The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-23
IRELAND.

r. ia NOT 40 sure after all that lreiah" :
condition has been benefited by tho recent
elections for members OF the HOUSE
mons. The friends Of Ireland all arou""
the olobe. for they are to be found every,
where. hut more especially in this country
Looked forward to the recent elections Will
| eleeful anticipations OF a decideoly ,"'n
| able result. So far us the success oiCnar'ee
! s. Parnell and his new party il concerneu
+ was all that could be hoped for. he Will
90 into the next Parliament with a loi'o"
| ing which will Impress the British uoVein-
ment with a knowledge OF the fact, atleas''
Of two thipgs-frst, that Ireland's deter
mination to enjoy equal rights ana pr''i
leees with England is growing stronger anu
stronger every day, and, second. tna' oil
| over Great Britain a sense OF the rlgh1eous'
| ness of her cause is gradually, but surely,
gaining ground. This is owing in a great
measure to the irresistible logic OF Inc CON
| ciliatory course pursued by Mr.. farneii,
| and not to the use OF dynamite, Tor lnt'lnl-
| dation employed by emissaries OF 1ne
O'DonOvan Rosa stripe. Mr.. Parnell mas
! the courage Of u soldier and the ability ola
statesman. SO necessary for the present
| crisis. and if his c~ounsels are needed, instead
| of those of hot-headed dynalniters, there
| arc good grounds upon which to base hopes
for the triumph OF his cause and the LIBERIA
ton of Ireland.
In order to accomplish the object OF Mr..
| Parnell and friends it will be necessary Tor
| them to preserve q separate and distinct
organization, and keep aloof from all
| utilization with other parties in Parliament.
| Neither Tories nor Liberals have any
sympathy for Ireland, hence every over
ture made by the leaders OF
those parties ought not only to be very
carefully considered, but the utmost eau
ton should be exercised in accepting any
proposition made by them. A coalition
with either party may commit the Parnell-
ties to some policy which might prove SO
unpopular as to wipe them out OF existence.
This has been the fate OF all independent
movements inaugurated in this country.
Some OF them have, so long as they pre-
served their distinct organization, held a
balance OF power in our National and State
Legislatures, but the moment they linked
their destinies with one or the other OF the
great political parties, in order to secure
some temporary advantage, they have dis
appeared from the political arena.
Mr.. Gladstone and Lord Salisbury are
secretly holding out the greatest posi-
BILE inducements to the Parnell party, to
c~oalcsce with the respective organizations,
OF which they are the acknowledged leaders;f
for what purpose? Is it because they pro-
pose to benefit Ireland? The future on
parties and individuals are always judged
by their past course. What have the Tory
or Liberal parties ever done for Ireland?
Mr.. Gladstone has not heretofore enjoyed
the confidence, any more than Lord Sails
bury, Of Mr.. Parnell. In fact the proceed
ings of Parliament are silent in regard to
any measure being proposed by either Lib
eral or Tories, having for it's object an
amelioration of suffering Ireland. Upon
the other hand, the prominent and ~infuen-
tial members of both parties have favored
the imposition of greater disabilities upo
her. By their works we shall know them;
therefore if Mr.. Parnell is wise he will keep
himself aloof from any alliance whatever
with either Liberals or Tories.
A week or more since it was reported that
Mr.. Parnell thought the success of himself
and friends, had practically made him adic-
tator in Parliament, because his influence
was used against the Liberals, SO that none
belonging to that party has been elected in
Ireland. For this reason, it was said. he
was practically an ally OF the Tories and
would be enabled to dictate his policy to
Lord Salisbury. Since then things have
materially changed, for it is now reported
that Parnell and his colleagues have cast
their lot with the Liberals. II this be true,
then he must he regarded as filling the role
Of dictator to Mr.. Gladstone. The only
reason assigned for this is that the Parnell-
ties, fortunately, hold a balance OF power
in the new House of Parliament. Lord
Salisbury rode into power as Premier
simply because of the defeat OF SOM pet
measure OF Mr.. Gladstone, his predecessor.
The latter is anxious, now that he is in the
opposition, to defeat any important meas
ure which may be introduced by Lord
Salisbury, hence it is quite probable he has
made the overtures to Mr.. Parnell he is
reported to have made; because without
the votes of the Parnellites such a thing
would be next to impossible. A defeat of
Lord Salisbury means, under the English
system, a dissolution Of his cabinet and
Parliament and a new election and reor-
ganization OF the ministry. 1t is the latter
that Mr.. Gladstone has his eyes upon, for
lo 1~,~,, 1, %l1% ~, b. o~o:~ - -
appointed Prime Minister.
The question for Mr.. Parnell and his
friends to carefully weigh is, whether by
voting with the Liberals, and amending the
Queens speech, in adding a clause favoring
Home Rule and a conditionally independ- |
ent Parliament for Ireland, they will Sc
cure any permanent advantages Tor their !
suffering constituents. Such a success in
the House OF Commons, it is true, would
be fatal to the Tories, overthrow Lord Sal !
isbury, and, perhaps, satiate Mr.. Glad
stones ambition; but what benefit will Ire
land derive from it? A measure of such
magnitude, as the one proposed, even if |
confirmed by the landed aristocracy in the |
House OF Lords. There is only one adj
vantage tina could be gained by Parnell
and his friends in pursuing such a course,
and that is Il propagation of Parliament.
This would render a new election for the
House OF Commons necessary, which prob
ably would increase Mr.. Parnell's force. If
this is the object OF Mr.. Parnel's alliance
with Gladstone it may justify him in tax
ing such a step, but is a very dangerous ex-
pertinent to make the best OF it. The true
friends OF Ireland will accomplish much
more by avoiding all alliances, and perse-
vering to work solely for the interests of
their country without entangling themselves
in any alliance which will tend to crafty the
ambition OF every Englishman. Work for
Ireland and 1rishmen's rights.