The Irish standard., 1912-11-23
From Archbishop Walsh of Dublin
to Mr.. Campbell, the Member
for Trinity College.
The Orange Colleague of Carson Dex-
terously Quoted in Parliament
From the Prelate.
Redmond and Healy in the House of
Commons Came to the Rescue
of Their Friend.
In tho course OF an address recently

In tho courso OF an address recently
delivered by Archbishop Walsh Of
Dublin. that patriotic prelate said:
Only ten days ago, l found myself
Il very prominent member OF Par,ia-
n'cnt. speaking In his place In Parlis.-
ncnt. Ono OF tho members for the
University OF Trinity College, Dublin,
Mr.. Campbell, who ventured to bring
against mo the gross and unfounded
charge that in Il speech delivered by
mo mt Thurles in January, 1885, de-
clared that 80 long''-I am quoting
his very words from Hansard--"that
so long as Trinity College occupied its
present posi,ion," that is to say, tha
position in which it now stands in
College Green. ''and was allowed to
remain in the control and possession
of a body that was not Catholic, 80
long would it bo impossible to satisfy
the Catholic demand for equal treat
mont in University education" Now.
as regards myself personally, 1t makes
very little difference to me what may
I,o said OF mo by Mr.. Campbell or by
any other political advocate tnp-
pImlsc). I'ut ! owe 1t, | think. I" the
position which | have the honor to
, nod, whether as Archbishop OF Dub
lin, or as Chancellor of our National
University. that should not allow to
from Parllamcntarlan Of reputc, in
! which ! am held up to public con-
demnation as sort of public maraud-
or (nppause). l taka this opportun-
ity of publicly acknowledging the kind
promptitudc with which two promi-
neft irish representatives spoke out
upon this matter in their replies to
Mr.. Campbcll's speech. When I men,
ton their names, you will fully ap-
prccate my feeling Of satisfaction at
finding myself defended on such an
| oCCdSIOu Dy tWO SUCH CONSPICUOUS
! champions champions, let me add,
who to tho great detrimont, as l can
not but think, tho great detriment Of
many good cause, are now rarely
to bo found speaking or acting upon
tho same side, whether in Parliament
Or elsewhere / speak OF Mr.. Red
| Il
whilst thanking them, as l do most
cordially, for thoir protest against Mr..
Campbell's charge against me. may
be allowed to point out that should
myself have preferred to take a line
somewhat different from theirs. They
pleaded that my speech upon which
Mr.. Campbell relied in support Of his
charge was delivered very long time
ago; in fact. over six-and- twenty
years ago That indeed, was really
all that it was possible for them to
say. They had not before them the
text of my speech. They had only the
extract from It which Mr.. Campbell
thought 1T to quote. Mr.. Campbell is
an advocate. whose skill In advocacy
stands In need Of no praise of mine
The members OF the bari trust those
OF them who are here will not take
it Ill Of me to say it--are sometimes
put to great straits in the efforts
which they are at times obliged to
make in the interests Of their clients,
to make the worse appear the better
cause daughter and applause). But I
doubt IL any advocate ever undertook
harder task than Mr.. Campbell did
in trying to lead the House of Conn
mons to believe that the object aimed
at by me in the speech from which
, he quoted one short passage was the
destruction of Trinity College Zap.
plause), or at all events the turning
/ over of it to Catholic hands, and in
trying to prop up that outrageous
statement by quoting from a speech
of mine containing the plainest Of
, plain statements, that my claim was
for the reform of the University sys-
tenn in Ireland ION the open and level
eround,"-those. were my words-"the
, open and level ground of absolute
equality for the Catholics IF ireland"
<applause). I wonder that the alb