The Irish standard., 1910-05-28

In the fight for Ireiand's rights! Glas-
nevin Cemetery is full of them of all
movements, and as 1 stood there the
other day by the open grave of poor
Tim Harrington, l could not help re-
fleeing how many of my own col
leagues of the Irish Party have passed
away during the last twenty years
without having lived to see the cause
they loved quite triumphant, says
William Redmond in the Glasgow OBJ
server.
Just close to poor Harrngton's new
ly-made grave lie poor Parnell and
DR.. Joseph Kenny and A. NJ. Sullivan.
1t seemed to me but the other day
that we laid Parnell to rest, and yet
nearly twenty years have passed by
since that sorrowful day, when, in
deed, it is true to say that all Ireland
was in tears. And brave Davitt has
gone, too, but he lies in Mayo, where
swept landlordism. with all it's curses,
from the face of Ireland. 1t is sad to
think of the great dead, and yet there
is a consolation in the thought that
they did not live in vain, and that gen.
erations of free Irishmen yet to be
born will bless the names of the
emancipators of their race. The great
round tower over OConnelrs grave
dominates Glasnevin, and seems to
give an added sanctity to Dublin's
great home of the dead.
Parnell's grave is still unmarked,
save for the railing which surrounds
it and for the fresh flowers which low
ing hands have scattered about, and
which are to be found there all the
! year. Later on, when the great moru-
ment in O'Connell street has been
completed, there will be raised over
Parnelrs remains a worthy mark at
Glasnevin. but till then the great chief
sleeps, his last home noted only for
the evident care which some loving
hands lavish upon it in keeping the
spot well cared for and trim. Just
/ by the Chiefs grave lies all that is
mortal of poor DR.. Joe Kenny, one Of
the truest hearts that ever beat, and
one of the most lovable and loyal of
men to Ireland. And now Tim Har-
rington has been laid to rest close by
They are passing away, the Old
Guard! Soon their names will be but
part OF history to all save the few re-
naming comrades who marched with
them to battle in many an exciting
time twenty long years ago. l say
few" remaining comrades, because
in truth the early followers of Par
nell are sadly scattered and gone;
many of them, alas! are dead, and
| their names are seldom mentioned,
and others have fallen from the ranks,
ayad their guns are held by other
hands. Whilst 1 write today am
looking at the Photographic group Of
what may be called the first Parnell
party in Parliament-that is to say
the Party elected to follow Parnell
after the General Election of $780,
After 1885, with the extended fran
chise, the Irish Party under Parnell
numbered Sc, but in the Party of 1880
50 there were but Al men-at least,
that lis the number in the picture to
whirh I rafor 7 thinlr 10 not
is accurate, for it was published by
Messrs. Lawrence, of Dublin, and very
widely circulated in the days of long
ago. OF the forty-one men of the orig
/, inal Irish Party in this picture, there
are today but nine left in Parliament,
and the nine are John Dillon, Il. p.
OConnor, John O'Connor, P. J. Power,
James O'Kelly (the veteran), William
OBrien, T. M. Healy, John Redmond,
and myself.
! The remaining faces in the picture
at which I am looking have disap-
! peared from public life, and very many
of them are hidden forever in the
grave. Let me recall some of the
names of those who, alas! are no more.
First of all-Parnell, our leader and
our idol. Next year 1t will be full
twenty years since we watched with
aching hearts the clay Of Glasnevin
falling with hollow sounds upon his
! coffin. But shortly before he passed
away we lost Joe Biggar-brave, stub
born, unconquerable old Joe! He was
the first, believe, of the Old Guard
to fall in the fight. I remember we'll
the day he died how grieved Parnell
! and we all We're.
Poor old Joe's death came like a
shock upon us all, but particularly ON
those of us who were very young and
full Of enthusiasm. In those old days
we were all so eager and full Of hope,
marching along like young recruits in
| their first campaign, that it was little