The Irish standard., 1897-10-16
HONORlNG THE DEAD LEADER.

5000 persons who marched from Steph-
ems Green to Glasnavin cemetery and
decked his grav, with flowers from all
the counties Of Ireland. The process
sion was led by 4 mounted guard Of
honor of Irish National Foresters, i'm.
mediately followed oy the York street
brass band which preceded the 1nemor.
ial car, drawn by four coal black horses
and upon it were piled wreaths and
crosses, a veritable mass of white and
green stacked as high us Load of hay.
After the car came the members of the
Irish parliamentary party, headed by
John Redmond, the moving spirit of the
celebration. They were followed by
the honorary officers of the demonstra-
ton committee; the stats of the Irish
Daily Independent, the Evening Herald
and weekly Independent; delegates
from the Irish National League of Great
Britain, and then by the carriages con-
tanning John Parnell, NJ. p, Mrs. Dick
inson, sister of the dead patriot, o...er
members of the Parnell family and
James Stevens. The venerable mother,
Della Parnell, was unable to be pres
ent.
The lord mayor and corporation Of
Dublin, the mayors, sheriffs and digni-
taries of Cork and Limerick, ROBBED in
their official regalia, the maces being
wound with ivy, rode next in gilded
coaches. After them came the various
Populations, carrying gaudy banners.
There were more than 80 bands in the
procession, and every county and large
town, as we'll as scores of smaller
towns, had official representation.
Instead of playing mournful dirges
as on former occasions, the bands dis
coursed lively national airs.
The dead patriot is worthy of all the
respect that his countrymen can pay
him; but it Is sad to reflect that the
demonstration of last Sunday was of
partisan character, gotten up and par
ticipated in by men who are keeping
the Irish people divided. The so-called
Parnellites, led by John Redmond, and
the stats of the Dublin papers which
are mischievously engaged in the work
OF dissension, were the promoters of
the demonstration for their own self
ish purposes. They want to make polit-
ical capital out of this display and
last Monday they called convention of
the Irish Independent League, recent
ly organized by John Redmond to take
the place of the Irish National League
founded by the man whose memory
they honored the day before. John
Redmond by starting the new organiz-
alton divided the Parnellites, the ma
jority Of whom adhere to the old league
established by Parnell.
The 500 delegates which attended
Redmond's convention were evidently
selected from those who came to the
Parnell celebration. The principal
speakers were the two Redmonds," the
boys Of Wexford" who could not be
elected in their native county and had
to go to Waterford and Glare for
election to the British parliament.
According to the platform of the new
league what the Redmonds are advo-
eating now is the repeal of the union"
which O'Connell labored for in vain for
SO many years. At the convention the
names of Gladstone, Dillon, Healy and
Davitt were Kissed and jeered at by
the self-constituted leaders. John Red
mcnd called Gladstone "the Englishman
who betrayed Ireland" and his brother
Willie set the audience wild by the fol-
lowing silly twaddle:
with all the royal professions
through our streets, it is time for Irish
men to say something. The great mass
OF the Irish people are today, and will
be until liberty is given them, enemies
of England. England is bully, pi-
rate and a savage. Whether in India,
or in Africa, the bloody flag Of the
British empire has been advanced by
pundering and destroying poor people.
Our sympathy goes out to these poor
people. God bless them and give sue
cess to their effort. Three cheers for
In6 Wen Ill 1nQla WHO are ngntlnS
England"
The priests of Ireland were also
hauled over the Goals by the noisy DEM
agogue, because they dissapprove of the
tactics pursued by himself and his elder
brother in preventing national unity.
The meeting opposed the granting of
a Catholic university for Ireland, be-
ing in perfect agreement with the
Orangemen on that subject. The theat-
rical young Redmond proclaimed that
when the Dllonites rejected Parnell
they alienated the United States and
killed the goose that laid the golden
egg" His brother John could have
told him that there is no golden egg"
in this country for either of these noble
brothers" until factionism has ceased
among Irish parliamentary leaders.
William can learn that fact in con-
vincing manner if ever he comes on Il
lecturing tour to the United States
The Minneapolis Journal in comment
Ing on his incendiary speech says 1t is
such talk as his which retards the pro-
gross Of ireland 20 the autonomy which