"Puff" on the Irish Question.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 48, 1 October 1887, Page 4

"Puff" on the Irish Question.

Shaping for a row ! The Fenian section of the National League procuring rifles and <?V ributing revolvers! Michael Davitt gone to New York to seek the monetary and physical support of the American-Irish I The Nationalist leaders instigating simultaneous resistance to the law in all counties where the League have been proclaimed’ That’s uncommonly like organised rebel ion 1 I don’t see much difference myself! The only difference is that in open rebellion, the leaders have the courage to take the chief share of the risk, whilst in a move like this, the real authors of the trouble keep in the backSound and let the vengeance of the w fall on their deluded followers ! O’Brien has not shrunk from taking his share of the risk ! What is his share ? There were two men killed and 150 wounded, through his agitation 1 And he gets three months’ imprisonment !

Why didn’t the Magistrates give him more? They have to be careful not to create sympathy for him by undue severity I ’ I see they admitted him to bail l Yes that’s quite right! He’s entitled to bail pending an appeal 1 It would be very bad policy to give ground for complaining that he has not had justice! Do you think, if the Fenians do get up a rebellion, they will be able to make any headway against the Government! Notthey! If they attempt anything of the sort, it will strengthen the Government enormously and break up the Home Bule party, and the rising will be put down quite easily!