The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
HOME RULE GREETINGS.
ST.. PATRICK'S DAY MESSAGES
FROM IRISH LEADERS.


lrary Opipior- OF the Present Condition or
lrsiand's Cause = Irish Americans E.-
eoursged by Cardinal LoEue. Justin Me-
Carthy, william O'Brien. and Others.
Boston. March l0.-1rish ~prelates. conspicu-
Gus CommOners. and the Mayors Of several Irish
cities have sent messages to their countrymen
and sympathizers In the United states for st.
Patrick's Day. Cardinal Logue OF Armagh says:
Did we at home require n proof OF the hdel-
ity with which our countrymen In your great
and FREQ republic cling to the faith OF their
fathers, and of the love with which they still
cherish the memory that of the old land, we
could not hi We a more striking one than that
which Is furnished by the enthusiasm with
which they yearly celebrate the feast OF our
national apostle. Hence, 1t affords me the
greatest pleasure to Join, at least in spirit, In
their religious and patriotic celebration.
"As the unworthy successor OF st. Patrick, l
wish them every blessing, temporal and spirit
ual. May they be ever true to the great and
free nation which has opened to them q career
denied at home"
Justin Mccarthy sends this message:
w Irishmen in England shall be Joined with
you tomorrow in the celebration Of our national
festival We are all striving in a common
cause the cause of Irish national self-gove-n-
ment and | can say for myself that | am as con-
I'D ont rs ever | was In the complete triumph OF
that cause, and the absolute recognition Of its
justice before long, and that I hope even still,
oyenlne OF the Irish National Parliament in
College Green, Dublin"
William Redmond, NJ. p, says:
THE prospects OF home rule are gloomy in
the extreme; ! regard this state of affairs as
those men who drove MIR. Parnell. from the
service of Ireland to HIS grave. Mr.. Parnell
by the English, and his overthrow was OF the
greatest service to England; The only thing
parliament now Is To register their protest
against the government of Ireland by Dublin
wrong to turn upon MIR. Parneil, and though
they are coming back to the Parnellite party, the
progress is slow"
Bishop O'Donnell OF Raphoe has this to say:
Our hopes, OF being able to pny back in some
tate to say. wait the time when our American
friends can visit a free and prosperous Ireland
ont time We'll. / give only my own opinion on
the situation as 1t exists in Ireland, We have
s sSme when shtauf ris hGS yea at home OF t"R Knew not " wsere
TO seek a remedy, and many lrishmen abroad
S caSssa w sas'r co boFsTs,d So in fa shame an the ii n nSs IN
anger; Now It Is my conviction thst q h, new
Se poliii esi i 1pedns" who viii make Ee' daily progress
in uniting the whole race under the old banner
for the old cause; The outlook therefore seems
since 1880. But we need to waste no more of
STr sne ,IG, on on contention contention over ,s se shf past sS.1 Is ne
many of our people. whom II native Government
would employ at home, that our numerical
cLe Sio 10 " "'i'hS AhSeo sAN vs.
William O'Brien says;
MIR. Dillon's election to the C~hairmanship of
the Irish party gives US the best change Of a re-
union OF the National forces we have had since
the split Of 1890. He is not the leader every
body would have chosen, but ho is the only one
since Mr.. Sexton's decision whom ANYBODY has
seriously proposed for a task OF appalling diff
Guilty no less a task than that of evOking order
out of chaos. The twenty-one gentlemen who
recorded their votes AGAINST him did not ven
ture to propose any alternative candidate The
only effect of their protest. If it wore effectual,
would have been to leave the party without any
I'm the qualities Of parliamentary obstruc-
ZIONIST he Is the inferior Of several Of his con-
tions as the leader Of a racial uprising. He can
shake a multitude on an Irish hillside rs nobody
name and voice are AS familiar among the Irish
In America and the Irish in Australia as they
is worked up anew into the first place in English
practical politics he can be AS potent a figure on
e snf h Pl1atGhTmds Gf hWVF i,hous a. BENG II so oSer :s sgsnsy;
in the face of d difficulties as many sided as ever
that II the new leaders spirit can only commu:
nicate itself successfully to party. country, and
Cancellation of patient effort or self-sacrifce as
fearless US ever made hearts kindle with pride
IN their cause"
"To a country where the PRINCIPLES Of party
Xmerica. It is not necessary to point out that
every interest of Ireland and of the Irish party
demands an e that ssspn epn of ,ns asrt1 y shGsfa M Ge
Dillon now leads. who attempts. directly or In
directly; publicly or privately. Py tongue or PEN
Horace PlunKett. NJ. p. saga:
1T now happens that, while Irish politicians
differ as much as ever on the question OF homo
rule. a chain. of circumstances has made 1t not
only a practicable but also congenial duty for
men OF all sections to work together outside OF
party lines to promote the material welfare Of
Recess Committee
Whatever Government aid may do for us.
j attach more importance to another move
ment, rapidly spreading over the country and
and sndn ms,h sae' Of irish farmins; that i" us Is. they Raeyt are
learning to combine for the protection and ad-
vancement of their industry Just AS those en-
gagged in all other Industrial pursuits learned to
Lord Mayor Mccoy of Dublin:
"lreland Ia passing through agrave Industrial
and political crisis. Foreign competition is
running her agriculture, the consequence or
which Is a general commercial depression Sds while
~titution OF our political rights have been
rudeiy dispelled. But hope animates our
anxious for, the dawn Of a better day.
await from the gatherings of their exiled breth-
sage that a long pulI,I a strong pull. and a pull
all together. will be made by all her children to
restore her to her ~riGhtfui place among the ma
lions of the earth"
Mayor Scott of Cork:
"Public men OF all parties are working to:
there are many signs of returning prosperity
3, Mayor Bell or Derry:
disturb the, friendly relations which have so
long existed between England and America:
It Is greatly TO be regretted that any cause OF
over the Venezuela question. We are united
TO millions of people IN America by the closest
will occur to provoke an unnatural and disas-
trous war between two nations whose highest
interest IL Is to be at peace with each other
AN INDIAN WOMAN DIVORCED.
"