant in Ireland; the landlord is
like highwayman who at the point Of
a revolver asks for your money or your
life, and you are forced to yield. The
condition of affairs in Ireland is not
clearly understood likely at the