, 1880-06-20
ENGLAND AND IRELAND.
A SEashing Criticism by a Liberal
journal.
The Folly and Weakness Of Eternal
Suspicion and Fear.

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There will, ~ ~ @x;dcn+ =, 1,,e des, ~ 70
slstanee Doth fac1t aud avowed, to Mr. forsser's
} apparently simple measure for reducing th'
Of creo+ nrtta.n T1a Stsn,s,s ae ,s,na ~. ~
nr,s,na - !uo A,se"uHo ~ anuouacv' "@
pene asa .a I'M On auenorty, tnat me tories VIII op
Liberal on most points, has given notice Of 81
amendment which means that the bill ought e
ne preceded by very large measure Of redss-
tribution. Both forms OF opposition arise, We
from on latent belief as to the
ns to ho ,a..o,aa '"' "lu pola scem ~ ~
Us DC founded on an error as to
to make an IMPROVEMENT min in the s,qrrsve ~ es r. y
mite nossibla as .,l r,nr;e, 49,, ,s.aees.-...'
believe, that no visible improvement, or even
alteration, will result from the reduction. They
think, and would saw If they spoke ont their
~ $500 s.-D' 40 "a" c1ec"ts VI 'ne to"ns. &c"
a9 ae5 art, a4feany scnd up bad representatives,
send up worse,-that we shull have nuorr Home
Rulers, and hotter Home-hulcrs, and less rea-
solabte IIome-kulers introduced into a House
least an announcement, Influence. Of coursa-
| whit will be openly said is that u F4 sur
frage in Irelsnd is equal to household
| ment from numbers leads direct to ,fifi-
| versal suffrage: that the suppression OF petty
| IT,
chise, is the reform required, with many other
arguments adapted to debate, but the inner
meaning and will, for the moment, even accept
| the statement as substantially accurnte
chises in the two islands. whatever its result.
and even IT it ends In the election Of men more
| @ decidedly opposed to English ideas, is demanded
alike BY Justice and BY the highest interests ot
Great Britain in Ireland We have always,
since we gave Up prosecuting Irish Catholics.
srudxinxiy grant an ~ equaiiey Of e'ua9s rigats we
cordially concsde m equality Of buruens. but
to be perfectly. loyal, but arm and drilt the
Irish Constabulnry until they are garrison. Wo
attract lrtshncn into tho army by every art OF
the recfuiter, but when we cali the young men
OF Great Britain to arms we refuse to Irish
scers We 9r..nt he right Of trial by iury' but
till lately retained means OF packing the juEies;
and ! even "a now, With sinister skin, reserve tbs
nant creed We offer the samo kind OF justice,
but whenever there is disorder We establish pre-,
In Great Britain; and, while wo try murderera
with even too great care we regard every irish
murder as sign of the hopeless unruliness Of
measure Of Parliamentary representation to Ire-
land. We takc no guarantees ngninst distoyalty
and s dse % he
a. iinportant points with what continental
and then poison every concession By an exhie
bitfon Of incurabe and Insulting suspicion. We
sThts sF3 s~nSs sS G snd ana
inner conviction that they will be misused.
There is neither sense nor dignity in such u sys-
ttcable to abandon it, and treat irishmen liz
they were Highlanders. ttougnt to be abandoned.
There Is Is such an occasion iii this matter OF the
suffrage under Mr.. Forster's bill are probably
poorer than thoss who acanired it in the English
In their own eyes, socially rather better und not
much more llabN to be carried awny BY agfta-
the Claimants ehampon. Let Us leave ,s ei thom
work themselves clear Of caiaeras. i which , only T
who Affect to believe iu item cun utter OF
ameliorate \ tenure which they rcgard, justly OK
Is naw 10 dauG oo a y's ad M sss ass
Irish ARE not fools, bue *i1rewtl und scif-intrr-
csted people, over expert, like I'LL rccs Just set
Tree, Ill the i5reut art Of worry. We shall then
show OURSELVES at all events just. and il the
new clnss OF voters. will be hostile, tho
ance axn:st whtcn they huvc protested. Wien
tie time comes lrssand nf course, will affected
By the Redistribution bill, but the defects Ut the
present M sysse,n are 20 exc1se for Keeping up
also its fnjustces. twill be said that We cannot
dissolve in Ireland alone, and that an enlarged
Jon n that IS NO mot eSs cs pnt asso
oers wish to keep their seats, like every
'oay else, IND ID, are quite bright enough
- 4Aot "AN AG9PoHA !" EuAHHE III 1sn-
>ulsc which the grcat addition to the number OF
heir electors may chance t" generate. That tho
impulse mny be bad Is possible. and then it
must be faced: but we confess we have
luitc rs much confidence in IN
rish mass-rotc as in the vote OF
minority affected and even ruled at every step
y tnrror of the non-elecfOrs. We would much
ather see the householdcrs thronging to the
allot-bOx than thronging to frighten the elect
rs into voting strni1ht-
1t hns always appcarcd to us wonderful that
he politicians who are SO fond ut advocating
bold and decided courses" MI over the world
re still SO tina!tl and suspicious whenever thoy
ave to deal with Ireland. What are they afi7lid
t.? That ireland, with an eighth 1T the total
opularion,-wo exclude the English and Scotch
! 1ruGnd.-sh0uld rebel. or proclA1n q rtpubljc
mur. e 'nuy m,n sn o' ;n worse en-sat at