New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-24
IRISHMENHEREM VI HPLEASED
REJOICING OVER THE KILKENNY VICTORY.

A STATEMENT FROM MESsES. oCONNOR AND
prIOx-MR. o'DoXoHrE's vITws.
TIE announcement that Sir John Pope IIcnnessy, the
pomiD~e Of the Nationalist members Of Parliament had
defeated the Parnetc candidate. Vincent ~culy, bY
the decisive majority Of I'LL in the contest for the
vcancy In North Kilkenny received in this city
yesterday by the great body Of sober minded r'hnen
O. welcome Close to hot and bitterly contested
campaign. This feeling Of triumph was tempered by
feeling Of sadness that the battle had - De fought
and won against man alongside Of whom at one
tine the ablest leutenauts in the struggle were wont
o range themselves.
Joseph j. O'DonOhue, when asked what he thought
o the result. replied without any hesitation that II
dh not in the least surprise hin. "NOr do ! be
hsve' he continued q" that it surprised MIR parnel
either. Mr. Parnel from the time Of his arrival in
Dublin inausurated policy Of violence and from the
tine Of his arrival in Kilkenny he inaueurated policy
Of personal abuse without stint. There were. uu
fortunately, personalities used also by some Of the
nsn the other side but for man Ike Mr. Parnell.
hsbuialy calm and dignned 10 descend 10 such dcs-
yieabh methods sad an exhibition a. have
Wo read Of in Irish political contest. lie was
sxcfod, II * true, but hope he Will now become
stccd by the rejection that IL will be impossible for
hin TO make any further hcadwsy against such
ecmendous forces as ale arrayed against him. lie
nsde mistake in not retiring at first; hc
vii enace himself altogether from the aGcc-
now without waiting for the conference in Paris
skh William OBrien, whose last word upon leaving
Mis- city that there could be no recsttblishmcnt
Of unity in the Irish Parliamentary forces long as
tAe monbcr for Cork City aspred to play the roll Of
leader with minority for his following"
"win the Parliamentary Fund now send the money
Nat 1t has In hand 10 ireland -
"Not yet. We will wait until the matter in dispute
. settled definitely
"Do you expect that will be soon ?"
u expect said Mr. O'DOnohue, " that that wei
Nme contamination will come about after the inter
view with William O'Brlen. The election Of Sir John
Hennessy is bound to make Mr.. O'Brien irmer and
Mr.. Psrnell much less unyeding than what hc has
hitherto been"
" How about the action Of the clergy ?"
Il do not see anything in the action Of the priests
70 object TO- The cable dispatches referred in
sgested TO that it did 10 many other features
Of the campaign. notably I'm regard the lime throwing
mcdent, which, by the way was not lime at all but
sour The clergy did not exercise undue influence.
AS The guardians Of the best interests Of the people
uey gave them their advice and the people followed
y. DO not see how any true e-heated rishman and
n'ono OF Home Rule. no matter how extreme rcvO.
wuonary he may he In in the political methods he
would favor for the redemption OF ireland. could oh.
y" IN be found In company for the purpose Of
nrherlng the same political ends, with such ;s
archbishop Cr0ke. Of Cashe and Archbishop Walsh.
Dublin; and these are the men whom the electors
- voted tor Hennessy followed. II 1t 10 wrong to