The anti-monopolist., 1877-11-15
THE PROGRESS OF uRELAND'S CAUSE

pig-headed, AMEN SIX HunuIeu' ''
THE PROGRESS OF ARELAND's CAUSE
Anvone who has observed the how
or tho tide along the coast must nave
remarked the very gradual ana very
irregular manner in which the "ateI
The first wavelets barely
moisten the sands. They come silent
ly and sink below the surface. Ihey
are followed by other rlpples-solne
slightly forcible, some tlmoIouSly
feeble. The sea seems now TO De
gaining on the strand, ,and anon seems
to be receding again. Then, as TO the
direction of the current, we flnd no
sion of an even and unserried front.
The inequalities of the shore, pe Iney
ever so slight, form obstacles sullcieno
to defect the evenness OF the lnVaulns
flood. The waves tind weak piace
or easy path on the right, ana tnlthei
they all tend, leaving a long proinon-
tory on the left all high ana dry.
Presently some tritling lmpeolment
is reached, and progress on our IlgnI
hand is arrested. But the waves sIlli
come tripping shOrewards. Ihey leel
the coast defences all along the front.
They charge against the promontory
which seems to defy them, course
along it's sides. and eventually make
breach. and convert its extremity
into an islet, which the increasing
waters soon cover Thereupon the
tide seems as if exhausted in this dl-
rection. and begins again its attack
mon the elevations on the right. Thus
in an intermittent and changeable
manner is the coast gradually cap
tured. and billow DER bllloW evenI-
ually roll unbroken across the .sandS
, many fathOm deep.
This simile is a perfect representa-
tion of the actual and only possible
procress Of Ireland's cause.
: The tide of revolution has small
and silent beginning. But ere long
fhe ripplinc wavelets will give place
Y to thnndering pillows. The first to
e test the strength OF the enemy ouo,
G works are the so-called conSIiIuIloha'
aoitatOrs. These advance under Snei
e ter of a mutual compact OF torDear
e ance.
r England is always lecturing other
!. nations on freedom, and she must, tol
d yery shame's sake, allow some polltl
Il cal latitude to Ireland. England
IL commercial position depends on th'
t observance, at least outwardly, or
II liberal attitude in politics. 1t IS no
4 in Difference to the justice or ou
+. cause. nor to the dictates OF human
n spirit that she adopts the hypocrltlca
guise of advanced liberalism. 1t ISL
20 Fact. as the essential condition Of he
" political existence.
j. The liberals of France, OF Germany
Of of Italy, of Russia, take Enghsh II
stitutiOns as their model and max
them the subject of their conStal
e, praise.
IN This liberal regard for Englan
it makes her formidable to the desp
d, tisms. They hesitate about attackill
IN a nation with which SO large porto
il. of their own subjects have been lt
T. RI svmpathize. We who are behlI
!" the scenes know how misplaced
ay this admiration for England. we t'
at well know that her Liberalism Is o'
,st sham, and thet English love Tor la
nd play only means fair play for Englar
to herself.
~. We know that her high-toned cha
tv. acter is not Incompatible with g
he suppression of religion and educatl'
u and manufactures in Ireland, nor WI
oh land-stealing and the defence or t
he land robbers in arrogant feudal pr
f. ileges nor with the exclusion OF elg
nd tenths of the manhood of the count
for from the electoral franchise, nor WI
AN the differing of Hindoos and I
or poisoning of Cinnamon. we I'D
md rauped and sounded the shallown
he and hollowness of England s pret
he sions to IA liberal and humane :
.ess eouitable character. We theref'
wn- have her at disadvantage. She IN
,ry- either forfeit her assumed charac
his and abandon her professions or per-
har constitution to cover and prot
out Irish agitation.
nto Rehind the agitators are the c
Sui spirators. as the great ocean ies
rive hind the waves which lash tue sn'
ppv Without the reality OF a phys
lope force organization behind them,
we're aritator could do nothing.
chit. would have no force. no welght'
the influence on hostile opinion. we
ing. not forget the lesson Of OConn'
the agitation.
srty. From the moment when IL Was
fall ceived that there was nothing OIL
the insurrectionary character benlnu
more became ineffective and ridiculous;
rsult was crumpled up by the first 81
ID of exercise of executive power.
shall never again suggest to the
lean. pie of Ireland to agitate excepl
that know that that lthere is an upii
crest armed hand, ready to strike, IN
Tenty back ground. Never again shall
bate. countenance reliance on aglta
ence. per Sc. We shall always treat
, the heresy the doctrine that agita'
} laid unaccompanied by preparation
Sc of rebel. can be anything but detrime
| this and disappointing to Ireland.
hood 1t is because there is sonnet
mr. more than a parliamentary agit;
ss. so in existence now, laboring for
that redemption of Ireland, that hav
repre- peatedly counseled liberation
crest mutual aid to all sections of
there nationalists.