The Irish Factions.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6750, 3 February 1892, Page 3

The Irish Factions.

Writing on Deo. 18th of tho Waterford election then pending, a London correspondent aaye:—All parties seem agreed that gravo double upon the fitness of Irishmen for representative institutions have been raised by the events of the last few days. The Freeman's Journal writes *. —“ It is now almost impossible to address a meeting in Ireland without an attempt being made by hired corner boys to bludgeon and intimidate The members of Parliament who attend. Now wo have once mo:s a contest prnding between the rival sections of the Irish party, ushered in by a fierce and brutal a*tack on Mr Davitt, while yesterday a deliberate attempt t > tmault Mr John Dillon and his friends wre made at Hnnie. Who is responsible for this new policy 'of outrage, end what is its object? We say, without hesitation, that its object is to discredit and destroy tho national cause.” Mr Dillon, speaking at Waterford, sai l that during the past 12 months they bad seen only too pain fully tho results of tho division in their ranks. In parish after parish in Ireland the work of the past 10 years had been nearly swept away. What they saw in those districts in Ireland would be repeated on identical lines at Westminster. With two sections of the Irish party in the House of Commons blackguarding each other, and using the horrible lac« guage employed by their opponents, the Irish Parliamentary representatives would become a laughing etook for tho people of England and a subject of contempt for every civilised nation. If the Irish people tolerated this bind of thing, they would in one year become absolutely sick of Parliamentary agitation, and turn away in disgust from all members of Parliament. If he thought the people of Ireland wore going (o tolerate the existence of two rival parties in the House of Commons acting independently of each other, he would instantly resign his seat in tho House of Commons. And on tho other hand, Mr John Redmond, rpeaking about Mr Davitt, does not mince matters. He declares that for 10 yea’s Davi t has lived upon a fictitious reputation, and that during the »hole time he has been a thorn in the eido of the Irish Parliamentary party, ond a source of trouble, embarrassment and danger to its loader. It seems to be admitted that Davitt has a hard task before him, that the workmen in the town are against him, and that the trade societies and workmen's club have all refused their rooms for his meetings.