The evening world., 1894-09-14
DR.. O'BRIEN's sTRONG WORDS
Denounced McCarthyites Before
the Irish National Club.
English Contributions to the Irish
Parliamentary Fund the Cause.

The recent contributions OF w. f.
Gladstone, the English cx-prcmicr and
other well-known Liberals to the Irish
letter sent out by the leaders Of the
McCarthyite party. occasioncd bitter
attack on the latter by James W.
O'Bricn, LII. D., ut the meeting of the
Irish National club. Forty-second street
and Seventh avenue last night 1t was
the formal opening OF the clubs new
headquarters and Dr, O'l}rien had been
requested weeks ago to make the ad-
dress.
TO say that the members were more
than surprised at his language would
not half express their feelings They
had expected nothing OF the kind, yet
they applauded vigorously.
The irish National club was organ
iZed for the purpose of erecting large
hall i'm this city. which should serve as
n home for lrishmcu of all creeds on
arriving here. Features of the scheme
are the encouragement of Irish music
and sports and the support Of the
Parliamentary party at home"
Dr. @ itrlen read tins paragraph from
the bylaws. and then went ON to say
that the present time was the darkest
In the history of the old country. lie
claimed that ireland had been bought
and sold. and that men who had been
trusted had betrayed hcr.
These" he said, are the men who
betrayed Parnell, and the money they
are getting now from Gladstone and the
others is but the price of Parnell's
blood 1t is blood-money in every sense
of the word
"What are we going to do about 1t ?
1t must be hurled back in the teeth OF
those who sent 1t. and every Irishman
or lrish-American. forgetting NIL past
differences. must stand shoulder to
shoulder and hurl the Judases after
They are wild that the spirit of
Parnell lives. They are begging for
office. They have been receiving money
on every hand and trying to hide II.
from English statesmen and acknowl-
edging them as anonymous. because
they dared not let the people know from
whom theyreccived them. The very blood
of parnell Is crying out for vengeance,
and the misCrennts must be made to
feel the anger of an Outraged people.
They have sold our country. Parnell
himself told them they were going to do
It, and well he knew what Gladstone.
Lord Tweedmouth and the rest were
like when he said IF you will sell me-
you Eut they sold him. The country
has been cheated, but these men are
now reaping their rewards In the blood
money"
This IL only little Of what Or.
oBrion said. Other parts of his ad.
dress We're stronger. There were men
of every shade OF Irish politics at the
meeting, ana the hail was crowded. At
first he was listened to with umnZement.
Then he was Cheered and chcered again.
John Dewey mad come on from Chi
caEo, but he was unable to get to the
meeting, being detained at Nonkers.
Among those present were: II. q. Ban
non. who presided. Edward O'Flahcrty,
Ma Tor Rudolph Fitzpatrick who was
under O'Soill Mt the invasion OF Can
+. Moran, Alichacl Breslin, c. McCabe.
George W. Magee, James T. O',irady.
NJ. j. Mccarthy. James s. Rice, j. J.
cullen and r. j. Crane
BESIDES tn" address of DIR. o. Brien,
an Interesting programme of vocal and
instrumental music and Rotations was
successfully rendered.