The Irish standard., 1893-07-15

any form of ssH government, but they
do not entertain Tor the Irish people halt
the dislike or hate which finds Judgment
in the black heart Of the denationalliLzed
creature who acts as the London CORES
pondent Of the New York Tribune. It is
difficult f,r an American citizen to u On
derstand how any man born under the
flag Of this free country can be opposed
TO self government for Ireland or any
other nation suffering from oppression
The only other American besides Small
ley who has championed Torylsm and
misrepresented the Irish cause is one
Hurlburt, who is now fugitive from
British Justice for being guilty of perjury
in an English court During Smalley's
sojourn in the British capital he has I'M
ceasingly attacked the Irish people and
their parliamentary represen tatives, but
now when he realizes that Home Rule is
in the ascendant he is more felocious
than ever in maligning the characters OF
men whose shoes he is not worthy to pol
ish. The latest exhibition of his ferocity
is directed againt john Dillon, one of the
noblest patriots that any country has
ever produced In his letter OF last
week, Smalley says that seldom in any
legislative assembly has any member
been SO suddenly and completely dis
credited as John Dillon. 1t appears that
Joseph Chamberlain quoted from q
speech delivered by Mr.. Dillon several
years ago IN which he threatened ven
geance upon the enemies Of the people,
and when Mr.. Dillon asked Chamberlain
for the date and place ct the speech,
Chamberlain supplied them. After
few days Dillon explained that the threat
was uttered under great provocation,
just after the massacre at Mitchellstown
when he had seen three innocent men
shot down in cold blood by the police.
Chamberlain then arose and said that
the threatening speech was delivered
a year before the massacre, and, accord
ing to Smalley, there was never such dis
may among the Gladstonians and never
such crushing exposure Of dishonest
defense. Though Mr.. Dillon declared
that he had confused one speech with
another, Smalley says his reputation for
veracity is destroyed for ever! Smal'ey
next finds fault with Sexton for being
discourteous to the Speaker of the House
and then has fling at Tim Healy for
employing vituperative language.
One would imagine from reading
Smalley's letters that the Tories are
paragons of parliamentary etiquette and
that the Irish mem bers are all rowdies
because they hurl back. the insults
heaped upon them by the arietocrats of
the opposition. But the Americans who
read Smalley's one.sided epistles know
what value to give them.
Finally, this degenerate American
turns his attention to Gladstone and
says that never has there been any such
exercise of arbitrary power as his appli-
cation of che closure. He seems to for
get that the Tories used the closure
more arbitrarily when in power to stop
debate in order to forge new chains for
Ireland. II is only few weeks ago
since the municipal council of an Irish
city passed resolutions IN denunciation
of Smalley for sending false news about
Ireland to Whitelaw Reid's paper. That
Irish municipal body can rest assured
that Smalley's falsehoods will not hurt
the cause of ireland one title in this
country. He is recognized by the Amer
lean people as one unworthy of credence
when he writes on the Irish question.
CHA