New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-11
MAHAFFY ON HOME RULE.
r1rPNrNG FROM GREEK TO ENGLISH POLL.
TICS AT CHAUTAUQUA.
AMERICAN IGNORANCE OF THE sUBJEcT-Ac-
crDENT AT GAME OF BASEBALL.
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CIpENT AT GAME OF BASEBALL
1sY TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBUsE.I
1,.,o,,a Aur 1O-Professor Mahatfy's unique
rorsoraIitv grows more and more interesting to the
nnsopbstIcated Chautauquans. He has already vim
dictated his reputation for wit. agreeable manners and
IND scbolarship This morning he spoke by invita-
ton an the Irish question: and appeared In the usual
light of a patriotic Irishman who scoiis at home rule
and sympahizes with Engands attitude toward hs
country His speech opened with a sweeping arraign-
man, ~ American Ignorance and inconsistency.
The fact IS that you don't quite understand the
nuestions he candidly exclaimed. You insist that
home rule is the best thing for Ireland, and ye;
in vo,r own country in places where similar condi
tlons exist YOU are careful not TO grant it. You
allow vour feelings to be narrowed by stories of OPP
preston and suffering among the Irish peasantry
and vet TO-DAY the Irish peasant IS without the smallest
doubt very free very independent and has the
Of being very comfortable. on contribute to the
s,,pport of professional agtators and Of the eighty
six members of the Home Rule party. who would not
hold together for three months these contributions
were stoned and you ask TO remedy evils growing
ont of Irish dloness and improvidence-which admit
are the results of English miSrile-not by cautious
honest legislation. but by great revolution. which
must bring murder and conhscaon in Its train
The strongest argument which Mr.. Mahaffy has
been able 10 discover against American sympathy with
Home Rule based the analogy between the State
II
Civil War. and although this analogy has been re-
peatedly shown not 10 exist, he evidently regards 1t
AS conclusive The real secret, he thinks, of IRISH
discomfort and Irish alienation Is the existence OF the
Roman religion. and on his condemnation of Romansm
as disturbing element in politics be is outsDOken AMI
vehement.
81 have myself a great many Roman Catholic
friends he sald but in private none more than they
have dcplorcd to me the tyranny under which they
live and the terrible irkSomcness OF Their prfestly
government The scandal Of the political Interference
OF the priesthood IS already outrageous that the
Pope himself for very shame has been obliged to write
TO Ireland and threaten them with punishment they
continue their prosecutions, and II you dohbt that
Home Rule would mean the domination OF Ireland by
tho PINE read the open declarations Of Archbishop
Walsh and Archbishop Crohc. II Home Rule has to
come. let il come: not nowa while we are such
enemies that its coming would mean boodshcd and
devastation but at the proper time and gradually,
when violence has subsidized and the change can be
peacefully acc mpllshed. The present movement.
rate IS not national in any real sense Of the word
but an unholy alliance of paid acators and RomiSh
priests and in no case It be safe to grant con
stitutional liberty where Roman Catholic majority
VIII use them merely for Protestant oppr SION
Professor Mahaiy says that he IS not Tory, and
has publicly objected to The Trbunes statement that
he has taken the stump against Home Rule. The
fact is however. we'll known that he ha' appeared
on the same platform with Lord Salisbury, and he
admits having frequently adde ssed political audiences
the subject
baseball match between the Chautauqua and
Lakewood teams was by the former, with a score
of to 3. An unfortunate incident of the game was
An accident 10 a Pittsburg youth named ONelll. who
while batting was struck the head by one OF >laggs
curved balls. His skull was al first thought to be
frac ttred but he has been brought TO the hotel and
is doing wei. . .
The concert given this afternoon under Dr. H. II.
Palucr's direction attracted great audience 10 the
Amphheatre. DR.. Carl Martin, % New York sang,
and William II. sherwood played. Mr.. sherwood also
gave a pianO-rccital at O'c.Ock H. H. RaGan's IL
Illustrated lecture tonight Holland and belgium
Among to-day's arh ais are VI. \. Hutton Denver
W. n Record. PittSburg Mis-. C.. ". Mackie Franklin
Penn: A. A. Willis Louisville; J. O. Robinson. De
troit: j. Gillespie, Cleveland: IuGsOn Harmon, Gin
cinnati William T. Ewing, jamestown, Oak, and
l.. &. Magaw, Of Meadville.