The Irish standard., 1896-07-04
THE IRISH is. COW EN U
Farther Concerning the Sending oi
Delegates from This n {.
Country. .., Z
IRELAND nUsF MANAGE ITSELF.
Discussing the Factions and Their Il's;l'
Responsibility for .
Disorder. III. 81:
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con, that state, and explains itself:
In an editorial which appeared in the
Memphis Catholic Journal OF June 18th,
the impression is left that Hon. Jas. Kill
lelea of Nashville, is opposed to the
great Dublin Convention which Is to be
held in September when, in fact, II the
convention is ever held at all its holding
will be as much or more the work OF MI.
killelea than that OF any dozen men that
We might name.
AS far back as 1892, the Tuam Her
aid of Ireland contained g letter from
him In which these significant land
now to be seem prophetic words ap-
peared:
'If nothing stands between the Irish
leaders but question of national pran-
ciple why not call a national convention
and have the points of the difference set
tied for all timer"
He does, however, oppose the sending
of delegates from the United States and
in his Catholic Journal letter, which ap-
pears below, he assigns good reasons Tor
the position he has taken. g..
~ Nashville June Z, 1896.
Editor Catholic Journal:
Dear Sir.:-An editorial in Your issue
of the 9Th contains the following: The
Irish of Tennessee will have to get to-
gether and send g, half dozen delegates
to, the Dublin worlds convention OF
Irishmen next September. Knoxville,
Chattanooga, Nashville, Clarksvllle,
Jackson, Memphis and the state in gem
eral must arrange for a home convention
to meet about next month
Yes, we are told by cable that con-
vention Of the Irish race is to be held IN
Dublin next September; but what right
have the people of this country to send
delegates to that convention, to advocate
for unity? Have the people OF Ireland
lost all their senses, which expect they
have? I contend that the people Of this
country have got no right whatever to
send delegates to that convention; 1t the
people of Ireland are not capable Of
bringing about and agreeing on unity
they are not capable of legislattng for
themselves.
The people of ireland should show to
the world that they are capable OF eject
ing their own rulers and legislating Tor
themselves, and should wage war after
war with England, her enemy, until vic
tory finally crowns her efforts. But where
have the Irish parliamentary party stood
during the past six years? AS the jour
nal of the issue of the 9Th states: THE
Irish representatives in parliament are
now divided up into a half dozen fac
tions under the leadership of as many
different men,. .
Yes. I fully agree with the Journal,
and that convention should bring IN a
criminal indictment against the, Irish
parliamentary party and hold them re-
sponsfble for six years Of dissensions
and factions They were the cause OF
assassinating the true Irish nationality
and the Irish cause. If they had been
bought by British brides with British
gold they could not have devised course
more hurtful to the Irish cause. These
Irish members of parliament should
know we'll that no house divided against
itself can stand, and no nation divided
against itself can rise.
The newspapers of Ireland are some
what to blame also. If they would have
nailed their true colors to the mast in
favor of unity and reconciliation at the
time the crisis came upon Ireland, the
divided parties would be cemented into
one solid party before now. Il shall say
one word for the Tuam, Ireland Herald
that newspaper had taken neutral
stand in favor of peace and reconcil1ae
ton from the start) ].
If these people have not sufficient
brains or conscience to come together
and settle their differences they ought to
get out and make room for men who are
both willing and able to establish a
united party Surely Ireland is not SO
depleted of brainy and brave men that
none can be found to save her from the
ruin brought upon her by men whose
abilities have in many cases been some
what overestimated.
I do hope not a, delegate will go to
that convention from this country. #
the people of Ireland have joined the
Whig and Tory parties, why let them
go. If they show the world that they
will become one united national party
independent of Whig or Tory, Ireland's
kindred In America will come to her aid
as we have in the past thirty years The
Irish American people have sacrificed 9
great deal for Ireland, both money and
life when necessary, but regret to state
that the parliamentary party has not
appreciated it, they preferred to follow
the coat tails of theWhig and Tory par
ties am somewhat of the opinion that
the present Irish parli party
will assassinate the Dublin convention
as they have already assassinated the
Irish cause. s5
: - l. JAMES KILLELEA.
st. John SAYS. ;.