The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-21

health, the onl cAu aruddy
and the emaciated a>st 3Aioor-
lated, members of all ps. - = of
commons pressed upon hi aek6so-
lations. Mr.. Dillon goes toS apnce
more with credentials from the< ID peo-
pie, quite other than those whica ne held
when he visited his brother in Colorado,
some six or seven years ago.
1t must be admitted, however, that there
was substratum of truth in the odd con-
ception of his character. Mr.. Dillon has
little Of the suavitur in nOdO. His tena-
cious determination sometimes gives cold
and metallic ring TO his speeches that is not
pleasant to a sensitive ear.
On the other hand the reputation of VIM.
O'Brien has undergone a metamorphosis
quite as large but very different since he
crossed the Atlantic to denounce the land
generate days uf English liberalism, while
Mr.. Dillon was regarded with hatred, Mr..
O'Brien only received contempt. It was
then imagined that the editor of
United Iceland was braggart in words and
a cownrd in action. With all his detesta-
ton of Dillon the dullest tory had some
sort of respect for his defiant courage, while
for O'Brien he soon had anything else than
contempt. The abortive and ill-considered
crusade against the governor-general of
Canada for his misdeeds as an Agrarian
proprietor in Kerry hindered MIR. O'Brien's
rise in popular estimation. by that time,
however, he had made many warm
friends in the liberal party, and when
the wits of the governments turned into rid
icule the incidents OF his Imprisonment in
Tullamore Raol, their humor only increased
the indignation the Imprisonment excited.
The people learned that in going to gaol in
defense of the Woodford peasantry Mr..
of death: that father. brother and sisters
had fallen victims to consumption. and
that more than once he had been menaced
by the fell disease. The reaction in his
favor was completed by the memorable
speech Mr.. O'Brien delivered on leaving
gaol for his seat at Westminster in reply
to the taunts of the British secretary. To
that speech, inapassioned in its eloquence,
trenchent in its argument, Mr.. Balfour
made no reply, and from that hour the
British public, with its instructive respect
for pluck, had different opinion of the
member for Northeast Cork. It must
be admitted that, successful as he has
O'Brien has never excelled if he has
equalled this effort Of two years
ago. When carrying the fiery cross through
the eviction districts of Ireland he has never
more thoroughly carried with him all the
feelings of his audience than he did on that
effective in the house of commons when he
is understood, but too frequently the rap
idity of his speech renders it almost inco-
herent. Before q special commission he
made speech which evoked warm praise
even from Sir James Eannen.
Although six years the senior of VIM.
O'Brien, Tim Harrington became promi-
nent figure in Irish politics about the same
time He became a member of parliament
in 1888, few months after his appoint
ment as secretary of the National League,
to which he had been recommended by
active services in Kerry and several terms
of imprisonment. Mr.. Harrington was
actually imprisoned when elected un-
opposed for the county of Westmeath,
having received sentence of twelve
months for intimidating the farmers,
against whom he threatened agitation if
they did not pay their laborers fair wages.
consisted entirely of farmers. Unlike his
the most splendid health. His figure is one
Of commons, and his cheer can be heard in
Sentinel as we'll as the secretary of the
prosecuted that he has lost count of his inn
prisonments, but he emerges from the
prison gates as hearty and CHEEKY as when
he entered them.
FREDERICK DoLMAN.
The arrangements outlined in the above
article have been necessarily more or less
abandoned owing to the arrest of Mr.. Dill
lon and Mr.. OBrien, which is supposed to
have been effected for the purpose of pre-
venting the proposed tour.