Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
"GOD SAVE IRELAND. "

| Colis taItly SaiilC'i W. y
people at home aud by their rep
resentatiyes in the British parlia'
ment. Catholic emancipation was
secured after a long and bitter con-
test. and Daniel O'Connell, to whom
| will ever be attributed the honor
| and glory of carrying the issue to
successful termination, pressed for
repeal of the articles of union
between great Britain and Ireland
and for the restoration of Ireland S
old parliament in College Green.
But while divisions among OCon-
nell's followers prevented the sue
cess of this great undertaking, many
of the abuses which had been
heaped upon Ireland were gradually
and effectually overthrow. The
1.-THE system which for long time
was forced upon the people was final
| lv abolished, and later-in 1871
the Irish Church was disestablished.
Mr.. Gladstone, by whom more thar
by any other man, establishment
was brought about, had declared
that the Irish upas tree had three
great branches: the State Church,
the Land Tenure system, and the
system of Education" and that he
meant to hew them all down. The
work was partially accomplished
the bill disestablishing the Irish
church having been passed two
years previous to It's going into
effect when Mr.. Gladstone, on
February Is, 1870, in response to a
general demand from the Irish ten
antry, introduced his Irish Land
Bill into the house of Commons.
Justin Mccarthy in his History OF
Our Own Times, says:
The measure was one of far greater i'm
portance as regarded its principle than II
proved to be ia its practical operations In plain
words what II did was to recognize the fact thai
| the whole system of land tenure in Ireland
so far rs IT was the creature of law, was based
upon wrong principle Mr.. Gladstone's meas
] ,tr{,, - LAM
lords absolute right. 1t recognized certain
property or partnership of the tenant in the land
which he titled The bill met on the
| whole with cordial reception from the Irish
! members of parliament, although some of It's
| clauses were regarded with a doubt and disayor
which subsequent events showed TO be well
| founded Mr. Gladstone allowed landlords un
der certain conditions 10 contract themselves out
of the provisions of the bill, and these con
ditions were so largely availed OF In some parts
| OF Ireland that there were more eyictions after
| the bill had become law than before il had
| been thought of"
Feeble efforts have since been
made to deal with the land question,
but the failure to accede to the j inst !!
demands of the IRISH people, and
the the consequent wrongs which they
were compelled to suffer, created the
present National party, and brought
to the front new uncrowncd king
of Ireland" we'll worthy to bear the
mantle of the great O,Conneil, ami
who like O'Connell, believes that
national wrongs and grievances
should be righted by peaceable
and constitutional methods. The
question of home rule tor ireland
is no longer debatablc question.
The recent complete victory Of the
National party has settled that. The
great problem which the Liberals
and Conservatives III parliament are
called upon to determine at this
time is in what manner and to
what extent shall it be granted
Universal suffrage, or rather the
recent extension of the franchise,
seems to have done its perfect work
for Ireland, and the requirement
of local self government appears
now to be a question of only very
short time. Ireland. SO far as the
management of her own local affairs
is concerned is soon to be regulated
~ Irish ideas, Irish NOTIONS and
Irish prcjudices.' Charles Stewart
Parnell, after long struggle, has
gained a most remarkable ana
unexpected victory, aud holds I'm
disputed the title of uncrownec
king" OF the one hundred anC
three representatives elected from
Ireland to the British parliamen
So are Nationalist and is Con
servatives. The issue hung upon
| local self government for Ireland
and so far as the question coul,
be decided, local self government
won. Parnell and his men hold tn
field, and can dictate terms TO thos
who would gain their support I
is 10 be hoped that they will wisel,
use the power entrusted to them
for not only every lover of Irelanc
but every lover of justice and RICH
has an interest in the cause which
they advocate.
Stop and Read.
DR.. shepherds Cough Cure, 70