The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-02
The London Home Rulers and the General Election

The Home Rule London Election Com
mittee has agreed upon an address to the
Irish electors of the London Metropolitan
constituencies. 1t states "There are ten
CONTINGENCIES in this metropolis, and they
send twenty two memb ers to parliament. In
now on the register offers US most en-
couraging basis for future operations, as
may be learned from the following Lam
beth, out of 36,7s4 on the register has
$500 Irish voters Marylebone, out of
81. SIG, 5000 Chelsea, out Of II, 4Cs, 500;
out of 10, 4I6; $500 Tower Hamlets, out
of 81, SAG, 5000; Westminster, out of II,
4Os, $780, and the City of London, out Of
90, 1856, 5000. The total number of the
electoral votes of the metropolis was 269,
SOC, and of these the approximate estimate
of the number of Irish electors was 1000.
This shows how great power the Irish
electors are in the metropolis of England.
Therefore it was stated that definite
policy should be laid out for them, so that
at the day of reckoning they might know
whom to support and whom to reject"
The address then goes on to say, An
opportunity has at length arrived when
we may materially contribute to the estab-
lishment of the parliamentary indepen-
dence of Ireland. Soon there will be
general election throughout this realm
Irishmen scattered throughout Great Bri-
tain and especially those resident in Lon
don, can in many places, by their united
votes, return to parliament members pledg-
ed to restore to Ireland her full parliament
tary powers, The Irish vote, if properly
directed, may decide many an election.
We are now a power in England and Scot
land. The Irish vote will be required at
almost every polling booth. Let US take
example from the English politicians.
Our duty is plain. 1t is to support such
candidates as pledge themselves In writing
to vote for the restoration of a parliament
| to Ireland and the release of the political
prisoners. 1t has been proved by the late
com mission sent to Ireland by the English
Laborers' Union that untold and incon-
ceivable distress prevails amongst our
people, growing from the land monopoly,
the absentee landlord, the oppressive po-
lice. the suspension of the constitution, the
long imprisonment without trial of many
of our countrymeu on bare suspicion, and
the wretched habitations (of one room
each) in which half a million are obliged
to dwell. No measure of an English par
lament can remedy those sufferings except
the repeal of that Act or UuiUn which, in
1900, suppressed our Legislature, extir-
guished our trade, scattered our wealth,
and exiled, and continues TO exile, the
bone and muscle of our peasant population.
We therefore call upon you to unite and
make the Irish vote powerful in the
borough, and to support, before all others,
the candidate who will declare for am
nesty to the Irish political prisoners and
Home Rule for Ireland. In any borough
where euch a candidate is not in the field
we will nominate a candidate to the con-
stltuencies where there is a chance of his
success. We wish to support the advanc
ed Liberal party of England, but if they
refuse to us these concessions we advise
you to allow the Tories to come in, either
by openly supporting them or by splitting
A. lnnt MF
Gladstone's continuous, and even bitter,
opposition to the release of the political
prisoners as unworthy a statesman who
stands at the head of the English Govern
ment."
The reporter of a NashvilIe paper who,