The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-24
THE IRISH POLICY.
NECESSITY OF MORE VIGOROUS ACTION.

A great portion of our space this week 10
occupied with the letters addressed oy mr.
Butt to Messrs. Parnell and Biggar IN ref
ereuce to their parliamentary course OF
action, the reply of Mr.. Parneli thereto,
and come other matters bearing On the same
subject. For this we need offer no apology
| to our readers. To all Irish patriotic this
| discussion 10 the most important portion OF
the weeks news, and we feel sure that 1t
| will engage their most earnest attention.
| Mr.. Butts complaint against the mem
| bers for Meath and CavaD, as We under-
| stand it, is that for some time past tney
have been acting independently OF his 40
| vice and control, and contrary to Dis Wlshes;
that their conduct violates the spirit Of an
agreement entered into by the Home Rule
members amongst themselves; that 1t
! tends to break up the party, mars i.s
chacce of obtaining certain useful meas
ures from Parliament, exasperates the
whole body of the English members, and
has in it no promise of good for Ireland.
To this Mr.. Parnell replies, in effect,
that, whether his conduct be contrary to
the wishes of Mr.. Butt or not, it ia conduct
that is right, and proper, and BETTING an
earnest Irish representative that this con-
duct is not forbidden to him by the agree
! mept referred to that it is the fault OF the
party if it's coherence is imperilled oy the
line of action he has taken and that IN
this line of action there 's Infinitely more
promise of advantage for Ireland than IN
the policy which lie now being pursued by
the msiority of the Irish party.
Which is the right view of the case As
either view wholly wrong, or is there some
share of truth in bothf Ifneither be quite
should be made from them TO form rule
of action for the Irish Parliamentary party1
That is the question to be considered oy
every thoughtful and patriotic lrishman.
Oar opinions are pretty well known 10
our readers. We have dealt with this sub
| E.oo,ankIv and ran hardly write OF 1t
now without to some extent repeating oor
words. But we shall probably have to re-
vert to it again and again, and this we
shall do willingly whenever we see occa-
sion. Once more, then, we sey tha1 we
have q sincere regard for the irish pari'a
mentary party and for the eminent lrlsh-
man who called it into existence. II ls de-
Z cidedly the best party ever sent py He
Q land ts the English Hoase of Com mons
Since Grattan led his patriotic pbalapx TO
College green, we have had no body OF
n men struggling for the repeal of that hate
q fnl measure at Westminster comparable
a in numbers, in honesty, and lDteliecsaai
Z power to that which has been formed ana
% led by Isaac Butt, 1t 10, however, lar
from being perfect it contains many weak
= and come worthless members, who, we
trust. will be weeded out at the krst oppoT-
tunity, and whose places we nope 10 see
given to better men,. Now as to sne SOHO
|
u Gus of seeing it maintained, provided the
| party will act up to the level OF its duties
70 But it is better some mem bers OF the party
Is sbould be awake and active than that al
,. should be asleep; better that some shoui6
J. display spirit and resolution than tnat al
l. should exhibit timidity, listlessness, or
. feeling of resignation under the contiDua
a | rebufTs Inflicted on them by British major
e tiles. The best thing of all would be tina
F. the whole party should move together-no
10 "Round and relnd. ,,
l. In the same old way DER the same Old Rroun9-
., but Forward-Forward steadily and boldly
,o Il phtlng their way as vigorously and hsrce
m ly as the circumstances may require. 1es
In We should desire to zee the party ss unleeo
O. as thoroughly disciplined, and as comost
e. i've as a military battalion in war time--fo
this is war time with them against the aos
40 tile array of EoRlaud. We do not assen
nS nS to the idea that loyalty to the Irish part
n. M is fully discharged by voting with 1t &c o
N. some two or three great questions. In
nd fact is that the more unity of spirit ana q
to. action there is among the party the NOR
30 Efficient for Ireland and the lnoE
OF formidable to England will it become, Pre-
ls1 vided the single minded and solid part
iS proceeds to make right use OF lIs po"e'
10 Union ia strength, but the strength, TO o
it useful, must be turned into action we'll di
her rected and resolutely applied.
to This has been our position all akoni
the We wish the whole Irish party, with !sa9
'an att at it's head. to move Forward
nts other words, to adopt bolder line of pa
esS, I:roa.tnru nnI;cv than IL has hitherto pu
0ni sued. We have no desire to see the eohe
can ence of the party impaired or the autho
= is ity of its leader diminished, unless the
ion things shoald uuhappily prove to be Il
out lesser of two evils. We should be rejoice
s. to see Isaac Butt marshalling his forces f
sxii /, a vigorous campaign; calling up the laI
lain S"iS' Sis "a 1nanhars of his compap-
,nU. cutting off, if need be, not the most zes
JON JON GUS, daring, and self-sacrifciDg membe
doc of his band, but those time. servers W
never yet gave to the Home Rule cause, cause
,eeu hearty allegiance, who have not fulfill
the their lntv towards it, and who are like
om- 80 ao0art e 1yhen they NAV deem their O
inns, t;. w ahau have arrived We shou
1co, ecG, rejoice, we say, to see Mr.. Butt maxi
hioh such preparations for policy of CONT
WAS in the House OF COmmOu5D dpu tuou SOA