The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-18
WRONGS OF IRELAND.
Hon. Z. 2. O'Connor Speaks in
Seattle for Home Rule.
Nh. PARNELL SHOULD RETIRE.


Isl Hon. 4. +. O'C0nnor, the Irish home rule
memher Of parliament, who has been travelling
a this country Ion some four months, arrived In
the city YESTERDAY morning, lcctnrcd at the
AxmCry last night and leaves aaain this morning
he came up from Tacoma with Mr.. r. A.
OFafreli, Of that city, arriving ct about noon on
the steamer Potter. They were met ct the wharf
~ = reception committee from the lrish-Amer-
lean club, consisting Of Mr.. John Collins, Mr.. NJ.
~ O'Rourkes Mr.. J. r. Gleason, DR.. C. A. Gay,
NJ. Terence O'Brien, DR.. J. d. Sweeney, Mr..
Thomas r Drew, Mr. NJ E. Glare and Mr.. NJ. NJ.
Byrne. The party went ct ones 70 the Rainier
hotel
In the afternoon they made . tour of the city
~ the electric and cable lines, visiting Lake
Washington, Lake Union and North seattle.
Al the hotel before and after dinner and again
af the Arm0ry In the evening Mr.. O'Connor
held informal receptions, during which he met
many OF the prominent citizens OF Seattle. His
manner Il easy and cordial, and his voice
touched with slight brogue-is clear and
agreeable. He n about six feet tall and heavily
built His face. crowned with black hats. il
full and smoothly shaved, except for light,
black mustache. With keen gray eyes he
watches closely all that passes, and what he has
seen he describes In swift and decisive words.
In the course Of = talk with PosTINTELLI-
cxNcER reporter yesterday afternoon he said:
my visit to this state has not been for politics,
but for business and pleasure. had heard so
much about the new Northwest that ] decided
20 come here, in spite of the fact that ! have
been away from homo for four months, away
from business, and am naturally anxious to get
beek
70 my that am surprised at the quick de-
yelOpmcnt your country has had expresses my
9eeltngs but mildly. Everywhere the traces OF
the wildcrness arc disappearing. and you are
making for yourselves the material appliances
az advanced civilization.
ar, f,r,okan~ rsile for evsmn,e 7 saw aloe
1.s.ss 49,. .s.s 49, -. ~ 1917 - ss. :. -
sssca.y aaose ussu snan nave eve, sven :. Al
Aipeny. Going INTO newspaper wnero am
naturally ct home, found the presses run by
electricity supplied from q central power sta
tiou. There was no heat and dirt 10 bother, as
a. o,,r Inndon oflice where VIC had two bIu
s &. ~ ,S -, 49, 49, 49, W 1a1 ~" os
CUaaets .na tne ousIy furnaces 70 run tncn
White know personally OF only one pan in
IL Spokane, on the contrary, / found electricity
avervwherc
ssv.. 80. .no.~ th.r c,o...a ,r,th wh.x
nave seens ana on my return shall write ior
some English review description OF Washing
ton. giving such statistics Al can obtain, to-
nt IS snrn hsck .cros. the ssa ~
,.s.'. = ~. D.SA .us 80 ~
1890. = - Nv $3.50 - = psse ssoaucu us
poott1on IN the matter u perfectly wcllknown
am with that majority OF the Irish members of
parliament who believe that Mr.. parnelPs re-
~ -
s- !. =. - cs 49, euspens s1
4som tne ies0efship OF the party - necessary ioi
sns success OF the cause q tne next general
election. Mr.. PArnell Is = friend OF mine; do
not underestimate his great services for the
s.auee. fnv knovv vvhat has hpen donc. h,,f
1eIinvo thst Tho s,,ccns. ~ orr yrovcment I. !.
S.ss ss w $780, - oI NV ~ = :
ereetez tnin9 IMAM any one man, imam any nun
urea men. ~ We cannot get nome rule Tor Ire
land with Mr.. Parnell as our leader, then we
must select some other standard bearer.
"The cause of the breaking off of the negOtia-
tions Dillon and O'Brien were having with
pafnell, do not know exactly, for have not
read the full text of their manifesto. If the
failure TO reach an agreement was due to some
personal cause, then some man has resting on
his shoulders burden Of blame heavier than
should care to stagger under If the failure was
due to difference on points Of principle, then
have nothing more TO say.
II am moro encouraged than ! was few
weeks ago at the outlook, and the prospect
seems to be brighter. Since this trouble began,
two byc-elections have been held, III both of
which the Liberals have won. At Hartiepool q
Liberal Unionist. a wealthy man and large en-