The Irish standard., 1902-09-27
Speeches Delivered by Irish Leaders at
the Mansion House Before
Large Meeting.
The Indignant People Resolve to Combat
the Injustice With Every
Political Weapon.

Dublin if they do not Instantly take
up the challenge and fling back in the
face of this English hireling the insult
he has put upon their city Cloud
cheers).
Mr.. John Dillon, NJ. p, who was re-
ceived with loud cheers, said:
My Lord Mayor and citizens: !:
If one compares the city of Dublin
with other great cities within the bor-
ders of the so-called United Kingdom
we shall be more than struck by the
audacity and I'll say the ruffianism Of
this act (cheers). Now, I will take
only two recent instances to illustrate
the comparative order and peaceful
ness of the city of Dublin when
brought into comparison With other
great cities. Take the city of Belfast
Qaughter). I say that there is more
disorder, more violence, more resist
ance to the police more trouble to the
Executive government in Belfast in
one month than there is in the city Of
Dublin within five years (oheers). And
is the city Of Belfast going to be pro-
claimed? We have not heard of it.
Take another great city. Let us cross
the water; take Birmingham, where
on a recent occasion the Town Hall
was sacked by mob, where ITO p5-
Hcemen were carried off the streets of
Birmingham as the result of that riot.
But the city of Birmingham is not
proclaimed; and say that the city of
Dublin in this matter of peace, free
dom from crime in the true acceptance
Of the word, and order, can bear COM
parison with any city of it's size in any
part Of the world-(cheers)- s)-and I as
sert that in the whole history Of CIV
ilized nations there never has been q
spectacle similar to that which is wit
messed in the city Of Dublin today,
namely, the suspension of the constitu-
ton and the proclamation under the
Coercion Act Of great city against
the protest Of its first magistrate,
against the protest of the parliament
tary representatives of that city
(cheers). Then, why is Dublin pro-
claimed? Now, I cannot answer the
question out of my own intelligence
Our intelligence in Ireland is, I sup
pose too dull for questions of that
character. We have to look across
the. water to find it. to lcok to the
Press of England, and here will give
you an extract from one of the great
London daily organs, which are the
supporters of the government, and
which processes to give the reason
why Ireland is proclaimed. will give
you an extract from the Daily Tele-
graph. 1t says:
'The County Borough Of Dublin is
included within the scope of the order,
with THE object, it is surmised, of en-
Abling the representatives of the crown
lords for new conference; and the
BILE to gain admission.
The chair was taken bv the Lord
Mayor, who on rising was received
with prolonged cheering, and said:
Fellow-citizens 1 think it is Ell.
cumbent upon every class of the cit
iZens, upon these who are in agree.
ment with the political views of the
government as well as those who are
opposed to the government to demand
some explanation for the extraordinary
attack upon our city and upon our
citizens (applause). There is no man in
the community, however strong he
may be against the National move
ment, who does not realize that to the
commercial community of Dublin this
means a great loss, and that upon the
character of our people it is foul Ii
bel (cheers). We would be worse
than the slaves the English govern
| ment try to make us if we did moi
stand up in indignant protest agains
| that insult, and it is to consider the
situation and to advise the best means
by which you will give effect to tha
protest that I have invited you here
today cloud cheers.