Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

In President Arthur's administration.
The country will have nothing to fear,
but every thing that is good to hope.
from the presence of men like Judge
Folger In the national councils.
THE FOLLY OF THE IRISH
AGITATORS.
1t is becoming daily more and more
certain that the leaders of the agitation
in Ireland are determined not to be sat
isfed with anything short of the repeal
of the union. The Land League has
gone beyond its legitimate objects. and
become a revolutionary organization,
which the government has been compell-
ed to suppress, and it is evident that
Mr. Foster intends vigorous measures to
bring to an end struggle which can
only be prolonged to the injury of the
Irish people. as we'll as the landlords.
Every Irishman who is capable of rea-
soning calmly about the matter knows
that Mr.. Gladstone and his government
have done all toward the settlement of
the land troubles that was possible, at
no small party risk. They were not
able to carry all their political friends
with them, and, even if they had been,
the house of lords would not have made
further concessions. Reasonable men,
not blinded by passion, are content to
obtain all that is possible and to give a
fair trial to measure that is made in
their interests. If the sole purpose of
the Irish agitators is to obtain for the
tenant in Ireland better and juster terms
from the landlord, they are not pursuing
the course best adapted to reach that re-
suit. 1t may be admitted that the Land
Act will not reform all abuses complain
ed of; few expect that it will. 1t is
one of the most difficult subjects any
government ever had to deal with, and
to a certain extent the new act is an ex-
pertinent which all lovers of justice and
order desire to see tried under favorable
circumstances. The agitators are doing
their best to make this impossible. They
seem to forget, what some of the land
lords do not remember, that the prosper
ity of the tenant means the prosperity
Of the landlord also, and men do not US.
ually stand obstinately in their OWL
light. If the concessions made by the
government measure prove, upder fail
trial, of substantial benefit to the farm
er, the rent-taker will not be opposed t.
further reforms, because he will prof
by them.
But what, in any event, can the Lane
League leaders hope for by fighting
against law and order? The govern
ment must and will put down all ris
ings. 1t has plentitude of power, ant
will, if compelled, put them down will
stern severity. How can Ireland, evel
if united, hope to cope with EnglisI
arms? 1t may destroy itself; it canno
by force achieve independence. w
have had deep sympathy with the Iris
, people, suffering under their wrongs W
have admired their unquenchable patri
/ otism; but We have nothing but condem
nation for policy which is blind t
possibilities, and deaf to Cancellation
, and obstlnately pursues wrong methods
The men who are leading the Iris
5 masses into difficulties, the men who al
, advising the farmer to refuse to pa
l rent and to elude the landlord by S,
: cret transfer are not the true friends
e the people and they are not far from til
e proper place for all such men when the
o are in Jail. This may seem like HAIRS
t language to those who believe that Pa
q nell and his colleagues are true patrio
s and are sacrificing themselves for the
/, countrymen; but they are very unwi
o leaders. They are impracticables ar
IS have never shown the capacity and s
e gacity which inspire confidence; al
# the sooner the voice of Arch bishop Crol
o and the rest of the Catholic bishops
a Ireland is heard and needed the soon
= will the people return from a fruitle
and dangerous Observation-Disclosures,