Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
THE EFFECTS OF THE CRONIN
MURDER.

Ireland may well pray to be de
liyered from her foolish and danger
Gus friends. Justice to her people has
long been delayed. They have been
subjected to centuries of wrongs and
oppression But those who seek to Sc
cure justice to Ireland other than by
peaceful and constitutional methods
are in reality her worst enemies. The
voice of the great O'Connell was for
constitutional agitation; but that voice
has not always been needed. The
physical force party of O'COnnell's
time cast off the ablest leader and
truest friend the Irish people have ever
had. Many of them favored open rev.
Olution, and because O'Connell declared
such method short-sighted and vision
airy, they would no longer followed his
leadership. But there have been other
and far more dangerous friends of the
NttNOt VI lltlttllt iIttiiOill, WIN HAVE
sought by secret, unjustiliable and I'M
holy methods to punish their Cypress
ors. Murderers and assasSins have
been the worst foes with which the
Irish people have had to contend. And
this latter class has been brought into
prominence by the recent atrocious
murder of Dr. Cronin, ut Chicago.
The Madison Democrat of recent date
contained the following editorial article
upon the effects of this murder:
Last Sunday was mainly devoted by the
Chicago clergy to u discussion of the murder of
Dr. CrOnin, and the causes which led to it, Moth
ing that has TRANSFERRED for many years, has so
awakened the attention Of the American people
to the facts OF the situation, as this murder 1t
has been known of course that an organization
has existed pretty generally among Irishmen,
which had for its object the assistance OF Ireland
In Its efforts to secure home rule. But that such
organization doing more than to raise funds
To aid MIR Paruell and give the cause its moral
influence, was not known to the public general
ly until this brutal aud cold booded murder has
been shown to be one of its fruits. 1t now tran
spires that whether the organization ms u whole
Is at the bottom of this terrible affair or not,
there are those connected with it. who deem il
Justitable to take the lives of American citizens
ms well Rs of English, whom they may think
proper to remove"
This discovery has startled the entire country;
and has aroused IA feeling of alarm for the safety
of Its institutions Heretofore there has existed
strong desire on the part of Americans that
Ireland should have home rule: but this de-
Vcopment it can not he denied, has done much
already to weaken American sympathy. Tie
worst thing these Irishmen could have done TO
inIure their cause they have done in this case.
The people of this country believe in honorable
and manly methods in such matters. They ali
hor murder and assassination and detest muir
derers and aSsasSins. 1t will be long before
lrelands cause will be again regarded here as II
has been aud the blame for il rests entirely
upon lrishmen, who by their own acts have out
ragged the sense of humanity. and destroyed the
public confidence In their ability 20 make aud
sustain laws for their government The murder
Of Or. Croniu and its moral effects. should
cause every true and upright Irishman in Amer
lea 10 denounce and TO put forth his best efforts
To demonstrate, that such crime receives no
sympathy from the great mass of the Irish people
IN this land of refuge The distinction should
be made, however, between the millions of
honorable Irishmeu who are liboranly contrib
uting to the support of Parnell and uphelding
his hands, and those who form secret societies
osteusihy to plot for Irelands freedom, but in
reality for their own enrichment, by playing
upon the confidence and loyalty to Ireland OF
her more generous and honest children.
The Boston Pilot represents the best
irish sentiments in America when it
says:
The good name of the Irish people and cause
demand that this horrible crime be sifted TO the
bottom. for the murderers have succeeded in
tangling their deeds with the actions of polit-
tcal society. But no harm will come of il either
to the cause or the people. II is thing appal-
ing TO the whole Irish race; deed OF unqualified
and most abhorent wickedness the maliguity of
which is increased by the attempt to make it
appear political assassination"