The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-15
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! America.
NRw York, Nov. 3.-William O'Brien,
John Dillon, Timothy Harrington and
, Z. ID. Sullivan arrived here Sunday
morning by the steamer LaChampagne.
They were met down the bay by large
delegation Of Irishmen on board the
tugboat John e. Moore, which was
chartered by the Irish societies of the
city of New York. General OBeirne,
of the barge Office, was in charge of the
reception arrangements. The Cham
pagne was sighted early in the morn
ing off Fire Island, and she arrived at
quarantine shortly after o'clock.
When the LaChampagne was sighted
Mr.. O'Brien was the first passenger to
be distinguished. The reception com
mittee cheered him and he waived his
hat in response. Then Mr.. Sullivan
came forward to the railing and all on
board the tug cheered vociferously. Mr..
O'Brien was accompanied by his wife
and Mr.. Sullivan was accompanied by
Mrs. Sullivan. All were in excellent
health and declared that they had en-.
| joyed the ocean voyage.
Mr. O'Brien, in response to congratu-
1
authorities in Ireland, said Mr.. Dillon
and himself had been six days on n
yacht before they reached France
! They were joined at Havre by Mr.. and
Mrs. Sullivan and Mr.. Harrington, who
sailed with them.
Mr.. O'Brien said that out of the forty
bye-elections held in Great Britain
since the assembling of the present Par
lament fourteen had been won by the
Gladstonian or home-rule party. This
was a fair Indication, he said,
of the feeling of the British
people on the home-rule ques-
tion. He believed the Tories would
be forced to dissolve Parliament sooner
than they anticipated. The Govern
ment, he said, was not taking proper
measures for the relief of the panic
stricken districts in Ireland. They first
denied that famine existed, and now
they admitted that there was deep dis
tress in the country by proposing meas
ures for their relief.
When the steamer landed at her pier
the distinguished Irishmen were driven
to the Hoffman House, where they
made arrangements with the committees
to address meetings throughout the
country, at which subscriptions will be
taken up for the Irish National League.
Shortly after noon Governor Hill
called on Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien at
the Hoffman House. He had short
talk with them and told them that his
sympathy was with the Irish move
ment. Then he signed the address of
welcome and invited the delegation to
visit him at the Capitol at Albany.
Mayor Grant called and paid his re-
spects.
After luncheon Messrs O'Brien, Dill.
Ion, Gill, Sullivan and Harrington met
the reporters, and Mr.. O'Brien, who
acted as spokesman for the delegation,
read an address on the situation of
Irish affairs and the purport of the visit
f himself and his fellow-travelers to
America. A synopsis is as follows:
THEIR MISSION EXPLAINED.
1--WE are coming to America" the address
said 'by the desire and with the approval of
Mr. Parnell and the Irish Parliamentary party.
had a most cordial interview with Mr.. Par
nell before leaving ireland and he fully con-
CURED in our Objects"
o Mr.. O'Brien said there was absolute unity
In the ranks OF the Parliamentary party and
ity of purpose could no longer be thrown at
Ireland 1t was unnecessary to say much
about his and Mr.. Dillon's reasons for leaving
ireland in the peculiar manner in which they
did. Mr.. O'Brien said they were well watched
by police and spies and their footsteps were
being continually dogged while in the country.
Yet they were caught mapping. Neither bribes
nor threats induced any one to tell the police Of
their departure and Balfour's system OF
espionage was wasted.
"The Government can not trust its own
servants," continued Mr.. O'Brien. "Why, on
the day before we were arrested Mr.. Dillon
wrote TO me informing me what was going TO
take place, although 1t was supposed TO be q
castle secret. Bafour may attempt TO brand
us criminals, but would ne attempt TO have
us extradited as such either from France or
the United StatesY
"Balfour has stated his intentions very plain
" in n speech in the House of Commons. His
object is to strain the tenants defense fund
until he breaks 1t. Several thousand per-
sons have been eyicted and 10000 have been
spent"
Mr.. O'Brien then said that in view Of all
the circumstances, the condition Of the peas
antry and the hostility of the Government to
any plan that would better their condition, he
and his colleagues decided TO appeal to the
American people and state their appeal in per
yon They had believed that while the appeal
on their trial was pending they would have
time to come to this country and return.
I'VE waited" he continued, ''in Tipperary so
long as there seemed the least chance of fore
ing a prompt disposal of the charge. AS soon
as the tactics of the Government were
uuite clear we took leave to tumble their
Elaborate house of cards about their
rars, and we came away to appeal 10
Americu against Mr.. Balfour's ignobie
lodge for starving out the tenantry whom he
has failed to intimidate. We win of course re.
lurn the moment our business Is finished. II
We shall have in tho meantime secured the
means OF preserving the Irish ranks unbrollen
lntil the general election we will not grudge
Mr.. Balfour whatever comfort he can derive
from keeping us in jail for our success.
''The essence Of Tory policy in Ireland is land
purchase ON the landlords own terms. To ef-
feet this the tenants combination had to be
stamped out. The tenants once smashed and
disorganiZed, under terror of coercion, n Cab
met OF landlords and landlord tribunals could
arrange the rest at will. II was with n view to
crushing the tenants combinations that all the
prosecutions, batonings and police outrages
took place, and IL was TO prevent that that the
Irish representatives came here.
1.-THE main point at issue in Tipperary was
whether we were TO be cut off from the United
States The Tipperary prosecutions were in
tended to prevent our American mission; our
escape was determined upon in order TO carry
It out; the main point is that IL is we and not
Mr.. Balfour who effected our object. II
Mr.. Balfour had dreamed that we
quit Tipperary to evade tho sentence OF
the removables he would joyfully
have placed yacht NJ our disposal. The Lon
don Times has exultantly calculated that Bal
four's policy has cost the tenants defense