The sun., 1900-11-11

1898 the Irish Parliament had conceded the
elective franchise to the Roman catholics.
at the same time denying to them the right
10 SIT In Parliament. II was a. Grattan Then
and there pointed out. an egregouS biunder
and premium placed on poverty ana cor
ruption From that date until 1926 the forty =
shilling freeholderS were a drag on NATIONAL
progress In other words. emancipation
coupled with the dls'ranchisemen OF the fort! =
shilling freeholder. simply repaired the blunder
committed Ia 1893 In the meantime now
order OF things had come into existence. and
for that new order OF things the agitation for
emancipation was responsible. 1T Is good
beginning wrote o'Connell. and now, II !
can get Catholics and Protestants to join
something solid and substantial may be done
for all II was. In truth. beginning OF every
concession since made TO ireland. Herein
lay its significance
No sooner had the act OF emancipation been
passed than O'Connell tried to smooth the way
FOR h admission into Parliament as a member
for County Glare. on Friday, May TO- Sir IRAN
ois Burdett moved that he mcht be admitted
to his seat on taking the oath provided by, the
EmanCipation Act. O'Connell Nas heard al
the bar ana after listening To him, the House
decided that. having been elected t"lui" ne
passing Of the Re!ie' q. lie could II te al.,Ntd
10 sit unless he took the oath previously ohllEd
tory on all 'nenbrrs On IT." evening Apl Wuloi
O'Connell attended. and the - elker IN go
him Of tine resolution of the ilui-e The l1bcra-
tor said, MAJ ! ask to see the oath?' The
oath. printed on large card, was handed i9
him 4uonneli pni on his ia spcfiL.cles sna ha
had never seen II before. lie finally sald
i see In The. oath one assertion as 70 mater
OF tact Which knor 70 be false ! see ia ,,oD ~
another AS .'~tion as 10 natter oi orlhoh
which | behCre 10 he untrue, ]. therefore
refuse to take that OATH and. with an cN res
on tho table Of the nouse In the debate that
enslled the sneakers on all siCes paid him iIe
highest comnments but u ended IN ihe lN,',ns mn,
sf,er his reiection Oconncll issued his fecord
address to the electors Of that county ms
time there was tobe fresh registry onth"b basi,
the Association was immediatelv called a. pup
lin and before it separated u voted To him the
f1,on rrnilininS IN IT'S hands at t,e t,ine OF
It's dis splu'iun % assist m dcfipyirP his ee'' =
evrenscs His subscGuent Journey through
Ireland was a triuml hant lrcsTesS, and vhcn
tho noinin ton day IN county 'laTe arrived
hc was returned unopppscd
When OCunuel took his seat In the House
cf Commons on Feb I, 1890. he was n"Hr,
IS year1 old. an age AT which most men nnul,
difficult 70 adapt themselves to new conditions
Of activity. Az n 1ttor of fact. his uferAnces
were destined tn attract almost as much notice
In trsand as thosS e the Prime nd osnrc.jy Mi,Tjr
IN ca hNiC countries, where the na'nc ni lr.,ano
had h.en almost forg ptten. his agitation ~ Tho
fam, Mr. Dunlop bids the reader turn TO any
old Newspaper English, Irish or Contincntal,
belonging to the years 1877 TO 1871, and he VIII
be- that Of OConnsll iliS enemies said that
hc had attained a fictitious importance. and
they hoped he would quickly nnd his levsI s IN
however, felt little doubt about his success In
pariaments,E orJss f8T noden dje spsec Dsaos
over as sooi, as possible, he spoke on the very
evening when he entered Parliament. II was
a short speech. but it was 70 the point; tsod ana
lie SO soon Won the esteem Of the House. There
Is a story told by O'Neil Daunt that, while the
Reform bill was under discussion; the speeches
at Lady BeauchaInp's. on 0Connens name
being mentioned. some, critic fastidiously said.
20, q hroguinS Irish fellow, Who would Isten
%e.t%dreand e GRsns nle me hear your opinion
NY OPINION eanddly replied PsS S rhSt
Of whom we have been talking provided had
"'fn blriHr I1e my tss T Easter recess HConne paid
visit 10 Ireland and on April O. 1880 started 9
Society Of the Friends Of ireland. the objec! oi
union union by obiitsra;ing ancient animosi,ie..
Scarcely had O'connell returned 20 london
when the Lord Iielltenan mt issucd proclamation
far rs and no farther" was TO bs carried out.
W.
George ". died on June 2e and little less
than a month later Parliament was dissolved.
In vitations at once poured IN upon O'Connel
from numerous constituencies, an arIious to
have him es their representative After hesitat-
ing between Wexford and Waterford he finally
decided In favor OF the latter. and for Waterford
county he was accordingly returned. The
elections over, O'Connell Issued from his house
AZ D,rrynane. which he had inherited from his
uncle letter after letter to the Irish people. oil
alike tending TO one object. the repeal OF the
Union. Il close this. ny first letter, he wrote
on Sept. Q. 1850. by an earnest appeal TO the
people Of Ireland ~ all classes. sects and persua
slous to unite st this most important and soul
stirring period IN Simultaneous efforts to restore
their native land to her station among the
natiors Let 1t o.e efforts be peaceable, legal
open and undisguised but let
them be active and unceasing until Ireland Is
r GIFTED and her Parliament restored" The
thus started nv him gained quickly
In volume and intensity. Presently In Dublin he
set about founding a permanent society for the
propa cation OF the repeal agitation Scarcely.
however. had the project Of an 'Anti-Union
Association for legislative Relief taken shape
whom the Governm ent stepped In and suppressed
IL. Two days later 0'Connell founded a
society called the Irish Volunteers for the
Repeal OF the Union.- This being In turn sup
pressed, he started a series Of public break
fasts at which he and his friends drank coffee
and talked politics In resoi ung TO this STRAIT
agem he announced his intention. iftho Govern
ment thought AZ to proclaim the breakfasts.
OF establishing political luncheons." Should
this prove distastsful to his Grace the Duke
OF wellington. he would substitute political
dnners." when these were suppressed hs
would invite his frien ds after the manner OF
certain ladies. for tea and tracts and 20 on
TIL supper was reached. His announcement
was received with screams Of laughter and
the Government. feeling that It was making
itself ridiculous. withdrew from the contest.
When. however. the General Association for
Ireland to protect the exercise OF the sacred
right OF petition O'Connell's next expert
ment In organization. met on Jan. 9, 1881 II
was at once proclaimed. Thereupon O'Con-
nell announced his intention Of constituting
him .ef a society and carrying on the work
Of association with the assistance Of Edward
Dwyer. the former Secretary OF the Catho-
lio Association. At his invitation 800 persons
assembled TO dine az IInyess Tavern. He
was engaged in addressing them when two
police Magistrates entered the room and
r.larad thapn ~ dispprSp The disper-