St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-30
DR.. Fox, an Irish Leader,
Talks on the Home Rule
Situation.
1s
He Says the English Liberals
Will Carry the Coming ~
Elections, -
~
And Mr.. Gladstone Will Then
Accomplish His Great ~ u
Work. ssy
The Patriot Organizing the
Irish National Federation q
in This Country. q

and one of the leaders of the National
party for the last six years of the home
rule struggle, arrived in the city yeSter
day morning, and is now at the Ryan.
DIR. Fox is large, handsome man, with
a full, black beard and expansive brow.
He is man of fine presence and great
education. He was born in Ireland. and
received his education there, taking the
| degrees of NJ. A. and Nj. ID. in Dublin,
and becoming Fellow of Ethe Royal
College of Physicians and Surgeons.
After gaining experience in some
of the leading hospitals of
of London. he settled in New
York and began the practice of medi-
cine. He continued this for six years,
during which time he took an active
| part in behalf of the cause of Irish free
| dom on this side of the water, and in
1885 he was invited to 90 over to Ireland
and represent the Irish Americans in
| parliament. He accepted the invitation
! and was elected 10 represent Kings
| county in the house of commons. Since
his election he has been almost con-
| stantly OH the stump in various parts of
| the United Kingdom, and has won a
| leading place in the councils or the
| party. He left Ireland Oct. l. and has
| since been visiting the principal Amer
| lean cities in the interests of the Irish
National Federation. the organization
which was started i'll New York in
| March last, the objects of which are to
give moral and material help to tie
| home rule cause.
The president of the federation"
said Dir. Fox. sis DR.. Thomas Adds
| Emmett, of New York, one of the best
| known physicians III the country and
| grand
Nephew of RO bert Emmett.
Eugene Kelly. the banker. of New
\ DIRK. holds the office OF treasurer. The
| organization has a vice president in
| each state, and these. with the preSi-
dent, constitute the governing body.
| There is also board of sixteen trus-
| tees. who lave charge of the funds.
! These gentlemen are scattered ali over
the United States. and are. as rule,
men of wealth. Judge William Louis
| Kelly, of ST. Paul. is Minnesota's mem
| Der of the board of trustees. Among
the other members of this board are
| eXMayor W. X. Grace. of New York;
! Hugh McCaffrey, OF PHI iladelphia; p.
| Bannan, of Louisville. Ky; L. b. Fitz..
| of Boston, and Gen. Brannan, of Provi-
| dence, X. |. Any ten can form branch
| of the federation. The fees are 81 per
year. Since residing in New York,
l have established branches lin Boston
and all other large towns in Massal
chuSetts, Providence, New York. Phila-
delphia. Baltimore, Washington, LOUIS
| VILE and other cities" -
$40 you find any trouble in bringing
about the organizing Of these branches.
| owing to the differences in the party in
Ireland. doctor?' E
81 have found i'm each place visited "a
| certain amount of lukewarmness. re-
! piled the Irish leader, ''but when the
situation is explained and the men inn,
| pressed with the fact that a general
election must take place either in March
or August of next year. and that that
election is to decide the home rule Ques-
| ton for at least seven years, they decide
| that they will take part in the last battle
! for home rule. There is no doubt what
| ever that the election must take place
| in either of those months. both parties
are agreed upon that question"
What will be the result of the COM
| ing election"
| Il have been on the stump for six
| years in England, Ireland and Wales"
was the reply, land have had a good
| chance to observe the
Drift of Public Sentiment,
and l am certain that the Liberals will
| win by a big majority. In the bye
! elections the Tory majority of the pres
ent government has been reduced from
lbs to IS. This is the surest indication
| OF how the election will go"
DO you believe in the sincerity of
the Liberals on the subject of home
| ruler"
81 do" replied DR.. Fox, land the
branch of the exiled Irish who have
| been living in England. Scotland and
| Wales, and who have the best chance
| of judging of the people among whom
|, they live. are unanimous in that belief
and in support of US"
What of Mr.. Gladstone-will he
favor satisfactory measure providing
| for home rule?''
I'm reply to that" said the distin-
| guiShed home rule advocate, II must
| remind you that in 1885 we formed All
| alliance with the Tory party, 10y the
| terms of which we agreed to support
them at the elections and help them to
| power, and they promised that when in
| power they would grant us home rule.
When the Torres got into power they
| broke their promises, and we formed an
| alliance with the Liberals OH the same
| conditions and when they came into
power they did their very best to carry
| out their promises and brought in
home rule bill. l want no better proof
of sincerity from an English politician
than that he is willing to give up cab
| met office. the emoluments. patronage
and honor that belong TO that position,
rather than give up part of the home
rule bill. Mr.. Gladstone let 90 some of
his richest supporters who then called
themselves Liberal-UniOniSts. Among
them are such men as the Duke of Ar
gyle. Lord Harrington. Joseph Cham
berlain and others. These men were
formerly "a
The Wealthiest Supporters n
of Mr.. Gladstone and subscribed liber-
ally to his campaign funds. Again,
when beaten, Mr.. Gladstone stood up in
the house of commons and appealed to
| the Tory government, saying that the
Irish question was one of justice and
should be above party politics. and he
further said that if the Tories would
/ bring in home rule measure Satisfac-
tory to the Irish representatives, he and
his party would give it their hearth
est support Ever since that time the
Liberals have been preaching the home
rule doctrine all through England, and
no meeting has been considered COM
| plete without an Irish member to speak
for the home rule cause. l remember
one interesting letter that came to us
from Edinburgh saying that they were
going to get up a meeting and it was
necessary to have an Irish member to
speak.
Send one who has been in Jail. if
possible the letter read.
THAT letter is proof of how even
law-abiding Britishers rank those who
went to prison for their country" con-
tinued DR.. Fox. II am Roman Catho-
lie, but in many towns where Tory in
fiuence prevented me from getting a
hall to hold a meeting. the Protestant
clergymen of different denomina
tions have given me their schools
and even their churches and
| have on more than one occasion
} | preached home rule from the pulpit
Then English gentlemen and ladle:
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