The Irish standard., 1888-02-25
WIN. O'BRlEN AT MALLOW.
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sand times more than the mere disccm-
forts Of prison. tel! You tonight that I
there Is nothing that has ever given me
more JOY, more c onhdence in the future
Of our cause, and more admiration FIR
our people than to hud the wonderful
and noble generosity with which the /
whole people Of this country are rising |
and declaring that if Mr. Bslfour picks |
men out for torture and for degrade |
tion the Irish people will pick every
man Of them Oh for the honour and for |
the reward and the affection which is |
due 10 soldiers ana to deliyelsrs who
have fought the battle Of our nation in
this supreme crisis cloud cheers). There
were q multitude OF subjects upon my
mind upon which I desired to address
you here tonight. I find myself physi
cally unable for the effort, and ] know
need not have much scruple in asking
you to add one more favour (cries OF
''Yes"). ( am here tonight. / may
say. solely becauseitis Mallow (cheers)
am here. not only in defiance of the
Coercion Act, but in defiance Of. tbs
doctor {laughter) I find that the doc
TOE is more dangerous person to difes
| with even than Mr.. Balfonr (langhteE}.
[ must only reserve what I have to say
for the pls cs where hope TO say it TO
| Mr.. Balfour's face loud cheers), and
within earshot of the British nation;
and it ever the chance comes TO me, il
MI. Balfour. with his characteristic
magnanimity (laughter), should not re-
fuse me the chance, and upon the sub
ject, will only say that whatever may
happen ne. whatever you may hear az
happening me, have no fear for me
and have less fear FOR ireland or her
cause (cheers); but if should be still
! free to speak to the British Parliament,
I feel convinced that in the present
| thoughtful temper Ct the British PEG
| pie that will not have very much diff
ficulty in convincing them that this
policy Of Mr. Balfour has noE even 5he
poor apology CT a CLEAN OF success to
redeem its villainy and it's meanness
(applause}-it is q monument Of failure,
Of impotence, and OF paralysed malice
cloud cheers)-it is at one and the same |
time an infamy to a eivilised nation,
and it is aridiculus znus. don't think |
/ need tell you what success Mr.. Bal |
four has achieved. We haye here to- |
night what might call the suppressed /
cream Of three haronies {laugbter}-I {
should prefer to CALI it the condensed |
cream OF three suppressed baronies--.
and I would like Mr.. Balfour to point
out from. end to end Of these baroniss
where is the one single branch whose
voice has been silenced, where is the
square of caznpaigners shat has been
broken |cheers), where is the Rand grab
Der who mas crept out Of his den! Where
has the power OF legitimate boycotting
been injured 10 this a1ornents ZAP
plause.) Where is the man, woman, or
child in all these baronies that is not
to day precisely what he or she was be-
fore Nj. Balfour Illuminated his procla-
nations, only little more so? loud
cheers). Our organization is to-day
after this C1omwellian winter stronger|
than ever, fuller of hope than ever, and.
more deeply rooted than ever in the!l
hearts and affections of the Irish peoplei|
Mr.. Goschen spoke the
other. night, in Hastings I think it was.
MIR. Goschen had become SO modest
that all that he after this winEer, this
Cromwe)lian regime that was to haye|
sent us all to he'll Or Connaught, al!
that he claimed for Mr.. Ralfour the
other night, all that he boosted was.
eve have held our own in Ireland"
llaughter). He seemed actually Go
have gloried oyer the fact that Mr..
Balfonr, brave man as be is. hero as
be is Qaugbter), had not taken to his
heels. turned his back and fled by
the first boat to Holyhead in sheer ter
tor and despair. Well doubt whether
MIR. Balfour has held his own. l doubt
it. I don't believe he has even sue
ceeded in making himself horrible.
'Laughter.} He has only succeeded in |
a,aking himself obj sctionable. don't
mink he has done more; lhear, hear),
because there is one wonderful thingI
about his regime in ireland this win
is, that it has not produced
;rime. Why? Because it is an utter
allure. and I anu sorry to say, also, be-
ause in the beginning of his regime
ne official organization of crime was
hecked by the unfortunate murder of
lead Constable Whelehan in Clare,
near, hear.) That is what Mr.. BalfourI
as to boast Of. His savagery to men
ks Alderman Hooper and Mr.. Lane is
sbuketi by his own judge, who sent
avid Sheehy as first class misde-
leanant to Sligo ]ai! after he had been
.eated like dog for a month preyi- =
,slY for the same offense at Mr.. Bal II
,ur's own suggestion. He is rebuked
= Ills own Judge; he cannot trust his ~
wn prison officials, he is booted by bis