THE SENTIMENTS of our SUBSCRIBERS
Cal — San Francisco, Capt. J. Egan, M. Kerr.
Conn — New Haven, Jas. P Landers, Mrs. B.
Leddy, Mr Landers — New London, Frank Marck.
Ill — Chicago, P S Mulhearn. T Cullinane.
Kan — Lincoln Centre, G Downey, E Dillon,
per Mr Downey.
Mass — Boston, J Sullivan, ; M Gerham, per
Miss B Moloney.
Mo — Kan. City, M Kilroy, J. Kilroy, per P Mc¬
Eniry — St. Joseph, John H Flynn, Wm Loftus —
St. Louis. J Henaghan.
Minn — Merriam Park, P H Barrett.
Mont — Glendive, J Sullivan.
Neb — Omaha M E Welsh, P E Sullivan, per
Ed Carey (These were overlooked in last issue).
N Y — Auburn. Peter Mee, M Moore, per Mr.
Mee — City, T Young; P Waters, T Driscoll, per
T Erley, Brooklyn.
O — Cleveland, John J Burke — Springfield, Rev
Martin L Murphy.
Pa — Phila, D Gallagher, J Gallagher, per D
Gallagher. Mr Gallagher sends the Gael $10. for
self and friends; he is in the furniture business at
43 S 2nd St., and Phila. Gaels ought to send him
all the business they can, resting assured that a
man of his proud, patriotic, spirit will be equally
proud and upright in his dealings; Miss Mary
Mahoney — Pittsburgh, Thos. J Madigan — Toby-
hanna, E T Monahan, J Hogan.
Wash — East Sound, Prof. R. MacGeoghegan.
W Va — Grafton, Rev. Robert Keleher — Wheel¬
ing, Anthony Lally, N Mead, per Mr Lally.
Ireland. —
Cork — Ballynora, M O'Brien.
Donegal — Cruit Island N. S., A. J. Doherty. —
Stranorlar, Rev. Chas, McGlinn, per D Gallagher
Philadelphia, Pa.
Down — Kilclief, Rev. D. B. Mulcahy, P. P.,
M. R. I. A.
Dublin — City, J Leonard, per Miss M A Kee¬
gan, Brooklyn, N Y.
Mayo — Lahardane, Rev. D O'Donohue — Dar¬
lough, R. McCarrick, both per A Lally, Wheeling
W Va.
Waterford — Kilkeeny. Edmond Mulcahy, per
Rev. D. B. Mulcahy, Kilclief, Co. Down.
When 100,000 of Erin's children are imbued with
the spirit animating those who hold a title deed to
this "Sentiments" column, then she may prepare
for the resumption of her ancient autonomy. The
hypocrites who pose as Irish Natoinalists — wear
the British badge, and spoon-feed the enemy, will
never command respect; and England will never
give Irish autonomy only in deference to the will of
a self-respecting people. Gladstone is on the brink
of the grave; Salisbury sends his minions to Ire¬
land to foment "crime," and, good by Home Rule.
Gaels, work this coming year to swell your ranks
and induce your rich acquaintances to make be¬
quests when dying (or better still while living) for
the building of a Gaelic Hall in N Y City. — That
is what would bring credit to the Gaelic Race.
In last issue we cided the Gaelic
Society of New York for not publish¬
ing some kind of a Gaelic journal. Irish
men express surprise that there are
no weekly or monthly Gaelic papers
published in Dublin. Why? There
are treble as many Irishmen in New
York City, and twenty times as many
Irish-speaking persons, as there are in
the City of Dublin : Why have not
they even a quarterly? Because, leav¬
ing patriotism aside, they have not a
streak of National shame in them. The
existence of the Gaodhal, and the cir¬
cumstances attending its existence as
is related on another page, authorises
us to speak boldly on this matter, and
we do. And, being armed with that
authority, we declare that an ordinary
ferry boat could carry the nationalists
in the half million Irishmen of New
York City; and we judge them by
their actions. Thousands of these go
on platforms, shout for and contribute
to "Irish" movements but all this is
for political effect. And in this, too,
they fail, for no sooner is any of them
named for a prominent office than he
is hounded by hoodlums. ||
|| As the Cleveland hoodilms are hounding Mr.
Edward Murphy in his candidature for United
States Senatorship — their head, Grover Cleveland
insensible to the amenities of the honorable office
to which he aspires (we hope the Electors will se¬
lect some suitable man, such as Mr. Blaine, as it is
their privilege to do so) heading the gang, proclai-
ming that Mr. Murphy was not fit for the office.
Now it is a fact that Mr. Murphy is far ahead of
Grover Cleveland in education, intelligence, and
social standing, but the latter as a powerful press
at his back, a thing which the Murphies have, to
their own injury, failed to provide, in the language
which, of itself, would proclaim their social supe¬
riority. Out of 1,400,000 voters in this State Cleve¬
land pulled only 650,000, so that he cannot speak
for only a minority of her citizens, whereas Hill
and Murphy are the choice of the majority.
A number of friends ask why we send the Gael
to those who do not pay for it regularly. Our an¬
swer is: We believe that all who subscribed to the
Gael at any time are patriotic — nay, that they con¬
stitute the sum-total of Irish patriotism — but that
its off and on irregular issue (not knowing the real
cause) discouraged them — the general public being
always suspicious of the stability of new ventures,
particularly such venture as the Gael whose natu¬
ral constituency (Gaelic readers) seemed to be so
few, and when they should be made aware of our
persevering exertions in maintaining it (and
that it would be maintained), there would be a
sufficiency of them who would accentuate the
appreciation and approbation of such exertions by
generous and substantial support. Of this we are
still sanguine.
