The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-02-27
is LIE NEAR RIGHT?
Hon. Justin Mccarthy On the
Home Rule Question.
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Is the Doctrine That He Announces
Right-qood Advice If
1Taken.

New YORK. February 24--Thr Indepen-
dent uf the 25th inst will publish an article
hy Mr.. J ustn Mccarthy, member Of Parlia-
ment, setting forth in an inteligble form
for American readers what Mr.. Parnell and
his confreres include in their demands for
home rule, The following comprises the
essential features OF it: He begins by say
ing that the Nationalists do not demand
separation, but would not be satisfied with
mere local boards; that very many Irish
men would be glad for separation, but they
recognize hat the spirit of the age does not
favor small independent states but rather
an agglomeration uf states, and that there
fore he question OF separation does not
come into practical politics. He then goes
on to say: 'All lrishmen. Iknow-certainly
all responsible irishmen-are we'll content
to see Ireland a part OF Great Britain, pro
vided she is Il partner Of England on fair
terms. II she is, they are willing that Ire
land should be in partnership, but they are
not willing that she should be in subsection.
What they say To English statesmen is
this: Give Ireland the right to manage
her own affairs within the line of sea-
foam that wash s her shores: give her the
right to do for her herself what every State
in the American Union has the right to do
Tor ltself-what every one OF the English
Colonies in Canada and Australia can do
Give us this much and we are willing to live
| in friendly partnership with you A to
imperial affairs We could easily arrange o
compromise. My own idea of a ga isfac-
tory system would he to have Home
Rule Parliament for England another for
Scotland, and il needs be yet another for
tAJ
Imperial P ,rIiament in which all should be
represented for Imperial aifairs-affairs of
common interest. This would he just such
Il system as you Americans have, AS Can
ada and Australia have; but neither
England nor Scotland wants
home RUI F. PARLIAMENT
for herself just yet l say just yet because
the demand and necessity will come some
day sooner Or later. England and Scot
la nd will find that it is not possible to get
through local, parochi,l. national and
imperial business in one centralized Lcgis.
lature. But just yet this is not recognized
and therefore there is n certain diff ully
about establishing n system which should
give Ireland and Ireland alone domestic
Parliament, and at the same time allow to
Ireland full representation in the Imperial
Parliament.
GtSSHuieN SSH IL Is unrtASOnA ole Cn1t
you should expect to come over here and
take part in the government OF our affairs
while we are not allowed to have any share
in the management in your affairs" l do
not think there is much in the objection,
but objection is made and has to be taken
into account. Therefore, at least should
h" quite willing I" accept Parliament in
College Greea, Dublin. and to give up all
right tn II seat in the Imperial Parliament
in West minister. Some arrangement could
easily he made as to Irelans share in
common taxation and her voice in imperial
affairs. NJ serious difficulty would arise
about that. Give US IN Irish Parlia amcnt
and we will show that weare ready to meet
England on fair and reasonable grounds
Of compromise and arrangement as to
other matters: bat il must bean Irish Par
llamcnt, no: 81 system nf local boards.
What is tho niiitrtnct' it may be asked
Even in pr;,rtitts the difference would be
very great. Ia prinriple the difference IS
tn. difference between what VI: want and
we don't want. We want to hav. existence
OF the Irish Nation recognized We want
an lrls! National Parliament ssr- tr, zauL.
what ia WE IT, will Cor