New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14

the hope that the side which he had taken would Do
the successful side.
Discussion in local Irish political circles yesterday
was absorbed largely by the impending contest ID
Kilkenny, where the first trial of strcnGth-hol Il'o
strength but Of sober sensible people having ballot
H. ca,twill take place The circular issued ycster
day by the Irish Parliamentary Fund ANsocia
tiOn and printed in The Tribune. rcpuul1
ing Mr.. Parnelrs leadership, and calling
upon him courtcouSly but In firm laleuaS .
10 give way to Justin Mccarthy, whom the maJorl'N VI
his colleagues have elected, is having already ma"
effect Any stand taken by Eugene Kelly IN reeaIu 10
Irish political matters IS certain to have weight al"
! influence not because Mr. Kelly happens to be rlch
Irshman but because the members OF every lrHh
society in New York. young ana old' social anu
political, have more than once expressed IN common
a. well as separately their confidence III MI he!E
unscf, s.. In fact. he Is one of the ieW' u ien
be said the only Grishman of prominence IN New
York upon whom all the warrng factions ana societies
agree as tie custodian Of any sums of money tnde
may be raised To help for the people Of the Green
I-lc the legislative independence for which they nave
been long struggling.
Another matter that i, turning the tide against Mr.
Parnru in hi, mad course i the statement by "iah
OBricn that the Member for Cork City had no legal
authority to break in the Office Of United Ireland
and iahc possession Of the paper. The paper was 'e
official organ Of the Land Lcac'io when that powerful
organization had no exponent in the newspaper press
~ Dublin II took the place OF d" The lrShnan ana
80 The Flag Of Ireland" both Of which papers were
preaching continually rebellion, under the tuteIig' o
! Dckr If-ott who shot himself some time aSo III
Spain when sir Charles Russell, lri,hman ana one
n the leading anti Parnclite members in the House Of
Common, since the present trouble arose proved tha'
a.. ,,os q noriurcr and A fpr.or United Ireland Wa
really the property of Iri,hmen in America a well
a I'm ireland. no matter i'm whose names the Niit'
were held. Th' latest clblcrmm1 show that the
share, were held equally or about equally by Idr"h
Fran and Charlie, :. Pirncl, and Mr. Esan, who "a'
d treasurer of tho Land League in those days y
now shown - Doe on tn" side of William OBfeh anu
hi, colleagues and against Parn"L
lame, r. Cunning of the hrn Of Nandcrpool Green
{ cuunE va, seen al hi, Office, 80. Wall st. ye,ef
d,y Mr. Cunning is a native born lu'hmah' ana
comes from good old Presbyterian stock IN 'Ia'cr u't
sturdy section ~ Irclaud- population Wh" t"H INC
ccla IN an effort 10 establish by force republic II
ireland durinc the rebellion II l790 Members OF my
family took part in that rebellion 10 shake Oh EnHi'h
,,,,puv o. Nr Cunning sail. and am proud ol the
f,t have no doubt that / w0uh havc been III
te FRAY my self them II had been born but Wcr'ui
Providence saved me- for later DAY ana geh'rauo
when qulotcr though none the l'ss elective metho''
have come into Hntu" FOR freeing H5 'l''c I''' i'
tyranny and oIpr-~i1n.
49,. r,.,,. VA, one Of tie founders Of the Irish
Parliamentary Fund Association. and ha, contribute"
f., II and To- other Irish organizations sennrol'i''
lie va> beside. three ycar, ago. p'c-Idcnt "t u'e
rri.1dly SOIL, ~ -. Patrick. almost all "i whom are
Catholics, and Nr. Cumn, was elected to the once
-par,do1i,,l 20, II may aprear-because bee WAS
Protestant
.,,ivc me- your opinion # the present troublons
e,,. n, AFFAIR i, the Grccn I-lc." ~'d fho reporter
.rsh.rd a., first VI. Cunning rcref. that there
.,cn to be 1r cyl cloud hanging continually over tnc
rcor'o Of tina, untortunat, country thought th't
would 1--we io -cc a PARLIAMENT In Duhhn maH'hS n"9
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