New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-01


at them in Cork. Eighty of them were the
platform at Mr.. Dillon's meeting on Tuesday
night. The platform was black with them
The streets are black with them. No such
black band has been seen of late years
even in Irish politics, nor bent on business SO
black Their business is to rivet the political
fetters of Rome the neck of the Irish peo-
pie, and their prospect of success is very
considerable. Their tactics in Cork are thor
ough Neither freedom of speech nor
freedom TO vote is allowed. Speech and vote
must be such as please the priests or both are
anathema. They take active part in canvassing
for Mr.. Flavin against Mr.. Redmond, and their
canvassing is of kind which Protestant com
munity would tolerate.
The question: Who shall be Member for Cork
in Mr.. Parnel's place ? is purely political ques-
tion The priests turn it into spiritual question.
Electors are told that their salvation depends on
their voting for Mr. Flavin. All the terrors of the
Church are invoked against sinners who would
vote for Mr.. Redmond. They may not confess.
Absolution is denied them. They are to be
allowed to go straight to hell, if to
them Mr. Redmond should seem person
more fit to represent the city of
Cork in Parliament The Inquisition is
at work in new form, fin de steele inquisition.
their own man. They set spies on their Op-
pOnents' canvassers, and upon those whom they
canvass When a canvasser for Mr.. Redmond
walks out, the canvasser for Mr.. Flavin walks in.
notebook in hand He is either priest or accom-
panied by priest and then and there the unhappy
voter is summoned to say what he has promised
or refused to the other side. and to pledge HIM
self TO vote for Mr.. Flavin. If he refuses or
hesitates, the curse of Rome is invoked against
him, and more than the curse Of Rome, ruin
in this world and damnation in the next. In a
word the most tremendous machinery the world
ever knew for the propagation of dogma and for
spiritual ends is now daily and hourly employed
in Cork for political ends.
How the priests will use their power is shown
well enough by the dismissal of DR.. Kenny, NJ
p. from his post physician to Maynooth College
DR.. Kenny is Parnellite, and out he goes. 1t
is alleged that he used grossly offensive ex-
pressions about his opponent. IL there be any,
body among the Parnellites anti-Parnellites who
has not used grossly offensive expressions about
his opponents, it is open TO him to come forward
and say so. Dr. Kenny says he did not, and
proof that he did has not yet been produced.
Whether he did or not, matters nothing. His
real offence is Parnelsm. His removal has
alarmed some of the good Gadstonans. One of
them says: Hitherto English Home Rulers have
had a good answer to the Cry that Home Rule
must mean Rome rule. Is that answer to be
taken out of our mOuths?" 1t does begin TO
look as if it would be.
The attempt to blow up the Office of the Anti
Parnellite National Press" in Dublin, like al
most every other attempt with dynamite, failed
There is a curious likeness between the methods
employed in Dublin and the methods
han
dynamite was favorite instrument with power
full section Of the Irish-American party for the
propagation of political truth. parcel or can
was thrown down area, and exploded, doing
more damage elsewhere than to the building it
was meant TO destroy. The villains who
play with dynamite are too much afraid
OF it and Of their own skins to
use 1T effectively. This likeness of method does
not extend to the effects. The effects are ex
mean the moral effects. The Dublin
attempt has opened the eyes and mouths of men,
who when the same experiment made in
London, kept both those useful organs tight shut.
They could see no harm in dynamite When used
against the English, and they said nothing against
it. Used upon themselves it unlocks their senses
and perceptions and ,ongueS and nobody could
desire better exposition of the wickedness of this
murderous and cowardly business than may now
Anti Parnellite faith.
The number of political speeches this week
probably makes record. Many Of them have
been by men of the first mark Mr. Balfour among
them, whose new dignity lends sObriety to his
style save when he comes to Sir William Har-
court, at whose expense he can never resist
Jest. Referring to Mr.. Gladstone's Newcastle
programme, he we'll enough defined the real
issue between the reckless promises Of the
Gladstonians and the sober performances of the
Government. Time enough has elapsed to show
that Mr.. Balfours appointment as Leader of the
House, however serious be the mistake of his re-
tirement from Ireland, is thoroughly popular.
Nobody seems to have any misgivings to what
may happen in Ireland under the new, untred
man. Nobody yet knows who the new man is
10 be.
Perhaps nobody irritates the Gladstonans and
hey are easily irritated, so often as Mr.. Chamber
ain. His Sunderland Speech more than a week
id, is still the topic of controversy. Mr.. John
Morleys attack on it and him at Manchester
S no more than expression of the general fury
# his political associates. Mr.. Chamberlain, not
or the first time had lifted his hand against the
rk. He had criticised Mr. Gladstone he had
riticised his policy, he had said in what Mr.
1orley calls rather undress phrase, as it is,
hat Mr. Gladstone had made an awful mess Of
fairs. Nothing stings like the truth, dressed or
and this phrase stung. 1t is one to
e quoted on many platform, and remembered
What is Mr.. Morlcys reply? Only the ever
asting tu quoque You were in the Cabinet
It the Crime, and responsible for the awful
ness" True enough; but Mr.. Morley adds bit
erly: &" 1t comes to this that statesman may
it at council-tabe with men and share their
responsibilities, yet is to be free years after for
ONE pa,ry purpose of the moment. to hold up
lis colleagues, on the ground of these very trans
ctions, TO obloquy and contempt ! say that |
hitting below the belt, for which no parallel !
; TO be found in the worst times of political |
story." Mr.. Morley Injuries his case, as he too |