The herald., 1895-08-04

OF this new movement. Its promoters
are simply vote brokers' who will muster
votes as cheaply as possible and back the
aspirations of that candidate for presi-
dent who pays the biggest price. Their
convention will be timed so as to give
market value to the so-caied Irish vote,
which the leaders will be found huckster
ing from one candidate headquarters to
another during the campaIgn of 1896.
One or two Of the chief peddlers may eX.
pect to obtain Office and somebody else
an option ON all the petty patronage
which would otherwise be divided up
| among the people upon the merits. Such
IS the history of the past.
But what | wish particularly to draw
; attention to is that there is politics in
this movement in Il double sense, that is
to say the politics of these copperhead
Irishmen, like choice toast, is buttered
upon both sides, or from the side or
American politics and from the English
Tory side. However, once it becomes
thoroughly known by the ma ejority of the
Irish -Americanstha these men are m ainly
acting in the interest, of Lord Salisbury
and the British Tories, that they are
passing resolutions on which the Tories
can seize, and that they are the enemies
of Ireland in disguise, then the game is
up. because the American politicians
must see that in touching them they will
| ALLEVIATE the friends OF home rule, who
are vastly numerous and still thoroughly
loyal to Ireland S cause.
General Martin 7. Mcmahon. in answer
to the question, What ought the Irish do
| to thwart Lord Salisbury? replied: My
! only answer is that the Irish should unite
in the presence of danger if pressure
! from this country cannot effect union.
| The chief consequence of LORD Salisbury
| administration will be the solidi fcation
| OF the Irish forces, as is usual in the face
| of Tory opposition. When all factions act
| together they will have the balance of
| power, which they can use in forcing
| party concessions as occasion may arise
no matter whether Liberals or Tories hold
| the helm.
I'VE in this country should aid those
! at home by every possible means and
| have no misunderstanding about it.
! Ireland united in her national demands
and sustained by America can easily COM
pei the Tory government to get out or do
the right thing by the home rule plat
| form.
| Judge James w. Fitzgerald said: The
| best thought of Ireland ought to be got
together in some way Tor the purpose of
formulating plan that would bring
about united action. | think, however,
| it is very unwise, no matter how well IN
! tended 1t may he. to be Offering sugges-
tions to the people of Ireland, who must,
| after all, determine all such matters Tor
themselves as the necessity arises. The
patriotism, capacity and courage OF the
|
| as in the past. The Irish are not in so
much danger from any changes that may
occur IN the British cabinet, as they are
from the evils that follow indulgence in
facuonal spirit.
AN Irish parliamentary party united.
I thoroughly disciplined unseltsh and
| devoted to their country will wiring from
one English party or the other the same
concessions already made by Mr. Glad
! stone and the Liberals. Clearly what the
| Irish ought 10 do is to unite their forces
solidly and press home their common de-
! mand. When this is done. there cannot
be any doubt as to what the Irish in
| America will do. and if it cannot be done,
| then equally obvious is it the duty of
those who stand in the way of union to
either suppress themselves or get out.
There can he no evasion of responsibility
and no halfway hating place for hesita-
tion or doubt. ~
Capitalist John ID. Crin.mins stated that
the condition OF affairs preciptated by
the English elections was very serious
one. 1t is so serious, said Mr.. Crlm-
Minis, THAT | do not feel like talking for
publication on the subject without con-
sulting my colleagues of the council OF
the Irish Federation. | favor the calling
OF special meeting TO discuss the ques-
tion at as early date as possible, and
must be excused for witthl olding my
views on the subject until that meeting
takes place.
I, Recorder John W. Goff when ques.
toned on the subject, said: Il haven l
word to say. The Irish question has
gone bevond the pale of discussion.
The Hon. Patrick Egan, eX-minister
10 Chile said; THE first thing the
irish people ought to dols to get together
and devise some means of healing those
; disputes which are doing SO much IN
} jury to the cause at present. There are
undoubtedly good men in each of the
contending sections; some men who
) may be carried away by their personal
ambitions others who may be said TO be
unsorupulous @but If the patrioc element
} in each of t "s sections will just take
) time TO calmly look at the condition to