The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-01-05
II all the world would be treated who

L mean the cry that this is all q per-
sonal matter between Mr.. Healy and
myself. Rev. Felix MacNeece, who
occupied place on the platform beside
Mr.. O'Brien here remarked-"S it is;
and Mr.. T. c. Harrington. NJ. p, who
was also on the platform made some
remark which was inaudible ut the re-
porters' table. a scene of great uproar
ensucd There were loud and emphat-
ic cries Of NO, no. and "groans for
Harrington
\ Voice-Send all the Tins about
their business
Another Voice-Put Harrington out
with him.
Mr.. O'Brien--I am sure that the rev.
crend gentleman beside me will not set
the bad example of being the first to
disregard the eloquent appeal that our
chairman made here to-day for fair
and passionless debate. was about
to s,ry when the reverend gentleman
interrupted me, that if he is right If
it is true, if We're capable of keeping
the party and the country disturbed,
in order to crafty any wretched per-
sonal vindictiveness of my OWL say
it is l. not Mr.. Healy who should be
lcries of Out with him." and noise)-
it is l and not Mr.. Healy who should
Interruptions, apparently proceeding
from a clergyman in the gallery, who
was being replied to by some delegates
around)--it is l and not Mr.. Healy who
should be, without one instant's hest
tation, excluded from the Party, and
excluded from public life. and this is
the tribunal to decide it uoud and pro-
longed cheering from the entire audi
ence). And l should he delighted, as
soon as this little heat is over-I should
he delighted with the utmost patience
to everything that the reverend gentle
man has to say on the other side
(cheers). But, my friends, it is not
who am hurt by this ridiculous cry IRE
newed cheering and renewed excite
ment in the gallery.
The Chairman, who was received
with cries of 'chnir," during which the
audience settled down to silence, said
-Fellow-countrymen feel perfectly
certain that the Convention will listen
for one moment to what l have to
say (hear, hear. l made ut the COM
mencement of our proceedings an APP
peal to the Convention, and that appeal
was answered by what took to be all
enthusiastic promise 0lear, hear on
the part of the whole assembly to take
my advice (hear, henr). Well, now the
time has come to put that promise in
practice. | ask you to listen without
interruption to the speeches OH all sides
tllear, hear. When Mr.. % Brien has
finished will make the same claim
on behalf of anyone who is opposed
to him (applause). and would ask
those who differ from the view that
he is now expressing to listen to him in
patience, as l will call upon him to
listen in patience to the answer zap
plause) But would impress upon
YOU with all seriousness and solemnity
this consideration. IL you allow tumult
and excitement to seize upon this as
sembly it's value will be gone zap
plnuse). Your decision will only have
value when arrived ut quietly after
discussion and vote, and l appeal to
you in the name of your country not
to allow that cXcitability which our
enemies say is bnr of the imperfec
tions Of the Irish temperament to be-
tray you into a course of conduct that
will be fatal. not to one side or the
other in this controversy. but fatal to
the good name and future of Ireland
(cheers).
Mr.. VIM. O'Brcn, rising amid Il
great welcome of cheering, said-I
most cordially re-echo all that has so
cloquently fallen from the lips of our
Chairman as to the deep solemnity of
This occasion. and as to the necessity
hat every man in this hall should
avoid saying or doing anything that
would impair the character Of this
great deliberativc assembly (hear,
hear. Now l was about to point out
rs to this argument of my personal
hostility to Mr.. Hcaly, that rs matter
If fact, nobody knows better than
many of those who put forward that
"ry. that instead Of my being actuated
W any personal antipathy to Mr..
Healy, that as it happens | am. per-
haps. the man of Ill others who bore
With him longest, and who had the
trongest personal liking for him (hear
hearl. You will remember. perhaps
hat on a recent occasion l publicly
challenged Mr.. Hcaly to deny that
here had never been one word of per-
sonal difference or anger or rivalry be-
tween him and myself (checrs), and to
Mr.. Healy's credit it must be added
that he did not attempt to contradict
me-, You will remember, Mr.. Chair
man. also that Mt the general election
tested the sincerity of this cry. in n
way to which there is absolutely no an,
swer, If there was a shred of reality
in that grotcsQue theory that I am
some terrible dictator devourcd with
some ambition to take the Leadership,