The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-02-15
The New Movement.

1 ~ Tie EuiLOE OIL the s&lFiSu Stduudlu.
1t is hardly necessary for me to remark
that the drastic and rancorous commu-
nication in your last issue emanating
from can Irish Nationalist is, in addi-
| tiou to being a tissue of falsehood, all
insult to Irish character and Irish man
hood; and reveals in the author the i'm
personation of malice calumny, treach-
| cry and cowardice; and a total lack OF
those manly characteristics which have
| ever been the distinguishing features OF
the Irish people. 1t also betrays an abb
sence of that courtesy and consistency
| requisite to an intelligent discussion OF
| a great question, question, perhaps.
upon which the future of7the Irish peo-
| pie depends That such foul-mouthed
harbingers of dissension are promiscous-
ly scattered among the Irish race is
| fact to be deplored, and an illustration
Of the oft-repeated assertion that the
greatest enemies of Ireland are the Irish
| people themselves.
This arch-enemy of Irish national uni
ty might have beguiled some Of his un-
suspecting countrymen into belief in
| his vagaries, had he not in former &C.
casion unwittingly disclosed the motives
that prompted him in his nefarious work
although he adroitly endeayors to con-
ceal 1t in his last ebullition. The fecun-
dity of his resources and the subtle cum
ming of the artful dodger that he is, can
be OF no avail in the light of reason, for
| vituperat1on has long ago ceased to be
| factor In Intelligent controversy.
| Let us briefly recapitulate his argyll
ments He says he referred to the most
| brutal crime on record and that I ad
mitted, it. None but fool would deny
the commission Of the crime to which he
alludes, and none but a fool would as
sert that it was the. most brutal crime
on record. I did object to exhuming
| that incident and to again call public
attention to it because we'll remen1 Der
| the odium and fierce criticism which
that unfortunate affair worked on our
people. But did not admit, do not now
admit, and never will admit that the
leaders of the irish National Alliance
| were responsible for it's preparation,
and avail myself Of this opportunity to
pronounce these assertions unmitigated
falsehoods and the vilest calumnies
against good and great men; the vocab-
ulary Of the English language does not
furnish expressions strong enough to
denounces such presentations. Where is
the Irishman who is deeply interested in
the welfare Of his native land who does
not honor love, and cherish the names
of Finerty and Fitzpatrick of Chicago.
Lyman and Sutton of. New York, and
O'Neill Ryan of St. Louis? Those are the
men who are at the head of the new
movement, men who are always fore
most in all works that rebound to the
glory of the Irish people, men whose
characters are above reproach, men who
if they desired to betray the trust re-
posed in them, might easily rank among
the proudest Of their countrys oppres-
sors, and might easily be the recipients.
of riches and emoluments. and power
and prestige from their countrys oppres-
sOrs. .f
Such are the men whom this apostle
of discord designates as thieves and
murderers! l am inclined to believe that
it was such men as he Burke had in
mind whine he said that the days of chiv-
airy and calculators has succeeded.
AS to his other specified charges, 1 do
not deem it necessary to give them a
categorical denial, they are so himsy and
their authenticity emanating from such
a source is so dubious, that will re-
frain from occupying space in their dis
cussion for the present Let lis first dis
cuss the more important question as to
whether the leaders OF the new move
ment are or are not thieves and muir
derers. He has made the astounding
assertion that they are, I pronounce it a
mendacious falsehood, the burden Of
prof rests with him, call upon him in
the name Of the Irish people, in the name
of the men who are engaged in this
struggle to prove his assertions. it he is
loyal Irishman as he claims to be he
owes it to his fellow-countrymen to res
cue them from the treachery OF recreant
leaders. But it will require more than
the mere ipse dixit of a man whose iden-
tity is concealed in a nom de plume.
l have nothing but pity for. his few
deluded followers who constitute the
"only Irish revolutionary organization
to which he has already referred, and
who are doubtless urging him on in his
unholy warfare on the union of Irish
forces But they will doubtless soon
discover that hjA patriotism consists in
seeking Iotorets and obtaining patron
age for the establishment in which he
is employed. And if those men are i'll
reality revolutionists and patriots it is
to be hoped that they will renounce al
1egiance to this blatant hlatherskite. and
join with the rest OF their felloN-coun-
trymen in a grand final struggle to re-
store to Ireland her long lost liberties.
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