National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-23
WHAT rs HOME RULE.
LETTER FROM THE HON. JOHN MA

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% Iowa SAcKyILLE STREET,
DuBLIN, February II, 1874
To VIM. kaekev, esq, Secretary Of the IrisA Home
Rule Commifies of 81. Louis:
| DEAR SIR: MY friend, Mr.. Alfred Webb, yes
| terday laid before me your important and graft
Tying letter upon the subject Of the views enter
tanned among the Irish Of America regarding the
Irish Home Rule movement 40 secretary Of the
Home Rule League shall endeavor to give you
such explanation Of the Home Rule scheme and
such general Information as to our views and in
tsntions as may enable you to form . proper
Judgment upon the whole matter. The symps-
thy and support OF the Irish OF America may
powerfully eonduco TO the success OF the national
movement In Ireland. And l am very hopeful
that, 90 soon as the Irish OF America come to IN
derstand that THIS movement Is now almost uni
versaily adopted oy all parties OF natienalists In
Iceland, they VIII give our Home hule scheme
Along with this letter send copies OF an au-
thorized report Of the proceedings at Home
Rule conference, held In Dublin on the 18TH 18th,
2oth and 21st November last. This report con-
tains the resolutions adopted, after discussion,
which embody the Home Rule scheme. the
speeches will assist you In judging how the
scheme and all its details were understood BY the
representative men who attended the conference.
The speeches will also give you fair idea OF the
the actual state Of public opinion in patriotic Ire
land. By this mail l send you also some other
publications Of the league, which may help to en-
Lis hten American Irish opinion upon the Home
Rule movement.
The results Of the general election give striking
evidence Of the energetic feeling for home rule
which prevails among the Irish electors. And
consider that In Ireland 1t Is by no means as 1t is
In the United States as to the possession Of
electoral franchise Out OF our entire population
OF nTe millions four hundred thousand, only TWO
hundred and tWenty-four thousand i've hundred
and eleven (224,6ll) are qualified in law to vote
that Is TO say, only nye-and-a-ha per cent OF tho
populauon. ana In tna5 restricseo eiectofai
oody are included the members Oh the upper and
omciai classes, whose seinsn interests are sup
posed 70 oinu tnem 70 the support Oh the os Jec'o
Enghsn RUE.
Inc dissolution OF Tournament came upon tine
country quite suuoehiy' anu the league MAO rs
yst scarceiS oesun 10 orsani1e She eonsuIuenc'es
ior 'ne reeurn Oh nome huie candioates. but,
notWitnstanoIng tne surprise ana almost totai
want Oh preparation, 30 'enemens was the spirit
amons inc eieelois .nensei.es, ena', As Wits .
oeciusu majority Oh 'ne irisn rarhemen'ary rep
resentalion no" composed OF pleogeo nome
nuiers. Inns Is the hrs1 tie SINCE inc passing oi
INC union Vi ioo" tnas inc Lisn eOlSi
oouy mas e.eoteu ", sno iniPeIiai HInunien
.eIoiisy "a tne Hisn Ioptoesn'H1I,ee 'uos.u ioi
tne,r oecisreo nesthi'y 70 the union, anu tnen
pie9gins snsmse"es 70 serxs 70 IecoYsr ,or ne
iano ner nauonai Fsrhamen~ ine "hoie num
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namen' Is lOO. ALieauy % NUNS huieis arc ue-
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ministry responsible 10 the Hsn farnanent'
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