Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-03
Dillon and O'Brien Tender;d a Recep
ton in New York.
THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
Terrible Tragedy in Minnesota Over
Disputed Land = Clearing.
House Re eturns.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RzoonD-us1os.l
DILLON AND O,BRIEN.
Governor Hill and Mayor Grant WeIcom
Than IN Nexv

NEW YORK, November 2d.-William OBrien
and wife. T. D. Sullivan and wife, John Dillon
and Timothy Harrington arrived this morning
on the steamer LIE Champagne. Reception
Comm ee representing the various Irish socie-
ties met them at quarantine, and when the
steamer arrived at the dock a reception was
held, after which the visitors went to the Hof-
man House.
Governor Hill was one of the first to call upon
them. He warmly welcomed them to the city
and State. expressed sympathy with their
cause and signed his name to the address OF
welcome prepared by the Irish societies. Mayer
O'Donahue were also among the callers
In talk with newspaper men o Brien said
that out of forty by elections held in Great Brit
ain since the assembling of the present Parlia-
ment, fourteen had been won by the Home
Rule party. This was a fair indication of the
feeling of the Irish people on the question. He
believed the Tories would be forced TO dissolve
Parliament sooner than they anticipated.
O'Brien also read an address on the situation
of Irish affairs and the purport of the visit OF
himself and fellow-travelers to America. ''We
are coming to America" the address said, "by
a desire and with the approval of Parnell and
the Irish Parliamentary party"
OBrien stated that there was absolute unity
in the ranks of the Parliamentary party and
among the people. The taunt of the instability
of purpose could no longer be thrown at Ire.
land Speaking of the experience OF Dillon and
himself o O'Brien said they were well watched
by the police and spies. When they took the
special train at Limerick the police took an
other special train in order to keep them con-
tinually in sight. Yet, they were caught nap
ping. Neither bribes nor threats induced any
one to tell the police OF their departure, and
Balfours system OF espionage was wasted.
The Government cannot tlust its own serv-
ants" continued O'Brien. 'Why, on the day
before we were arrested, Dillon wrote me in.
forming me what was going 10 take place.
Although it was supposed to be Castle secret.
I'VE waited in Tipperary so long as there
seemed the least chance of forcing a prompt
disposal of the charge as soon. AS the tactics OF
the Government were quite clear, we took leave
to tumble their elaborate house of cards about
their ears, and came away to appeal to America
against Balfour's ignoble dodge for starving out
a tenantry whom he has failed to intimidate.
We will, of course, return the moment our bust
ness is finished. If we shall have In the mean
time received the means OF preserving the
Irish ranks unbroken until the general elec-
ton, we will not begrudge Balfour whatever
comfort he can derive from keeping us in jail
for our success.
"The essence of the Tory policy in Ireland is
land purchase on the landlords own terms. To
effect this the tenants combination had to be
stamped out. The tenants once smashed and
disorganiZed, under terror OF coe rcion. cabine:
of landlords and landlord tribunals could
arrange the rest at will. 1t was with view to
crushing the tenants combinations that all
prosecutions, batonings and police outrages
took place, and it was to prevent this that the
Irish representatives came here.
THE London Times has exultantiy calcI-
lated" continues the address, that Balfour's
policy has cost the tenants defense fund $50 000
year. and that it cost US go, 600 more to build
new Tipperary. They calculated that the Irish
people at home. who last year subscribed $50 0O0
for the evicted tenants fund would not be able
to come to the rescue this year, and that we
must therefore appeal to America. Hence the
Tipperary arrests on the eve of our departure.
If the tenants would be broken by the terrorism
of starvation, The Government could carry
Whatever land purchase scheme they pleased,
md tn ha t1ufr frr r1rnh he
success Of coercion. On the other hand, If Bal
four has to face the general election with a con.
fession that the landlords syndicates, with all
their power fail to break the spirit of coup,e
of dozen bodies of Irish tenantry. after all these
years Of merciless repression the coercion
policy. already disliked, will be overwhelmed
at the polls.
"For the present, the question OF national
fighting fund and charitable fund are wholly
sepal ate. The danger of famine along the
western portion OF the seaboard is unques
tionably real and horrible. The Irish party are
watching the situation with the utmost solicit
tude. The bill which they have called for, sus
pending evictions for non payment of rent on
small holdings, combined with more liberal
administration of the poor laws. would &c
to avert any danger of general famine. The
opinion of the Irish party is that any general
American fund poured into Ireland at this time
would probably have the effect of confirming
Balfour in his policy of leaving the relief of dis
tress to private initiative, and afterwards boast
ing that the distress was imaginary-while
large sums disbursed with an imperfect knowl
edge of the circumstances of the country would
inevitably find its way into the pockets of the
landlords, whom the prospects of American
aims would encourage to e1tort rent from theil
famished tenantry.
This evening the Parliamentary Fund Associ
alton gave q reception to he delegates at the
Hoffman House, about 200 invited guests being
present. Among them were Eugene Kelly
Hon Robert Roosevelt, Judges Morgan, o. Briei
and Fitzgerald, Mayor Grant, ex-Mayor Grace
Bourke Cochran, General o. Brine and Presi
dent Gleason of the Municipal Council of the
National League.
An address of welcome was rea by James A
OGormsn, expressing the deepest sympathy o
all true Irish Americans and all liberal Ameri
cans for the Irish cause. 1t was signed by Gov
ernor Hill, Mayor Grant and the chief officers
OF the Irish societies. Each of the delegates
spoke briefly.
Dillon made stirring appeal for aid anG
pictured the condition of his own constituency
o. Buen said he asked that his men be no
struck down in the last hour of winning bal
tie. when American hearts and purses cou-t
save them.
T. d. sullivan said sympathy for the caus'
was growing in England, and prejudice passin:
away.