Excerpt from Convicted: A Record of Disloyal Speeches, Resolutions, Leaflets and Posters, Published in Ireland and America Between 1880 and 1911 It is well, therefore, that the people of these Islands should be fully informed, before they commit such far-reaching power to any body of men, as to the past history and character of those to whom they are asked to delegate the whole future of Ireland. Nothing would be gained by setting forth a prejudiced appreciation Of the leaders of the Nationalist Party, such as might naturally be expected from one of their Opponents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.